[Guide] Win server 2008

[aviv00]

if u remove help then the feathers add-on will stop working

but u already add what u like

enlite waht u mean ?

Edited January 18, 2008 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

lol ;p

enlite -> nLite -> vLite = make it smaller

i just run your config and it worked!

now i'm trying to make it smaller.. ;]

thanx a lot!!

can i use waik to remove components from server? just like vLite?

[aviv00]

NP!

yea u could make it smaller at about 400mb [for 32bit]

but its alot of work [ about 2-3 hours work]

so if u wanna i will tell u

just like vLite?

nope vlite is diff

Edited January 18, 2008 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

teach me oh great master!

at the beginning maybe few tips in list what to do to make it smaller..

something like that:

1. with waik remove this and that

2. with pkgmgr do that

3. with xxx do something else

that would be very nice of you to do for a n00b like me ^_^

[aviv00]

lol im noob like u

i success to do that with lots of testing[about 2 weeks] and didn't fully understand what im doing

Ok

as u understand i done it with testing so cant ensure its will go easily

Guide How to Remove Packages with WAIK [ Could be use on Vista as well ]

use the original install.wim

hive in to regedit.exe the software [in system32\config\]

export to the packages

with notpade replace

"Visibility"=dword:00000002

to

"Visibility"=dword:00000001

save it and import it back to regedit.exe [ click it twice, u should take owner and full access first]

remove the Owners dirs of all the packages [ save it from time to time so u wont get mistake and need to go back]

use this short-cut

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...st&p=821972

save the hive with unhive it [ save the wim changes]

use Windows SIM [ WAIK] to make the new clg file

start to make answer file to remove those packages u dont need [edit at 12.6: use <package action="remove" permanence="permanent">]

if u get error like 1023 or 1623 i dont remember u should rebulid the image with vlite [or start remove comps with it and rebulid, do that after u remove all the possable]

TIPS:

server 32bit have 201 packages i success to remove till 74 packages left after remove comps with vlite

those others that get those error i was talking before was able to remove now [ duno why ]

u dont need to remove the lang pack of any package if u remove the main the lang pack of it should go too

if u remove the server lang pack the while the install u will get error

Go extreme with vlite & Server

if u want to remove winsxs as well and still have the aero

remove the pending.xml in winsxs dir [install.wim]

tell me about ur exp. with it

GL man

Edited January 8, 2009 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

i'll try this after i get my newly installed server'08 to work STABLE ;///

i've stopped (disabled/manual state) some services that i used to in server'03 and now the system is werid :|

i can't access Control Panel and 'Personalize' on the Desktop contex menu doesn't work either :[

what services do you have STARTED??

[aviv00]

*moder pls remove*

im stupid i need to learn scroll up

Edited January 21, 2008 by aviv00

[aviv00]

*moder pls remove*

im stupid i need to learn scroll up & stop double posting

Edited January 21, 2008 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

just delete those services that are NOT started:

Application Experience
COM+ Event System
Cryptographic Services
DCOM Server Process Launcher
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
Group Policy Client
Network List Service
Network Location Awareness
Network Store Interface Service
Plug and Play
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Task Scheduler
Terminal Services
Themes
User Profile Service
Windows Audio
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
Windows Event Log
Windows Management Instrumentation
Workstation
Multimedia Class Scheduler
Computer Browser
DHCP Client
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator
Remote Access Connection Manager
Remote Registry
Routing and Remote Access
Secondary Logon
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service
Server
SSDP Discovery
Superfetch
Telephony
UPnP Device Host
Windows Firewall
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
Windows Update
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
Application Information
Application Layer Gateway Service
Application Management
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Base Filtering Engine
CNG Key Isolation
COM+ System Application
Diagnostic Policy Service
Diagnostic Service Host
Diagnostic System Host
Distributed Link Tracking Client
DNS Client
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
Health Key and Certificate Management
Human Interface Device Access
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
Interactive Services Detection
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86
Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider
Netlogon
Network Access Protection Agent
Network Connections
Performance Counter DLL Host
Performance Logs & Alerts
Portable Device Enumerator Service
Print Spooler
Protected Storage
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
Resultant Set of Policy Provider
Security Accounts Manager
Shell Hardware Detection
SL UI Notification Service
SNMP Trap
Software Licensing
Special Administration Console Helper
System Event Notification Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Terminal Services Configuration
Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector
Thread Ordering Server
TPM Base Services
Virtual Disk
Volume Shadow Copy
WebClient
Windows Color System
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
Windows Event Collector
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Installer
Windows Modules Installer
Wired AutoConfig
WMI Performance Adapter

edit:

all right.. i fixed this =|

but i had to make a ghost image of current setup, then install it from scratch, save the services list and restore the ghost image.. finally i set the services the same like it was on a clean system

i'll try with some disablings tomorrow, now that i've the list of all services ^_^

cheers!

Edited January 21, 2008 by WiCiO

[aviv00]

@WiCiO

i guess u stopped the serviecs of "SL UI Notification Service"

or "Software Licensing"

and the guide didn't delete i didn't scroll up see sorry scroll up a bit u will see it

[WiCiO]

hi again!

finaly RTM is out!

now, i did step-by-step with your guide, but.. there's so many packages and most of them i don't know if to remove or not ;/

how did you manage to recognise which package is responsible for what function?

Microsoft-Hyper-V-Common-Drivers-Package
Microsoft-Hyper-V-Guest-Integration-Drivers-Package
Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-Clients-Package
Microsoft-Hyper-V-Package
Microsoft-Hyper-V-Server-Drivers-Package
Microsoft-Windows-ADFS-WebAgents-Package
Microsoft-Windows-AdminUi-Package
Microsoft-Windows-BITSExtensions-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-BLB-Commandlet-Package
Microsoft-Windows-BLB-Package
Microsoft-Windows-BLB-UI-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Branding-SE-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-CredentialManagementRole-Standard
Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DFSN-Server
Microsoft-Windows-DFSR-ServerEdition-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DHCPServer-Tools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DhcpServerRole-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Tools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-DomainController-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-DomainController-Tools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ISM-Smtp-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Full-Role-Package
Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Tools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Extensible-Authentication-Protocol-Host-Authenticator-Package
Microsoft-Windows-FailoverCluster-AdminPak-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Fax-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-FileReplication-Package
Microsoft-Windows-FileServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package
Microsoft-Windows-FSRM-All-Package
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ServerTools-Package
Microsoft-Windows-HCAP-Package
Microsoft-Windows-HealthCertificateServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Help-Customization-Package
Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-AddOn-2-Package
Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-AddOn-Package
Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-IIS-WebServer-Server-Features-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Indexing-Service-Package
Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-Locale-NLS-Server2008-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Internet-Naming-Service-Package
Microsoft-Windows-iSNS_Service-Package
Microsoft-Windows-L2NA-Package
Microsoft-Windows-MSMQ-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-MultipathIo-Package
Microsoft-Windows-NetFx3-OC-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Networking-Internet-Authentication-Service-Management-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Networking-Internet-Authentication-Service-NTService-Package
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancingManagementClient-Package
Microsoft-Windows-NFS-Full-Package
Microsoft-Windows-NIS-Package
Microsoft-Windows-OfflineFiles-Package
Microsoft-Windows-PeerToPeer-PnrpOnly-Package
Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-Package
Microsoft-Windows-PreviousVersions-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Server-Features-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Server-Role-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package
Microsoft-Windows-PSync-Package
Microsoft-Windows-QWAVE-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RasCMAK-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RasServerRole-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RDC-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RecDisc-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance-Package-Server
Microsoft-Windows-RemovableStorageManagement-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Rights-Management-Services
Microsoft-Windows-RPC-HTTP_Proxy-Package
Microsoft-Windows-RSAT-NIS-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SearchEngine-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SecureStartup-OC-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Server-Drivers-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Server-Features-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Server-LanguagePack-Package
Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Drivers-Package
Microsoft-Windows-ServerDesktopExperience
Microsoft-Windows-ServerStandardEdition
Microsoft-Windows-ServicingBaseline-ServerStandard-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SimpleTCP-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SIS-Limited-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Smtpsvc-Admin-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Smtpsvc-Service-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SNMP-Package
Microsoft-Windows-StorageManagerForSANs-Package
Microsoft-Windows-SUA-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Telnet-Client-Package
Microsoft-Windows-Telnet-Server-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-AppServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Gateway-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionDirectoryServer-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-WebAccess-Package
Microsoft-Windows-TFTP-Client-Package
Microsoft-Windows-UDDI-Services-Package
Microsoft-Windows-WindowsFoundation-LanguagePack-Package
Microsoft-Windows-WirelessNetworking-Package
Microsoft-Windows-WMI-SNMP-Provider-Package
Microsoft-Windows-WSRM-Package
Microsoft.RemoteFileSystems.DFS-FullServerSKU
Networking-MPSSVC-Rules-ServerEdition-Package
Server-Help-Package.ServerStandard
SQL-Server-2005-Embedded-Edition-Windows-Package

did you manage to find a list of all this packages with a brief description?

i've attached my answer file.. dunno why :PPP

CHeeRS!

ps.

which packages did you remove?

Untitled.xml

Edited March 2, 2008 by WiCiO

[aviv00]

hey WiCiO

i tested it

if u gonna use vlite to remove winsxs u wont gain any diff [ hdd space ]

so save ur time

but if u dont wanna do it i will tell u

however its not alot around 100-350mb

Edited March 2, 2008 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

you're saying that those packages gives only 300mb of hdd space?? ;/

i'll be VERY grateful if you can post which packages did you remove, and everything works fine, so i could find more

[aviv00]

ok np this is the list u should save

Microsoft-Windows-Branding-SE-Server-Package thx to Post #102

Microsoft-Windows-Fax-Server-Package

Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package

Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package

Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-Locale-NLS-Server2008-Package

Microsoft-Windows-QWAVE-Package

Microsoft-Windows-RDC-Package

Microsoft-Windows-SearchEngine-Server-Package

Microsoft-Windows-Server-Drivers-Package

Microsoft-Windows-Server-Features-Package

Microsoft-Windows-Server-LanguagePack-Package

Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Drivers-Package

Microsoft-Windows-ServerDesktopExperience

Microsoft-Windows-ServerStandardEdition

Microsoft-Windows-ServicingBaseline-ServerStandard-Package

Microsoft-Windows-SIS-Limited-Package

Microsoft-Windows-Telnet-Client-Package

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-AppServer-Package

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionDirectoryServer-Package

Microsoft-Windows-WindowsFoundation-LanguagePack-Package

Microsoft-Windows-WirelessNetworking-Package

the bolds ones is my choose so if u dont wanna them u could remove them too

Edited June 9, 2008 by aviv00

[WiCiO]

fax service is that important? ;/

edit:

alright then

THANX A LOT!!

edit2:

fight'n with errors d-_-b

can't jump over error 1168

removing component which was last in log file..

Edited March 2, 2008 by WiCiO