So I actually didn't inf mod initially, but I did manually install the M2000M drivers, and that worked. Although for this install I went and modified nvdmi.inf and replaced the M1000M listing with the M2200 (iirc nvdmi is the Dell inf?)
Installing XP again, there are a few major devices without drivers. For example the I217-LM in my M4800 has no XP driver, and so does the Intel 7260 WiFi. WiFi should be easy to get working because you can swap it with a XP compatible card, but the wired LAN can't be easily replaced. I210/I211 might work with a driver mod, but I had a modded driver with I217 listed in its inf and it didn't work.
Also if you go too new, you end up with the issue of needing Serial IO drivers for the trackpad, which is a pain on 7 let alone XP.
Edit: Found working I217/I218 drivers. Nothing for I210/I211 though.