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| 657776 | 2008-04-10 09:25:00 | I'm at a point where I've installed and uninstalled so many things on my machine that it's becoming unstable, and bloated. I am planning to do a reinstall sometime in the next month or so. What I was thinking, was using vLite to strip down Vista so it's "lighter" than default. Has anyone had any experience with this? I've used nLite on XP, and found it fantastic. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 657777 | 2008-04-10 09:38:00 | There's quite a lot of opinion against using vLite to strip out components to make an install of Vista "lighter" (Vista on 700 MB, how awesome!!1). Despite me currently using a Vvv install (Vista via vLite) which is as stable as ever, I'd recommend against it also. I'd possibly give it a light run through vLite to set basic settings and such but wouldn't go about stripping components. Otherwise just go with a vanilla install of Vista SP1. Also know that if you're going to do SP1 (whether later on or slip-stream) then stripping Vista components is a basic no-no. |
sal (67) | ||
| 657778 | 2008-04-10 09:45:00 | There's quite a lot of opinion against using vLite to strip out components to make an install of Vista "lighter" (Vista on 700 MB, how awesome!!1). Despite me currently using a Vvv install (Vista via vLite) which is as stable as ever, I'd recommend against it also. I'd possibly give it a light run through vLite to set basic settings and such but wouldn't go about stripping components. Otherwise just go with a vanilla install of Vista SP1. Also know that if you're going to do SP1 (whether later on or slip-stream) then stripping Vista components is a basic no-no. Thanks Sal. Why do you recommend against it (other than the SP1 issue)? Do you find it performs any better than a "normal" install? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 657779 | 2008-04-10 22:12:00 | I'd say give it a go - just save the settings you used somewhere that you can get at them later. If you remove something that causes a problem, redo the disc in vLite & reinstall. As with nLite, you need to be careful about what you remove. Read the forums on the vLite site for any problems others have had when removing some components. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 657780 | 2008-04-10 22:14:00 | What I was thinking, was using vLite to strip down Vista so it's "lighter" than default. I love VLite. Its the only way Vista will ever be allowed on my own PCs. I took out stacks of unnecessary rubbish and it was great! |
pctek (84) | ||
| 657781 | 2008-04-10 22:27:00 | I took out stacks of unnecessary rubbish and it was great! What sort of things? |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 657782 | 2008-04-11 03:12:00 | I love VLite. Its the only way Vista will ever be allowed on my own PCs. I took out stacks of unnecessary rubbish and it was great! How much of a performance difference do you notice, and what did you remove? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 657783 | 2008-04-11 10:58:00 | If you do do it then make sure you have full Vista SP1. Hell even if it means acquiring it by other means. Since you cannot slipstream anymore. Only downside to my install is I have to format to get SP1 :( |
trinsic (6945) | ||
| 657784 | 2008-04-11 19:58:00 | If you do do it then make sure you have full Vista SP1. Hell even if it means acquiring it by other means. Since you cannot slipstream anymore. Only downside to my install is I have to format to get SP1 :( It seems that the new version of vLite lets you slipstream SP1, which you can then customise. I've had a play, and there doesn't seem like that much stuff can be removed... how much did you guys actually manage to take out? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 657785 | 2008-04-11 22:00:00 | Here you go: www.atomicmpc.com.au |
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