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Hi... So, I have just bought myself one of those netbooks, The aspire one d250 720p and i'm trying to nlite my Windows XP professional sp3 so that it won't use so much resources.. but I'm failing miserably. Maybe someone here can help me come up with a preset that works okay for me? I will be integrating Xable's update pack , so I want to strip as much as I can without any complications. I want internet explorer gone, windows update, mediaplayer, outlook.. As much as possible without complications and then install my own replacements. I use these applications: cccp codec pack with mediaplayer classic, amsn, Firefox, Thunderbird, Foobar, truecrypt..Basic stuff.. Not office or anything like that. I want to keep lan and wlan working fine with dhcp etc.. Feel free to ask questions if theres anything you want to know, Help me out, please?

Thank you, but is it possible to get it even smaller by other means? perhaps by removing sxs? and if so, how would i go about doing it? I will integrate all the hotfixes with vlite and leave it at that.. i will not be updating the os itself once its been installed.

Well, becouse, i cant be bothered to download and install the program, get the various hotfixes, integrate and do alot of work only to find out that it wont fit on a cd-r. Its easier to ask and hope that there are some people here who are more knowledgeable than me when it comes to vlite.

Its been a while since i tried vlite the last time, i beleive it was the first beta version and i couldent get the image smaller than 1GB. So, im wondering if the lastest version has improved much since then? and what size i can expect with all the components removed? Thanks.

Hey.. Im using Clamwin which doesent have a on-access real-time scanner. Every now and then i scan my system disk manually, so instead of having every file type ticked off which would take a while.. im going to limit it a bit. Im not a novice and i use common sense, always scanning files downloaded from conspicuous sites.. scripts turned off in firefox etc.. Which file types should i tick off for scanning? so far ive marked off *.exe

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G'day.. Im looking for a lightweight program that will show the systray outside the taskbar. I plan to hide/remove the taskbar and use a dock program instead, but the only thing keeping me from doing that is the systray, i wont be able to access it. Any suggestions?

Yep, that works. Thanks!

Thanks, but that option isnt available to me. It doesent show up under properties/Start menu/advanced.. maybe it does under the normal start menu, but not the classic one.

Ive managed to remove the search menu by going into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer and adding a DWORD string called NoFind and setting it to 1 I cant figure out how to remove settings though, any ideas?

How do i remove the search and the settings menu's from my start menu. Included attachment.

Allright, thanks for everything, you are awesome.

Yeah, it's boxed.. so the vanilla stock cooler will have to do for a while i think, atleast until the need for overclocking arises. But, say if i were to change my mind before ordering those components, is changing the cpu cooler tricky business? Oh, and.. as this is my first time building a system from scratch, got any advice? anything i should be extra careful with or pay attention to?

Hey there, The Mist one is quite good, it has come out best in several tests over here. I beleive it's more then adequate, perhaps even slightly ''overkill'' for my system. How about those other components, any ideas on that? they should fit together nicely, aye? And thanks for your time, it's much appreciated.

My monitor is a Samsung 226bw 1680x1050 I'll be ordering the parts from two different norwegian stores. (Pcutstyr.no/Microplex.no) Budget.. well, i'd prefer to spend as little as possible without severely limiting any future upgrades, this computer should last about 2 years when fully built.

I'm planing to build a new PC and ive been reading up on alot of stuff since this is the first time im building one from scratch. Anyway, these are the components ive chosen: Case: Chieftec Bigtower Mesh PSU: Mist 500w HK: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 RAM: 2x TwinMOS DDR2 PC6400 2048MB Dual Pack KIT w/two matched DDR2 PC6400 1024MB CL5 (I'll be going with 2x2048 if it's availble when i order) GPU: 8800GTS/GTX (Haven't decided yet) Case fans: 1x120mm, 3x92mm I will not be OC'ing and the comp will primarly be used for gaming. So, any views on this? all of the above should go together nicely without complications right? Anything else i need? such as coolingpaste or anything else for that matter? And please, if you have any advice/suggestions about building to a first-timer, i'll gladly accept them.

I wasn't missing any components afterall, i just made another nlited cd where i even removed more stuff and everything is working flawlessly, including games. I'm guessing it could be some of the services.msc / Reg settings that were applied after install, so i'll use caution when i configure those again.

Everything works pefectly except for games, i can't get any of them to work. Ive attached my last_session.ini, could you please take a look and tell me which of those components that i have removed are required for games? LAST_SESSION.INI

Thank you, is there any other way around it. I really don't need all those others features that Terminal Services provides (Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance & terminal server) I'm the only user on the computer and i just prefer to use the logon screen (switch user) instead of the lock computer option when im away from the computer, it looks nicer.

Ive been doing some serious Nliting lately and everything seems to be working quite well. However, i seem to have removed a required component for ''Use Fast User Switching'' which one? I have attached my last_session.ini LAST_SESSION.INI

There's quite alot, but i'll try to narrow it down to the ones that i still play. :-D Baldurs gate 1 & 2 + expansions Icewind dale 1 & 2 + expansions Planescape torment NWN 1 & 2 + expansions <3 <3 <3

Hey there... I'm looking for a visual style thats similiar to HmmXP except its black/dark.. i love the HmmXP taskbar.. its clean, small and the classic look is just awesome. but i'd very much like a darker alternative. Any suggestions?

Yeah.. i'm on a AMD64 FX-62.. perhaps XP64 would perform better even though it takes up more space then XP32?

Thanks, i'll be going with an old preset of mine if i decide to go with XP32.. it'll strip the iso down to about 60-70mb or so.. I was just thinkin' that perhaps win2k or win2k3 could be stripped even more. Any views on this?

G'day. I have several OS's available, but im having some difficulties deciding on what i should go for. What i'm looking for is maximum performance and minimum installed size and therefore i will be using nlite and such to strip it down and only keep what i'll be using. I want the fastest, cleanest and the smallest. -I will primarily be using it for gaming, music/videos & web browsing. -It's a high-end computer. (64bit) Which windows OS would you suggest?