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Having wiped all of the superfluous and stodgy files off our main drive and pasted a crisp, clean install on top of that lovely uncluttered space, we really don't relish the thought of having to go th...


Having wiped all of the superfluous and stodgy files off our main drive and pasted a crisp, clean install on top of that lovely uncluttered space Cheap NHL Jerseys China , we really don't relish the thought of having to go through the long and arduous process of updating, patching and fixing absolutely everything all over again. To be fair it is generally a case of turning on the automatic updates and buggering off for some coffee and cake but there are the endless motherboard and GPU updates to be taken care of, finding the one file that fixed our buggy soundcard last time and generally mortaring up the cracks that appear in any well-used system.


Right here and now we will be showing you how to bypass all this hair-tearing, yawn-inducing effort by creating your very own slip-streamed Windows disc Cheap NHL Jerseys , chock full of the updates, drivers and patches that are generally cluttered around your desktop, file system and on about seventeen different discs that have gone missing at some stage. This can all be configured to automatically install upon your next format, negating most of the effort that comes with cleaning out the grime on your system. To top it all off Cheap Jerseys Wholesale , we'll be showing you how to manage this for both Vista and the aging XP OS, adding in the latest service packs for both.


In order to pull off this impressive stunt, you'll need to pick the right tool for the job. A couple of free downloads should take care of business, nLite for the XP fans (www.nliteos) and vLite for the Vista aficionados (http:www.vlite.net). Once you have the relevant tool in hand Cheap Authentic Jerseys , we can get started in earnest.


XP Disc Setup


Making sure that you've got nLite on hand, you need to follow the prompts to show the program where the XP installation files are. This is most definitely not where your XP is installed on your computer. Rather, insert the disc that you'd normally install XP from into your optical drive, and show nLite where the files are living there. Once the program picks up the file locations Cheap Jerseys From China , it'll ask you to specify where you want it to store the installation files that you'll be modifying, prior to them being burnt to disc. Making sure that you'll be able to find this folder later is recommended, so make a new folder on the desktop perhaps.


nLite will automatically copy the installation files into the newly-created folder. Pushing 'Next' will steer you over to the Settings portion of our show. If you've customized your Windows install before, the tweaks you made will show up here. Loading the changes and additions and hitting the 'Next' button repeatedly will eventually bring you to a 'burn disc' option Cheap Jerseys China , which indicates that you are now finished.


In this case we're starting from the very beginning so ignore the Settings option and select 'Next' once. Here is where we can get our hands into the bits we want to hang onto and turf respectively. To keep things simple and protect us from liability, we are going to go with the default settings (All) but as you get more used to the program you can choose which sections you want to alter or leave alone. Simply deselecting the bits you want to leave intact is enough to leave them unmolested.


Hitting 'Next' moves onto the next section where you can add in the Service Pack 3 install for XP. First, download SP3's installation file (it can be found at Microsoft's download page) and then show nLite where you've placed the installer. Pick the EXE file for SP3's install and choose 'Next' once more to finish off the Service Pack 3 install disc.


Tweaks and things - XP


Having come this far, it should be a fairly simple matter to add in hotfixes and other updates. This is done in much the same way as we included the Service Pack 3 installer above. The really hard part is knowing what you need to include. You already have a slipstreamed disc with a lot of the major stuff included. After installing from the newly created disc Cheap Jerseys , a good idea would be to watch what Windows Update pulls down, jot it somewhere and download the installers later from Microsoft for inclusion on a newer version of your slipstreamed disc. This will eliminate much redundant installations.


Moving onto the Drivers tab lets you include the drivers for your system right on the disc. In the case of a GPU driver, getting hold of the most recent compatible drivers is your first priority. Once these are secured, extracting the files to a folder somewhere on your HDD and letting nLite know where they reside is a simple matter. nLite will let you know which files in the directory are drivers Cheap NHL Hockey Jerseys , letting you select it and move on. The same applies for motherboard and sound drivers so drop those into their own folders and repeat until satisfied. Getting the most recent working drivers will save a little grief later on.


Once you've moved on with the inevitable 'Next' button, you arrive at the Components section. This area lets you remove unwanted bits of the Operating System. Almost anything and everything can be tweaked and altered here so a careful hand is needed to make sure that your install will still work once you're done. It may be an idea to hit the Compatibility tab and select the parts you know your computer will not be very pleased about losing. Losing some of the preinstalled applications that XP will install is a plan since you likely won't miss them. Pretty much everything else is up for grabs so remove what you won't need. One important note though: if you don't recognize something assume it's important. Leave it alone.


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