EricS

After at least 10 vLite 0.9 runs and installs, I finally narrowed it down to the Windows Mail option. If this is removed, you can't create accounts without errors, or add accounts to groups, or add accounts to folder permissions. Below is my options file that seems to create a perfect Vista install (ISO is 706MB). If I remove Windows Mail in addition, then it has the account problems. [information] Version = 0.9 beta on 2.0.50727.42 Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Target = Windows Vista BUSINESS 32bit 6.0.6000.16386 [Components] ;# Drivers # Display adapters Modems Printers Scanners Sound controllers ;# Games # Inbox Games Premium Inbox Games ;# Hardware Support # Fax Support Smartcards Windows Image Acquisition ;# Languages # Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese ;# Multimedia # Movie and DVD Maker Screensavers Shell event sounds SideShow Speech Support Tablet PC Wallpapers Windows Media Samples Windows Photo Gallery ;# Network # Connect to a Network Projector Windows Collaboration ;# System # Accessibility Help Microsoft Agent Natural Language Windows Easy Transfer Windows SAT [Options] Hibernation = Off [Protection] [Drivers]

I've had the exact same problem, but unfortunately didn't record the settings that produced the bad install. I rebuilt with less removed and was able to product a 870MB ISO that works great. I'd be happy to experiment with options to see which one is the culprit, but don't want to spend the time if the cause has already been identified. Also, I couldn't find any guide that explains the best way to report and identify bugs. Like should the <settings>.ini file be included with a problem description? As a software developer myself, I'd like to save the author of vLite time if at all possible. Thanks for your very useful work.