Can It Really Be This Easy?

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What myself and a variety of less "programming guru" users are looking for is something simple and EASY. i.e. you tell the program what you want added to the source media for the XP install CD, and it adds it, simple as that. If it is something that can directly integrate with the source files, then it does that. If not, then it automaticly sets up what you want to add to run post install for you, with no need for user interaction, or configuring codes and switches or any sort of knowledge of java or xml to make work properly.

Something simple, so easy a total newb could use it. Below are 3 examples of this. If anything program exists, that by itself or working with another program or two, could do this and do it compltely EASY with no code or switches or anything needed by the user input whatsoever, myself and a lot of other users would love to find it to use.

Example:

User#1 wants to have Nero Ultra Edition install with his XP. He downloads the installer files for Nero Ultra to his PC. He tells this "easy" program that he wants to have Nero install with his XP. It automaticly knows where to put it on the source media, knows what is needed to make it install silently, and the only thing it asks for is his serial number.

User #1 types in his serial number. The "easy" program automaticly adds Nero to his source for installing XP. If that is the only program user#1 wants to add, he then clicks finish, and burns his CD. The CD installs XP and also Installs Nero and his serial number so that when he first goes to use XP, Nero is there in the program start menu folder, it is fully functional with the serial already added and he can use it as he likes.

Example:

User#2 wants to use his/her own firewall and anti-virus application. User#2 also does not want to be harrased by annoying Securty Center warnings or have his/her web surfing constantly bothered or prevented due to the annoying IE "information bar" that does more harrassing of users than actual helping.

User#2 tells the "easy program" to install his/her chosen anti-virus and firewall app with XP. He/she puts in the needed serial number(if any are required) and the "easy" program adds them both to the source installer to be installed with XP on a clean install. Additionally the "easy" program, per User#2's request, automaticly disables the XP security center entirely, including the information bar in Internet Explorer. So when user#2 wants to download something or surf to a certain page on the internet, no annoying bar pops up blocking it with messages like "do you really want to download that? click here if so" or "your settings block this contect, blah blah page won't function properly". This leaves user#2 completely free to determine his/her own preferred settings for using the Internet.

Example:

User#3 doesn't like the idea of any part of his computer sending his information to anyone over the internet, especially whilte having no idea exactly how "anonymous" this information really is. User#3 tells the "easy" program this, and it automaticly disables every single part of XP that by default sends user data to Microsoft, including error reports, and the "easy" program sets up his XP so that the only time its allowed to even talk to Microsoft is with his direct implied consent from it asking him for permission, and him clicking yes. This choice also disabling the remote desktop/remote registry features in XP as well.

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the first one that can create a program that integrates features like Nlite with easy unattended setup options ....

Gets the million dollar prize !