[oldghost]

Hi, Windows 8 consumer preview version is released. Anybody try out to reduce Windows 8 size? I'm not sure if the method for Windows 7 lite is workable on Windows 8.

[MagicAndre1981]

use Legos Win7 Toolkit, it should work with Win8, too.

[StupidBatch]

oldghost, on 06 March 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

Hi, Windows 8 consumer preview version is released. Anybody try out to reduce Windows 8 size? I'm not sure if the method for Windows 7 lite is workable on Windows 8.

FYI, If you Apply and capture the Index1 install wim using gimagex, Windows 8 loads in vlite and rt7lite. Not sure on anything else, basing my testing on how win7sp1 is done in rt7lite then vlite

[matejdro2]

Yeah, with Windows 8 for USB devices it meas that It's even more important to shrink your Win8 as much as possible.

I hope there will be good solution out soon.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Seems to me you were given a solution?.... (Post #2)

This post has been edited by Kelsenellenelvian: 11 March 2012 - 06:28 PM

[matejdro2]

Yes, it is a solution, but not very good one. I can only trim out features that were also present in WIndows 7 or vista. For example I don't need most of the preinstalled metro apps, but I cannot remove them with Win7/Vista apps.

[MagicAndre1981]

you can use the new DISM commands (/Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage) to remove Metro apps

[kables]

Was anybody able to use RT7lite to create a Win8 ISO? I just tried it. It prompts for the image to select and displays the Windows 8 image choices correctly. But when I select one, I get an error "Please select a valid Windows 7 operating system". Has anyone gotten this to work? Thanks!

[aryan_ai]

I also got the same error "Please select a valid Windows 7 operating system" when I try to use RT7Lite on Windows 8 x86. Did anyone figured out a tool that trims Windows 8 OS?

[MagicAndre1981]

don't use this crappy tool. Use DISM to disable the payload of functions you don't need and remove the MEtro-Apps you don't like:

http://www.msfn.org/...s-in-windows-8/

or use the "Win7 Toolkit" from Lego.

[Kullenen_Ask]

http://photoupload.o...17356139157.png
http://photoupload.o...08563363837.png
http://photoupload.o...01031856428.png

705mb iso

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Lite Ikrinka Ed. V1

This post has been edited by Kullenen_Ask: 11 April 2012 - 03:41 PM

[matejdro2]

Could you post that ISO somewhere? I nearly everything in green using WinKit, but image is still 2.5GB.

[MagicAndre1981]

Asking for ISOs is not allowed here!!!!!

[matejdro2]

Sorry, my bad then.

[bphlpt]

But asking for instructions or a script so that you can modify your own copy to achieve such an ISO yourself IS allowed, and encouraged, as long as the process only requires tools that are openly available and truly free.

Cheers and Regards

[matejdro2]

Well, I guess I wrote my post in a dumb way. I meant to say if he can provide more info on what he done OR iso.

[Kullenen_Ask]

Used dism. Made a windows 8 embedded thin client template wim. Compared files and removed differences.

[matejdro2]

When I tried to use DISM last time with /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage, it froze and keep using ram, until it used all 8GB and then crashed. Maybe I screwed something in image?

[rorygilmore]

Kullenen_Ask, on 07 April 2012 - 02:28 AM, said:

Used dism. Made a windows 8 embedded thin client template wim. Compared files and removed differences.

Care to expand on that a little?

Where did you find this template?

[Kullenen_Ask]

There is predefined templates in embedded standart toolkit iso. Also can use x86 runtime to install with that templates.