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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: fireballs on October 21, 2008, 06:52:47 PM

Title: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: fireballs on October 21, 2008, 06:52:47 PM

Dunno if anyone can help me but: I was told that vlite can automatically install 3rd party software before/during/after installing vista. is this true? is so how do i do it?

cheers FB

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 21, 2008, 06:57:57 PM

The BEST source for both nLite andvLite info...you may want to sign up.

Here Ya Go... (http://www.msfn.org/board/vLite-f153.html)

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: fireballs on October 21, 2008, 07:00:39 PM

I don't know if you noticed but the 7th post down is by a guy called Fireballs..... handsome fellow if i do say so myself. Posted the question about two days ago and no-one's got back to me. thought i'd try here instead.

FB

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 21, 2008, 07:02:25 PM

Surely didn't...

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 21, 2008, 07:03:16 PM

Maybe visit the unattended install section...
What apps are you including in this build ? ?

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: fireballs on October 21, 2008, 07:12:52 PM

I want to include things like FireFox, launchy etc. but i don't even know if Vlite will let me do that.

FB

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 22, 2008, 03:21:03 PM

Unattended install is what you want...but be patient for a response to your Post...

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: fireballs on October 22, 2008, 05:41:09 PM

Thanks patio :)

FB

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 22, 2008, 05:47:44 PM

No Problem...wish i was better versed in both nLite and vLite.
I've successfully used both but only for slipstreaming...my experiments with including apps went horribly awry.
I can send you the DVD's if you want to screw up a drive/partition if you like...

             ;)

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: fireballs on October 22, 2008, 06:11:07 PM

lol no it's ok i borrowed my friends DVD, ripped it to my HDD. So i can mess the image up as many times as i like. I've already slipstreamed SP1 and stripped out about 1.4GB of bloatware on the install. and got it to boot/install unattended on my virtual PC. it's just the installing of 3rd party software and some more advanced tweaks i needed help with but XML files seem to be the answer.

btw my current windows file, which came preloaded from OEM is 12GB, the stripped down version is 4GB. I can't wait to get to grips with the answer files and really see what can be achieved!

FB

Title: Re: can Vlite install 3rd party software
Post by: patio on October 22, 2008, 06:46:40 PM

Slimming Down XP (http://www.graphixanstuff.com/Forum/index.php?s=3bcbad5f903e5c530730c5f0e1dcc861&showforum=68)