Well.... I got two hardrives so I could switch between xp and vista, I was just wondering if benching with the 32bit OS's was even worth wasting the time basically... I mean as far as the bot goes anyway?

I'd have to refer you to this thread: http://www.overclockaholics.com/foru...hread.php?t=47

There you will find a general rule of thumb based off of one users experiments and the agreement of several others that basically these operating systems benefit the accompanied benchmark.

Enjoy! :D

Sweet thanks bud! So if I read right... while i'm running XP I need not even bother using both video cards (4870 x2) because it doesn't see more than 2 GPU's?

Correct because you need vista for anything more than 2 GPU's. So when benching 3d (other than vantage) use XP when running a single 4870x2 and then switch to vista for xfire action. That way you get points for both single card and dual card runs.

Gotcha.... I was going to do single and dual in both, but now that I know this I won't bother with dual in XP. That will save some time.

Heres a good reference for slipstreaming intel matrix raid drivers:
http://www.msfn.org/board/Integratio...e-t107504.html

Awesome resources for driver packs:
http://driverpacks.net/

How does this compare to tinyxp?
I was wondering, coz I think tinyxp only takes 40mb of mem?
I could be wrong, but its what I have been using, wondering if its worth doing this instead?

nice guide.I like it very much.I hope it will soon come handy cause i will attempt cuting windows again soon

If by some reason you make a non-bootable ISO you can use CDIMAGEGUI to take the files and create a bootable disk out of just the files on the CD. I have been using it for years without incident.

Best bet (unless you feel like telling the program where to look for stuff is do everything in C:\

Extract CD (windows drag and drop is fine) to C:\XPCD

CDIMAGEGUI if I recall correctly extracts itself to C:\CDIMAGE if not put it there.

It works great been using it since XP SP1 for slipstreaming service packs.

NLite I have had nothing but trouble with (I built my unattended disks by hand) they always seem to go wonky after a few weeks. However for a benching OS, there is nothing easier.

I have been meaning to make one with application installs but just have not had the time to do so.

This is excellent mate! I need to see if this is any better than the Win I'm using now.