Slipstreaming Windows XP

Windows Update Downloader allows updates to be downloaded as executable packages, "easily
plugged into a slipstreaming tool."

From Lifehacker Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows
Installation CD describes how slipstreaming allows power-user settings to be pre-configured.

Tools for slipstreaming:
- Windows install disc
- nLite
- Copy of Service Pack 3 from Microsoft
- a Windows system with at least 1 GB of free hard drive space
- WinUpdatesList is recommended

Service Pack 3 incorporates the fixes made in SP1 and SP2, so it makes them unnecessary
Internet Explorer 7 and 8 can be pre-installed with an executable.

"Unattended options" allow:
- The product key can be entered in advance
- the Windows XP tour can be skipped

The bundling process (to make the ISO file) takes 7-10 minutes on a faster computer.