Very cool tool to remove IE from XP, 2K

Best of All, its free


Have you ever wanted to remove some Windows components like Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, Messenger...

:chris:

How about not even to install them with Windows ? :chris:

nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install doesn't include, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.

nLite Features

- Service Pack Integration
- Component Removal
- Unattended Setup
- Driver Integration *
- Hotfixes Integration **
- Tweaks
- Patches ***
- Bootable ISO creation

* - Textmode and normal PnP
** - only new type 1 hotfixes (for example XP post SP2)
***- supports generic SFC, Uxtheme, TcpIp and Usb Polling patching.


It should work on every Windows version. Now it supports Windows 2000, XP and 2003 (all languages !), Longhorn will be added when it's released.

You need .NET Framework 1.1 in order to run it... Check if you have it already in Add/Remove programs, or on your CDs before downloading it

More info:
_hxxp://nuhi.msfn.org/nlite.html

[ee45678]

Yes, it is a good effort on your part to come up with such a tool and it is great that you are giving it away for free.

But I have a small nitpick, couldn't you somehow compile your executable to use only WIN32 API instead of the .NET junk.

I think anyone trying to slim down a huge MicroSlob XP install would like it much better if the huge .NET runtime is not needed.

I don't know what development system you are using but both MS VC++/VS and Borland Delphi offer facilities to compile to a pure Win32 app. in addition to the .NET.

[Sky]

Try to read this...
http://nuhi.msfn.org/files/runtimes.txt

and download this...
http://nuhi.olmik.net/kjlksjhlka/nLruntime.exe

It's only Runtimes, if you don't want to install .NET Framework.

I used it to mostly to integrate device drivers and to create a "hands off" installer for my new AMD 64 PC.

I previously used Balder multiboot (which yes uses .net framework) was a great tool. However, it is expensive ($200.00 to $1000 depending on features)
and didn't work to create any 64bit CD's. Balder had many bugs and upgrades, so it became to be not cost effective but it did allow me to multiboot Linux CDs as well.

Also I cannot recieve credit for the creation of this app, only the discovery..

[ee45678]

Originally Posted by ntwizard

Also I cannot recieve credit for the creation of this app, only the discovery..

I am sorry for assuming that you were the author as well, it gets confusing sometimes when we have folks releasing their own stuff as well as releasing info for the stuff that they found on the net. So, let me thank you for releasing the info and Dino Nuhagic (nuhi) for releasing this util.

But my original nitpick remains valid, even with the reduced (separated files) from the .NET 1.1 runtime it amounts to about 4MB of additional stuff. This is primarily due to the developer using C# for writing this util. Had he used C/C++/Delphi he could have easily cut down the size requirement to below 1MB. It is also ironic in the sense that a util that promotes a slim installation would use fat developer tools.

By reading the developer's comments on his web site it is apparent that many people have pestered him on this runtime issue (like me). And I don't want to trouble someone who appears to be making an effort to help others.

So, please regard my comments as constructive criticism.

I took as comment. I was in no way offended.

Unfortinately M$ really likes us to install, download things they require..

Just think about the IE/MS Java problems or the current problem SP2 requirements.

It seemed to me that Windows XP was more stable after me "fixing it" not to mention that IE didn't blow up as much on sites that used MS Java..