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

Clanger said:
nuhi, do we have these removals?
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Yes, in Win10 it's empty already, for Win7 it's Sample Images and Videos, it's mentioned in the component itself.

Clanger said:
AeonX also need to set protections in settings.xml to
Code: 
<DisableProtections>true</DisableProtections>
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That is not necessary, nor recommended. It protects critical settings which cause obscure issues, minor removals.

For the topic:
Components - toolbar - Compatibility for any locks, which is written on the right of the component in its description.
For max removals see my reply here.
Enable ESD image format on the Apply page.

Start any test by turning off Servicing Stack compatibility, and uncheck Windows Component Store, thats the key to see bigger reductions on any removals - and in that case updating is possible only via Host Refresh, maybe keep the Host Refresh compatibility option (increases the size a bit).
Otherwise updates only via reinstall, which is a bit extreme in these days of constant updates, unless you automated all there is to do after install.
 
ibay770 said:
When I do that it gives me an error saying Ntlite needs it to modify components.
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This is not an error it is a warning. You also unchecked Windows Component Database. This component is used by NTLite to make removals. Keep this if you intend to remove components in a live install (or subsequent sessions) and uncheck only Windows Component Store (WinSxS).

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i have never ever used SFC, even on xp. do all your feature disables before capture, you wont be able to use it once winsxs is stripped out.
 
SFC is overrated and requires many unnecessary files to be kept to successfully pass its test.

Linux has nothing like it and it works perfectly.

Another thing that is disastrous on Windows is updates. In linux it is much easier and faster to update the system and make upgrades.

On Windows I create an updated ISO and do a clean install every time I need an update because of its archaic method of updates.

Microsoft tried to copy Ubuntu's approach of having a new OS every 6 months and failed miserably :p
 
on the few occasions over the years where i have had an actual linux install auto updating hasnt been noticable at all :)
 
In Ubuntu it asks if you want to update. It's correct. No need to reboot after updates unless there is a kernel update as far as I can remember. It's much less annoying. And it doesn't keep backup of old files after updating like in Windows. I see no reason not to update the system on Linux. Unlike Windows where updates only bring problems :mad:
 
Debian is great. Super lightweight. It consumes far less RAM than Ubuntu and is much more stable.

I intend to use it when I know how to handle it better :p
 
Arch Linux is also very light and contains the most updated programs but its updates are gigantic and very frequent which totally distances me from it. To install any program on it, it is recommended to update the entire system first. That's what keeps me from using it.
 
i had debian 4 etch moons ago, i liked it. most distros are built on debian anyway so why not use debian then :rolleyes:.
too many "me too" distros about. thousands of people all pulling in different directions.

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Clanger said:
most distros are built on debian anyway so why not use debian then :rolleyes:.
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It makes perfect sense.

Debian's problem is that the programs are out of date and their look is too raw. Ubuntu LTS is also relatively outdated and using recent Ubuntu is for those who like to live dangerously :p

But the ugly look and the relative difficulty of use is what drives people to use other distros I believe.
 
etch was rather basic, silver and grey if i remember correctly. i dont care for glitz n schmitz so etch suited me perfectly. ive got an xp royale port on 7. i like 8.1 and 10 metro. need to find a decent 7 metro theme.
 
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