Thread: Mod the XP setup to your own needs!

I decided to make this thread after some guys asked me too-

Here's how it goes, you can mod your XP installation or Vista installation using a software called nlite(vlite in cistas case) both of these softwares are free and can do almost anything that you want to do, slipstream the latest drivers, updates, SPacks, allows you to remove cmpletely obsolete components from yor installation, i've been able to make a Extreme performance edition od Xp Sp3 with the final installation coming out at 180 mb, it's so light you can even use it on older PC's like ur P3's P4's etc...

sdownload nlite/vlite from here

I'll take any querie you have, make sure to read the guides and faq's there

Please tell me how to package themes with nlite , its not working for me...

@ all

Does anybody know how to

- change the background of XP setup
- the text shown in GUI part of setup
- installing packages during setup and things like that
- tweaks , if any, not present in nlite

not working...worked fine for me...what procedure are you following, tell me

Originally Posted by Harshytkage

not working...worked fine for me...what procedure are you following, tell me

Actually i tried to package vista vg theme/style and it has the 3 file/folders :

VistaCG.msstyles , folders : SegoeUI_Vista, Shell

I selected the file inside nlite and proceeded but after installing that xp , i found that the theme wasn't included at all..

in what section did you add it hotfixes or unattended?

I only heard of nLite yesterday, when I searched for a way to install Windows XP on SATA Hard Disk without using Floppy Disk. I haven't figured it out yet.

these softwares and utilities are good for experiments but if you got all the data saved on your main drive then i will suggest you not to go for such softwares, xp looks decent and neat with the orignal looks only and once its modified it may start giving problems.

these may help
eva2000's nLite Custom Addon Package + RyanVM updates + Xpized Lite + Luna Royale

nLite 1.4 Tutorial winAddons.com
the second onw has vidoe tutorilas as well

these may help
eva2000's nLite Custom Addon Package + RyanVM updates + Xpized Lite + Luna Royale

nLite 1.4 Tutorial winAddons.com
the second onw has vidoe tutorilas as well

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

these softwares and utilities are good for experiments but if you got all the data saved on your main drive then i will suggest you not to go for such softwares, xp looks decent and neat with the orignal looks only and once its modified it may start giving problems.

O.O...shift ur data to another drive...but yeah you can run into problems, but fixing them is the fun part in computers

ye i agree fixing problems is a fun part but everyone who comes here is not a computer expert know thats why i suggested not to go for such utilities and softwares, i always keep on doing strange things on my linux but when it comes to windows i simply escape

you really don't know when windows will show you some **** thats why got all my data saved in totally different drive, not on any partition or anything.

Originally Posted by Harshytkage

in what section did you add it hotfixes or unattended?

Certainly not in hotfixes, so I must added in unattended i guess..

Originally Posted by Archer

I only heard of nLite yesterday, when I searched for a way to install Windows XP on SATA Hard Disk without using Floppy Disk. I haven't figured it out yet.

IMO its certainly not worth the trouble..

here's a screenie of my nlite install
Shot at 2009-01-21

Using Floppy each time is hard. Is there any other way besides using nLite ?

Originally Posted by Archer

Using Floppy each time is hard. Is there any other way besides using nLite ?

why do you want to use nlite, what about your ubuntu

Ubuntu is still my favorite. But I cannot use Google Talk or Yahoo Messenger in it for Voice & Video Chatting. And Skype is not working very well either.

Archer, you could use em through wine....

I have tried that. But they are not working. Google Talk shows a blank windows without any icons/options. And Yahoo Messenger is not starting at all.

Originally Posted by Harshytkage

here's a screenie of my nlite install
Shot at 2009-01-21

Post it here as well...

http://www.indiabroadband.net/linux/...-vs-linux.html (Best customized GUI-Windows VS LINUX)

Originally Posted by Archer

Using Floppy each time is hard. Is there any other way besides using nLite ?

In vista u can use the default SATA driver itself... , but i dunno about integrating it..

Originally Posted by Harshytkage

here's a screenie of my nlite install
Shot at 2009-01-21

I can't see any screenshots.

Originally Posted by newprouser

In vista u can use the default SATA driver itself... , but i dunno about integrating it..

My computer is not fit for Vista. Only have 1 GB RAM.

i can see it loud and clear....

Oh, it must be because of the Web Filter then.

Yeah now I see. It's Kewl.

Originally Posted by Archer

Oh, it must be because of the Web Filter then.

Yeah now I see it. Cool.

yeahn it makes ur post look funny

Originally Posted by newprouser

yeahn it makes ur post look funny

Yes it does. So I removed the image from it. :lol:

Originally Posted by Archer

My computer is not fit for Vista. Only have 1 GB RAM.

Did u try it coz with exception of games its good enough IMO.

it's not much, but i tried to make it clean as possible, i H8 desktop icons...

I haven't tried it yet. Do you think it's worth installing Vista (your opinion) ?