February 6, 2010 | By | Hardware, Tools

nlite logoI came across this neat Windows application today. It is basically a tool for creating customised Windows installation disks.

I’ve seen similar tools for slip-streaming service packs into disks, but this one goes a step further and makes it dead easy to include drivers and various other Windows tweaks. It is all very straight-forward to use:

  1. Point it at the original Windows disk.
  2. Tell it what you want to change (point it at service packs, drivers, etc.)
  3. Tell it to generate an ISO.
  4. Press GO.

The application will then spit out an ISO image that you burn to CDROM. I’m sure there are ways to install it over the network without burning a CD too.

I found it while looking for a way to reinstall XP onto Dell machine with a SATA device that the default Windows disk did not recognise.

nlite – http://www.nliteos.com/ – a great application for your toolbox.