Vlite woes - Is anything I removed critical to playing games?

[r0b0tc0rpse]

after 5 days of trying to create a Vlite install... all sorts of woes.

It seems that ... some times, the disk i create works... and i think.. great, it works, let me add one more KB or something

then mysteriously, it doesn't work... goes right back into its loop thing... I thought it was my service presets, so i left them all default. But that

I integrated all hot fixes that were available today.

So either the services messed up the install.. which isn't likely, the hotfixes, or Vlite just doesn't always work right.

I made ~15 dvd-r's into Frisbees.

No offense to the author;

I don't think its anything I'm doing, to me it seems like vlite only works like 5% of the time... As far as i can tell, nothing i removed should have any impact on games, yet they all crash...

This is the last one i compiled. THe one i am running on right now is only slightly different. THe services were set the same, the only 2 changes was the system information and the windows SAT.

something i noticed, the last session generated here is duplicated.

Edited September 10, 2008 by r0b0tc0rpse

[r0b0tc0rpse]

; vLite preset file

;

;#Environment:

; vLite v1.2 RC

; Framework 2.0.50727.1434

; Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 64-bit

;

;#Target:

; Windows Vista ULTIMATE 64-bit Service Pack 1

; Version 6.0.6001.18000 English (United States)

;

[Compatibility]

Logitech Setpoint

Zoom Player

Aero Glass

Scanners and Cameras

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E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\9.64\English\Ethernet\nvfd6064.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\9.64\English\IDE\WinVista64\sataraid\nvrd64.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\9.64\English\IDE\WinVista64\sata_ide\nvstor64.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\9.64\English\SMBus\nf4sys.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\9.64\English\SMU\smuc64.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\AGEIA Technologies\driver\x64\1.1.1.15\PhysX64.inf

E:\vliteintergration\Alldrivers\FP241VW\BenQFP241VW.inf

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G:\Backup\today\177.92\nv_disp.inf

[unattended]

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E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB941693-x64.msu

E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB943729-x64.msu

E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB947562-x64.msu

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E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB953838-x64.msu

E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB954366-x64.msu

E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB955302-x64.msu

E:\vliteintergration\hotfixes\Windows6.0-KB905866-v24-x64.msu

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Edited September 10, 2008 by r0b0tc0rpse

[r0b0tc0rpse]

gears of war and all hl2 based games error out in this loadout

what do i need to put back to get my games to work?

some times the hot fix integration works some times it fails.

I don't understand why games are crashing, none of these changes should have anything to do with it.

Edited September 10, 2008 by r0b0tc0rpse

[r0b0tc0rpse]

i wish i had taken down which KB's failed, but

in one install where 2 kb's failed to integrate, i did NOT get the update loop, but i still can't play games.

[oskingen]

What do you want ? a bare bone computer or a working computer ?

i think you are smart enough to see what you have to keep

[r0b0tc0rpse]

What do you want ? a bare bone computer or a working computer ?

i think you are smart enough to see what you have to keep

I just want what i need to play games, it doesnt seem like i removed anything critical why is it erroring out?

[Kraze]

then mysteriously, it doesn't work... goes right back into its loop thing... I thought it was my service presets, so i left them all default. But that

This is a known issue and Nuhi is working on it. Be patient its an RC version of vLite so its going to have a problem or two. I got the loop as well so what i did was loaded on my previous version of vLite, 1.2 Beta and all is fine.

Its always a good thing to hold onto your previous "known" working vLite disks.

[r0b0tc0rpse]

then mysteriously, it doesn't work... goes right back into its loop thing... I thought it was my service presets, so i left them all default. But that

This is a known issue and Nuhi is working on it. Be patient its an RC version of vLite so its going to have a problem or two. I got the loop as well so what i did was loaded on my previous version of vLite, 1.2 Beta and all is fine.

Its always a good thing to hold onto your previous "known" working vLite disks.

OK, i will rebuild with the beta version and hopefully it will work.

I was thinking it was the Hot fix integration. Should i try the hot fix integration or not?

Leaving the service presets default did not work either. it seemed like integrating some hot fixes and leaving out a few select ones did... but im not sure which those were because i didn't chose them, they failed and i did not take note of them...

[Kraze]

Looping Restarts is a result of integration using vLite 1.2 RC, quote from Nuhi

This may be in some combination with integrated hotfixes, already reported. Checking it these days. Until then you can try without integrating hotfixes if you can't wait.

Just use 1.2 Beta -Extreme till a newer version of vLite is released.

or

Use vLite 1.2 RC with no integration and it might work, haven't tried it myself so i cant tell you if it will or not.

[Tomorrow]

Question to topic starter:what games crash?.Are the games patched to the latest version?.

Possible causes could be Parental Controld and/or Games Explorer.Atleast a few people have reported problems with those things removed.

Now about the reboot loop issue:just keep the hotfixes you use.I mean why integrate hotfix for Windows Mail if you have it removed?.If youre not sure if you need this hotfix then keep it.Also integrate all hotfixes BEFORE removing anything.Rebuild and then open again to remove stuff.helped me cause i was buggeb by the reboot loop issu for a long time too.See if you integrate fewer hotfixes you also decrease the posiibility of the reboot loop to show its ugly face.

Also word of caution!!!:do not install updates from windows update to vlited vista.You might find yourselt staring at blank screen at startup with no way to roll back latest updates and youll have to to clean install.