I re-installed Windows XP on my Macbook yesterday, but I done two things different. The first thing I done different was using XP Pro, rather than home, which makes little difference to me, but it does give me the chance to use other weird and wonderful features I don’t typically use.

The second thing I done different was by using nLite. nLite allows you to customize your Windows XP install, by adding and removing certain settings and combining service packs. For example I used nLite to combine SP3, remove IE, WMP, messenger, other random stuff, drivers I don’t use, services I don’t want on, set the default theme to classic, disable hibernation, disable system restore, disable automatic updates, set the systems location and time zone, and slipstreamed the serial into the main install. It also patched the install to allow custom themes and the TCP hack for torrenting.

It was surprisingly easy to do and setup, which was good and I’ll use this disc for a long time. M*A*S*H is on now so have to go .