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Astalavista
speak your mind....
XPero
I LOVE nLite. I think is it the best app in many years. It makes the difficult easy with efficiency and style. It has made dreams of most users of Windows come true (removing Win apps, unnecessary services, unattended with ease, integration....) 10/10 for nLite thumbup.gif
prathapml
Manna from heaven. biggrin.gif Sweetest thing to happen in ages - that's nLite.

BTW, there would be some people who neither hate nor love nLite - with neutral feelings. There should have been a poll option for those.
Astalavista
you either love a woman or hate her. nothing in between.

LOL LOL smile.gif

actually i am planning of using nlite soon. I am just trying to get enough nerve
to jump in and do it.
Famer
Wow two voters said they hate nlite
Weed
this vote isnt really a mind
its useful 4 the pplz that wanna remove stuff on winxp cd and some pplz dont wanna remove stuff, so not useful
how is possible to hate such a program? its just not useful for the pplz
dazkrlauwste
Praise nLite!
prathapml
QUOTE (Weed @ Dec 18 2004, 11:22 PM)
some pplz dont wanna remove stuff, so not useful how is possible to hate such a program?
Exactly!
So a third option saying neither love nor hate SHOULD have been there.
dcrowder32
Love it! Thanks to nuhi and crew. thumbup.gif

Too bad Microsoft doesn't let you choose what components you want to install. I also use Redhat/Fedora Linux which let's you choose exactly what you want to install. Then all of the endless hours nuhi and crew put into nLite would not be required. But thankfully they do it for us.
Drewdatrip
nlite is by far one of the best apps i have used in awhile!
Im happy to see thar it was made by a member of MSFN!

|Drew|
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QUOTE (prathapml @ Dec 18 2004, 11:40 AM)
QUOTE (Weed @ Dec 18 2004, 11:22 PM)
some pplz dont wanna remove stuff, so not useful how is possible to hate such a program?
Exactly!
So a third option saying neither love nor hate SHOULD have been there.

exactly why i haven't voted.. i've tested nLite on my computer liked the interface and the overall purpose of the app. but I can't use it since I got restore CD's so therefore it serves no purpose to me.
Alanoll
Neutral poll option added smile.gif
MCT
nlite owns biggrin.gif its the best tongue.gif
Astalavista
I see that 17 people will be NAMING their First BORN Nlite tongue.gif LMAO
mark
I love it. It is not a program that I absolute have to have. I am for the most part a home user. I got into Google to find an application to make installing Windows easier because I had gotten a virus and couldn't find a cure. I still don't know what the virus was. I think I located MSFN because of un-attended.
When I got here, I found nLite, a lot of nice people and a lot of information. I knew I had come across something really cool when I saw nLite. With some time having gone by, I now see quite a bit of value to a number of people. It lowers the risk of infection, speeds up your OS, makes reinstalling much easier, intergrates hotfixes, intergrates drivers and when I finally get a CD done properly, it will install any programs I want. All at the same time. I can imagine it will save IT's many hours of work each.
Now, if I have a problem with Windows, I will have to make a judgement call as to wether it will be quicker to try to repair it (google it, search, look, try and maybe repair) or back up a couple of files and reintall. Hmmmmm. nLite will probably win more often than not for me.

nLite and all the developers thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif
Shotgun
How would anyone hate something so useful like nLite?
It numbs the mind thinking... why? newwink.gif

Still... there are people who do not believe in God. So, we have to respect freedom of speech for those ppl.
soldier1st
with nlite i had some problems with some programs
otherwise i'm neutral on it
Jeremy
QUOTE (soldier1st @ Jan 10 2005, 12:09 AM)
with nlite i had some problems with some programs
otherwise i'm neutral on it

Problems with nLite are caused by the following:
1. Your own stupidity/absentmindedness.
2. A bug in nLite that will eventually be fixed.

I LOVE nLite. I won't name my kid after it but I think it is a godsend...but uploaded by a determined man. To have the freedom of choice for which components you want and don't...to be able to decrease the memory footprint and HD space so much and in turn, customizing and enhancing security, speed and performance so much... EXCELLENT AWESOME Etc. Worth every dollar donated to Nuhi for all his hard work. I am loyal to nLite and all it's future versions!

Cheers,
Jeremy
lordflyingpoo
i do not use it. so neutral. only cause i have a dvd burner.
angadsingh007
I used nLite a lot..

Its crap... just bcoz it wasted my time and corrupted my i386 folder many times...
XPero
QUOTE (angadsingh007 @ Feb 25 2005, 03:11 PM)
I used nLite a lot..

Its crap... just bcoz it wasted my time and corrupted my i386 folder many times...
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blink.gif Man! are you joking? Even a complete id*** can use nLite. Nuhi made a great effort so we can customize Windows installation with ease. Read the begginers guide in nLite's thread. Then post again if you had problems.
angadsingh007
I never talked about its appearence/easy of use. Its very easy to use indeed.

But if nuhi is reading this, then i suggest that at least tell the user which files are going to get edited in the distribution folder, and give the user an option to backup those files before editing them ...

It was really a pain in the pass for me... bcoz first of all i attempted the HD install from an "nLited" distribution folder... i was'nt aware of this bug in nLite which does'nt allow HD installs..

nLite should show detailed information to the user about which files are being added/deleted/modified in the distribution folder and the option to backup/restore them...

nLite is gr8 for n00bs .. but it needs to be "robust" .. u get what i mean ?

anyway..chill!
MCT
QUOTE
nLite is gr8 for n00bs .. but it needs to be "robust" .. u get what i mean ?


quite the opposite.. i try 2 discourage n00bs from using it, cuz they end up with problems similar/worse then u stated above..

u NEED 2 know what u use b4 taking it out with nlite biggrin.gif
sonu27
Haven't justed it, so netruel.
trickytwista
i reckon nlite is spot on..its saved me hours of work in the past and is also ez to use with nps at all ..cheers
rnielsen151
need to add option - Like parts of it...but no Engagemnet ring instore fo nLite.
robchurch
Love it, of course.
trickytwista
s**t we be lost without nlite......game on nuhi thumbup.gif
nuhi
nLite rules! /objective as one can be

angadsingh007, I know of the winnt.exe issues, but not with the winnt32.exe method if that is what you were referring to. Anyway you can contact me on PM or post a topic on the nLite forum. But since you want a detailed report and essentially more control it is obvious that you want to do things manually. Nothing bad with that of course.
puntoMX
welcome.gif

This you are telling 3 (THREE!) years later to that guy? smile.gif





nLite rulez! VIVA nLITE!

(objective? Is my name still in the "thank you list"? tongue.gif)
Maleko
lol punto!

have to love nlite! absolutely brilliant software, has to be the number 1 software to must have!
anonymous_user


But anyways...nLite RULES!!!11!!1
nuhi
lol I didn't even check the dates, oh boy...
Fox Mulder
nLite FTW!
GrofLuigi
I love nLite, I hate Windows because it plays dirty with intermingled components. smile.gif

GL
roirraW "edor" ehT
QUOTE (nuhi @ May 9 2008, 04:53 PM) *
lol I didn't even check the dates, oh boy...


Blame trickytwista; he's the one who added a new reply to this three year old post. j/k trickytwista newwink.gif
efrain
QUOTE
lol I didn't even check the dates, oh boy...
laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif

nLite is the best freeware utilities!

nLite rules!!!!
Chris122990
I love it! I think it's just about the most useful tool in existence for a system builder such as myself. The only thing I would want to add is an option to insert your own custom OEM information, instead of just what nLite will put in there.
trickytwista
QUOTE (roirraW @ May 11 2008, 04:58 PM) *
QUOTE (nuhi @ May 9 2008, 04:53 PM) *
lol I didn't even check the dates, oh boy...


Blame trickytwista; he's the one who added a new reply to this three year old post. j/k trickytwista newwink.gif

lol yea bud i hear ya..dunno how i even came across the post in the 1st place to be honest...but yea guys blame me my bad lmao
roirraW "edor" ehT
QUOTE (trickytwista @ May 23 2008, 03:33 PM) *
QUOTE (roirraW @ May 11 2008, 04:58 PM) *
QUOTE (nuhi @ May 9 2008, 04:53 PM) *
lol I didn't even check the dates, oh boy...


Blame trickytwista; he's the one who added a new reply to this three year old post. j/k trickytwista newwink.gif

lol yea bud i hear ya..dunno how i even came across the post in the 1st place to be honest...but yea guys blame me my bad lmao


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exBBoi
nLite rocks so as vLite newwink.gif love them keep on great work nuhi

btw: greets fly also to Boooggy and n7Epsilon for WMP11 Slipstreamer newwink.gif
Klybalur
nLite is a really useful tool allowing to integrate drivers and remove all the bloat from XP. Too bad it depends on .NET so you can only use it inside a virtual machine :-/
roirraW "edor" ehT
QUOTE (Klybalur @ Jun 3 2008, 04:43 PM) *
nLite is a really useful tool allowing to integrate drivers and remove all the bloat from XP. Too bad it depends on .NET so you can only use it inside a virtual machine :-/


What do you mean "can only use it inside a virtual machine"? Or do you mean that's how you use it since you prefer not to install .NET? I don't like .NET either but a few of my favorite tools and ATI's video driver user interface use it so I install the ones that are necessary which are usually only .NET 2.0 these days for me.
komsboy_more
i think that it's good program ...because it make the boring work easssssssyyyyyyyyy biggrin.gif

but yet have many bugs
FAT64
Don't see the facination myself. no.gif
Klybalur
QUOTE (roirraW @ Jun 4 2008, 02:03 AM) *
QUOTE (Klybalur @ Jun 3 2008, 04:43 PM) *
nLite is a really useful tool allowing to integrate drivers and remove all the bloat from XP. Too bad it depends on .NET so you can only use it inside a virtual machine :-/


What do you mean "can only use it inside a virtual machine"? Or do you mean that's how you use it since you prefer not to install .NET? I don't like .NET either but a few of my favorite tools and ATI's video driver user interface use it so I install the ones that are necessary which are usually only .NET 2.0 these days for me.


I mean I will not install .NET on the machine I do my normal work with. So the only chance to use nLite is a virtual machine, but it's not too bad. You are right that there're some other nice tools that require .NET but for most of thoose there're alternatives without that crap. For example the ATI drivers I replaced with the modded Omega drivers a long time ago.
roirraW "edor" ehT
I see. Yeah, I can't blame you for avoiding .NET as long as possible. For XP installations, I use DriverPacks and select the option to install the old ATI Control Panel with the latest driver instead of the Catalyst Control Center, but under Vista I don't have that option. But I still use .NET for My Movies, some NeoSmart Technologies tools (EasyBCD and iReboot).

At least .NET 2.0 is way better than .NET 1.x. .NET 3.0 and 3.5 take way too long to install though, and nothing I use requires it, so...
AgiHammerklau
Well,
I love and hate nlite.
Was a real nlite-junkie. newwink.gif
Unfortunately donīt have the time for testing anymore.

Since the "alternative runtimes" are gone, itīs very hard to use nlite on a PC where you canīt install .NET on.
Last time I installed .NET in a portable sandbox (wish I remembered which it was) and gave nlite the rights to use the data in the sandbox.
So everything worked fine.
Nlite ran, Iso built and burned, outside the box of course.
Afterwards the sandbox was deleted and no traces of .NET were to be found after ccleaner was run.

BUT BE CAREFUL !
E.g. "Sandboxie" is a good program, but in some aspects even worse than .NET.
It simply "masquerades" its "sandboxed browser" as a "service" and sneaks through your firewall unnoticed !!!

Agi
njcomputers
QUOTE (Chris122990 @ May 23 2008, 02:26 PM) *
I love it! I think it's just about the most useful tool in existence for a system builder such as myself. The only thing I would want to add is an option to insert your own custom OEM information, instead of just what nLite will put in there.


when i have more time, ill post an easy script for that... i custom brand all my oem installs...
DEADLY9996
Ace program, gamers should really like this. I always used to stop (services) and remove as much of the windows junk as possible. With nlite (and vlite) most of it's done already, on a new install biggrin.gif. Saves alot of time for me atleast. thumbup.gif

Even for non gamers it's useful, speeds up your boot process, and can even get rid of some security issues. It doesn't cause errors and problems if you know what your doing newwink.gif


Can't beat it, great app!!!!!
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