Thread: Save time during setup

The Unattended portion ofNlite allows you to specify setup requirements such as regional information and the product key, so they're skipped during installation, speeding things up further. This portion is split into 10 tabs, but not all are required. We'll guide you through the options that are relevant to creating an unattended setup.

Start at the General tab. Make sure 'Hide pages' is ticked under Unattended Mode to ensure you're not prompted during setup for any information entered now. If you enter the XP product key, it will save you having to do so again later. [fyou no longer have the original XP disc wallet that contains your product key, it's here that the Keyfinder tip we mentioned earlier will come in handy.

Once you've located your product key (either via Keyfinder or the XP disc wallet), enter it, then switch to the Users tab to set up any other user accounts. Create at least one account (your own), password protect it ifnecessary, and if you're the
only user of your PC, select it from the Autologon section to bypass the welcome screen each time you start Windows.



The Owner and Network ID tab allows you to set up the computer name, workgroup and personal details. Now switch to the Regional tab to choose English (UK), select the relevant time zone, and Western European and the US from the Language groups. The other tabs can be ignored as they have no bearing on the screens that appear during setup. Click ext when done.

The Tweaks section is one for experienced users only. If you don't understand what's going on, click Next without doing anything; if you do, you'll find some useful tweaks and shortcuts to speed up the way you use M1indows afterwards. Select a tweak to read more aqout it, then tick the box to have it set up automatically during the installation process. Click ext and you'll be asked if you want to apply the changes. Click Yes if you're happy and the integration process will begin. This sh9uldn't take too long unless lots of add-ins have been incorporated. Once complete, the total size of the disc will be displayed. Click Next and Finish to exit Nlite.