SirEvan Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Ok so I've followed the guide on the site, as well as some things in here, and my iso currently sits at about 535megs, with some extra programs set to install, like aim, kazaa...etc. but i want to remove even more, and hopefully get it down to 300-400MB I'm looking through the directories for my image, and theres one in the I386 folder, called LANG. There are a ton of files in here, totalling 99.6 MB. since I only speak english and only want to use english, how can i tell which are the english files, and which i can delete? also when the cd boots to the installer from dos (or from vmware workstation) it preloads a ton of drivers, for scsi devices, and some other things, that I don't have and never will have. This all takes time. I'd like to be able to if possible remove all these darn SCSI and raid drivers from being pre-copied over to my HD every time i install windows, and remove all the language files that I dont need, as well as anything else i can do to slim down my image so that it not only installs faster, but so I have more room on the CD to put other stuff to install, like norton systemworks, and maybe photoshop.Any help you guys could provide would be appreciated.. Oh, and yes once again I've followed the guides, and removed the upgrade and migration folders, as well as the value added and support stuff. that saved about 70-80 megs, but I know alot more stuff can go, possibly printer drivers or fonts, or modem drivers in the driver.cab file....etc.. just can't find a guide to do it.. I've seen one before but can't find it... it was titled something like "windows XP image in under 200MB or something like thatThanks again for any help you guys can provide... customizing my xp cd is incredibly cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffr Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 i think the driver file is txtsetup.sif in the i386 directory but dont quote me on it, at work and have no cd to reference and dont feel like searching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 I think I remember WinCDMan removed all the other languages, I will have to try it again when I have time and run a comparision with the original ISO to see what was taken out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edg21 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 You can remove the LANG, WINNTUPG, & WIN9XUPG directories from i386 if you only want to install in english & never want to update a win9x/2k/NT box.My ISO is currently 552mb with the following applications being included:WinRAR v3.20 Corporate EditionDirectX v9.0bWindows Media Player 9Alcohol 120% v1.46.711 Multi-Language RetailAhead Nero 6.0.0.15 Ultra EditionHacked UXTHEME.DLLKazaa Lite K++ Edition v2.4.2K-Lite Codec Pack FULL (includes BSPlayer v0.8)QuickTime Alternative v1.11RealPlayer Alternative v1.04Media Player ClassicTotal Commander v5.51Microsoft JavaVM - Build 3809Microsoft JavaVM Update to 3810Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1SecureCRT v4.08Winamp v2.91 FullmIRC v6.1XNEWS 5.04.25And the latest Detonator & Catalyst drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 edg21: is that english uk or english usa, and how would removing lang folder impact on keyboard layout??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edg21 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 edg21: is that english uk or english usa, and how would removing lang folder impact on keyboard layout???I'm assuming it's USA english & I'm not quite sure what that would do to keyboard layouts... I only use USA English w/standard layout, it would be interesting to know if it effected the keyboard layouts though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Can anyone confirm the safety of removing the LANG folder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Or which file(s) would be needed for English UK and a UK layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 the LANG folder is 100mb .. so itd be really nice if someone could tell me if its safe to delete it or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Yup...I'm interested too....100mb is a whole lot of space But I need another person or two to validate that it's ok to do so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I really can't be arsed to test it myself bigred, you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 ok guys I can test I'll try a build without it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul 365 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Ill try the uk side of it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbone2 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 i was able to delete it with no problemsTbone2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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