[dead0]

underxp, on Jun 14 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

dead0, on Jun 11 2009, 09:00 PM, said:

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

I using your mini-guide right now. The correct value is 364 packages for 7229 x86.
One question: Your batch file remove 72 packages befor vLite. Is possible to remove more packages with DISM ?

theres a few other packages which you can remove such as gpu pipeline, netfx, windows media player, ie8 (but not recommmended)...

[dead0]

ps ...but i believe, most of those 364 are actually the features & not packages? if you run the /get-packages command after removing with the batch file, theres not many packages left?

[gendouhydeist]

@dead0
can you list all the removable packages.. without failing the installation of the OS thx..
as I also experimenting on it also but no luck

[dead0]

gendouhydeist, on Jun 15 2009, 10:37 AM, said:

@dead0
can you list all the removable packages.. without failing the installation of the OS thx..
as I also experimenting on it also but no luck

if you see my mini-guide in this thread, the batch file lists the safest ones to delete?

[linkinarios]

i try to run ded0's guide..

but i can't understand what to do with this line

from a cmd prompt, run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2

Also i installed KB3AIK_EN (WAIK tools for windows 7 RC)

Thanks for the help!

Any1 please help ? xD

This post has been edited by linkinarios: 15 June 2009 - 12:15 PM

[dead0]

linkinarios, on Jun 15 2009, 11:51 AM, said:

i try to run ded0's guide..

but i can't understand what to do with this line

from a cmd prompt, run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2

Also i installed KB3AIK_EN (WAIK tools for windows 7 RC)

Thanks for the help!

Any1 please help ? xD

you do not need waik tools for w7 just waik 1.1 (for vista). install wim tweak is a small utility to take ownership of the registry so it allows you to remove the packages with the batch file

[linkinarios]

can't i do this from waik for 7 RC? cause this is installed already...

also... i can't unsterstand what to do with this command.... when i run it nothing happens...

i can't locate also install_wim_tweak.exe in my pc..

[dead0]

dead0, on Jun 11 2009, 04:56 PM, said:

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
win6x_re...bin_v1.1.rar
to take ownership of reg hive, created by & credit to BM wnuku
5) commit changes & unmount


Stage 2:

1) first download this: rem7201.zip
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: Last_Session.ini
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.

if you extract the content of that attached rar file to c:\tweak, then start a dos prompt to that folder: run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2 (s2 folder being the mount folder of your wim)

This post has been edited by dead0: 15 June 2009 - 12:42 PM

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linkinarios, on Jun 15 2009, 12:33 PM, said:

can't i do this from waik for 7 RC? cause this is installed already...

also... i can't unsterstand what to do with this command.... when i run it nothing happens...

i can't locate also install_wim_tweak.exe in my pc..

also with waik 7, theres some reported problems with vlite! you only need the imagex component of the waik tools & the imagex with waik 1.1 is much quicker?

[wnuku]

linkinarios, on Jun 15 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

but i can't understand what to do with this line

from a cmd prompt, run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2

You can provide a patch to mouted install.wim as a parameter (type "install_wim_tweak.exe /p c:\s2 /m" without quotes) it is not nesesary to type it after program started.

You can send any ideas/problems with install_wim_tweak.exe to me (i wote this tool)

By the way, i am working on one app... here is a screen (because people like screens ;p, note that is a early development stage):


Planned functionality :
-Integrate drivers
-Integrate windows patches
-Remove packages
-Expandable tweaking system
-No need to install WAIK
As the holidays are coming i will probably find some time to finish it

This post has been edited by wnuku: 15 June 2009 - 01:30 PM

[linkinarios]

well.. one question... how to grant access @ the folder? because it's says to me that access denied..

[dead0]

linkinarios, on Jun 15 2009, 01:41 PM, said:

well.. one question... how to grant access @ the folder? because it's says to me that access denied..

if you mean deleting a folder, then you will need the unlocker tool! it only works on 32bit tho...

[dead0]

wnuku, on Jun 15 2009, 01:06 PM, said:

linkinarios, on Jun 15 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

but i can't understand what to do with this line

from a cmd prompt, run install_wim_tweak.exe /m & then type c:\s2

You can provide a patch to mouted install.wim as a parameter (type "install_wim_tweak.exe /p c:\s2 /m" without quotes) it is not nesesary to type it after program started.

You can send any ideas/problems with install_wim_tweak.exe to me (i wote this tool)

By the way, i am working on one app... here is a screen (because people like screens ;p, note that is a early development stage):


Planned functionality :
-Integrate drivers
-Integrate windows patches
-Remove packages
-Expandable tweaking system
-No need to install WAIK
As the holidays are coming i will probably find some time to finish it

will look forward to testing it out

[liquid0624]

Hey what language u writing in dead i can code in vb.net and c# its been a while but i am also great and designing GUI stuff. I am currently downloading 7232 x64 i did a lite install of 7229 i am amazed i got the install under 3 gigs (amazing for 64 bit) hehe

[linkinarios]

could u help me with permision files for the folder mounted install.wim?

[Tom-Helge]

Hey.

Does anyone know what i don't have to remove in vLite on Windows 7 Ultimate RC2 Build 7229 (64-bit) to be able to have a 100% working 'Windows Features' where you can turn on or off some of the programs like Windows DVD Maker, Windows Search and the XPS stuffs?.

[liquid0624]

Updated the first post with some new presets that should work very well for you guys let me know what you think guys and enjoy b/c i have put a lot of time and effort into them

[liquid0624]

Tom-Helge, on Jun 15 2009, 04:36 PM, said:

Hey.

Does anyone know what i don't have to remove in vLite on Windows 7 Ultimate RC2 Build 7229 (64-bit) to be able to have a 100% working 'Windows Features' where you can turn on or off some of the programs like Windows DVD Maker, Windows Search and the XPS stuffs?.

Keep the Help component under the System category
(Also added this to the main post as its important to know!)

This post has been edited by liquid0624: 15 June 2009 - 03:01 PM

[liquid0624]

Tom-Helge, on Jun 15 2009, 04:36 PM, said:

Hey.

Does anyone know what i don't have to remove in vLite on Windows 7 Ultimate RC2 Build 7229 (64-bit) to be able to have a 100% working 'Windows Features' where you can turn on or off some of the programs like Windows DVD Maker, Windows Search and the XPS stuffs?.

Report back if keeping help makes the windows features work right thanks Tom!

[Tom-Helge]

liquid0624, on Jun 15 2009, 11:04 PM, said:

Tom-Helge, on Jun 15 2009, 04:36 PM, said:

Hey.

Does anyone know what i don't have to remove in vLite on Windows 7 Ultimate RC2 Build 7229 (64-bit) to be able to have a 100% working 'Windows Features' where you can turn on or off some of the programs like Windows DVD Maker, Windows Search and the XPS stuffs?.

Report back if keeping help makes the windows features work right thanks Tom!

Hey, thanks for the answer.

But the thing is that i have never checked Help to be removed, so it must be something else.

I think i have seen somewhere that if you want to install language packs on Windows 7, then you had to keep Help.

I can't say 100% sure that this is right though. Because i haven't tried yet.

Edit: It was under Windows Vista on the info bar on Help in vLite it said if you want to install MUI language packs you had to keep Help. But then, not sure if this applies to Windows 7.

This post has been edited by Tom-Helge: 15 June 2009 - 03:18 PM