also... "System Restore" is another component that is required for windows 7 to work: System Restore Crash Dump Report Manual Setup Don't Customize Owner Info and I'd Protect the followin files to be able to user Blue Badge and Hibernation: Windows\System32\wisptis.exe Windows\System32\ieframe.dll Windows\System32\shell32.dll Windows\System32\stobject.dll Windows\System32\TabletPC.cpl Windows\System32\themecpl.dll Windows\System32\themeui.dll Windows\System32\powercfg.cpl Windows\System32\drivers\diskdump.sys Windows\System32\drivers\dumpata.sys Other than that, you can pretty much remove everything else you want/don't need. -YACO