GrofLuigi

Pretty much as the topic says - there is too much junk in the full .Net package (I'm talking about 2.0, but I know 3.xx is several times bigger). Is there an application (or is it yet to be written) to 'gracefully' remove some of the very rarely used stuff (like system.web, oracle etc...) and not break general functionality of the package? I use .Net for very few programs besides nLite - and I would use the runtimes if I knew what exactly was removed (I guess a lot) and if it weren't for the reports of failure with them, but I also hope to have some application like nLite (in the future) to chose which components to keep. I am not sure if this is the right forum, but couldn't think of any other. GL

What is funny is that I also noticed the same thing, and was thinking of writing this... but I was too lazy. And even funnier (now) is the bottom of THIS thread. GL

You're right. But I'm completely lost with the many things you can check/uncheck in nLite. So this would take a month of my spare time at least and I don't like to invest that much time. ;-) So if someone could kindly provide a list of topics I have to check/uncheck in nLite that would improve the process by magnitude. :-) A session.ini of someone who already went through the same steps would be a good starting point for me, too. Markus Well, every item is important in its own way and has implications on the final result. You should know best your habits and expectations of the operating system best. What may seem insignificant to one person can be very irritating for another. For example, in 99 % of the cases when some friend asks me to "clean" or "optimize" his/her XP installation, I turn off themes service and window animations and they end up shocked. (I kill dozens of services, but they don't notice.) There were some threads here about people talking about 'templates' of "last session inis" but I don't think they took off. Everyone has his/her own idea of what's important and what's not, so I think no two people would end up with the same last_sesson.ini. What I said about searching, I meant - you must already know some of the components (what are they for and whether you need them or not). For the unknown ones, search the entire name of the component in quotes, either here or in google, and you'll get at least some idea what's it about. Your best friends also are this topic, nLite FAQ and guides. The difficult thing with nLite is that you usually can't easily revert your decisions (install the removed parts onto an installed system), so trial and error is inevitable (best done in a virtual machine so you don't mess up something badly). We all have made our mistakes, but have been rewarded with deeper knowledge of the operating system. GL

You can't look at it that way. XP has some things not present in 2000, but really worth keeping (i.e. better/newer/more drivers), and 2000 has some useless stuff worth getting rid of (kodak image viewer - for some folks at least; its own Tour etc). Then there are different versions of 2000 and of XP. Just take what YOU need and search/ask if don't know what something is for. GL

Interesting... Has anyone ever tried implanting Msahci.sys onto XP? I would take a look at it, but don't have enough knowledge... (and Vista, too). GL

Nothing really useful for me after 97. Smart tags? Puke... GL

If I understood you correctly, that is the default behaviour of Word - select block of text with mouse, hit backspace or del to delete it. See Insert/Overtype mode in settings ("typing replaces selection"), and, as a last resort, delete your Normal.dot located in Documents and Settings\YOUR_USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\ (with this you will lose all your customizations). The last last resort would be to reinstall office. GL

This is your beloved Windows keeping track of every program you've ever executed. Why? I don't know, supposedly for some language-related purpose. I wish it was some spyware-tracking feature, but it isn't. It's hopelessly useless. Maybe it is used in non-English versions of windows, but I doubt it - it's too much more work to search the cache, when windows could just look up the values (names) of executed programs - and it does. Same work twice?! And you wonder why you need new computer. This is genuine bureaucracy - 'we have to keep track of this and that, even if we don't use it'. And it's not just default user, it's every user. GL

I had problems (crashes) with that printer too, old driver from last year. xp sp2, no domain. Latest version from HP works fine (but you should clean up well after uninstall, and then reinstall the new one. I think that a registry key was involved, Zenographics or zspool. See if that is present on your computer(s). Because, and this is the weird thing, the driver crashed when the key was present. GL

I think it did, but 'errors' puzzles me. If you have the YRMPFPP_EN.iso on your hard disk, burn it to CD (any burning program will do, just open the iso file with the program, don't put it a new compilation). It will be bootable. GL

Why don't you try software solution yourself? There are many programs for software data recovery, but two out of those I have tried stand out from the others: IsoBuster (shareware) and IsoPuzzle (freeware). They can be used on multiple computers, reading parts of the disc that can be read on that CD/DVD drive and later continuing trying to read the unreadable parts on another computer. I have often seen discs that are completely unreadable in one CD/DVD drive, but read fine in another! This also applies to scratched parts, different drives read differently and if you combine their power, there is (almost) nothing you couldn't recover. I have had 100 % success (with enough drives) on all scratched disks I have bothered recovering (of course, if the disc is totally destroyed in some area, nothing can recover it), that is - with 'normally' scratched disks from heavy usage, not broken or bent or punched... But, another disadvantage of this method is that the process is time consuming. GL

Good, you prevented this: GL

Nuhi = Windows barber. (yeah, that's a compliment). Proposal for the next nLite/vLite codename: Enter the beauty parlor. GL

The long awaited new version of InnoUnp appeared, same url as above: http://innounp.sourceforge.net GL

1. I *think* this is old component - PCI IDE. All I know is I installed SP3 on a recent Toshiba laptop and it was not needed (I integrated Intel SATA, but that is not this). Try it. 2. I don't, and obviously you don't. 3.4.5.7. New in SP3, I see different opinions accross the forum. I'm not sure either. Research, but I think at this moment they are too new and their removal/dependencies still aren't fully sorted out. Leave them for now? 6. From it's description, it seems to me it's used in routers. But I don't have one. Maybe someone else could clarify if routers work with this component removed (I would like to know that too)? 8. From nLite's side, Extra Fonts (Webdings or Wingdins or Symbol). But Office (or at least PowerPoint viewer) install should have noticed you don't have them and installed their own? Another possibility is you did not select Equation Editor (which in turn installs its own, another, font) for installation during install of Office. GL

I don't know, never tried it. GL

Depends if you have SATA/SCSI hardware in the computer. If yes - drivers are needed (windows will look for them). If you don't add your drivers, probably won't boot. GL Pozdrav

sarkash, I bet it's the bottom one. In order of suspiciousness: Wired AutoConfig Extensible Authentication Protocol Service Health Key and Certificate Management Service Network Access Protection (NAP) Application Layer Gateway (if Windows Firewall is involved) Route Listening Service (if router is involved; but very unlikely) Nothing in # Network #. But, knowing Microsoft, there might be a hidden dependency... GL

Same as I did before: 1) If I see errors in the event log, I install it. 2) I install it and watch event log for several months if it has ever kicked in. 2a) If yes, keep it. 2b) If no, uninstall it. GL

OK, to explain a little more since you're new, SP3 is for x86 architecture only. GL

That's your mistake. Welcome to the forum! GL

L40 has a switch for the wireless beneath the front side (closest to you). Maybe it was flipped? Have you installed the drivers for the function keys? I don't remember how they were called - maybe something with accessibility. They provide visual indication of pressed Fn keys, but they should work without them. @ and " switched - maybe you installed wrong Windows keyboard layout? See in Regional and language options. GL

Tried deleting Normal.dot? GL

I remember this was an issue when SP3 appeared. Search for it, you should be able to find more detailed explanation. If I'm not mistaken, one of the solutions was to make sure the CD label contains no spaces (or is empty?). GL

OK... Don't remove Active Directory if you ever plan to connect to a Domain (roughly, a network where one (or several) computer is the server and bosses around the others). Usually found at your office. If removed, may also hurt VPN. MSMail and Mapi removed may hurt Outlook Express and Outlook (obviously), but also Send To Desktop functionality, Save as Web Page (complete) in Internet Explorer (and you won't be able to open those .mht files) and maybe something else. I'd say, dont remove. IP conferencing is used by NetMeeting (the windows component) and maybe other (simple) messengers. Full blown messengers use their own protocols and would not be hurt by it. (except maybe MSN Messenger, but I doubt it). MAC bridge - used if you ever wish to use two network (or internet) connections as one (doubles the speed). If you're sure you won't ever need it, remove it. VML is used by IE, but rarely. I remove it for years, and never seen a problem (but I use other browsers more). I'm not sure if it's the same thing as SVG, but that's also used rarely in the real world. The only problem with it would be if some program specifically looks for it (and I don't know any). TCP/IP V6 - not necessarily best to keep if you don't plan to use this build for many years - It's a standard that hasn't took off on the Internet yet, and Vista uses it - if you need to network with it - but *I think* it will fall back to V4 if necessarry. Connection wizards - remove if you know how to set up a connection (New connection menu item in Network Connections folder is not removed). Maybe needed for some sorts of dialup or VPN connections, but I haven't used those, so I wouldn't know. Outlook express - same as Msmail and Mapi. GL