vLite - Vista Lite
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. vLite can also create the bootable ISO and apply the tweaks directly.
This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.
It configures the installation directly, before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
TRY IT BY YOU´R OWN RISK !!!
Source: http://www.vlite.net/
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vLite 1.1 Final
2008.01.22 by nuhi
"Polished and updated. Added a few components even though I shouldn't in the RC stage but I already forgave myself.
The image will be smaller again, this time because of the boot.wim cleanups.
Also be careful with the Storage Controller removals, if you remove the driver for your particular hard disk controller it will not be able to see the drives on the bootup. But as a precaution, or even a better alternative, put a new hard disk controller driver in the subfolder inside the folder from which the ISO will be made and then you can even remove all the drivers and provide it with that folder once it asks for a driver on first boot.
You can also use an USB flash for that just in case it doesn't see the DVD drive from which it booted from, if such thing is even possible any more, saw it in the early VMWare versions. I noticed that my ICH9R controller is loaded even if I remove the Intel driver, probably because my SATA is set in BIOS to IDE mode.
Driver integration still does not support the textmode drivers, the ones like these hard disk controllers for bootup. Waited to remove them first, well since that happened next thing in todo is textmode driver integration, at least folder copy to the ISO for manual load if the full integration is not possible without the MS tools."
2008.01.22 by nuhi
"Polished and updated. Added a few components even though I shouldn't in the RC stage but I already forgave myself.
The image will be smaller again, this time because of the boot.wim cleanups.
Also be careful with the Storage Controller removals, if you remove the driver for your particular hard disk controller it will not be able to see the drives on the bootup. But as a precaution, or even a better alternative, put a new hard disk controller driver in the subfolder inside the folder from which the ISO will be made and then you can even remove all the drivers and provide it with that folder once it asks for a driver on first boot.
You can also use an USB flash for that just in case it doesn't see the DVD drive from which it booted from, if such thing is even possible any more, saw it in the early VMWare versions. I noticed that my ICH9R controller is loaded even if I remove the Intel driver, probably because my SATA is set in BIOS to IDE mode.
Driver integration still does not support the textmode drivers, the ones like these hard disk controllers for bootup. Waited to remove them first, well since that happened next thing in todo is textmode driver integration, at least folder copy to the ISO for manual load if the full integration is not possible without the MS tools."
- new: Boot.wim cleanup (automatic with removed components)
- new: Third Apply method - Rebuild All
- new: Hide individual components (right-click menu)
- new: Power button tweaks
- new: 'Network Explorer'
- new: 'Firewire (1394)'
- new: 'Storage Controllers'
- fix: UAC tweak
- fix: UAC removal (Network Center, Users panel)
- fix: Natural Language breaking Search
vLite 1.1.1
2008.02.04
"Here is the quick fix for the specific issue regarding SP1 MS preintegrated installation modification when running vLite from Windows XP. Some users reported a Registry Load error popup at the last vLite step in that scenario.
If you are running vLite from Windows Vista then this update isn't crucial but still recommended. Thank you for the prompt reaction before the preintegrated SP1 goes public."
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2008.02.04
"Here is the quick fix for the specific issue regarding SP1 MS preintegrated installation modification when running vLite from Windows XP. Some users reported a Registry Load error popup at the last vLite step in that scenario.
If you are running vLite from Windows Vista then this update isn't crucial but still recommended. Thank you for the prompt reaction before the preintegrated SP1 goes public."
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vLite 1.1.6 Final
2008.05.05
"Even though it was RC I could not resist adding some new components, also a couple of fixes.
All removed (with extreme, 32-bit Ultimate) makes a new record: ISO 321MB, Windows folder 670MB."
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2008.05.05
"Even though it was RC I could not resist adding some new components, also a couple of fixes.
All removed (with extreme, 32-bit Ultimate) makes a new record: ISO 321MB, Windows folder 670MB."
Full Changelog»
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vLite 1.2 Final
New
- new: Network Access Protection Agent
- new: Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
- fix: WLAN (WSearch 4.0 install
Check the changelog in previous post for all changes up to 1.2 final.
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New
- new: Network Access Protection Agent
- new: Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
- fix: WLAN (WSearch 4.0 install
Check the changelog in previous post for all changes up to 1.2 final.
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