vLite 1.1 beta 2 - Purple pill, Vista unattended, hotfixes, drivers, languages, component removal, ISO Options

[nuhi]

It should have had a service pack integration but MS blocked that with the latest RC.
So there goes many hours in vain. Anyway it contains enough new stuff to be considered a worthy update.

Zoom away.

Changes and download

[Kelsenellenelvia...]

Sweet

[DESERAPIS]

Thank you for this one was very hard waiting aftrer knowing its coming this monday
Already tried seem 1 bug for now on the Compatibility selecting Aero Glass doesn't seem to work, Window SAT still shows on Components
Selecting Sample Media for removal leaving SAT prompt for missing files

time to format pc
thank you again
best regards
Deserapis

Edit : i was already but cd doesn't boot :-s give a try later

This post has been edited by DESERAPIS: Nov 19 2007, 12:28 AM

[anonymous_user]

Thanks nuhi

[nuhi]

DESERAPIS, I tried Aero compat and it works. ISO also boots so what are you talking about? In other words are you using original Vista installation DVD/ISO or some tweaked one, and try it again. For compatibilities select means enabled while for components select means remove.
Missing files? Vista doesn't copy files one by one, it just extracts image.

[yoz7120]

Thanks nuhi

[sp00f]

Still missing a few removals , like the sample media 145mb , or the microsoft folders in the favorites maps.

[DESERAPIS]

ok here is wat happen

1. I was using on clean Vista RTM ( no tweaked /no component removal before hand )
2 I selected Aero Glass on Compatibility coz i wanted to keep
( Check the image attached )
3 But it doesn't work as it should ...i still get Windows SAT on Component Removal
4 I didn't select Windows SAT ( Coz i wanted it to keep )
5 I went on to select Windows Media Samples ( i wanted to remove and save 130MB of space)
( as far as i remember in your previous Release there was warning, it is needed for SAT)
6 I proceed to next then to next all was goin fine it integrated 71 updates and hotfix including Dreamscene and Hold'em
7 On last making Image it prompt for Missing files
8 i click OK and Exit
9 Deleted Vista Source file from Disk
10 Copied Vista from DVD to Disk .....Rerun the process
11 This time didn't select Media Sample for removal
12 finish made image burn it on possible lowest speed ie 2.4x
13 rebooted but it fail to boot from DVD


I will try again later to confirm it
Best regards
Deserapis

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[nuhi]

sp00f, missing how, there is Windows Media Samples in the Multimedia branch?

DESERAPIS, Windows SAT is not needed for Aero. Read the description for more details. You can select Aero by hand in Personalize - Color if it didn't detect it, that's all.
When did it prompt for missing files, which files if you remember?

edit: I tried it now with all removed and just kept SAT, while the setup was ok, no missing files, but the SAT didn't work. Meaning it needs something. It's not Media Samples if it's to trust another user who made me remove that dependency and when I tried without it it worked. Anyway gonna write here what it needs and you let me know about those files.
edit2: It's WMP Codecs.

[sp00f]

yep , after remove them with vlite , there are still more samples.

CODE

del /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Pictures\Sample Pictures.lnk"
del /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Music\Sample Music.lnk"
del /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Videos\Sample Videos.lnk"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Favorites\Links\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Favorites\Microsoft Websites\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Favorites\MSN Websites\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Administrator\Favorites\Windows Live\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Users\Public\Recorded TV\Sample Media\"
rd /s /q "I:\VistaWork\Mount\Program Files\MSN\"

I use to run this.

[nuhi]

You are talking about some links and empty folders, right? I do agree that it would be nice to remove but the sample files themselves are removable already.

[benifin]

Brilliant work nuhi !!!!!

With a full strip, Boot CD is down to around 525meg [Vista Basic here with driver and key hotfixes integrated]

A Clean instal including a quick format takes around 6 minutes from pc-turn-on to using the GUI [machine is a Quad core 6600]

Ram foot-print, after video and audio drivers loaded is around 240meg [2gig in system]

Runs nice and smooth and quick, and even boots up a bit quicker than before.

Out of curiosity nuhi, the above clean install, on my hard disk, sits around ~2.2gig [not including the swap file which is 3.6gig fixed and set].

Is there anything in particular that still makes it such a space-hog ? Mind you nuhi, from memory, a full clean retail Vista install [with no Vlit'ing] sits around ~6gig - ~8gig [exluding swap file] so come to think of it, maybe ~2.2gig is pretty fantastic.

You are an absolute genius nuhi !!!!!!!!

Thanks,
Ben

This post has been edited by benifin: Nov 19 2007, 05:48 PM

[DESERAPIS]

Strange it work this time no missing file warning
I made two image with same preset

1. Without MSXML4 (KB941833)
Prompt me wit can't integrate Windows6.0 KB941229 v2.msu

2. With MSXML4 (KB941833)
No warning at all ....everything ran smooth

Can't see why that update seem for Media Center

As per my previous post I'm attaching the preset + screenshot, its complete blank :-s this problem seem to be 1 of kind
Just try Ctrl+A on .ini file

Update you wit new installation soon

1 more thing ...working 2nd time doesn't seem fresh ......i mean u work 1st, create 1st image everything done fine
if want to create 2nd image.... Preset from 1st work is auto loaded everything we find tick its there any workaround beside deleting preset from installation folder

Edit : Everything working as it should no problem till now

CODE

I tried it now with all removed and just kept SAT, while the setup was ok, no missing files, but the SAT didn't work. Meaning it needs something. It's not Media Samples if it's to trust another user who made me remove that dependency and when I tried without it it worked.

No its not Media Samples....Didn't u have that already on v0.9 beta and came warning its needed for SAT in v1.0
All the beta seem to work gr8 for me ( maybe i don't twist it lot ) only this one wit empty preset

Thank you
best regards
Deserapis

This post has been edited by DESERAPIS: Nov 19 2007, 11:23 PM

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[nuhi]

benifin, biggest now is the C:\Windows\winsxs folder which contains some needed runtimes and a lot of backup files. There was a component to remove them but it showed that they are needed for hotfixes so no go. It gotta go gradually, as the new component is removed backup gets removed as well.

DESERAPIS, so if I understood correctly the last session.ini gets erased on the second run? Hm I doubt that ever happened to me and there is no problem running vLite as many times as you want. Anyway there is no pressure to find a bug, just report one if you are really sure. That hotfix issue is interesting but I doubt that vLite causes it.

[aviv00]

he might not apply the changes ?

[sp00f]

You are talking about some links and empty folders, right? I do agree that it would be nice to remove but the sample files themselves are removable already.

Folders ?? errr not realy ever saw an empty folder 143mb big?

[krash56]

The only thing I'm confused about is why some of my hotfixes are highlighted in yellow. Is this a new feature or what? And why are they highlighted?

[nuhi]

sp00f, this is the last time I'm repeating this: it is removable, try to remove Windows Media Samples from the Multimedia section.

krash56, it's when they are double. Meaning it can already contain same hotfix but different version in the queue or in the bottom already integrated. It's just a warning if you inserted 2 of the same hotfixes to check for yourself, or you loaded same preset and all of them are already in.

[Legolash2o]

krash56, it's when they are double. Meaning it can already contain same hotfix but different version in the queue or in the bottom already integrated. It's just a warning if you inserted 2 of the same hotfixes to check for yourself, or you loaded same preset and all of them are already in.

Can you please add a button or something which will remove the yellow ones from the list? I integrate 350+ hotfixes and takes ages to remove them all manually as 10-15 were not yellow.

This post has been edited by legolash2o: Nov 21 2007, 04:57 AM

[nuhi]

Ok I'll think about it.
How about you look at the double ones, delete them from your folder and be done with it.