Why does nlite remove those three files unconditionally?

[fragbert]

I ran nlite 1.45 final to just add a few explorer tweaks, nothing more, and the last session.ini has a bunch of settings that I did not set, including what looks like removal of trivial files and setting some unattended stuff. Is this normal behavior?

This is all I wanted nlite to do:

[Tweaks]

Boot and Shutdown-Auto-Kill hung applications immediately

Boot and Shutdown-Status Messages-Extended

Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu

Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-List

Explorer-Classic Control Panel

Explorer-Disable Search Assistant

Explorer-Launch folder windows in a separate process

Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types

Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows

Performance-Minimal Power Management

Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel

Start Menu-Control Panel-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a menu

Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Network Places-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Pictures-Don't display this item

Start Menu-Network Connections-Don't display this item

Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar

Taskbar-Disable Windows Tour popup

Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-Yes

Yet it does ALL of this:

[Tasks]

Tweaks

[Components]

;# Compatibility #

[KeepFiles]

msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]

clock.avi

yahoo.bmp

swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]

ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

TargetPath = "WINDOWS"

temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

AdvTweaks

[unattended]

ComputerType = Automatic

MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12

RestorePointLife = 30

DesktopTheme = Default||

AutoUDay = 5

AutoUHour = 15

ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[dadaniel]

This is a very good question. I noticed this behavior also in previous versions (about 1 year ago).

[Fox Mulder]

The sky is falling! It's doing nothing bad IMHO, that's all defaults AFAIK.

[cluberti]

The actual settings are defaults - the question is, do you want those files on your installation media?

- Clock.avi is an old file from Windows 3.x/Windows 9x that was meant for specific Video For Windows video drivers to synch up video before playing. Since VFW was a standard that did not get ported to 2000 (or XP, or Vista, etc), but Microsoft switched to WDM drivers, I don't think this file has actually had a specific use for many years. VFW drivers won't work on XP, so it's a holdover for who knows why .

- Yahoo.bmp is a file that shipped with IE4 and 5, and could be found on the XP CD for IE6. This is no longer used in IE, and you'll find it missing from IE7 and on Vista/2008. I believe this was displayed as part of the old Internet Connection wizard (not used since SP1, I believe, on XP). It's not needed.

- Swtchbrd.bmp was used by the Novell / Groupwise client. Unless you actually use the Novell client that ships with Windows (instead of the "good" one from Novell), then you do not need this file either.

[nuhi]

fragbert, last session remembers even the unactivated pages settings so it does not forget the settings for the next time when you might enable them.

Those being in the last session does not mean that they are applied. And yeah those are the default values.

[danker]

the next time when you might enable them.

It's not a bug! It's a feature!

Ok with your explanations I understand, but this is sometimes irritating if you ask a user for his LS.ini and there are "old/untaken" entries.