I am currently working on new batchfiles for a small Windows XP SP2. A lot of new things will be removed (such as servicepack localization, language groups, 16bit dll files, sounds, scsi boot drivers, slipstreaming leftovers wmp8, moviemk ...) and I am confident SP2 will turn out just as small as SP1

Some features I plan to include:

- Do everything from a single batchfile, requiring user interaction

- Separate file lists from the actual program, for easier modification

- Remove individual components, without removing the group

- Remove files for installation from windows

Please let me have your suggestions, ideas, improvements...

Sounds very sweet! - Do you know when sp2 is officially out?

Maybe make a program to do it instead of batch files - to make it more user friendly (you could make a wizard!)

Just my ideas!

Thanks!

Chris.

i wish for that Security Center to be GONE!

Anyone else with me?

Wizzard sounds good

how about removeing

SP2 Stuff:

Security Centre

Firewall

NX Stuff

Lol, what else does SP2 add?

then the normal stuff

System Restore

WFP

Help Centre

WMP9 MM2

Themes???

IIS

IE

OE

OOBE

WSH

How about every **** thing except whats absoulty needed

and how about some choice in what stays

ie, old scripts. remove entertainment means bye bye volume control

and i wanna keep calculator. so yeah choice will be nice

would like to help too. rid the bloat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How about every **** thing except whats absoulty needed

and how about some choice in what stays

This sounds good

remove WFP?

i don't think you can remove it. You can disable....

I agree with all

of those, the best ones are the one's u're planning

don't remove vol control nooo

are u thinking of giving the user every tiny detail of the files? like i know where vol control relies and it has calc and other stuff in that inf.

so only removing it would be such a pain?

I know that as of right now even disbaling the service center will kill the V5 update site, I disabled it in the registry and the security updates will not install so I am hoping they change that but I doubt they will. I too would like it gone but we will see what hapens with the final release.

jdeboeck

i would like to help you.

but i can't understand for sure what's it all about?

is it about making new so-called REMOVE.ZIP for wxp sp2?

then i'm in!

i already have some expirience in slimming as i improved your REMOVE.ZIP for personal use, like removing task scheduler, zip folder compatibility and some other small features..

please contact me through my mail, in profile, so we can corespond, okay?

i always was angry with that microsoft's habit of feeding us with what they want and not letting us to make choice in components..

@finnish

yes it is about remove.zip for sp2

ow yea I mean if u need help i'm also definitely in!!

after having the idea of removing stuff so that it doesn't get installed I've already made some modifications to my sp2 install.

XtremeMaC

lucky one! i'm on dialup and started d/l'ing sp2 today...

so, what do you say? anyone found a way to remove indexing service?

not just making dummy setupqry.inf, but removing completely?

well indexing services is set to start manually

unless u start it, it doesn't work...

but if u want to remove it yea

i'm sure jdeboeck will look into it. (if not i'll do it )

patience young finnish...

I will be removing things from intl.inf, such as the indexing files, nonwestern fonts, and msagent done right. But because intl.inf is a lot more complex than most others, a batchfile will not make foolproof modifications: don't try to install what you removed here. I will also be removing services (thanks to nuhi for the idea there) and indexing service is on the list there as well, along with about twenty others.

I see a lot of strong feelings for the volume control: you guys know you can just put sndvol32.exe in $OEM$\$$\SYSTEM32 and it will work just the same...

okay.

but do you really wanna make it all alone?

when removing drivers is it possible to remove all the deletet drivers from hardwareassistant too? think not

when installing winxp i thought it would be faster in hardwaredetecting o_O

SP2 should be rlsed in 2-3 weeks or?

PS.: iam using Gosh´s Reducing Method...when SP2 is out do i need to make a new BOOT Folder? (VOL1,..)