[medhunter]

I came up with this idea one night, (may be many of you did ,too).

I want us to share our experience with Vlited iso we modify as regards

1- Size of Iso (w/o apps, hotties,...)

2-Install size of the iso

3- simple score of 1 to 5 on stability & satisfaction

Ready,....

Steady,...

GOOOO......

This post has been edited by medhunter: 13 January 2008 - 05:44 PM

[Tomorrow]

1.Start size:Windows Vista RTM Build 6000=2.49GB
2.Install size:Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit vLited v.2.7(build No.27_14-01-2008)=2.40GB
3.Score:4.

Havent installed the latest one yet.Currently using build 24.As the size indicates small image was not the goal.Only removed Welcome Center,Security Center,Display and Audio drivers.I rather focused on better stability,compability and performance trough hotfixes and latest drivers .I would have removed more but my removing options are limited due to the fact that i want to install Vista SP1 after Vista install and removing too many components means that SP1 install will fail.Eagerly waiting until SP1 goes RTM and i can finally integrate it with vLite or use Full Vista+SP1 integrated image.

[dcyphure]

i just did a temporary install of vista ultimate from retail disk
cant believe installed is 21.6 gigs. thats crazy

usually with my vlite options my install size is about 8-9 gigs.
or just over 900mb's iso

[nuhi]

dcyphure, I presume you calculate your installed size with the pagefile and hibernate files included, that's not a proper way since they depend on settings in the System and your RAM amount.
They are hidden in the root of the partition on which you installed the OS.

This post has been edited by nuhi: 14 January 2008 - 07:18 AM

[medhunter]

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dcyphure, I presume you calculate your installed size with the pagefile and hibernate files included, that's not a proper way since they depend on settings in the System and your RAM amount.

Unless he removed them from Iso

[nuhi]

They are not in the ISO, they are created by the Windows after/during install depending on your system (amount of RAM and ACPI abilities).

[aviv00]

i will give my option on server 2008

1. windows server 2008 rc1 1.7GB [5.7gb hdd space ]
2. the lite ver take about 3giga hdd space and 700mb iso [if u use WAIK u could make it 2.7GB and if u use more 2.34GB]
3. stability: 5 satisfaction: 5 [ fixed that ]

i stop using vista cuz its loaded of stuff i wont use
mostly vista start with 800mb of ram used and server much lower around 400mb

This post has been edited by aviv00: 17 January 2008 - 10:56 AM

[weEvil]

aviv00 it uses 400mb ram with or without Aero?


What else do you have running at the same time though? Bare minimum services? Or the default ones.

Also, you mentioned older games. How old exactly?

[aviv00]

with aero i guess its 450mb

"default ones" of server edition

about the old game fix that its was DEP

[medhunter]

I may say that we r getting offtopic.

Please stick to the topic

right now we got 2 experience share, Any more!!!???

[anonymous_user]

1. ~600MB (with hotfixes)

2. 2-3 gigs

3. 5 out of 5

[underxp]

Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit With 90 HotFixes, vlited 166 components:
1. 515 MB

2. 1.4 GB, including PageFile.

3. 4.5/5 (because I want to reduce more !!!!! I want to saves 333 MB with .NET stuff)

BTW, disabling unneeded services I reduce memory footprint to 170 MB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by underxp: 26 January 2008 - 07:13 AM

[amocanu]

Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit (Vlite 1.1 final) tested in vmware
ISO: 526 Mb
Install size without swap file: 1.28 Gb
Install size with swap file: 2.21 Gb
Memory usage: 308 Mb of RAM out of 512 Mb

it worked well inside the virtual machine and since i have 1 Gb of RAM on the host i guess the little Vista would work well

So it's 5/5

This post has been edited by amocanu: 26 January 2008 - 03:18 PM

[redxii]

Vlite 1.1

Vista Business 32-bit ISO: 2.49GB
Vlited: 1.25GB

Install size is 4.2GB that includes the pagefile which is 1.29GB, so minus pagefile is 2.91GB.

I am satisfied, although I am not a fan of using nLite, Vista definitely needs to be trimmed since all that fat is running automatically, like Windows Defender which IMHO they should be brought upon by the EU to remove it themselves.

[suryad]

Wow to the people who got their images to 500 mb approximately! That is quite amazing! There's hope for Vista yet It would be interesting to see once SP1 is out how it is going to work in terms of size. I am good as long as it all fits on a CD

Question to aviv00. Are you using the Windows Server 2008 pretty much as a workstation OS? Or are you leaving the server functionality stuff in tere like Active Directory etc etc?

This post has been edited by suryad: 27 January 2008 - 12:49 PM

[aviv00]

as a workstation OS

[medhunter]

@ nderxp ,redxii & anonymous_user:

Please post ur congiguration files.It is quite intresting to have such trimming of Vista.

[anonymous_user]

Its really not difficult. Maybe youre keeping too much stuff.

Attached File(s)

•  Last_Session.ini (16.25K)
  Number of downloads: 114

[redxii]

This is a newer one, the ISO is 1.16GB now.

Attached File(s)

•  Last_Session.ini (4.99K)
  Number of downloads: 64

[underxp]

Ok , for your information:

• I'm using Windows Vista Home Basic RTM 32 Bit Spanish.
  
• Download Fox's Vista vLite Update Integration Pack 1.2.3 x86 32 Bit (32 Bit x86 vLite Vista Update Pack Forum)
  
• Integrate the 50 hotfixes (I wrote early that was 90 hotfixes, sorry for that)
  
• Apply my preset
  
• After install, use PServ for disable unneeded services and reduce memory footprint to 170 - 160 MB.

I create a Pserv "XML Template" for disable services, i would share if anyone is interest.

Attached File(s)

•  Last_Session.ini (12.37K)
  Number of downloads: 65