Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 30th Jun 2008 18:48 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
Through all the Windows and Microsoft bashing on the intertubes, it's almost easy to forget that Windows does, in fact, have quite a few positive aspects as well. One of those aspects is the modularity of its installation system, which allows you to create your custom installation image of Windows - with relative ease. Sadly, Microsoft decided to keep this ability away from normal users, making it a sort of OEM tool only. Lucky for us, there's a tool called vLite/nLite which allows us to slipstream fixes, applications, and drivers into the installation image as we please. This functionality of course also made its way to the 'underground' community, who used it to produce something called TinyXP. APCMag decided to take a look at it.
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I use my original serial number that came with Laptop and I dont have the HP's bolted installation but simple clean xp installed on my laptop.
A couple of questions for you:
1. What is nList?
2. Why did you replace the i386 folder?
I tried something similar to what you did with my dad's new PC. The vendor put the reinstall files on the hard drive instead of giving him a restore/install CD. I tried installing a pirated copy of XP (he's got OEM Pro so used an OEM Pro disc) and using his legit key, but it didn't work. I'm not sure why.
A bit off-topic, but I find it a bit disconcerting that more and more OEMs are refusing to hand out install CDs with new PC purchases. I'm not sure of the logic behind that one.
I even went to the vendor (a local shop) and asked for a CD, but was denied. I was about to raise hell, but my dad just didn't care about it that much, so I just left it alone. Not my PC anyway