Full screenshots: successful but unremarkable asus eeepc 4gb ssd surf

[rjamesd]

Here are all the screenshots of using the nLite version 1.4.9.1 to strip down a Windows XP SP3 standard installation to fix on a Asus EEE PC 701 4G Surf.

This was the third attempt that was successful.

First attempt failed because the installation could not connect to the internet. Apparently our search of these forums indicated that we had removed vital DHCP components: http://www.msfn.org/board/option-disables-...ice-t97485.html

Second attempt failed due to what appeared to be a bug in nLite version 1.4.9.1: Because we already had a .ISO image WinLite.iso in our root top-level C-drive, when we finished the last step of this second attempt to save the ISO, nLite exited unexpectedly, presumably because it saw that there was already a .ISO (from the first attempt) that it was attempting to replace with the new ISO from this second attempt. Someone in the coding team perhaps didn't add functionality for a pop-up box to say "a .ISO already exists, would you like to overwrite it?".

Third attempt: moved the old .ISO and proceeded through the nLite steps from start to finish.

Goal:

To fit Windows XP SP3 and successfully install it on a Asus EEE Netbook 4G Surf PC that came with Xandros Linux Netbook with a 4Gb solid state flash hard drive.

Approach:

To reduce size by removing inferior/unused components: e.g. Internet Explorer (replace with Firefox/Chrome), legacy hardware drivers, basic media editing software (e.g. Paint, Sound Recorder etc)

Achievement:

2.5Gb install size, then added Firefox, VLC player, AVG Antivirus and Asus EE PC hardware drivers from DVD-ROM "Asus eee PC A023 SUPPORT DVD REV 1.3".

After all that 1.25Gb free space.

Here are all the screenshots from start to finish:

(I've seen several posts describe a successful install in text form, and several posts boast as to how small they got their install - but ours is one that shows the *screenshots* of a successful, if unremarkable (2.5Gb usage) install.

Stupidly, the forum software restricts how many images I can post (don't they want to encourage precise instructions?!) so I'll post the rest in a Reply to this forum post...

[rjamesd]

The remaining screenshots...

Crucially this shows the settings we used to remove unwanted components from the install, as described in Approach above...

We didn't attempt the automated unattended install phase.

Full gallery also at: http://img707.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=26826084.png

So there you have it. A successful install, unremarkable sure with 2.5Gb usage but no ambiguity!

Hope this provides a basis for you to improve upon for your own install.

[Ponch]

Thanks for the effort. Few remarks;

-I don't quite get how you "strip down a Windows XP SP3 standard installation" and end up witha "2.5Gb usage" installation when a standard XP is less than 2 Gig. That is unless I missed something, which leads me to my second point:

-Your screenshots are far too small to be readable, (don't you want to encourage precise instructions?!), even if I see you don't integrate any additional drivers which surprises me even more when the subject covers a precise model.

-I've overwritten my iso's countless times, surely as much times as people have posted about missing the "make ISO" button on the last screen or forgot to select the task. I do not think there is a bug there.

One more thing in case you still expect something from the "coding team"; nLite's is as close as the finished (free for personal use) product it was supposed to become (that is, for the audience it is intended to) and its developement is on hold since a year and probably for a long long time.

[rjamesd]

these should work

[rjamesd]

[rjamesd]

[rjamesd]

Thanks for the effort.

'Welcome.

Few remarks;

-I don't quite get how you "strip down a Windows XP SP3 standard installation" and end up witha "2.5Gb usage" installation when a standard XP is less than 2 Gig. That is unless I missed something,

Well I am surprised too if the standard install should be smaller. Looks like I haven't gained anything. That's not a reflection on nLite, rather my ability or the install disc.

which leads me to my second point:

-Your screenshots are far too small to be readable, (don't you want to encourage precise instructions?!),

Hope these new posts fix that.

even if I see you don't integrate any additional drivers which surprises me even more when the subject covers a precise model.

I did install drivers after the install, as original post says

Achievement:

2.5Gb install size, then added Firefox, VLC player, AVG Antivirus and Asus EE PC hardware drivers from DVD-ROM "Asus eee PC A023 SUPPORT DVD REV 1.3".

After all that 1.25Gb free space.

-I've overwritten my iso's countless times, surely as much times as people have posted about missing the "make ISO" button on the last screen or forgot to select the task. I do not think there is a bug there.

OK

One more thing in case you still expect something from the "coding team"; nLite's is as close as the finished (free for personal use) product it was supposed to become (that is, for the audience it is intended to) and its developement is on hold since a year and probably for a long long time.

I'm sorry that my original post appeared to unfairly criticise nLite. That was not the intention. The intention was to support the tool by showing that I had been successful, giving precise steps. When I said 'unremarkable', this was referring to my effort not the quality of nLite as a tool.

I have seen several posts claiming very small final installs on the C drive in the range of 300Mb or so. As you can see, my install is nowhere near that! What frustrated me was that those posts did not give all the steps to achieve that goal.

So I thought I would show all my steps and use it for the basis to help others reduce it further.