I'm going to try nLite

[ConnieD]

I have read about nLite.

I have licensed software, but I don't have an installation CD.

I understand if I have a 4 GB USB device (I can partition my Seagate Freeagent external drive) I could make a bootable very small and very fast XP.

I have an EeePC 900 16 GB 1 GB RAM XP Home.

I participate in the EeePc forum.

The recommendation there is to use both xpLite and nLite, however the examples are for "gamers" or for "power users" who overclock their CPU.

I am not going to "overclock" a Celeron processor.

I am willing to use other tips and tweaks however.

I will start a thread in the nLite section with what I know, up to this point, and the things I would like to accomplish.

I have some ideas about how to do so.

At the same time, it is all so overwhelming.

I want to have a bootable USB external hard drive with a small and fast XP.

I have the USB external hard drive.

Edited March 4, 2010 by ConnieD

[ricktendo]

Good luck, welcome to WinCert let us know if you hit any snags

BTW just use xplite or nLite, dont mix them

[LUZR4LIFE]

Welcome to WinCert

[ccl0]

be ready for failure. you will probably be going through trial and error for a bit before you get the hang of things

i think my first attempt took me 4 times before i could make something that was usable