Bundle Common Freeware Apps Into An XP Install

If you’re one of those people who tend to format often, then installing all the applications you need can be tedious work. Thankfully there is a way to embed common freeware programs directly into the Windows ISO file. Upon the installation of Windows, the selected programs you’ve chosen will silently install.

To do it, you need to copy the files from your XP CD to your hard drive. From there you can use nLite (requires .NET framework 2.0) to add in the programs you’d like. Next you simply use nLite’s ISO burner to burn all of the files to a new CD. When you install Windows with that CD, the chosen applications will be there with no additional effort.

You can’t just chose any program in the world, but there is a very large list of programs you can select from. The common programs I use are all on the list except Xchat.

Download: nLite, .NET Framework, Instruction Video