@ZileXa: I cannot keep up with your process. Could you please clarify your some steps? 1. "ran GimageX (apply then Capture, do not press Append, press Create)": a. do you choose the same Source and Destination folders? b. It way create a .wim file, say 'my win7.wim'. 2. "Then ran VLite. When vLite finishes": Does it finish removing winsxs and other stuffs? 3. "I first copy files to the directory ($OEM$, apps, stuff and hotfix KB947821)": What files did you copy to what directory? Thank you in advance for your clarification.
