Slipstreaming Programs in Vista Home Premium Installation Disk.

I am wanting to do a complete reinstall of My windows Vista Instillation, but I don't wish to spend the hours upon hours reinstalling all the programs I use. Without the imaging solution that is brought up quite frequently on the web, is there a way to slipstream certain programs, such as antivirus, anti spyware, and the such into a windows Vista Boot disk? I am more interested in getting as much installed in as little amount of time, but with the instillation disk being modified. This I know seems pretty technical, but any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

I use a utility called vlite ( http://www.vlite.net/) to slipstream drivers and service packs into vista. I think it should work fine with the application slipstreaming also (not sure since applications have many other preferences to be set during installation). however worth a try.

Another solution is to use the Acronis true image to mirror ur fully installed drive and use it later. This may require an external hdd.

 

Thanks for the suggestion kuncheesh, I will look into the vLite program. This I expect will address half of what I want to do.

I am trying to avoid mirroring the drive, but if vLite allows the addition of programs to an instillation then I am game. But i was hoping to find a more intricate way of doing it so I could manually do it and customize it.

Hence, if necessary create a multi-DVD set of 1 windows instillation and install the whole set from bootup.

 

check out the vlite guide in my sig,

 

But it was not just about removing, but adding programs to the installation disk, not just drivers. Any other suggestions?