Anyone familiar with nLite?

zach_spzach_sp
edited June 2007 in Science & Tech
I have a nasty habit of doing everything I can to squeeze more performance out of anything I can. nLite is awesome; it pulls core XP files, and lets you make an unattended install, integrated drivers, add speed tweaks and hacks, removed unwanted crap, etc. Then it compiles it into a bootable ISO for you! My box boots up in 8 seconds flat any idles at 30MB used system memory. (I do have a raptor, though)

The ISO itself gets quite small too. Mine, with drivers, is like 270MB. Fast and efficient, next best thing to Linux. :thumbsup:

Comments

  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    aMEn to that,
    Nlite is an awesome util.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    sweet, I am about dur for a backup,format c:, and fresh install!
  • yaggayagga Havn't you heard? ... New
    edited November 2005
    I havn't formatted in about 15 months. I like nLite. There's just one thing wrong. That is that I always screw it up, anyone know of a good guide somewhere that explains each step, including the extra things where we don't simply mark a check next to?
  • zach_spzach_sp
    edited November 2005
    yagga wrote:
    I havn't formatted in about 15 months. I like nLite. There's just one thing wrong. That is that I always screw it up, anyone know of a good guide somewhere that explains each step, including the extra things where we don't simply mark a check next to?

    Who wants an nLite tutorial? I couldn't go through each thing in the "Remove Components" section or the "Tweaks" section, but for the most part this should get you a bootable, working, streamlined nLite ISO, no problem. If one of you needs help on any specific section though, feel free to e-mail me. I have a feeling Icrontic's main page is rather popular, so I'd prefer not putting the "e-mail me" thing in the article. ;)

    I hope at least one of you is going to use it, because taking and cropping 30 screencaps SUCKED. :thumbsup:

    I could use some feedback, and if someone could get Citrix's attention that would be great. He wanted me to write one up.

    Anyway, here it is in .DOC format: http://home.comcast.net/~oudiophile/nLite.doc
  • zach_spzach_sp
    edited November 2005
    Bump, just so this thread shows up as updated on the main forum page.
  • templar414templar414
    edited March 2007
    the link is dead... can you please reupload the tutorial, God knows I need it... thank you in advance
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited March 2007
    I know I have the doc at home, but I am at work right now, I'l try to remember to upload it for ya tonight.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited March 2007
    Cool thanks I would appreciate that too.
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited April 2007
    I could really use that guide right now. I just got my RAID set up, and I wanna use it.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    Here ya go !! Finally found it!!:thumbsup:

    http://home.nc.rr.com/zuntar/nLite.doc
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited April 2007
    No problem now. User error.
  • proleprole
    edited June 2007
    I do not use raid, and am confused as to how to go about slipstreaming the required nvidia storage controller alone with nlite,

    Would someone please kindly advise?

    Thanks and a fantastic guide btw.
  • proleprole
    edited June 2007
    I probably should clarify, my MB is a Epox 9nda3+ Nforce3, raid is disabled in the bios.

    I have been using floppies and the f6 option, but for some reason maybe the environment in my apt. they are always messed up a usage or two later.

    Am disabled and problems getting to the store to pick up a batch, and why order online and pay shipping charges 9makes for pricey floppy discs)when have a ton of blank cdrs sitting around. :)

    The guide covers nforce4 raid drivers hence my confusion.

    I do not want to get too complex intially with a slipstreamed install disc, or go the unattended route, till i get a better understanding.

    My Xp disc is a pre sp1 oem Home version:

    What I would like to do, is slipstream SP2 (understand is cumlative so do not need prior service packs) which the instructions for are easy enough, the nvidia sata driver for nforce3 board, and Directx if possible...and just do the chipset, amd dual driver, optimizer,ms dual core hotfix, graphics etc., windows updates etc...as usual.

    Since am not using raid, my guess is is the nvatbus.inf from the nvidia nfoce 5.11 driver package I want to use.

    I have acute problems with attention/retention..so a step by step walkthrough for a lobotomized hamster, that was retarded before the operation would be great should someone be able to spare that amount of time. Though think i do get it all saide from the nforce 3 sata driver confusion.

    Again Thanks Everyone
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