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Is this possible at all? I currently have no access to a computer running Windows (that I can download stuff to and use for personal use). Therefore making an nLited XP disc may be a problem.
However, the only other solution to this problem that I can think of is installing XP onto the eee and then making the nLited disc on this, then reinstalling nLited Windows over the bloated Windows. Can anyone see any possible pitfalls with going this route?
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It should be possible if you have enough space to store the nlited copy (as it needs some temp storage space). I think that your major pitfall is going to be if something goes wrong, you're going to have no chance to fix it up. If you have a look through the forums, sometimes it takes a couple of go's to get the build correct.
I wouldn't do it unless I had some way to easily fix the image and go again.
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Do you have access to any machine at all, you could run a virtual pc /wine and install XP then use that to create the nlite iso
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kas23 wrote:
However, the only solution to this problem that I can think of is installing XP onto the eee and then making the nLited disc on this, then reinstalling nLited Windows over the bloated Windows. Can anyone see any possible pitfalls with going this route?
Lilphich did a good job covering the pitfalls, I think. Space is going to be your biggest concern. Nonetheless, unless you have access to another computer, I think installing a bloated XP to run nLite is your most reasonable option (installing XP virtually in linux would take up just as much space, if not more, and there's a greater chance that things will go wrong with nLite.)
Just down slim XP down too much -- I would advise keeping support for 16-bit applications, as the utilities used to make a bootable USB flash drive with an XP installer on it rely on 16-bit apps.
If you keep 16-bit app support, at least you should be able to make a new nLited XP if you find that you're missing features after your first run. If you have a USB optical drive (and don't need to rely solely on flash drives for installing Windows,) you probably don't even need 16-bit app support in your nLited XP.
Good luck!
Last edited by Jay Jech (2008-01-23 4:09:59 pm)
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Creating an nLited version of XP shouldn't take that long. I'd ask a friend if you could borrow their computer for a little bit. If that doesn't work, you could always find a friend on here who would be nice enough to make one for you.
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So, it sounds like if you have an 8G, you will have more than enough room to have both a full XP and an nLited version on it. Then you can burn the disc image of the nLited XP and then delete it. With the new disc, you can then delete the whole hard drive and then install the nLited version. At worse, if the installation gets screwed up, or if the nLited version doesn't work, all you need to do is scrap it and re-install the full XP version again, right?
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