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hi again! finaly RTM is out! now, i did step-by-step with your guide, but.. there's so many packages and most of them i don't know if to remove or not ;/ how did you manage to recognise which package is responsible for what function? Microsoft-Hyper-V-Common-Drivers-Package Microsoft-Hyper-V-Guest-Integration-Drivers-Package Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-Clients-Package Microsoft-Hyper-V-Package Microsoft-Hyper-V-Server-Drivers-Package Microsoft-Windows-ADFS-WebAgents-Package Microsoft-Windows-AdminUi-Package Microsoft-Windows-BITSExtensions-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-BLB-Commandlet-Package Microsoft-Windows-BLB-Package Microsoft-Windows-BLB-UI-Package Microsoft-Windows-Branding-SE-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-CredentialManagementRole-Standard Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package Microsoft-Windows-DFSN-Server Microsoft-Windows-DFSR-ServerEdition-Package Microsoft-Windows-DHCPServer-Tools-Package Microsoft-Windows-DhcpServerRole-Package Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Package Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Tools-Package Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-DomainController-Package Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-DomainController-Tools-Package Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ISM-Smtp-Package Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Full-Role-Package Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Tools-Package Microsoft-Windows-Extensible-Authentication-Protocol-Host-Authenticator-Package Microsoft-Windows-FailoverCluster-AdminPak-Package Microsoft-Windows-Fax-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-FileReplication-Package Microsoft-Windows-FileServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package Microsoft-Windows-FSRM-All-Package Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ServerTools-Package Microsoft-Windows-HCAP-Package Microsoft-Windows-HealthCertificateServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-Help-Customization-Package Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-AddOn-2-Package Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-AddOn-Package Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-Server-Features-Package Microsoft-Windows-Indexing-Service-Package Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-Locale-NLS-Server2008-Package Microsoft-Windows-Internet-Naming-Service-Package Microsoft-Windows-iSNS_Service-Package Microsoft-Windows-L2NA-Package Microsoft-Windows-MSMQ-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-MultipathIo-Package Microsoft-Windows-NetFx3-OC-Package Microsoft-Windows-Networking-Internet-Authentication-Service-Management-Package Microsoft-Windows-Networking-Internet-Authentication-Service-NTService-Package Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancingManagementClient-Package Microsoft-Windows-NFS-Full-Package Microsoft-Windows-NIS-Package Microsoft-Windows-OfflineFiles-Package Microsoft-Windows-PeerToPeer-PnrpOnly-Package Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-Package Microsoft-Windows-PreviousVersions-Package Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Server-Features-Package Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Server-Role-Package Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package Microsoft-Windows-PSync-Package Microsoft-Windows-QWAVE-Package Microsoft-Windows-RasCMAK-Package Microsoft-Windows-RasServerRole-Package Microsoft-Windows-RDC-Package Microsoft-Windows-RecDisc-Package Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance-Package-Server Microsoft-Windows-RemovableStorageManagement-Package Microsoft-Windows-Rights-Management-Services Microsoft-Windows-RPC-HTTP_Proxy-Package Microsoft-Windows-RSAT-NIS-Package Microsoft-Windows-SearchEngine-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-SecureStartup-OC-Package Microsoft-Windows-Server-Drivers-Package Microsoft-Windows-Server-Features-Package Microsoft-Windows-Server-LanguagePack-Package Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Drivers-Package Microsoft-Windows-ServerDesktopExperience Microsoft-Windows-ServerStandardEdition Microsoft-Windows-ServicingBaseline-ServerStandard-Package Microsoft-Windows-SimpleTCP-Package Microsoft-Windows-SIS-Limited-Package Microsoft-Windows-Smtpsvc-Admin-Package Microsoft-Windows-Smtpsvc-Service-Package Microsoft-Windows-SNMP-Package Microsoft-Windows-StorageManagerForSANs-Package Microsoft-Windows-SUA-Package Microsoft-Windows-Telnet-Client-Package Microsoft-Windows-Telnet-Server-Package Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-AppServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Gateway-Package Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing-Package Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionDirectoryServer-Package Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-WebAccess-Package Microsoft-Windows-TFTP-Client-Package Microsoft-Windows-UDDI-Services-Package Microsoft-Windows-WindowsFoundation-LanguagePack-Package Microsoft-Windows-WirelessNetworking-Package Microsoft-Windows-WMI-SNMP-Provider-Package Microsoft-Windows-WSRM-Package Microsoft.RemoteFileSystems.DFS-FullServerSKU Networking-MPSSVC-Rules-ServerEdition-Package Server-Help-Package.ServerStandard SQL-Server-2005-Embedded-Edition-Windows-Package did you manage to find a list of all this packages with a brief description? i've attached my answer file.. dunno why :PPP CHeeRS! ps. which packages did you remove? 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just delete those services that are NOT started: Application Experience COM+ Event System Cryptographic Services DCOM Server Process Launcher Desktop Window Manager Session Manager Group Policy Client Network List Service Network Location Awareness Network Store Interface Service Plug and Play Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Task Scheduler Terminal Services Themes User Profile Service Windows Audio Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Windows Event Log Windows Management Instrumentation Workstation Multimedia Class Scheduler Computer Browser DHCP Client Distributed Transaction Coordinator Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator Remote Access Connection Manager Remote Registry Routing and Remote Access Secondary Logon Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service Server SSDP Discovery Superfetch Telephony UPnP Device Host Windows Firewall Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) Windows Update WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service Application Information Application Layer Gateway Service Application Management Background Intelligent Transfer Service Base Filtering Engine CNG Key Isolation COM+ System Application Diagnostic Policy Service Diagnostic Service Host Diagnostic System Host Distributed Link Tracking Client DNS Client Extensible Authentication Protocol Function Discovery Provider Host Function Discovery Resource Publication Health Key and Certificate Management Human Interface Device Access IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules Interactive Services Detection KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64 Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86 Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Netlogon Network Access Protection Agent Network Connections Performance Counter DLL Host Performance Logs & Alerts Portable Device Enumerator Service Print Spooler Protected Storage Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Resultant Set of Policy Provider Security Accounts Manager Shell Hardware Detection SL UI Notification Service SNMP Trap Software Licensing Special Administration Console Helper System Event Notification Service TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Terminal Services Configuration Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Thread Ordering Server TPM Base Services Virtual Disk Volume Shadow Copy WebClient Windows Color System Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Windows Event Collector Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Windows Installer Windows Modules Installer Wired AutoConfig WMI Performance Adapter edit: all right.. i fixed this =| but i had to make a ghost image of current setup, then install it from scratch, save the services list and restore the ghost image.. finally i set the services the same like it was on a clean system i'll try with some disablings tomorrow, now that i've the list of all services ^_^ cheers!

i'll try this after i get my newly installed server'08 to work STABLE ;/// i've stopped (disabled/manual state) some services that i used to in server'03 and now the system is werid :| i can't access Control Panel and 'Personalize' on the Desktop contex menu doesn't work either :[ what services do you have STARTED??

teach me oh great master! at the beginning maybe few tips in list what to do to make it smaller.. something like that: 1. with waik remove this and that 2. with pkgmgr do that 3. with xxx do something else that would be very nice of you to do for a n00b like me ^_^

lol ;p enlite -> nLite -> vLite = make it smaller i just run your config and it worked! now i'm trying to make it smaller.. ;] thanx a lot!! can i use waik to remove components from server? just like vLite?

i thought you said not to remove HELP :ppp so what to use to enlite server??

can you then post your vLite config file that works 100% and is very lite? downloading another 2gb and playing with VM is just not my idea to spend weekend

gif working now ;] the problem is that my cpu (pentium dual core) doesn't have VT so i cannot make virtual machine with x64 OS on it :( do you think, that if i get x32 to work, then x64 will work too? ^_^

thanx! i've done it;) the waik operations were pretty easy.. ^_^ now the problem lies in vLite [Information] Version = 1.1 RC on 2.0.50727.42 Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2 Target = Windows Longhorn SERVERSTANDARD 64-bit - 6.0.6001.17051 - English (United States) Service Pack 1, v.667 [Compatibility] ACDSee / XnView Halo 2 KMPlayer Paint.NET Zoom Player Aero Glass Internet Explorer Recommended Scanners and Cameras [Components] ;# Accessories # Accessibility Speech Support ;# Drivers # Display adapters Diva Server Modems Printers QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter Scanners Sound controllers ;# Languages # Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Table Driven Text Input Processor Traditional Chinese ;# Multimedia # Music and Video samples Sample Pictures Screensavers Shell event sounds SideShow Sound Recorder ;# Network # File and printer sharing (Server) Internet Information Services (IIS) Network and Sharing Center Remote Desktop and Assistance Remote Desktop Client Windows Firewall ;# Services # Computer Browser Distributed Link Tracking Client DNS Client Error Reporting Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) IPsec Policy Agent Offline Files Remote Registry Windows Remote Management Windows Time ;# System # Disk Quota IMAPIv2 Burning Support Malicious Software Removal Tool Manual Install (Setup.exe) Microsoft Agent Natural Language Sync Center Tablet PC Windows Defender Windows Easy Transfer Zip Folder [Options] DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Default User Account Control (UAC) = Enabled AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default AutoPlay = Enabled Paging Executive = Enabled Power scheme = Balanced Hibernation = Default Control Panel - Classic View = Enabled Show hidden files and folders = No Show protected operating system files = No Show extensions for known file types = No IE Phishing Filter = Default IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Default now THIS configuration freezes the process during the first 'preparing' stage.. what gives?? any suggestions? btw. why after applying the answer file with pkgmgr i can see more options to remove in vLite??? edit: just realised that i was using the WAIK pkgmgr, which is VISTA's application:P now i've recompiled the wim file with server'08 pkgmgr;] testing vLite.. edit2: still the same error.. ;( http://aemaeth.webpark.pl/vlerr.gif

ok.. i've run the waik and i don't know what to set 'enabled' in DestopExperience to make aero work.. could you be so kind and attach your 'answer file'?:DDD also what's the correct order? first vlite, then waik? or does the waik comes first?;/ many thanks in advance!

hmm... you don't understand me;) i would like to see a full list of options i can check to remove in vLite that do not brake the features option so i can add Aero ^_^ what is Yours most lited version of server'08 and with fully working aero? ps. that code was just an example that broke the process of creating the vlited version of my server'08 installation it has nothing to do with my main question just a bug report;p CHeeRS!!

omg, it's 1gb large;p hope it'll do waht you advise;p frankly i was hoping for a vLite 'script' what to remove;]

can some1 pls post the most lited settings for 2008 that do not brake the Aeoro (add/rem) feature? also.. 'my' vlite 1.1rc seems to freeze during 'Preparing' stage of Removing Components at this conf: [Information] Version = 1.1 RC on 2.0.50727.42 Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2 Target = Windows Longhorn SERVERSTANDARD 64-bit - 6.0.6001.17051 - English (United States) Service Pack 1, v.667 [Compatibility] Halo 2 Aero Glass Internet Explorer Recommended [Components] ;# Accessories # Accessibility Speech Support ;# Drivers # Display adapters Diva Server Modems Printers Scanners ;# Languages # Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese ;# Multimedia # Music and Video samples Sample Pictures Shell event sounds ;# Network # Internet Information Services (IIS) Remote Desktop and Assistance Remote Desktop Client ;# Services # Windows Remote Management ;# System # Natural Language [Unattended] SpecRegional AcceptEULA SkipAutoActivation NetworkLoc = 1 ProtectPC = 3

Now, that's a gr8 list aviv00 Thanx! It really bothers me to lose Aero after removing those crappy Components like Drivers and Chinese langs ;p How about 'Natural Language'?

Hi there!! Firstly.. THANK YOU NUHI for the gr8est app for WINDOWS !!!!!!! Now.. i've found a bug (or not? you tell me:)) Recently i switched to x64 system and wanted to make an nLited windows as usual.. I'm using M$ Windows Server 2003 Standard R2x64 with SP2RC. Integration went well, Components Removal also, but when i tried to change 'Program Files' folder i get a bug like this: Any idea what's wrong? It's kinda silly to have 4! 'program files' folders... CHeeRS! and keep up the GREATES WORK IN THE HISTORY OF WINDOWS :D