At the moment I own several Windows XP licenses (OEM and Retail) I would like to know the differences between the files on the CD's so I can use a universal (VL ?) ISO to slim down XP with nLite, integrate drivers and custom patches and then turn it into an OEM or a Retail version according to my needs by just adding the appropriate files. I've been looking all over the internet and people are talking about setup.ini file hacking but I know that's just part of it and modding this file only won't turn a VL iso into an OEM version. I've got also an "Academic Edition" version CD + key and I would like to know more about that version. What are the differences and limitations of this version compared to a standard retail version ? Again, very hard to find good information on the internet about this particular version... Hope there is someone here that can give me some good info on these subjects.
I've been been playing with the files for a while and it works flawlessly. Converted my ISO using updatepacks / slipstreaming without any issues. Now I can rid of all my ISOs and just have one single image for all my needs. Thanks !