recomended settings for a pure htpc

[subwars]

hey guys, after some sujestions on what i can do to make an install disc that is purly for a htpc, i've got a 600mb vista lite install disc that i thought was great, and i used it for my 2.4 celron server, and it works a treat.

now i'd like to use something similar to that but have mce still there which this one was missing. can someone sugest to me the best settings to use to get it as small and least resorcefull as possible, but still do all the htpc operations

thanks

[nuhi]

Keep the Media Center if you use it and the things it needs (wmp, codecs...)

Also Media Scheduler Service is a must.

Leave Internet Explorer too for the sake of compatibility.

All other is up to you I guess. I remove all except IE, Aero and Media Scheduler. My PC is an audio storage and video player. Our difference is just that I don't use Media Center but a wireless mouse directly.

[subwars]

ok, so i made up a lite install, took alot of stuff out except for what i thought would probably be needed. installed windows and all the drivers, then proceded to setup the tv signal in mce and it kept telling me there were no tuners installed, which they were, so i even triend reinstalling the drivers then uninstalled them and reinstalled again.. but i couldn't get mce to detect they were even there.

so i just installed the full copy cause these were newer drivers for the tuner that i found and hadn't used before. but i've got it all up and running now and working, apart from resouces are alot my tied up.

so i guess i just took to much out, but i don't know what it might have been though?

[nuhi]

Attach your preset please.

And the name of the tuner so that I can check driver removals.

[subwars]

ok i think i did this right.. i had to check the disc i made to see what i left, wrote them down. and then opened up a new one to reselect all the items i removed. as i didn't save before and had played around looking at other things which altered the settings on the last session one.

anyway here it is

http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1479...a-htpc-ini.html

http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/1479...htpc-u-ini.html

it was an ultimate build, and the tuner card is a dvico dual digal (first model), using the 3.63.01 drivers

probably my own fault making the windows, probably took something important out, as this is the first time i've done my own lite build.

but please do check over my settings and let me know what you think.

thanks.

ps. just incase i didn't remake them settings files right, here is a list of the options that i did leave

drivers

-ethernet

multimedia

-media center

-wallpapers

-windows aero

-windows media codecs

-windows media player

network

-windows firewall

services

-computer browser

-desktop windows manager

-diagnostics

-internet connections sharing

-multimedia class scheduler

-universal plus and play

-windows remote managment

system

-malicous software

-superfletch

-windows defender