FridgeTooFar

Strange - I managed to vlite 7100 x64 and Server R2, with configurations that resulted in a smaller install size than even my most extreme vLited Vista disk ever did. I've included my W7 profile: I've kept Window Media Center because I need digital tv support, but if you don't need it, it can go as well. Ill look at later tonight, it looks like you didnt remove as much as me, I can get vista down to 1200mb and my windows 7 failures were 1900mb

Vlite would need quite a few things done to it to be ready for 7, I cant figure out whats screwing up my 7 disc, so I have went back to vista/serv08, I wouldnt hold breathe on 7lite, I do not have the time to go through each item on removal list one at a time so oh well

That isnt going to happen, your not the first person to utter these famed words, nlite is freeware and doesnt look like it will become open source.

Error reporting isnt causing it, I give up im going back to Server 2008 SP2 (Vista based),I cant find a darn thing that could be doing it, its annoying,

Ok I am tired and going to turn in but the fact remains that something is causing the install to fail with the error message involving (...the windows installation could not be configured to your hardware, etc...) hopefully I will figure out since everything is a suspect as of now, I am really getting impatient with windows 7, ive spent over 24 hours staring at this vlite but something still causes it to fail, I dont think windows update is needed its something else... errr, heres my Server 2008 R2x64RC last session.ini, if anyone sees anything fishing let me know im going to bed Last_Session.ini

All the items in the safe list mean the OS will function normally, but certain programs may not work (i use alternative software) or other annoyances, but the OS itself will work fine.

Would need to see a last session.ini out of your vlite presets directory

Pretty much select ALL of the compatibility options in vlite removal, and then keep the things you find useful then delete the rest that would be the best way about it if you are unsure. otherwise a very detailed list would have to be made, I am trying to do such a thing but this isnt something you just look up and do it takes experimentation

May as well list 'em if we have the knowledge about breaking the OS for apps though, right? Unless you think a separate thread would be more appropriate. I have been appending notes to each item that causes undesirable effects to certain programs, that one thing that puzzles me is Windows update breaking the install, 7077 didnt do that now the RC it becomes a show stopper.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en there you go

Well this list was sort of for making an OS that functions, I wasnt factoring certain software (unless its really bad, BITS is on the list as it is NEEDED for windows update and thus cannot be removed anyways), I run Clam AV (Open Source) on my own system (server 08 R2x64)

I managed to integrate the following nicely: Internet Explorer 8.msu (English) Windows6.0-KB933713-x86 Dreamscene.cab Windows6.0-KB947506-v2-x86 Language Pack Fix.msu Only one that i could not integrate was: Internet Explorer 8 Estonian Language Pack.msu vLite complained that it does not recognize the hotfix. I know there is like 10 diff things you need that directly effect hotfix install, so thats why I had asked him that

Did you remove anything? Just Curious...

Nuhi could give an answer to everyone is very sad if not developed the 7Lite. Finally, there are other alternatives to give a further update ... There are good / many (n) differences between these 2 OSs (Vista x 7), right? Remote Media Streaming; XP Mode; Device Stage; 7codecs; and ... Makes clear that vLite is obsolete the Windows OS 7 Not obsolete just world class finicky.

You need Windows Easy Transfer or whatever for an upgrade + manual setup, the unattended file changed on 7 as compared to vista thusly you cannot use vlite unattend on a Windows 7 Disc. I made an oops on game explorer, yes you should keep it, essentially this list is for building a bare bones windows 7 no fluff I didnt factor in how many of Microsoft's programs would crap out from this masterpiece, obviously you need to be careful if you like MS Office or zune so....there you go

I've been removing "manual setup" for all builds since 7000 and haven't had a problem installing Windows 7 on virtual pc or a vhd install or a physical partition install. I can't remember if manual install is necessary for something or not after the installation, but it will install without problems. Well when you combine it with everything on my list it causes the installation to fail at like 98% someone would have to do some testing on the RC to check it but on 7057/7077 it caused installation failure for me

Vlite tends to work ok with Windows 7 but as many people had pointed out its very "particular" about what to keeps, things that were safe to remove in vista completely destroy 7 so I know that services/system removal section need to be looked at with special attention.

This is a GENERAL roadmap for using Vlite 1.2 against Windows 7, This is just a roadmap (Updated on June 10, 2009) As far as I know we need to keep the following (please add to the list if you know of any more) (Do not select Unattended Setup as it will error during install or try to add hotfixes, this is due to vlite not being designed for 7 but for vista) (Do not remove anything from hardware support, it causes a plethora of problems) (Do not remove drivers either, windows 7 has a slightly different driver style than vista, it wont use all vista drivers, specifically it needs the storage drivers) (KEEP OR INSTALL WILL FAIL) *Component Cache winsxs *Internet Explorer *Microsoft HTML Engine *Performance Counters *Crash Dump Support *manual setup (something to do with sources folder, being investigated by myself) *SQM Software Quality Management (needed for installing Windows 7, and for hotfixes) ^Task Scheduler (needed for SQM and Defrag) *UAC *MDAC *Windows Update ^Bits ^IPSEC *Error Reporting (SAFE TO DELETE) As in wont break install and the system should function on its own OK without these. *Languages (keep C_949.nls for KMPlayer) *Accessibility (keep if you need Tablet support) *Character Map *Disk Cleanup (keep if your going use SAT) *Games *Mobility Center *Notepad *Paint *Wordpad *Sidebar and Gadgets *Welcome Center *Speech Support *System Information *Snipping Tool (keep if you need touch/tablet) *Floppy Disk Support (Unless you love those 3.5" little guys) *iSCSI Support (I couldn't even find a NAS on newegg that needed this) *Smart Card support *Media Center *Media Metadata Handler (no more video thumbnails) *Music and Video Samples *Photo Metadata Handler (No more photo thumbnails) *Sample Pictures *Screensavers *Shell Event Sounds *Sideshow (if you have a little screen on the outside of your notebook keep) *Sound Recorder *Aero Theme (it does make the interface snappier but at the cost of consuming video memory) *Windows Media Codecs (needed for wmp) *Windows Media Player (once again some games need these) *Connect to a Network Projector *DFS *Internet Information Services *Remote Desktop Assistance *Remote Desktop Client *RIP Listener *Simple TCPIP Services *Telnet Server *Telnet Client *TFTP Client *SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol *Windows Collaboration (not really there but will delete useless pre-final files) *Windows Mail (not really all there in 7 and will mess up mht support) *Desktop Window Manager (needed for aero when this is running a small portion of video memory will be consumed) *Offline Files *Protected Storage *Quality Windows Audio Video (needed for media center) *Remote Registry *Superfetch (the OS will still use up all memory but will be available for programs) *WebDAV *Windows Search (system will still search) *Windows Time (computer may or may not lose time) *Beep (the little in-case speaker) *Bitlocker Drive Encryption (needs TPM to operate) *DRM (if you keep WMP keep this) *Disk Quota *Help *Imapiv2 (might be needed for zune?) *Microsoft Client for NFS *Message Queue *Natural Language (will kill voice/speech) *Parental Controls *Run a legacy CPL elevated *Security Center *SUA *Sync Center *System Restore (will kill windows backup) *Tablet PC (inkball will die) *Windows Defender *Windows Easy Transfer (No longer able to upgrade) *Windows SAT (must turn windows aero on manually if removed) *Zip Folder (RECOMMENDED NOT TO DELETE or there could be BAD consequences) *File and Printer Sharing Server *Link-Layer Topology Discovery *Network and Sharing Center *Network Explorer *Windows Firewall (most of the other networking features need this) *Application Experience (Will be VERY annoying if removed) *Computer Browser *DHCP (....) *Windows Remote Management (I know this can be deleted but it will open up a whole new can of worms so I wouldnt) *Event Log *Dynamic Volume Manager (Windows Backup needs this, cant remove windows backup yet, so I would leave it.) *Distributed Link Tracking Client *DTC *DNS Client *EAP (Wireless) *ICS Internet Connection Sharing *Interactive Services Detection *IP Helper (IPv6) *Multimedia Class Scheduler *NAP (Wireless Internet) *Network List Service *NLA Network Location Awareness *Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (needed for VPNs) *Remote Access Connection Manager (VPNs as well) *Routing and Remote Access (VPNs as well) *Secondary Logon *SSTP *SSDP Discovery *TCP/IP netbios helper *Telephony *UnPNP Universal Plug and Play *Usermode Driver Framework *Volume Shadow Copy (cant remove windows backup) *Windows Color System *Windows Connect Now *Jet Database engine *remote differential compression *Windows Picture and Fax Viewer *Game Explorer *Reliability and Performance Monitor *Diagnostics (I know im saying to keep all the networking but believe me its for the best, all these items are tied together you remove one and you remove them all, which means no PnP, no vpns and no firewall, and theres only like 3 x64 firewalls in existence.) (UNABLE TO DELETE not in the list) Due to limitations of Vlite and the Windows 7 WIM *Disk Defragmenter *Windows Photo related programs *Calculator *Drivers (or so I have heard vlite wont delete them even though you selected them) *Windows Backup *Windows DVD Maker This is everything that is listed for removal on the 7RC. Also on Windows Server 2008 R2 (Based on 7) is ALOT more lenient towards removal, so server 2008 r2 needs a different list.

I have the same problem as him I copied wimgapi to vlite and it wont recognize it. please help.

ok thankyou, I just didnt know about Gigabytes method of determining "minimal" requirements nor did I see a recommended req. So hopefully it'll hold

So i Bought a Gigabyte 4850 1gb Videocard (PCIE x16 2.0) The manual states that its minimal requirements are a 450 watt PSU w/32amps on the 12v rail. I currently own a Corsair 450VX with 33amps on the 12v rail is this enough to handle this powerhog? P.S my other components include a Gigabyte 790x MB, a AMD 6000+ 3.0ghz CPU and 4 gig corsair xms memory and 1 internal disk drive thx

Ok so after weeks of googling I find 9 ways to install xp, 6 of them annoying messing ways, 1 of them doesnt work, 1 wont work with x64 and finally the Universal Customizer method (u3) so i follow the directions and the install worked 1 time, then ever since no matter how much I try (redid the isos and everything) I get a 0x0000007B error during text mode at Starting Windows. Can someone please help me figure this out? thankyou.