Does XPlite require a clean install of Windows XP?
by LitePC
NO.
There should be no problem placing XPlite onto a 'tricked-out' system vs a clean install.
Our removal routines are robust and on reinsatllation of any component you will get the 'clean' information back again as if that component was just installed from the CDROM. The consequence of this is that if you remove an reinstall a lot of components you may lose some of your tweaks as registry options are re-set to their defaults, or perhaps deleted entirely along with the uninstall procedure. This does not present any problems for system stability in the long term.
See also
Issues with XP > Windows XP can store deleted objects and not free up the disk space you expect.
XPlite / 2000lite Professional > XPlite seems unable to disable Windows File Protection.
XPlite / 2000lite Professional > Why does registry cleaner XXXXXXX finds keys to remove after running XPlite and 2000lite?
98lite Professional > Walkthrough a Clean Install of Windows 9x using 98lite
Issues with Apps (9x) > Installing the .NET framework on a 98lite machine
