Windows 7: Vlite Help / Reques

Therian · 15 Jul 2010

Hello everyone I currently run Windows 7 x64 Ultimate (got a great deal on it) and am planning to buy a Intel x25-m 80GB SSD drive soon and I want to fix my install to free up dead space.

I am a total novice and very little FAQ but how does this look. Anyone notice problems? I cut just about half the size which not sure what that will translate over to. Gonna install on a old IDE drive to see how it fairs.

Code:

 
; vLite preset file
;
;#Environment:
; vLite v1.2
; Framework 2.0.50727.4927
; Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0 64-bit
;
;#Target:
; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 
; Version 6.1 English (United States)
; vLited with v1.2 (7/15/2010 6:17:29 PM)
;
[Compatibility]
 
[CustomHide]
 
[Components]
;# Accessories #
Disk Cleanup
Speech Support
Welcome Center
Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
;# Drivers #
Modems
Printers-Generic printer
Scanners
TV Tuners-ADS Technologies
TV Tuners-ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
TV Tuners-AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
TV Tuners-Compro Technology Inc.
TV Tuners-Conexant Systems, Inc.
TV Tuners-Creatix
TV Tuners-Hauppauge
TV Tuners-KNC ONE GmbH
TV Tuners-KWorld
TV Tuners-Lumanate, Inc.
TV Tuners-Philips Semiconductors
TV Tuners-Pinnacle Systems
TV Tuners-TerraTec Electronic GmbH
TV Tuners-VidzMedia Pte Ltd.
;# Hardware Support #
Dynamic Volume Manager
Fax Support
Firewire (1394)
Floppy Disk Support
Printer Support
TV Tuner support
;# Languages #
Arabic
Brazillian
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Simplified Chinese
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Table Driven Text Input Processor
Thai
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Ukrainian
;# Multimedia #
Music and Video samples
Sample Pictures
SideShow
;# Network #
File and printer sharing (Server)
Remote Desktop and Assistance
Remote Desktop Client
Windows Collaboration
Windows Mail
;# Services #
Offline Files
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
Remote Registry
Routing and Remote Access
SuperFetch
Volume Shadow Copy
;# System #
Help
Malicious Software Removal Tool
Natural Language
Parental Controls
Security Center
System Restore
Tablet PC
Windows Defender
Windows Easy Transfer
 
[Options]
DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Default
User Account Control (UAC) = Enabled
AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default
AutoPlay = Enabled
Paging Executive = Enabled
Power scheme = Balanced
Power button = Sleep
Sleep button = Default
Control Panel - Classic View = Default
Show hidden files and folders = No
Show protected operating system files = No
Show extensions for known file types = No
IE Phishing Filter = Default
IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Default
 
[Services]
 
[Protection]
 
[Drivers]
 
[Unattended]
SpecRegional
AcceptEULA
SkipNewUser
SkipProductKey
SkipAutoActivation
NetworkLoc = 1
ProtectPC = 1
 
[Hotfixes]
 
[LanguagePacks]

Therian · 16 Jul 2010

Well after toying with it some I have a new question.

Is there a detailed guide on vlite / windows 7 on EXACTLY what each item does vs the small detail you get in vlite? I am getting the general idea but on a lot of stuff I am not 100% sure if its smart/safe to disable.

logicearth · 16 Jul 2010

I can tell you now that is absolutely pointless. I was one of those user that would run Vista though vlite. However, it quickly became apparent that it did nothing but break things. Some you would not even notice until a critical moment like installing a new security update. In the long run there was nothing gained but a few megabytes of space, whooopeee....

* Windows 7 is in the same boat as Vista. Which btw, vlite has not been updated for a long time now. Very little promise that vlite will even work with Windows 7.

Bill2 · 16 Jul 2010

I used to have vlited vista home premium on an ancient machine and I remember being impressed with how well it ran. The major space savings came from, IIRC, removing the printer and TV tuner drivers, welcome center, languages, system restore and sample audio/ video files.

Vlite reportedly works well for Windows 7 as well though there have been instances of the burned disk not working. In fact, I did make a Windows 7 lite with vlite, so the process works. But I havent yet tried installing from it. You can also explore 7lite (a replacement for vlite).

You'll need to research the stuff you want removed, component by component. Regarding services, Blackviper has a great site with wiki links explaining each service.

Windows 7 Service Configurations by Black Viper

For other components, explore at MSFN- they are a great resource for customization projects.

MSFN Forums -> vLite

windowsapple · 16 Jul 2010

I use Rt Seven Lite

Therian · 17 Jul 2010

Well thanks for the replies. I found out how vlite can screw up the OS when I installed a version I made that removed so many things that windows cried :P Is there a better program btw then vlite for new OS?
However I been using this for the past 32 hours and other then 1 update that fails to update (not 100% sure its windows fault) its been stable and no issues reported. I mostly wanted to gut the crap I never use to save me time removing it.

My end .ini is this. If there are any red flags I would very much appreciate any advice/critique.

Code:

; vLite preset file
;
;#Environment:
; vLite v1.2
; Framework 2.0.50727.4927
; Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0 64-bit
;
;#Target:
; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 
; Version 6.1 English (United States)
;
[Compatibility]

[CustomHide]

[Components]
;# Accessories #
Speech Support
Welcome Center
Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
;# Drivers #
Modems
Printers-Generic printer
Scanners
TV Tuners-ADS Technologies
TV Tuners-ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
TV Tuners-AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
TV Tuners-Compro Technology Inc.
TV Tuners-Conexant Systems, Inc.
TV Tuners-Creatix
TV Tuners-Hauppauge
TV Tuners-KNC ONE GmbH
TV Tuners-KWorld
TV Tuners-Lumanate, Inc.
TV Tuners-Philips Semiconductors
TV Tuners-Pinnacle Systems
TV Tuners-TerraTec Electronic GmbH
TV Tuners-VidzMedia Pte Ltd.
;# Hardware Support #
Dynamic Volume Manager
Fax Support
Firewire (1394)
Floppy Disk Support
Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
Printer Support
TV Tuner support
;# Languages #
Arabic
Brazillian
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Simplified Chinese
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Table Driven Text Input Processor
Thai
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Ukrainian
;# Multimedia #
Media Center
Music and Video samples
Sample Pictures
SideShow
;# Network #
File and printer sharing (Server)
Remote Desktop and Assistance
Remote Desktop Client
Windows Collaboration
Windows Mail
;# Services #
Offline Files
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
Remote Registry
Routing and Remote Access
SuperFetch
Volume Shadow Copy
;# System #
Help
Malicious Software Removal Tool
Natural Language
Parental Controls
Security Center
System Restore
Tablet PC
Windows Defender
Windows Easy Transfer

[Options]
DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Default
User Account Control (UAC) = Disabled
AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default
AutoPlay = Enabled
Paging Executive = Enabled
Power scheme = High performance
Power button = Shutdown
Sleep button = Do nothing
Control Panel - Classic View = Default
Show hidden files and folders = Yes
Show protected operating system files = No
Show extensions for known file types = Yes
IE Phishing Filter = Disabled
IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Disabled

[Services]
ALG = Disabled
APPMGMT = Disabled
AXINSTSV = Disabled
BDESVC = Disabled
BITS = Manual
BTHSERV = Disabled
CERTPROPSVC = Disabled
DEFRAGSVC = Disabled
DPS = Disabled
EFS = Disabled
FDPHOST = Disabled
FDRESPUB = Disabled
HIDSERV = Disabled
HKMSVC = Disabled
IDSVC = Disabled
IPBUSENUM = Disabled
IPHLPSVC = Disabled
LLTDSVC = Disabled
MPSSVC = Disabled
MSISCSI = Disabled
NAPAGENT = Disabled
NETLOGON = Disabled
PCASVC = Disabled
PEERDISTSVC = Disabled
RPCLOCATOR = Disabled
SCARDSVR = Disabled
SCPOLICYSVC = Disabled
SENSRSVC = Disabled
SNMPTRAP = Disabled
TBS = Disabled
TRKWKS = Disabled
UI0DETECT = Disabled
VAULTSVC = Disabled
WBIOSRVC = Disabled
WCNCSVC = Disabled
WCSPLUGINSERVICE = Disabled
WDISERVICEHOST = Disabled
WDISYSTEMHOST = Disabled
WEBCLIENT = Disabled
WERCPLSUPPORT = Disabled
WERSVC = Disabled
WINRM = Disabled
WMPNETWORKSVC = Disabled
WPDBUSENUM = Disabled
WSEARCH = Disabled
WWANSVC = Disabled

[Protection]

[Drivers]

[Unattended]
SpecRegional
AcceptEULA
SkipNewUser
NetworkLoc = 1
ProtectPC = 1

[Hotfixes]

[LanguagePacks]

Even if Vlite breaks the install the fact I wont ever need to spend 20 minutes editing my services again or put my login/pass etc again is priceless to me.

For those curious my end install was 12.5GB which if its true that x64 7 ultimate is 20GB is a good free up of space + all the crap I usually disable are now done via install vs manually

Will keep you all posted if I run into issues (for any google users that are like me)

*edit*

Quote: Originally Posted by windowsapple

I use Rt Seven Lite

Thank you sir...will play with this program and see how it works out

*edit*
I am getting a error when I try to load my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ISO extracted file. I have my windows extracted to c:\ and in a folder called seven and the RT Seven Lite is in the same place.

[IMG]http://thumbnails32.********.com/8901/731d9089000874.jpg[/IMG]

Code:

=== 7Customizer Started===
7Customizer verion: 0.4.0a
7Customizer path: C:\7Customizer_0.4.0a\7Customizer.exe
Current directory: C:\7Customizer_0.4.0a
OS: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0
OS architecture: AMD64
Work folder found: True
Mount folder found: True
Extract utility found: True
Configuration file found: True
bootorder.txt file found: True
Boot sector file found: True
Elevated: True
Getting drive info
Free space: 347.680072784424 GB
Getting drive info: Done
Saved Imagex path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\imagex.exe
Saved DISM path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Servicing\Dism.exe
Saved odcdimg path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\oscdimg.exe
Windows source path selected
Sources folder found
install.wim found
install.wim size: 3026 MB
Added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\imagex.exe">work\testimagex.txt
Testing imagex
Imagex result begin:
Imagex result file created.

ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Imagex result end.
Added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Servicing\Dism.exe">work\testdism.txt
Testing dism
dism result begin:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385


dism result end.
added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\imagex.exe" /XML /info "C:\seven\sources\install.wim">work\imagesinfo.xml
Starting imagex
Imagex created imagesinfo.xml Successfully
Reading images information from imagesinfo.xml
First 5 lines of imagesinfo.xml
<WIM>
  <TOTALBYTES>3173496445</TOTALBYTES>
  <IMAGE INDEX="1">
    <NAME>Windows 7 Ultimate</NAME>
    <FLAGS>Ultimate</FLAGS>
Number of Available Images: 1
Reading image indiceis
Reading image displaynames
Reading image names
Reading image architectures
Reading image edition IDs
Unexpected Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at _7Customizer.Form1.selectImagePathBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

Take heart I am using a unmodifed OS currently...minus all the services etc I disabled (Tweaked under blackviper = my services)

Windows 7: Vlite Help / Reques

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