Slimming down existing installation with nLite

[CyberDemon2004]

Hi,

I have an already built and syspreped Windows installation that I would like to slim down. The sysprep works fine but it is very large and I would like to remove what I can. With that in mind, I was wondering if it is possible to slim down an already existing installation (or sysprep) of Windows with nLite, or if there may be an alternative that will do this.

I would go back and start from scartch with nLite, but I'm not the one that builds the sysprep image. That is handled by another group and I must deal with it as is, only adding the software that is specific to my group.

Any suggestions on how to remove unnecessary data would be appreciated.

-Daniel

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Sorry but I have to remind you that

Nlite is NOT for buisness or corporate use.

OR you are using a warez groups release which is illegal.

You need to start all over from scratch using your OWN disk as the base...

[johnhc]

CyberDemon2004, since I have you, in 20 words or less, please explain to me what a "sysprep" is. I assume it is a method of making an installation so that it can be silently installed on many computers. NLite should always be run against a fresh copy of the Windows CD files/folders, so it cannot process what you have. In a possibly more important note, the nLite license agreement provides for personal use only and does not allow business use. Please see the agreement in the nLite folder in the Program Files folder. Enjoy, John.

[CyberDemon2004]

From the research I have done, I figured that nLite was probably not a viable solution, but thought that someone may have some helpful information or know about other tools that have similar features.

As for the question as to what sysprep is. Sysprep is freely available software, provided by Microsoft, that allows you to deploy a customized Windows installation. It also has features for performing the install silently, or unattended. When you buy a new computer that already has Windows installed, you'll notice that the setup wizard that you go through is different then the one that you go through if you install Windows yourself. That is caused by sysprep.

[Guest]

What you want is XPLite. Been using it for years and it works great. Easy to remove stuff and add them back if things are not to your liking.