PoserOfAllTrades

Greetings all! I have attempted to create an nLite'd XP install disk a number of times and I always seem to fail somewhere. I want to use my own disk to make a small, fast and secure install. (so, do not reference me to download any of those "STRIPED TO TEH BONEZ LOLOL" install disks out on the web) I have tried a number of time to stip out thing I think I won't need but always mess something up. What I am really asking for here is if there are any configuration files out there that get rid of all the really, truly useless crap without touching anything that might break something for someone.

Just a quick bump to get this thread back on the front page. Keep voting people! And, Nuhi, keep us updated in this thread if you can. Also, MODS, can we get a sticky for this thread? It has a TON of views (most viewed non-sticky thread I can find on the nLite board at the moment) and is somewhat turning into a news/discussion thread anyways.

That was one hell of a post tho. I agree with just about everything her had to say. I'd love to get my grimy little mitts on a beta of nLiteVE, just because my Vista test bed is a 10gb partition, it's all I can spare . Vista, on a default install, is about 8.5gb on my machine, which really doesn't lend me much room to install the day to day apps I use to really spend more time IN Vista. *sigh*

Nuhi, don't rush it bro. I am sure all of us here would rather wait a few weeks for a finished product than use Veestah and have it break. Also, I am sure most users here would agree that it would be wise to wait at least a month before converting to Vista full time. We all know the hacker community is going to try to rip the OS to pieces once it releases so, I repeat, take your time. But, things I would personally like to be able to remove are Windows Mail/Calender/Address Book/Movie-Maker HD/Media Player 11, the Accessibility tools, the Welcome Center, the Sidebar, the built-in games... pret

Bump for great justice! ... ... and more voting action.

Wow, didn't expect nuhi to post in my thread. Well, since you have seen the post, I want to thank you for nLite, it really makes a huge difference and is a great help for power-users like myself. If you need a beta tester for the Vista version of nLite, send me a PM and I'll be happy to test it for you!

For whatever reason, Microsoft has never truly allowed users full control over the operating system they have purchased. For whatever reason, software like Accessibility tools, internet browsers, media players and e-mail applications are forced to be installed on windows based systems, even if the user doesn't ever, EVER use them. This is what we have nLite for. Nothing feels better than taking a 3GB installation and trimming it down to 1GB. What if we could do that with Vista? Turning an 8GB install into 4 would even be a hell of an improvement. There is just so much junk and clutter in Vista