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Witt3439

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  1. Don't try to nLite XP using a Vista machine. It WILL break the XP installation at the part where the PID would normally be entered. That is a know problem, but I suspect that nuhi might have it repaired in the latest releases of nLite, but I don't know for sure.
  2. Have you looked on the HP site yet. http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_cc=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom〈=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_pagetype=s-002&h_query=hdx9000&submit.x=10&submit.y=9
  3. Huh??? Are you meaning that it is black when you turn it ON (instead of "off")? Forgive me, but why turn it off in the first place? Your system ought to put the monitor into a "standby" type of mode when it is turned off.
  4. Good things come to those that wait. In other words, it does take a little bit to get SP1 added to Vista. Unlike with XP, there is a lot done with SP1 so it takes longer. You wouldn't want it to fly through it and possibly screw something up because you're in a hurry, would you? If somethings gets messed up the first time, you go in and figure out what it was and why and create a new disc (it happens to all of sooner or later), however with the way Nuhi set up vLite, pay attention to any warnings about removing something that might be needed, and don't try for a super wild configuration the first time, and you should do OK. Once you get the hang of creating vLite versions of Vista, then work on trying to set up a "wilder" configuration.
  5. I totally agree Yep, Vista is following in Me's footstep's (not), and that's why that Microsoft has announced that Vista is going to be the foundation of Windows 7. Why is it when anyone asks a simple question about Vista, it get's turned into a Vista bashing? Is it because people haven't tried it? A "friend" had it and didn't like it? Or do some people speak from personal experience? If it's the latter, is it actually Vista that messed up on you, or was it a bad driver or tweak? Anyway, Vista is nothing like Me. Vista is far more stable and secure that Me ever thought of being! To answer a couple of your questions, yes you can slipstream SP1 into a vLite edition. As for all of the patches after SP1, I "think" there might be a pack out there, but if you search the internet, you should find at least a list of the updates, and then you can grab them from Microsoft and incorporate them into a vLite version. As for your last question, you can install 32 bit now and then install 64 bit later using the same key on the same computer. If I remember correctly, the "Retail" version is the one that'll let you do that.
  6. It's not only gutsy to compare Vista to ME, it's also a nice "cop out" to help some people justify not trying it in the first place. No, I'm not trying to point fingers at anyone here, I assure you! I personally have ran Vista as my sole OS since it went RTM and Microsoft gave me a key for beta testing it for them. I have had one crash that wasn't my fault, and it was a bad driver early on, but otherwise, I have never had any problems out of it. I also have never considered going back to XP. I realize that a lot of people have had problems with Vista and I'm not going to deny that, but EVERY single operating system has had problems at one time or another, regardless of whether it was a Windows version, Mac or even Linux, it's just unfortunate that Vista has been the one to catch the brunt of the bashings! For those people that had problems, was it actually the OS or something else such as a driver issue, or something along those lines? Hardly anyone can seem to remember when XP first came out with it's ridiculous minimum specs requirements, or when XP would crash on a regular basis, and nobody remembers the shoddy driver support that XP had when it first came out. It took quite a few years for Microsoft to get all of the bugs worked out of their (then) premier operating system, and while Microsoft was working on getting XP right, everyone was bashing it right and left because there was nothing wrong with 98SE or 2000. (Sorry, even I can't take up for Windows Me!) Bottom line is, if you like Vista, or if you want to try the latest OS then get it by all means, and if you are happy with XP or even 2000, and you like the way things work with those OS's then stick with them, but if you have never personally tried Vista, then please don't go putting it down. Don't rely on a "friend's" experience to make a judgement for you either. Every computer is different, and the way every person uses their computer is different. Win Me WAS a flop, but Vista does have potential to be an excellent replacement for XP. Vista is absolutely by NO means "Me Reloaded" or "Me Second Edition", or whatever else you can think of to call it.
  7. Excellent first posting!! Also, did you know that the number of drivers included with Vista after using vLite drops significantly? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself. )
  8. If you have that card in the system that you have in your signature, then you're a few drivers behind. Go to Nvidia's website and you'll find that 175.16 is the latest driver. (I usually have the same problem that you're experiencing when I run beta drivers for my video card on one of my systems (a 7600GT). It seems as though those cards don't like beta drivers with Vista.)
  9. In the link that nuhi gave you, start with post number 6, and read it very carefully. He describes how to possibly be able to make a vLite version using a recovery disc. If anyone should know, it would be nuhi.
  10. I agree. Microsoft has never released DX10 for XP, and it's pretty likely that they never will. If you find DX10 for XP on the internet, it will most likely be not worth the time it took/takes to download it.
  11. OK, here is how to do it. From the looks of the picture, you are trying to use vLite on an already installed version of Windows, and that won't work, that is why you are getting the error message. Create a new folder. With just one drive in your computer, I'd shoot for something like C:\VistaLite and then put the Vista DVD into your DVD drive. Stop the Auto installation window that will probably open up, and then close it. Fire up vLite then use the Browse button on the page that you sent the screenshot of to locate Vista in the DVD drive. Once you do that, it will prompt you to select the folder to save the contents to. That's when you use the Browse button again to select the folder that you created earlier (for example C:\VistaLite). When you have that done, begin the copy process. It might take 10 or 20 minutes depending on your system, but when it is done, you'll be presented with a Window prompting you to select which version of Vista you want. The rest is self-explanatory from there. Just be sure to browse the forum here, because I believe that there is a guide to using vLite properly, if I remember correctly.
  12. Direct vLite to the folder where you saved the Windows files.
  13. The winsxs folder is similar to the i386 folder in XP. It contains drivers and other files necessary to make Windows run properly. It is possible to delete files and folders from it, but it is one of those "If you don't know what you are doing, leave it alone!" folders.
  14. From the sounds of it, you are probably going to have to start from scratch using a "virgin" XP disc with either SP1 or SP2 on it. If I am understanding Boooggy right, the disc already had been patched previously.
  15. I was actually wondering that very same thing myself.
  16. Without having checked your .ini file, I believe that MagicAndre may have already told you what is missing and why your aero isn't working.
  17. Logitech Setpoint 3.1 drivers for Win2k are the only ones that i have found to work with Server 2008 without any problems, so far. They are still available from Logitech directly.
  18. Which version of Windows are using to create the nLite disc? (In other words, which version of Windows are you running nLite on?) XP or Vista? If it's Vista, unless the problem has been fixed, the key won't "integrate" when you try to use nLite to create an XP disc.
  19. I have tried to take Vista Business down to the same as Server 2008 when it comes to services and other processes running, but even with vLite, I still use more RAM, and Vista is still slower. I like Server 2008, and plan on buying a key for the Standrd edition. Newegg has the key only (no media) at a real good price right now.
  20. I haven't tried it with the RTM version yet, but the last RC version worked like a charm. I'm going to try it with the RTM tomorrow because I need to reload XP on my wife's laptop.
  21. I seem to remember reading somewhere that Microsoft stated that SP2 would have to be installed before you could install SP3. I haven't tried to nLite SP3 on anything less than a genuine copy of XP with SP2 already on it, so I don't know if it will work with no Service Packs on the disk or not. Here's what the winver looks like for the RTM version of SP3.
  22. Do you actually use Defender? If not, go into Services and set it to Disabled, then make sure to disable it in msconfig.
  23. A lot of people (myself included) turn UAC off altogether. Especially in my case. It is only my wife and myself and we both have our own systems, and we have no kids to be concerned about them gaining access to our systems.
  24. Read the link that cluberti posted. It has everything that you need to turn on what you are looking for. It tells you how to change 2003 from a server OS to a regular desktop OS. I have used that exact same guide and I was amazed at how much information that it has in it, and how easy it was to do the things listed.
  25. I'm anxious to give this a try! I'm going to get to work on nLite in just a few minutes. gdogg, I'm sorry to hear that you aren't going to have time to devote to this project anymore.
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