Sunday, August 29, 2004
nLite - cut-down the size of your Windows CD, and more!
Hey, some of us are bothered about the existence of utilities we never use in windows. If you feel so too, this tool is for you. It is to be used on an existing Windows 2000/XP/2003 installer CD - it will aid you in removing the like of Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, Outlook Express, and so on. Basically, it will de-integrate all the junk that should never have been part of windows. Then, when you install from the newly created "nLite"ened CD, you will have a squeaky clean windows.
Its possible to have a 160 MB windows XP installer, which when installed occupies 400 MB on the hard-disk. Amazing by any measure! Competing tools, like XPlite are not as good because of two reasons - the others aren't free, and they are usable only *AFTER* installing WindowsXP - so you don't have a clean setup to begin with.
nLite also assists you in slip-streaming (merging) the latest Service Pack into a supported version of a Windows CD. It also allows you to create basic unattended setups.
The really beautiful thing about it is, the levels of acceptance and usage it is seeing. Many home users, and lots more IT-pros use nLite to slim-down their install. In fact, if imitation and usage by the under-ground of the software audience is a measure of popularity, nLite has already climbed very high up that ladder - lots of warez sites host it, or bundle it along with downloads of unlicensed Windows XP CD-images, LOL.
It started out as a personal tool by an MSFN member {name - Dino Nuhagic (nuhi)}, after he collected enough info about eliminating components. Then, friends and members of MSFN encouraged him to develop the tool further. And now it has acquired a professional quality, but still is free.
Its clear that he's not doing it for himself alone, anymore - would be nice if some people could donate (link to donate is on the home-page of the tool) to encourage him to continue the good work.
nLite forums
nLite project home
Its possible to have a 160 MB windows XP installer, which when installed occupies 400 MB on the hard-disk. Amazing by any measure! Competing tools, like XPlite are not as good because of two reasons - the others aren't free, and they are usable only *AFTER* installing WindowsXP - so you don't have a clean setup to begin with.
nLite also assists you in slip-streaming (merging) the latest Service Pack into a supported version of a Windows CD. It also allows you to create basic unattended setups.
The really beautiful thing about it is, the levels of acceptance and usage it is seeing. Many home users, and lots more IT-pros use nLite to slim-down their install. In fact, if imitation and usage by the under-ground of the software audience is a measure of popularity, nLite has already climbed very high up that ladder - lots of warez sites host it, or bundle it along with downloads of unlicensed Windows XP CD-images, LOL.
It started out as a personal tool by an MSFN member {name - Dino Nuhagic (nuhi)}, after he collected enough info about eliminating components. Then, friends and members of MSFN encouraged him to develop the tool further. And now it has acquired a professional quality, but still is free.
Its clear that he's not doing it for himself alone, anymore - would be nice if some people could donate (link to donate is on the home-page of the tool) to encourage him to continue the good work.
nLite forums
nLite project home
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I got my hands on Nlite a couple of days ago, and it is GREAT ! I am using it to build a cd for my sidework customers.
Still trying to get it all "down" and get the "slimmest" XP install.
Still trying to get it all "down" and get the "slimmest" XP install.
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