█☺☺☺☺Tricks

I install 98 with backup/restore utility. My way of auto installation of XP.
Then on second partition or the same partition XP without pagefile.sys.
Then i get a dual boot. So after booting into XP, Install all your fav programes and games. Test each of them, to make sure they work.. etc., all your drivers also. Tweak your xp.
Make sure u unhide all files relates to win xp dir and progra files.
Then boot into 98 > goto backup utility of 98.
Select the folders used by XP, eg: my documents and settings winxp (or windows- what ever name u gave to windows dir) check all files in the root program files folder and like this all folders and files used by xp.
Then start the backup process. Make sure u have ~ > 3gb of free space on the disk / partition You are planning to save the image file.
Then when ur XP crashes or U crash it then just boot into 98, goto restore option, and click ok. Over write old files or new ones as u like.

It takes ~20min to install

Windows Xp including
Office Xp
Interdev
.net framework
winrar
tweaks
easy cleaner
adobe
service pack1 , and now service pack 2b
lan settings
mcafee antivirus
Ahead
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Visual Studio
Opera
Virtual CD v4
Yahoo!
Msn
Webroot

U can exclude any folder, u think is not needed at that time for re-installation.
The whole task id completed in 20 minutes.
Note: dont forget to include boot.ini file.