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Vlite is a program that can strip away all that stuff in Vista that you don't need. Microsoft says that they do not recommend it at all. Seems to be all the more reason to use it eh?
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Now that's what piques my interest.Microsoft does have a project under way, as part of its Windows 7 development process, to create a slimmed-down Windows kernel.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
nLite is a great way to trim the crap from XP. i have just started using vLite for Vista installs. i tried a beta, but had some troubles. the 1.1 Final works well for me so far. i am waiting on SP1 to see how well a slipstream works. it is nice to have the drivers I want installed with an OS...
i have yet to install Vista on one of my systems i use daily. i do install for clients and test purposes thus far. it is a great way to make installs tailor made for a system and clients needs.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
Vista simply isn't made to be customized like XP was.
Windows Server 2008 is really modular, so much that you can even leave out the GUI. WS2008 is based on Vista SP1. It's surprising how basic the default install is.Vista simply isn't made to be customized like XP was.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
pxc said:Windows Server 2008 is really modular, so much that you can even leave out the GUI. WS2008 is based on Vista SP1. It's surprising how basic the default install is.
IMO one of the main reasons Vista isn't as modular is marketing. It's important for the desktop platform to have all the components MS needs to push, and of course also for software compatibility reasons.
As a gamer, my OS needs to as free as possible from useless and annoying applications that interfere with my gaming experience. I don't need or want Aero, 64 bit, 4 gigs of RAM or any of the completely useless applications that come with Vista.
I don't know how simply I can put this.
vlite might allow me (one day) to run Vista without garbage applications. As a gamer, my OS needs to as free as possible from useless and annoying applications that interfere with my gaming experience. I don't need or want Aero, 64 bit, 4 gigs of RAM or any of the completely useless applications that come with Vista. I'm sticking with XP because it's just a better gaming OS. I'll gladly move to Vista when I need to or when I'm sure I can remove the trash ops from the OS.
VISTA is the AOL of OS.
vlite might allow me (one day) to run Vista without garbage applications. As a gamer, my OS needs to as free as possible from useless and annoying applications that interfere with my gaming experience. I don't need or want Aero, 64 bit, 4 gigs of RAM or any of the completely useless applications that come with Vista. I'm sticking with XP because it's just a better gaming OS. I'll gladly move to Vista when I need to or when I'm sure I can remove the trash ops from the OS.
The default install of Vista Ultimate 64-bit is ~8.5GB, excluding swap and hibernation files. Patching the system with Windows Update leaves copies of the installers in \Windows, and also increases the WinSxS folder size. I see about 12GB for a fully patched Vista Ultimate x64 system with Vista Ultimate extras installed.Even if 15GB doesn't mean much by today's standards can anybody give me a good reason why Vista is 10x larger of an install than XP is?
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
Why would you want to remove all the great features Vista has to offer? That's like buying a racecar to only drive at 30 KM/h in the city.
Don't. Vista ruined with vLite will leave a worse taste in your mouth than just Vista will. vLite is a like a cruel joke, they dangle a carrot in front of you promising all this cool stuff, but you lose 10 years of your life trying to make it work correctly.i might give this tool a check now, thanks [H]! i'd love a stripped down o/s, might even give vista a shot...horrors!
I love how so many people are on the Vista hating bandwagon. It's people like that that are the reason we're being held back technologically. We could be on the moon and have it colonized by now if it weren't for people like that. The great features that come bundeled into Vista re just that/ great features. I don't care about the 1.2 GB of p[rinter drivers. I have loads of hard drive space and what if I ever need to use one of those printers on the fly? BOOM! IT WORKS! Stripping the features from Vista is again, like buying a high-priced racecar to only drive it in the city limits at 1/10th the speed of which it was made for.