[liquid0624]

Yes EAP and NAP are used for wireless but i have used wireless with them removed as long as the WLAN autoconfig service is set to automatic and running wireless should work.

[liquid0624]

dead0 with drive compression on and DVD maker, Microsoft games deleted, wallpapers and sounds.
paging file and hibernation disabled as well. Getting 7229 x64 as of now hehe

win7elite64 (4.05 gigs)
win7super64 (3.91 gigs)
win7xtreme64 (3.80 gigs)

[dead0]

here's a temporary guide:

tools required: WAIK 1.1, gimagex (optional), vlite 1.2
all must be installed!
nb. this method has been tested on windows 7 build 7201 x86

Stage 1:

1) create 2 folders such as c:\s1 & c:\s2
2) copy/extract the contents of iso/disc to s1
3) mount install.wim (image 5) to s2 folder using gimagex or imagex
4) from a cmd prompt, run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2

to take ownership of reg hive, created by & credit to BM wnuku
5) commit changes & unmount


Stage 2:

1) first download this:
2) extract the batch file to the sources directory ie. c:\s1\sources
3) mount install.wim (image 5) to s2 folder using gimagex or imagex
4) run rem7201.bat from the sources directory (which has s2 folder already selected)
optional: while the batch file is running, you could delete the Recovery folder from c:\s2\windows\system32 directory, delete the contents of c:\s2\windows\winsxs\backup (you may need unlocker as the files are locked; do not delete the backup folder itself), also delete the folders & its contents from c:\s2\windows\web\wallpaper except for the windows folder which contains the default wallpaper, again you will need the unlocker tool)
5) once done, commit changes & unmount

then use vlite with my last session:
before you create the iso in vlite, make sure you delete every file in the sources folder except for boot.wim & install.wim. also, you will need to extract from the original iso, setup.exe from the sources folder to c:\s1\sources otherwise you will get a cd driver not found error when trying to install!!!

i've just installed this in vmware, set my paging file to 512mb, installed vmware tools, ran windows update to install the sound driver, restarted & my hd usage space is showing up as just under 2.5gb!

nb. as the sources folder already includes dism, you do not need to download & install waik for windows 7! the bat file uses dism from the sources folder to remove the packages from windows.

[liquid0624]

awesome dead either i would say make a new post or i can add it to the main one of mine its up to you but wow that looks great 2 mins left for 7229 can't wait to get started again hehe

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 05:30 PM, said:

awesome dead either i would say make a new post or i can add it to the main one of mine its up to you but wow that looks great 2 mins left for 7229 can't wait to get started again hehe

i'll do a proper one once i get 7229! i'll even give x64 a try?

ps i would recommend keeping error reporting service just for compatibility reasons! also i would keep remote desktop & assistance, just so when i click on the remote setting link in system properties, no error pops up!

This post has been edited by dead0: 11 June 2009 - 06:13 PM

[liquid0624]

ya the x64 bit rocks working with 7229 now and i heard a rumor 7231 might surface soon as well

[liquid0624]

What kind of compatibility issues you having with removing Error Report service? Remote Desktop if you use it i would keep it but if not removing it in my eyes is better b/c i could be a way of gaining control of your system so i see it as a security threat.

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 06:16 PM, said:

What kind of compatibility issues you having with removing Error Report service? Remote Desktop if you use it i would keep it but if not removing it in my eyes is better b/c i could be a way of gaining control of your system so i see it as a security threat.

just for future compatibility & the remote desktop & assistance is just for cosmetic reasons! you could remove the client tho

ps looks like b7229 has more packages than 7201?

This post has been edited by dead0: 11 June 2009 - 06:47 PM

[liquid0624]

I understand the cosmetic reasons because of the remote settings under system properties and the shortcuts on the start menu. Packages using the DISM tutorial u mean or under vlite im still getting 202 using vlite. Working on my first test now wish me good luck.

[dead0]

ps in regards to removing packages for b7229, rename 7201 with 7229 in the batch file

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 06:55 PM, said:

I understand the cosmetic reasons because of the remote settings under system properties and the shortcuts on the start menu. Packages using the DISM tutorial u mean or under vlite im still getting 202 using vlite. Working on my first test now wish me good luck.

im testing 7229 now...will let you know how it goes in 30mins

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 06:55 PM, said:

I understand the cosmetic reasons because of the remote settings under system properties and the shortcuts on the start menu. Packages using the DISM tutorial u mean or under vlite im still getting 202 using vlite. Working on my first test now wish me good luck.

when i ran the install wim tweak, it was showing 264 or so with 7201 & now, it shows 357? with 7229

[liquid0624]

My first install failed i am trying Jeronimo's preset i unchecked game explorer and network explorer i am trying again.

[dead0]

just did my first install, followed my method above, beside a few errors in event viewer, everything seems to be running fine in vmware! this is the new but i will use my last session from my guide instead! this install size is about 3.4gb tho?

This post has been edited by dead0: 11 June 2009 - 08:13 PM

[liquid0624]

failed again i am gonna try again thanks for the preset and i will post back. Did you get the x64 build this time around? I am using the latest version of virtual box. Did you test the power options if u did the x64 build?

[liquid0624]

why are you protecting these 2 files? U use media center, and most of the networking ?

windows\system32\tbs.dll
windows\system32\msoert2.dll

This one is not really needed b/c activation doesn't require it ne more it did at one time.

windows\system32\SCardDlg.dll

The unattended options aren't really good to have there either

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 08:32 PM, said:

why are you protecting these 2 files? U use media center, and most of the networking ?

windows\system32\tbs.dll
windows\system32\msoert2.dll

This one is not really needed b/c activation doesn't require it ne more it did at one time.

windows\system32\SCardDlg.dll

The unattended options aren't really good to have there either

i keep tbs.dll coz i get an installation error regarding trusted platform. dont know why tho? msoert2.dll is kept for installing msn messenger 8.5. scard was kept for activation!

the unattended settings arent used at all in vlite but for some unknown reason it still shows up in the lastsession.ini

This post has been edited by dead0: 11 June 2009 - 08:42 PM

[liquid0624]

OK this time i am rechecking game explorer and network explorer and just unchecked windows firewall but not ics service and ignored the warning.

[dead0]

liquid0624, on Jun 11 2009, 08:40 PM, said:

OK this time i am rechecking game explorer and network explorer and just unchecked windows firewall but not ics service and ignored the warning.

keep ics! anything relating to windows firewall, you should keep!!!

im off to bed, will try x64 2moro & post my results here

This post has been edited by dead0: 11 June 2009 - 08:44 PM

[liquid0624]

Added those two file protection entries to my preset and kept windows firewall and ics this time but removed game explorer and network explorer. Below are a list of the files that i have protected based on your input as well as Jeronimo.

windows\system32\tbs.dll
windows\system32\wer.dll
windows\system32\msdrm.dll
windows\system32\browcli.dll
windows\system32\msoert2.dll
windows\system32\winipsec.dll
windows\system32\werconcpl.dll
windows\system32\Magnification.dll

If there are any others please share will add them to main post then