Windows 7 Custom Windows 7 Image

I'll try to make this short, sweet, and to the point.

I would like to make a custom image of my Windows 7 install.

Heres the catch, I would like to have all the programs, utils, and applications already in place after the image has been installed. It has gotten rather old having to reinstall all the things I need after i've waited the 20 to 30 mintues for Windows to install.

Any ideas? Please give links or detailed instructions
Thanks in advance!

 

[kemical]

This is considered one of the best apps out there and I think you can even try it with a free trial:
http://www.acronis.com/en-gb/

 

[Robert Miker]

Thank you so much for sharing this nice stuff.