This is not an image of Windows XP, this is an Nlite
configuration file.
Visit the Nlite Website
or the Nlite Forum for
Nlite support.
This includes the settings file and a sample user file without the product
key.
It is ready to go as is, just open Nlite and point it to your XP Setup
source, then import this session file.
This is suggested for intermediate and advanced users only.
It is also suggested that one tests the ISO within a Virtual PC prior to the
physical install. This was originally created for and tested on the Asus Eee
PC 701 4G.
Components Removed
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The most common components are listed below, to view all that are removed
please see the actual .ini file or from within Nlite. There are many components removed so use the Nlite
Compatibility section if needed.
• Applications: Everything except
Calculator and Defragmenter
• Drivers: All
• Hardware
Support: Bluetooth
(Requires Infrared), Firewire, Infrared
(Part of Bluetooth Support), Floppy,
Printers (Use
Compatibility Section), Joystick, Modem, USB Audio & Ethernet,
Multi-Processor Support (Required for Hyper
threading, Dual
Core, Atom CPU, etc)
• Keyboards, Languages: All
• Multimedia: DirectX Tool, Backgrounds, Indeo codecs, XP Default
Theme, MIDI, Mouse Cursors, Movie Maker, Speech,
Windows Media Player 9, Sounds
• Network: Internet Explorer, MAC Bridge, Map Network Drives, MSN
Explorer, Web Folders
• Operating System Options: Color Schemes
(See Font Sizes Info Below), Disk Cleanup, Extra Fonts, File and
Settings Wizard,
Help Engine, Help and Support, OOBE
(Required for User Registration & Activation), Web View
• Services: Automatic Updates, QOS, Remote Registry, System
Restore, Telnet, Terminal Services
(Required for
Fast User Switching), WebCient, Windows Time |
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Enable Multi-Processor Support
for
Hyperthreading/Dual Core (eg. Core 2, Atom CPUs)
Enable Blue Tooth & Infrared for Eee PC
1000 and others that have Bluetooth installed.
Enable IEEE (Dot4), MS Color Management, Ports
& Printer Support for Local
Printers.
For Network AND Local Printers use the Compatibility Section. |
Services Disabled
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Clipbook, Browser, DTC, DNS, HTTP SSL, Net Login, Network DDE & DSDM,
NT LM, Remote Access Auto & Connection manager, Routing & Remote Access,
Secondary Login, Security Accounts Manager, Server, Task Scheduler (enable
for Prefetch if you need to), Telephony, Themes.
For general information on Windows XP services see this web page:
Black Viper's Services Configuration
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If you want to use Fast User Switching then do not remove
Terminal Services in
the components services list. |
Notes & Tips
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• Quite a few tweaks were added using
the Nlite tweaks section.
• Folders safe to delete from i386: COMPDATA, DRW, LANG (unless using
languages), WINNTUPG, WIN9XUPG, WIN9XMIG
• The above folders do not effect a Winnt.exe New Installation,
however it is up to you whether you need any of them.
• Remove Manual Install or Upgrade if making an ISO for a CD/DVD only.
• Printer Support is removed in this Setup - add it back in with the
Compatibility section of Nlite - will grow approx 5MB.
• Disabling Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service will cause
errors/messages in the Event Log - leave as manual.
• 8 visible Services are set to Automatic, 3 are set to defaults, rest
are manual.
• Regardless of removing ActiveX Streaming Video support, my own Remote
Video app still works and is based on ActiveX.
• Webcam on the 4G works fine. I use Media Player 6.4 to play music from
the SD Card.
• Uninstall QOS and File Sharing from TCP/IP properties post install to
get rid of Server and Perf event log errors.
• Post Install I also disable Shell Hardware Detection and Windows
Firewall (sometimes).
• Leave Windows Firewall for extra security and Disable Themes for
faster response, eg. on the 2G/Slow SSDs.
• Many others I have seen on the web remove important XP related
components/services, I've left some in.
• Some normal things will always show up in the event log, eg. USB Disk
or USB CD/DVD related (ftdisk, CDROM), etc.
• There is still alot I do post install for tweaks and cleanup, manually
or using a registry file.
• Installed and tested many times within Virtual Box before finding a
nice relatively small error free install.
• Some apps may still not install or work properly, I have not tested
everything.
• I Disable the Page file and Recycle Bin also (Hibernation and System
Restore are already disabled).
• You can use Disk Compression to shrink the install. (eg. 400mb shrinks
to 300mb). |
Font Sizes
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Removing Color Schemes also removes the font sizes (Large, Extra Large) in
the Appearance section of Display Properties for the installed Classic and
Standard Schemes in this Nlite setup. If you want that feature then you either
need to uncheck COLOR SCHEMES or do the following:
Nlite claims you save 160K, the Registry file below is 400k, and that
includes some registry values that stay there anyway. (reg files also include
additional bytes though).
Registry File 1:
This will put back ALL the color schemes and also the font sizes.
Download
Registry File 2:
This next one will just fix the classic and standard schemes so it is
lighter (66kb) ... this will work as long as the only Schemes installed are the
Classic and Standard (check the drop down list first, Schemes NOT Styles) which
would be how it is post install of this Nlite setup. It assigns the sizes to 0 =
Classic and 1 = Standard, whereas on a full color scheme install those keys
would be 20 and 21 (see above reg file for example).
Download
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Registry Tweaks
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Post install performance tweaks for Windows XP.
Download (ver. 2.0)
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Added Dec. 17th, 2008:
"Max Cached Icons"="4096"
"IdleEnable"=dword:00000001
"EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000000 |
Services Tweaks
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Tweak Windows XP services by enabling or disabling certain services.
Includes an option to set the Windows XP default services.
Click Here
for further information.
Nlite Related
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• Change your locales and unattended settings from within Nlite if needed.
• Enter your own product key and users from within Nlite, sample file
provided.
• If you want to show the OOBE at the final stage of setup (allows creating
new users, activation, etc), uncheck OOBE for removal and use HIDE PAGES and
uncheck Hide OOBE. |
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Every person's needs are different, please adjust accordingly.
• eXLite - Windows XP Service Pack 2 config
• eXLiteSP3 - Windows XP Service Pack 3 config (20mb+-) |
Eee PC Hardware Drivers
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I suggest adding in the drivers from the thread on the EeeUser forum. These add an additional 20mb installed.
Post Install, you can safely delete the drivers NLDRV folder in the Windows
folder. If you must have the FN keys for the audio and Wifi functions, then
you need to manually install the Asus ACPI software post install.
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The integrated drivers linked in that thread above
are primarily for the original 701 4G models.
From recent installation on a new
701SD (with a slower 8GB SSD) all drivers worked except the
network drivers had
to be updated to new ones from the Asus DVD/Website. The same goes for
an
installation on a new 900A, however that had to go back to Linux as it was just
way to slow
in XP and hung for long periods of time (bad SSD or slow 4GB SSD
PCIe Card?). |
Tested Software
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• Microsoft Office XP and 2003
• Outlook Express
• Windows Media Player 9
• Bricopack Vista Inspirat 2
• Winamp
• Mozilla Firefox
• Yahoo Messenger
• Skype
• LiveVue Geo
• GeoVision DVR
• and many more .. |
Disclaimer
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I am not to be held responsible nor liable for damage from the
use or misuse of this file.
Use at your own risk.
Examples
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Example of Windows XP running on a 630Mhz Eee PC 701:
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