Windows XP going, gone? not yet!
 

http://www.computerworld.com/action/..._AM&nlid=1

RE: Windows XP going, gone? not yet!
 

I have not tried it yet
but this guy's
'Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive'
hack that is part of the RyanVM project to slipstream all updates to an install CD for XP
is interesting as a way to have XP available on a Vista machine:

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2596

if you haven't seen what volunteers have done with the UBCD4Win
using the XP pre environment
it certainly is worth learning about

http://www.ubcd4win.com/