Lite Windows

[Clint]

You will have to excuse me fellas, but this has been done numerous times already.

Utilize Google for a bit and you should find

For the beginner I recommend Bold Fortune's site, he has done some extensive trial and error work in the past.

There are threads here as well somewhere

[Camarade_Tux]

Hi hulkviper.

Yeah, but we are talking about windows sources, not windows installations, so that doesn't apply here.

ok :S

So next time I can remove the driver from my windows xp source and everything will work?

I did not understand how it could change anything.

I think I got it : this is probably installed as a filter driver. If you delete a filter driver without removing the corresponding entries in the registry. Search for "filter driver" in [ur=http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html]this page, take a look at the picts and you will see imapi.

(IMO there may be a related file/entry to delete)

And IMAPI seems to be only related to burning by MS : IMAPI Image Mastering API (Microsoft)

@Clint, I know some of these topics and it's sometimes easy to get a bit lost.

among others -> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=52357

Edited October 29, 2006 by Camarade_Tux

[andregcasal]

Hi hulkviper.

Yeah, but we are talking about windows sources, not windows installations, so that doesn't apply here.

ok :S

So next time I can remove the driver from my windows xp source and everything will work?

Exactly I removed all the imapi related files and i still was able to erase and burn a CD-RW absolutely normally. I used the free CDBurner XP.

Hi Clint. Indeed there are several posts that talk about removing addicional files from the I386, the thing is, i can't find one that talks about removing ALL the components possible AFTER nLite. So i'll try and list the reasons i think this post is worth it:

- The only one that talks about removing ALL the possible files from your installation source AFTER nLite;

- I'll post a CMD file, so newbies (and pro's too) can remove all the files listed.

- Maybe give a hand to nLite on removing addicional files, who knows

Or am i wrong? Because if there actually is a post with this goal i'll just delete mine

Thanks for your input,

André Casal

Edited October 29, 2006 by andregcasal

[andregcasal]

So, there comes 10 more files to be tested.

[Camarade_Tux]

Some .cat files can be replaced with 0-bit equivalents:

spX.cat (the level of your SP under winXP)

MSTSWEB.CAT

MAPIMIG.CAT

IASNT4.CAT

HPCRDP.CAT

OSCCAB.CAT

The last five save approx. 100KB.

It is possible you have .CA_ files in i386 for these. When replacing with 0-bit equivalents, you should rather have a .CAT extension.

[andregcasal]

Thanks alot Camarade_Tux!

100 more KB we don't need plus the SP1.CAT=0.5MB

MAPIMIG.CAT and IASNT4.CAT are deleted by nLite.

Edited October 30, 2006 by andregcasal

[Camarade_Tux]

I've successfully replaced all CAT files inside ASMS with 0-bit ones (saves 150KB).

This sort of replacement did not work for I386\NT5.CAT.

And I wanted to add I use a sfcfiles.dll replacement (which is nearly empty so it saves approx. 1MB from my CD).

I've also cabbed all dlls inside ASMS (saves 5MB). I thought ASMS compression would stay in nlite and would only be disabled for XP Gold or so.

[andregcasal]

Hum, very insteresting Camarade_Tux.

I'll add your precious tips to the 1st post.

Could you provide your sfcfiles.dll replacement please?

I thought ASMS compression would stay in nlite and would only be disabled for XP Gold or so.

For want i understand you're saying nLite doesn't really use ASMS compression even though it is selected?

All my DLL's inside ASMS are compressed when ASMS Compression is selected in nLite.

nLite doesn't have a "zero-byte files" options, does it?

We are almost breaking the 50MB barrier

Edited October 31, 2006 by andregcasal

[Camarade_Tux]

Could you provide your sfcfiles.dll replacement please?

Thanks to the friend fdv thanks, see http://www.vorck.com/hfslip.html and search for "sfc" in the page, it is near the first occurence.

I thought ASMS compression would stay in nlite and would only be disabled for XP Gold or so.

For want i understand you're saying nLite doesn't really use ASMS compression even though it is selected?

All my DLL's inside ASMS are compressed when ASMS Compression is selected in nLite.

The first thing is I can't find this anymore.

Edited October 31, 2006 by Camarade_Tux

[andregcasal]

Thanks m8! Gonna try it

You can't find the ASMS Compression option in nLite? Is that it?

Edited October 31, 2006 by andregcasal

[r3al1ty]

Here's the list of files that I remove with Nlite.

Nlitest.txt

[andregcasal]

Thanks alot r3al1ty

[Jeremy]

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=48852

[dirtwarrior]

Is there more updates to this

[redxii]

I deleted all of the following as part of 16-bit subsystem:

_DEFAULT.PIF
ansi.sys
append.exe
autoexec.nt
avicap.dll
avifile.dll
bios1.rom
bios4.rom
clock.avi
cmos.ram
comm.drv
command.com
commdlg.dll
compobj.dll
config.nt
country.sys
ctl3dv2.dll
ddeml.dll
debug.exe
doskey.exe
dosx.exe
drwatson.exe
ds16gt.dll
ds32gt.dll
edit.com
edit.hlp
edlin.exe
exe2bin.exe
fastopen.exe
forcedos.exe
gdi.exe
graftabl.com
graphics.com
graphics.pro
himem.sys
kb16.com
key01.sys
keyboard.drv
keyboard.sys
krnl386.exe
lanman.drv
loadfix.com
lzexpand.dll
mciavi.drv
mciole16.dll
mciseq.drv
mciwave.drv
mem.exe
mmsystem.dll
mmtask.tsk
mouse.drv
msacm.dll
mscdexnt.exe
msvideo.dll
netapi.dll
netware.drv
nlsfunc.exe
ntdos.sys
ntdos404.sys
ntdos411.sys
ntdos412.sys
ntdos804.sys
ntio.sys
ntio404.sys
ntio411.sys
ntio412.sys
ntio804.sys
ntvdm.exe
ntvdmd.dll
nw16.exe
nwapi16.dll
odbc16gt.dll
odbc32gt.dll
ole2.dll
ole2disp.dll
ole2nls.dll
olecli.dll
olesvr.dll
pmspl.dll
progman.cnt
progman.exe
progman.hlp
redir.exe
setup16.inf
setver.exe
share.exe
shell.dll
sound.drv
stdole.tlb
storage.dll
sysedit.exe
system.drv
system.ini
tapi.dll
timer.drv
toolhelp.dll
twain.dll
twunk_16.exe
twunk_32.exe
typelib.dll
user.exe
v7vga.rom
vcdex.dll
vdmredir.dll
ver.dll
vga.drv
vwipxspx.dll
vwipxspx.exe
wfwnet.drv
wifeman.dll
win87em.dll
winhelp.exe
win.com
win.ini
winnls.dll
winoldap.mod
winsock.dll
winspool.exe
wow32.dll
wowdeb.exe
wowexec.exe
wowfax.dll
wowfaxui.dll

None of my 32-bit programs give me a fit.

Edited November 17, 2006 by redxii