As of June 3, 2008 - Drivers for the most popular SATA/ RAID Controllers have been added as part of the install. No more need to Press F6 to load drivers.Windows Essential XP SP3 is a slimmed down version of XP to the bare essentials but still remains fully functional. Over 300mb of crap removed from a real genuine XP ISO and added some important software to make a very complete OS.Updating Windows Essential XP SP3 includes all drivers SATA!

* Windows Media Player 11 Including all updatesLatest media player from Microsoft

* Internet Explorer 7 Including all updatesLatest stable release

* Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 including all updatesNeeded for many latest apps to run

* Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 6Needed for Java based apps

* Unlocker 1.8.7Gives write access to files in use

* Adobe Reader Lite 8.1.2Bloatless version of the best PDF reader

* Combined Community Codec Pack 17/5/2008Very lightweight codec pack that will let you play back almost anything you come across

* CoreAVC Professional 1.7.0.0The Best H264 Decoder available

* KMPlayer 2.9.3.1431The best all in one media player with a plethora of features

* Windows Live Messenger 8.5Pre-*****ed to allow polygamy, remove ads and etc. Includes Live Safety Scanner

* Windows Live MailMicrosoft replacement for Outlook Express

* Zune themeTheme from Microsoft. XP will default to this theme after install

* TweakUI in Control PanelUser interface customization app

* Raxco PerfectDisk 2008 ProfessionalAward winning defrag software for Windows

* CCleanerA very safe and reliable registry cleaner

* Hashtab Shell ExtensionA shell extension for viewing file hashes. A must have for every uploader!

* Gabest AVI SplitterReplacement for the built in lackluster Windows AVI Splitter. Now you can play back broken AVI files even in WMP!

* UPDATED! WinRAR 3.80 Beta 1Most popular archiver

* UPDATED! Your Uninstaller! 2008 Professional 6.1.1250Leave nothing behind of your unwanted software

* NEW! Nero Micro 8.3.2.1Due to popular demand! Nero Micro is a slimmed down version of the Nero Suite that contains only Nero Express and Nero Burning ROM

* Lots of registry modifications to help improve performance

* Contains all Windows Updates till the date of release