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I assume the reason is that the needed file may not be implementet because of copyright from microsoft WAIK. What you can do is download WAIK, install your version (x86, amd64 ect.), then copy over the files: oscdimg.exe imagex.exe Dism.exe With these files you don't needed to get the full WAIK package. I have tried with only the 3 files and it worked like a charm. I made like 3 folders: x86, ia64, amd64 and placed the 3 files from each version to the respective folders. I haven't encounter any bugs because of this yet, but its not my responsive for any damage or errors that might occur. Use at own risk. The files my not be spread or uploaded at MSFN, as said before because of MS copyright protection. That was kind of the same reason why Nuhi (maker of nlite and vlite) had to remove a driver file for vlite (which was inside vista WAIK) which requred install of WAIK too. Anyhow a similiar aproach could be done and you didn't need the large WAIK install afterwards.

This has been answered allot of times (read the topic). Choose a place without spaces in the folder's when selecting the source and it's okay. Its even marked with bold in the beginning of the topic:

Vlite is incompatible with windows 7, as it's not the same as Vista. They share some common things but anyhow vlite will break some functions ect. in windows 7 compared to vista. Use Dism or tools already made to integrate hotfixed and updates to windows 7

Btw. if you haven't seen it yet there is allot of information in this topic, about remove components ect. http://www.msfn.org/board/windows-7-x64-vl...al-t136837.html

@ x-layer Dunno if it helps but did you try version 0.2.1?

I guess the error is that you have space marks in the path (" "). Try make paths that doesn't have spaces like "C:\DVD\dism\dism.exe" or what is your linking.

Of course, but as he asks in the first thread, he want to suggestion too . Its always nice to know what to do next after the software is running great . So a Todo list is nice to have even if the software is not complete

Hi blue4603 I haven't read the whole thread so sorry if its been suggested before. I see you are using dism.exe, I would suggest to add something like removal of packages. You could make it like a check box or something so you could tick the boxes with what you want to remove. Another thing is integration of drivers. The project looks good

Have u checked u didn't uncheck "show desktop icons" desktop -> right click -> view -> show desktop icons?

I think of what you mean (a DVD wasted for me), go through unnatended when it's done, get your key, open xml file and replace the "pidkey" found in there. This didn't solve it for me, the problem is not the unattended file and the key. The error happens when I need to choose the hard-disk/partition to install windows 7. So when i set the key inside the unattended xml file I still need to choose the partition and here the error happen ("load driver"). I already said that, i don't use the vlite option unattended. The setup.exe copying I already said too. Could you explain what u did to make it work?

In vlite i don't touch unattended install as it breaks windows 7. But putting my autounattended.xml inside the DVD don't solve the problem . I know in windows 7 x86 u can put the setup.exe inside the sources folder of the dvd and it will still install without that error. But I don't know if its due to x64 that is the problem here?

The image have no issue. I can perfectly install it inside virtual machine. The problem is when under vlite i choose "manual install", others have got it worked out but i cant find the solution through search on MSFN, google ect. I can vlite: [Compatibility] [CustomHide] [Components] ;# Accessories # Games-Inbox Games Games-Premium Inbox Games Speech Support ;# Drivers # Diva Server Scanners ;# Languages # Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Table Driven Text Input Processor Traditional Chinese ;# Multimedia # Media Center Music and Video samples Sample Pictures Screensavers ;# Services # Error Reporting Windows Search ;# System # Help Natural Language Security Center System Restore Tablet PC Windows Defender Windows Easy Transfer [Options] DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Disabled (AlwaysOff) User Account Control (UAC) = Disabled AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default Memory requirement = 256MB AutoPlay = Disabled Paging Executive = Enabled Power scheme = Balanced Power button = Shutdown Sleep button = Do nothing Control Panel - Classic View = Enabled Show hidden files and folders = Yes Show protected operating system files = Yes Show extensions for known file types = Yes IE Phishing Filter = Disabled IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Disabled [Services] [Protection] windows\system32\browcli.dll Windows\system32\C_936.NLS Windows\system32\C_949.NLS Windows\system32\ieproxy.dll windows\system32\Magnification.dll windows\system32\msdrm.dll windows\system32\msoert2.dll windows\system32\msdt.exe windows\system32\SystemPropertiesRemote.exe windows\system32\tbs.dll windows\system32\wer.dll windows\system32\werconcpl.dll windows\system32\wercplsupport.dll windows\system32\werdiagcontroller.dll windows\system32\winipsec.dll windows\system32\WMASF.DLL windows\system32\WMVCORE.DLL windows\system32\wmdrmsdk.dll windows\system32\migwiz\migwiz.exe without any problems at all. Its only when choosing "manual install". I have checked MD5 hash on the iso and it fits the original ones.

First of all i have used vlite and i know its originally designed for windows vista and therefore is not fully compatible with windows 7. Anyhow i have read many guides here on MSFN where people say its "safe" to remove serial components in vlite, to strip down some space of windows 7 DVD. I can strip very much of the DVD but I got one specific problem, that is: Manual Install. I use windows 7 x64 not the x86. When i have removed the "Manual Install" and try install windows 7 it comes with this message: I have tried to copy the setup.exe from the root to the sources folder but that doesn't change the error. Does anyone know how to get this to work on windows 7? Its the only component i got trouble with right now.

I found out a quick solution to the update function if youre interested: %dism% /Image:"%mount%" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"%updateloc%" here it would take all packages inside the update folder and add them. Couldn't get the other command to work, but this works perfect for me. Try it out, i think u will like it. But I dont think u can seperate .msu, .exe, .msi, .cab here. but it shouldn't matter as all updates should only be in this folder and nothing else really as said in the guide.

I got an issue with integrating updates with the batch file provided. Anyone else got problems with that? I can integrate them doing manual file names and locations, but when using the batch file it doesn't work. I have tried working it out but cant seem too solve it. If i got the updates in the same directory with an other code it works. but when moving them to another dir it doesn't work. Anyone else got issues with "removal.bat updates"? I am trying different options right now to figure out how to solve this but haven't yet. I hope I'm not the only one having this issue? PS. I have tried the standard paths provided in the batch file, everything else works but the update integration

Thanks alot for your lovely tool Jeronimo, I have been using it for some time and playing around with the removal in integration of language packs. I got 2 suggestion for a "maybe" better code: When i run removal.bat it doesnt want to open dism.exe (cannot find the %sources%\dism.exe). I found a quick solution by moving the "set sources=%DVD%\sources" just below "set dism="%sources%\dism.exe"" like this Rem Sources set sources=%DVD%\sources Rem Dism set dism="%sources%\dism.exe" Next part is the :langpack %mountimage% %dism% /image:"%mount%" /add-package /packagepath:"%DVD%\original\lp7264x64.cab" Here i changed %DVD%\original\lp7264x64.cab to %langloc%\lp7264x64 %dism% /image:"%mount%" /add-package /packagepath:"%langloc%\lpx64.cab" I hope u can use this information or test it yourself.

The reson why you want too use windows server as a workstation in the first place, is because it's faster, more secure and reliable. That is a fact. People ask why it's faster and more reliable then windows xp/vista? The reason is because it's cost 5-10 times more than vista/xp and that's a must for big coorporations/firms. There are plenty of linux distros for server, that's why windows have much more competitors, equal to xp/vista where there are less competitors. That's why MS is focusing alot more in making server 2008 the best/perfect OS made by them. Look at the updates for server 2003, it has alot less updates then xp. xp have sp 3. server 2003 has sp2. So removing stuff form vista or adding still will NEVER get vista to be as fast as server 2008. ut it can be hard to install certain programs on server 2008 (I guess) because most software firms charge alot more for the same software if it's for server. It depends on what you are doing on your PC. If the programs work flawless stay with server, if not stay with vista or xp.