Installing Windows XP every once in a while is a painful routine because it involves lots of settings, multiple drivers and tons of applications that the user needs on every single copy of the operating system.

That’s why WinFuture xp-Iso-Builder is one of the best tools you can get in this regard as it lets users customize the Windows installation CD with several goodies.

The application can be installed and loaded in less than a minute, but the thing that’s more important is what comes afterwards.

First of all, you are prompted to choose whether to integrate a service pack in the installation kit, so that you won’t need to run the update feature every time after dropping a fresh copy of Windows XP.

The next step is even more complicated and it involves some computer experience because you have to choose between the features your future Windows copies will have. For instance, you can choose to remove the language bar, show the sound volume icon in the System Tray or not, use a classic control panel, disable the CD autorun or the desktop clean-up wizard and many other.

The possibilities are endless and include not only handling options but also settings related to look and feel, performance and security, so you will need a lot of time to check every single one.

Last but not least, WinFuture xp-Iso-Builder allows you to integrate drivers and downloadable applications into the setup kit, which means every single file will be copied on the hard disk along with the fresh Windows copy, saving you a lot of time.

Sure, it might sound quite great, but bundling downloadable tools into the Windows installer isn’t quite a good idea since applications update every once in a while, so you might end up using a very old and outdated version.

But all things considered, WinFuture xp-Iso-Builder is a very, very handy tool and since it comes as a very light package with a freeware license, there’s no reason to refuse giving it a shot.