Compatibility and Components Problem (Novice)

[Melus]

Hi, I'm quite new to nLite and am a bit confused about "components" and "compatibility". If I integerate Internet Explorer 8 and don't want to keep the default Internet Explorer, then will I select Internet Explorer in the "components" window and deselect it in "compatibility"?

Pls Help.......Your assistance shall be highly appreciated

[johnhc]

Melus, welcome to nLite. You do not want to remove Internet Explorer just because you want to include IE8. Leave it in place. You will need to use an AddOn for IE8 since MS decided it would not integrate directly into XP. See the AddOns sub-forum above and the RyanVM forum. I think if you will read the note at the top of the Compatibility window, you will see this is simply nLite's method to prevent you from removing components that are needed for the functions you select. Have fun and if you have questions, or problems, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

[Melus]

You do not want to remove Internet Explorer just because you want to include IE8. Leave it in place.

Actually, I have a bit of a problem:

Right after installing Windows XP Proffesional SP2 (not slipstreamed), I installed the SP3 standalone package and immediately removed the old IE (from Windows Components). Then I installed Internet Explorer 8 followed by VTP (Vista Transformation Pack). After that, whenever I opened Internet Explorer, the old IE launched instead of IE8. So I had to install IE8 again.

Therefore, I think that if I integrate IE8 and do not keep the old Internet Explorer, then that problem won't occur. Is my concept right?

So my other question is: What if I do not want to keep the old Internet Explorer? Then which options shall I select and deselct in "components" and "compability"?

Edited April 28, 2009 by Melus

[Melus]

See the AddOns sub-forum above and the RyanVM forum. I think if you will read the note at the top of the Compatibility window, you will see this is simply nLite's method to prevent you from removing components that are needed for the functions you select.

Please send in the link

[b-man]

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/

and the subforum hes talking about is at teh top of the forum this thread is in

i dont mean to take over the thread but y do u have to do this i dont have much time and do bit by bit when i can also my cd didtn have a sp so i had to intergrate one sp b4 i could intergrate sp3

Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP.

[johnhc]

b-man, you are welcome to do as you please with nLite. I recommend you do this because I have seen so many people, including me, have myriad and bizarre problems running nLite multiple times against the same source. Since several have complained about my recommendation, I have started asking users to please tell us that they are running nLite multiple times against the same source so we can respond appropriately. A search of these forums will yield many examples of strange problems caused by this. You can actually get away with some, but which ones, I suspect no one knowns. Enjoy, John.

Melus, I have not given serious consideration to your old problem and know nothing about VTP. I recommend you do not remove IE before integrating IE8. In fact, if you use the Real AddOn for IE8 (from Sereby), nLite will not allow you to remove IE components. If you're curious about this, then DL the AddOn, extract and look at the entries_ie8.ini. You will see IE listed as [NeededComponents]. I run XP x64 and there is no Real AddOn, but I certainly leave IE and use the SVCPACK AddOn that I created. No problems. But as I have said before, do as you like. Try it (especially if you are running a virtual system) and see what happens. Enjoy, John.

Edited April 28, 2009 by johnhc

[b-man]

ah ok then is there a way to select everything u want to do and save it but not actually do it until u have done everything

[johnhc]

b-man, sorry, your phrasing confuses me. When you run nLite, and let it Finish, a Last Session file will be created. This file (also called a Preset and found in the nLite folder with date Stamps) is available for future nLite runs. I am creating ISOs for two different machines and I just save my Last Session after a good run and refer to it later when I need to build another ISO for that machine. Be sure to copy both the .ini and the U_.ini files and when you rename be sure the first part of the names are exactly the same. Enjoy, John.

[b-man]

can i select all the settings and stuff i want to do and save it so if i was doing it piece by piece then when everything is done how i wanted i go through it and finish it so im only doing it in 1 session

instead of doing a piece then finishing then doing a piece then finishing and maybe causing problems

edit

also on a similar path if i go through the whole lot and create an iso. if i load the last settings.ini can i create another exact copy off the same source or do i still have to remove components ect

Edited April 30, 2009 by b-man

[johnhc]

b-man, I see your flag is Australian, so we speak the same language (sorta), but I am having trouble understanding what you are asking or you are having trouble understanding what I am saying. Each time you run nLite, you should start with a fresh copy of your files/folders. Each time you run nLite, it processes each task you select, removing components, integrating an SP, hot fixes and drivers and what other things you request. When you finish (creating an ISO/CD or not), nLite saves the information about what was done in the run in the Last Session.ini and Last Session_U.ini files. If you wanted to recreate this again, but with minor changes perhaps, start nLite with a fresh copy of the source, and select the Last Session dated appropriately. At any time you can open nLite against a previously nLited source, select only Create Bootable ISO and build an ISO file and /or burn a CD/DVD. I really encourage you to install a virtual system (VirtaulPC, VirtualBox or VMware Server - all free) and make some test runs. With a VM you can have all kinds of fun and learn all kinds of things. It was one of the smartest things I did in the endeavor. If I have still have not answered your questions, please try me again. Enjoy, John.

[Ponch]

Until you start the actual nliting process (and the file "last session.ini" gets written), there is no way to save what you've selected or not up to any point. The downside is of course that your set of file gets modified in the process.

So there is no point starting nLite in the prospect of doing half the job and coming back to it later.

also on a similar path if i go through the whole lot and create an iso. if i load the last settings.ini can i create another exact copy off the same source or do i still have to remove components ect

the source is hopefully on a cd, the result is on HDD and in the iso, what exactly are you asking about ? "creating a source" ?

Last session.ini is the "road" from A to B. It will only lead you to B if you start from A.

[b-man]

my source is ripped onto the hard drive and copied mutiple times to reuse as a source again i thought thats how it was done lol (i have massive hard drive space so doesnt bother me either and its quicker

sorry for being hard to understand i understand u its on my end lol i cant word it properly

yeah i just worked it out b4 i read this post i wasnt loading nlite last session ini i was just importing so wasnt getting the settings i had in the previous copy but wanted to do minor changes

already run and use virtual box and yeah its good