should i do a virtual pc install?
cause i dont wanna go through re installing the oem copy again.
Virtual PC install will be of no use. Either install it on harddisk or don't install at all.
By the is there any diff in a patched vista and a splitstreamed one?
What do u mean? If you have Vista RTM ISO/DVD then you cannot make a slipstreamed edition as it is not supported. You need to install Vista RTM & then install Service Pack 1 via Windows Update or standalong exe in March.
The only way you can get Windows Vista + SP1 integrated is
1) Torrents, but you cannot be sure about the authenticity of the content.
2) If it is an OEM computer, then ask your vendor to send you a new DVD of Vista + SP1, they might ask for a nominal fees though.
3) Starting from April, all the retail boxes is stores will be having Vista + SP1 in it.
The benefits of slipstreaming SP1 in Vista isn't there. Sinec Vista has an image based installation now, whether you slipstream or install via a standalone setup, there will be no performance difference & all you will loose is about 100 MB of Harddisk space (for backed up files).
]quote]Btw, though its completely out of topic, is there any way to optimize font rendering in vista?... something like gnome? or may be mac os x???[/quote]
You got a LCD or CRT monitor?