What's the smallest Win 7 version that anyone has compiled?

AeonX also need to set protections in settings.xml to
Code: 
<DisableProtections>true</DisableProtections>
 
I forgot that Recommended compatibility also needs to be unchecked. I edited my post.

Clanger I don't know what DisableProtections does I have never tested it but with me NTLite "removes" WinSxS without even touching it. It does not completely remove the folder but it does remove most of it and the folder size is around 40 MB. I believe some files need to be kept.

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its basically the last line of protection against removals, set to True you can remove everything. ive been setting it to true since my heavy removal days, great for testing possible new removals.
 
Interesting :) from the name I figured it would do this but as I've never tested it I wasn't sure.
 
For those interested I posted my preset + tweaks here for Windows 7.

I will create a topic with more information but at the moment I have no time :(
 
I have a 684mb install.wim file of a 64Bit Windows 7 Ultimate I run my benches on. It has drivers integrated as well. Fully updated before stripping.
 
whats the actual installation size without pagefile hibernation and system restore?
 
ibay770 said:
That's pretty good! Can you post the preset here?
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Unfortunately, I didn't save it. Could I just load the wim file back up in NTLite and generate a new preset? What I particularly like about it is I run it in dual boot with Win 10 on a machine with Secure Boot enabled, no problem.
 
Typically, I apply the image to a formatted partition using dism.exe in Windows or WinPE, then use bcdboot to add the partition to the boot menu. Using this method is fast, and circumvents all the setup boot hassles. Of course, you'd need to integrate video drivers first. So, assuming your wim file is on Drive C, and you've created say a formatted 20GB partition on the same drive with assigned letter D, you open the command window, with administrative privileges, and type:

dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:C:\install.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:D:\

When that completes, you type

bcdboot D:\Windows (This will change your boot menu to the classic black & white menu, with Windows 7 as the 1st option.)

To revert to the Windows 10 menu, type:

bcdboot C:\Windows

You can use this method to quickly install any wim file, skipping the long setup media boot process. All you need to do is know the index number of the image you want to apply.
 
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Qommonsense said:
Typically, I apply the image to a formatted partition using dism.exe in Windows or WinPE, then use bcdboot to add the partition to the boot menu. Using this method is fast, and circumvents all the setup boot hassles. Of course, you'd need to integrate video drivers first. So, assuming your wim file is on Drive C, and you've created say a formatted 20GB partition on the same drive with assigned letter D, you open the command window, with administrative privileges, and type:

dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:C:\install.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:D:\

When that completes, you type

bcdboot D:\Windows (This will change your boot menu to the classic black & white menu, with Windows 7 as the 1st option.)

To revert to the Windows 10 menu, type:

bcdboot C:\Windows

You can use this method to quickly install any wim file, skipping the long setup media boot process. All you need to do is know the index number of the image you want to apply.
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Or you can use WinNTSetup
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Download WinNTSetup 32-Bit - MajorGeeks

WinNTSetup allows you to customize your Windows before you install it primarily for mass deployment. Overall, WinNTSetup is excellent for anyone who needs to mass-deploy any version of Windows saving time and applying a few standard tweaks.
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