vLite

[billgoldberg]

from site:
"vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.

Main features are:

* hotfix, language pack and driver integration
* component removal
* unattended setup
* tweaks
* split/merge Vista installation CDs
* create ISO and burn bootable CD/DVD


Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. vLite provides you with an easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.

This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are protected as they would be if you install the unedited version only with the changes you select.

It configures the installation directly before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall."

http://www.vlite.net/

has anyone tried this out?

I'm thinking about reinstalling vista to play some of my games that won't work under wine (counterstrike source, half-life 2, and some older ones).

So does this really help alot, or just a little bit? Otherwise I would install xp, but vista looks nicer.

[Midwest-Linux]

Otherwise I would install xp, but vista looks nicer.

I believe there is another thread on here regarding skimming down Windows Vista and XP...thought it was called N-Lite. I would suggest going with XP and using the Vista transformation pack free from Major Geeks. its looks just like Vista and it even has that sidebar with the clock and RSS reader. Looks like Vista, but has XP performance.

[billgoldberg]

Yeah, I used that transformation pack a while back before discovering ubuntu but beside the graphics I want the vista security, wich surpasses xp.

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[andrewjoy]

I have used nLite before i switched totaly to ubuntu its a good app just make sure that you read up on ther forms befor eyou check an option that you dont fully understand.