How do I slim down Windows 7?

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  1. Posts : 159
    Windows Vista Business / Windows 7 Ultimate
       #11

    Use the Add/Remove windows components control panel applet to remove stuff you dont want.

    Alternatively if you are doing this in the future, you can create an image of the system using ImageX and then use DISM to remove packages/programs offline to reduce the size.
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  2. Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       #12

    actually you'll likely lose hard disk space if you use add/remove components. At least that's what happened to me. The Winsxs folder wasted even more space afterwards.
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  3. Posts : 159
    Windows Vista Business / Windows 7 Ultimate
       #13

    sup3rsprt said:
    actually you'll likely lose hard disk space if you use add/remove components. At least that's what happened to me. The Winsxs folder wasted even more space afterwards.
    That doesnt really make sense...
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  4. Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       #14

    That's what I thought when my hard drive started filling up even more when I tried to remove some components.
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  5. Posts : 246
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    Thread Starter
       #15

    BFG said:
    My Install of Win 7 was around 7 GB, how is yours so much bigger?
    What did you install ? I'm on the RC.
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  6. BFG
    Posts : 57
    Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
       #16

    7 Enterprise RTM
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  7. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #17

    Slimming Windows 7


    Hi, if you are really interested in slimming down Win 7 and are willing to put in the work, there is a guide on the Vlite forums for doing do, there are 3 different versions to choose from: Lite, Extreme & Media.

    Here is the link
    http://www.msfn.org/board/windows-updated-t137765.html

    I have personally made an installation disk of each of these and they all work very well, thanks
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