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    VistaTweaker

    in Windows Tips 'n' Tweaks

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    Hey good work :thumbup

    Detection of Remove shortcut overlay & Remove "Shortcut to..." doesnt work. how do i know? i have them both disabled but they wasnt ticked when i opened Vista Tweaker.

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    Vista Ultimate Extras

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    I got the cab files for DreamScene, DreamScene Content Pack + Favourites, Hold 'Em Poker, EFS Enhancements & Bitlocker Drive Prepartion, then i added them to the hotfix list on vlite but they didnt integrate

    :( So how do i integrate and will there be support for them in the future vlite?

    EDIT: Every other hotfix integrated fine

    Lego :)

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    Installing Vista Service Pack?

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    Let me know if it works n upload your preset or just send on MSN if im online lol

    EDIT: One of the untested is causing a problem, might be one of the "Network" or "Services" component

    @Nuhi - Windows Firewall Auth Filter (above)

    I dont have SP1 installed, removed everything in the safe list above, no drivers integrated or nothing... so must be computer based.

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    Installing Vista Service Pack?

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    Firewall Rule applying - i'll have a look into it, can you please tell me some more info about it to help save me some time lol. what is "Windows Firewall Authorization Filter" because its set to "Demand" and you can start/stop it too. "windows\system32\mpsdrv.sys" See pic below

    Service Pack installs when both Firewall and ICS are disabled (and are still disabled after)

    Microsoft are planning on releasing the updates seperatly so their is only one restart (the service pack), so when it comes to the final sp1 then some stuff might be safe to remove hopefully.

    EDIT: I think there's just one more to find :) so defo hope SP1 Final is much less problematic, as windows boots and says it installed with "winver" but there is no Installation Complete/Successful screen and when i reboot it just continues installation the service pack and then there is a problem with no error message n just stays on Installing service pack, dont turn off comp crap. One time it did boot after and i got the message "You must reinstall windows to activate blah blah blah". its in system or services components.

    So I've removed the safe to remove list and only accept them as safe if i see the Installation Complete/Successful or whatever screen it is. I have got a safe list stored in Notepad (lol) which i definitely know which are safe to remove but retesting with BlakByte's discoveries to be sure, quite alot of components in the safe list so far.

    Update: Windows Firewall works when Internet Connection Sharing is disabled and is not even in Windows Firewall Dependancy list.

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    deVlite

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    you will most likely need the original ISO to bring back features lol, but it depends on what you want to restore... the same method can probably be used on the current instllation so you don't have to reinstall at all to bring it back

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    Installing Vista Service Pack?

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    I am currently not working on this until SP1 Final comes out... if needed. If anyone has any problems i.e. error messages then i will try and help.

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    I will keep this as up-to-date as i can as new info is given/found, this info is currently for SP1 Beta as Final is not released yet.

    Colour Key

    Confirmed safe to remove - If SP1 installed fine then upload your preset so i make them green (You must have seen the Installation Complete Screen!)

    Components which you have to keep to be able to install SP1

    Firstly Thanks to... (I don't want all the credit lol :))

    Nuhi, BlakByte, martingriffis & MFCK.

    Contents

    1. Safe to remove list

    2. Need to keep

    3. Error Messages

    4. My Service Pack 1 Final thoughts

    5. Invalid Entries/Errors after SP1 Installation & Fixes

    1. Safe to remove -

    Removed until SP1 Final is released

    2. Need to Keep

    Component

    • - Network -
    • Windows Firewall
      - Services -
    • Internet Connection Sharing
    • Volume Shadow Copy
      - System -
    • BitLocker
    • System Restore

    3. Error Messages

    • 0x8007007e - System Restore
    • 0x8007FFFF - Volume Shadow Copy is disabled
    • 0x80070005 - Windows firewall & Internet Connection Sharing
    • 0x800F0826 - BitLocker
    • 0x80246007- Background Intelligence.... (BITS) - Just click try again
    • 0x800F081F - Stop Windows Update service, delete C:\Windows\Software Distribution Folder (the whole folder), restart Windows Update service and recheck for updates.
    • 0x80070002 - Just click 'Try Again'
    • 0x80070003 - Just click 'Try Again'
    • 0x80072F8F - Your Time/Date is incorrect

    4. SP1 Final thoughts

    I don't think you will have the invalid shortcut problems in SP1 Final as Windows Update only downloads what you need and have installed on the computer (around 50MB it think). SP1 Beta just updates everything and therefore brings back the invalid entries.

    On next vLite, you might not need to keep BitLocker

    5. Invalid Stuff & Fixes

    Windows Search fully comes back when removed

    Just Disable it in Services.msc

    Windows Security Center returns (but doesn't work - service missing) - BlakByte

    Delete system32wscapi.dll, wscsvc.dll & wscui.cpl to fix

    Control Panel links

    No solution submitted/found yet

    Invalid stuff in Services.msc (cant retrieve descriptions & when pressing properties get MUI error - just new services & ones removed using vlite though)

    No solution submitted/found yet

    Dreamscene won't work - martingriffis

    Note that Dreamscene will not install or run on Vista with SP1 beta installed, but is planned for SP1 final.

    Registry Software wont work - MFCK

    After the SP1 update, some of my registry software (registry snap, registry search & replace) cannot work properly (they read Wow6432Node in an infinite loop) due these lines added by SP1 in the registry :

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc\SecurityService]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths]

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE]

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    Please post your preset if it works OR doesn't work, thanks (for confirmation purposes) no need to post the drivers or languages removed though

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    hotfixes,addons, and update packs

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    hotfixes - windows updates, saves installing them after install and makes your XP disk up-to-date

    update packs - same as above but an update pack contains lots more hotfixes (basically a collection of them and saves time downloading them individually)

    Addons - Programs/software/themes you want installing during/after installation automatically.

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    Can not install XP using Nlite

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    are you on about when in textmode it says something like "please enter windows xp service pack 2 cd" or "Please insert the Disk labled: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 into drive A:", can't remember what though. i'll have a look

    try this link & and are you installing XPPro, XPHome or X64?

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    Apply Method hotfixes

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by legolash2o

    If lets say i added a bunch of hotfixes and used the apply method... how does it work?

    does it install them during/after installation or does it replace files like rebuild method (i think). Same question about service packs too when they can be integrated....

    Also would the installation take longer? As you can guess i hardly use the "Apply" method

    Thanks in advance

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