vLite 1.1
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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22.1.2008 vLite 1.0 Final
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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16.7.2007 vLite 1.1 Beta
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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7.8.2007 vLite v1.1.1
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.
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6.2.2008 vLite 1.1.5 Beta
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that.
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27.3.2008 vLite 0.7 - Vista Lite
As soulplane announce in our forum, vLite 0.7 is out. Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.
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5.1.2007 vLite 0.6 - Vista Lite Download
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.
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9.12.2006 Coders, Search For Code With Google Code Search
Search engines for searching code bases is nothing new, but this time Google did it with
Google Code Search.
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5.10.2006 Microsoft doesn't recommend creating Vista "Lite" with vLite
Some people have been turning to a utility called vLite, which out components of the operating system deemed unessential.
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2.2.2008 MagicTweak 4.11
MagicTweak is a special program designed to optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows. It provides one-stop, instant access to a variety of Windows settings that can be altered for a friendlier Windows environment.
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31.10.2007 Trillian 3.1.11.0
Trillian is a multi-network chat client that currently supports IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger.
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4.10.2008 Fedora 11 now available
Fedora 11, the next release of the popular Linux distribution, is now available from the Fedora website.
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9.6.2009 Joke? - It's the End for 3.11
For those that were not aware, we recently announced that effective November 1st, 2008, OEM's will no longer be able to license Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in the embedded channel.
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10.7.2008 No Windows Mobile 6.5 on May 11
Over the weekend, several blogs reported that Windows Mobile 6.5 would release on May 11. That's simply not true.
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22.4.2009 Diskeeper 11 Build 709t
Diskeeper is a disk defragmenter for Microsoft Windows. Diskeeper 2007 represents a quantum leap in system performance, enabling you to run your computer at the height of its potential, 100% of the time, and for the life of your systems.
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27.5.2007 Process Explorer 11.02
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
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15.9.2007 Windows 7 Direct3D 11 Features
As of November 2008, Microsoft is delivering the first taste of DirectX 11 for Windows 7 for download. A release aimed at developers, The November 2008 DirectX Software Development Kit, brings to the table the successor of Direct3D 10.1, namely Direct3D 11.
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27.11.2008 Windows Mobile 6.5 launching on May 11
Back in February, Neowin cited Mary-Jo Foley predicting the Windows Mobile 6.5 roadmap. The Windows Mobile Team has announced the Windows Mobile 6.5 official launch date in a blog post as May 11, 2009.
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18.4.2009 DirectX 11 coming to Vista
As with Windows Vista, the newest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's DirectX. Windows 7 was released with Direct X 11 support, and it was initially thought that Direct X 11 support would remain a 7-only technology.
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3.11.2009 Windows Media Player 11 Interview
I just put online my first interview here at The Insider. I ask a few questions I've seen asked here in the community in regards to Windows Meda Player 11 to Geoff Harris who is the Product Unit Manager for WMP 11.
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6.5.2006 Microsoft Delays 11 Patches To Push One
The company has made delivering the patch for the vulnerability cited in security bulletin MS06-040 its highest security priority, letting other patches slide until later, a program manager confirms.
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16.8.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Released
As promised and revealed by Neowin, Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.
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30.10.2006 DirectX 11 at the Vanguard of the GPGPU Revolution
Microsoft's next iteration of DirectX is bound to be situated at the forefront of the general purpose graphics processing (GPGPU) revolution, according to the Redmond company.
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6.8.2008 DirectX 11 for Windows Vista SP2 Available
Microsoft is beginning to backport Windows 7 features to Windows Vista, and as an integral part of the process, the company is also upgrading Vista’s graphics technology to the level of Windows 7.
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12.9.2009 The Windows 7 11-Second Boot and the Computer That Made It Possible
Windows 7’s evolution compared to Windows Vista is undeniable, and the lucky few that so far have had access to the RTM bits of the latest Windows client can confirm this.
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18.9.2009 Code Posted for IE Attack
New software has been published on the Internet that could be used to exploit a known flaw in Internet Explorer.
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27.3.2007 Windows Media Player 11 for XP download
I have some information about release dates on WMP 11 for XP that no one else has. This info was obtained from a Microsoft employee who I can't name but was able to give me this info.
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10.5.2006 Microsoft drops 6 bulletins, fixing 11 vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train arrived today with six bulletins covering at least 11 vulnerabilities, most carrying the company’s highest severity rating.
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11.7.2007 IE Beta Code Leaks onto Net
Images and code from the latest build of Microsoft?s Internet Explorer 7 browser show up on web sites.
Images and programming code from the latest beta test version of Microsoft?s upcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser have already emerged on the Internet, apparently in leaks from developers.
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25.1.2006 A Microsoft Code Name a Day: Cosmos
I’m resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft’s myriad code names.
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9.8.2007vLite 1.1.6 beta - SP Slipstream
nuhi: Service Pack Slipstream support. Consider that feature a true beta test.
vLite had a hidden Slipstream page since the
service pack betas so this was not so hard to adjust. You can see it by running older vLite with /sptest switch .
However
it stopped working on the final SP1 when MS locked it down.
So this version should work again. Try this latest one and let me know of any issues
with the Slipstream.
Of course it is always better to either capture or get a preintegrated DVD because MS said that integrating
is not recommended before SP2 is out.
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28.03.2008vLite v1.0 Final Available
vLite is a tool for
customizing the Windows Vista
installation before actually
installing it.
Main
features are:
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component removal
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driver integration
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unattended setup
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split/merge Vista installation
CDs
- tweaks
-
bootable CD/DVD
Author's Note on
v1.0 RC:
Humbly but proudly
presenting the first final
version. Polished, tested and
ready for future feature
injections. That might be even
sooner than expected. Since
Service Pack 1 beta for Vista
was unofficially unnounced for
this week I'll do my best to
support the slipstream as soon
as possible.
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16.07.2007vLite v1.0 RC Available
vLite is a tool for
customizing the Windows Vista
installation before actually
installing it.
Main
features are:
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component removal
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driver integration
-
unattended setup
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split/merge Vista installation
CDs
- tweaks
-
bootable CD/DVD
Author's Note on
v1.0 RC:
With
a few important fixes it
reached a very stable ground.
I wish more could have been
removed in this one but the
emphasis was on the fixes and
getting to that final ASAP.
Actually I'm writing this
from a 64-bit Vista vLited to
the bone with this version.
Lets wrap this one up as I
am eager to continue.
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02.07.2007New Project: vLite - Vista Lite
Windows Vista from Microsoft
takes a lot of resources, we
all know that. So here is the
tool for easy removal of the
unwanted components in order
to make Vista run faster and
to your liking. vLite can also
create the bootable ISO and
apply the tweaks directly.
This tool doesn't use
any kind of hacking, all files
and registry entries are
protected as they would be if
you install the full version
only without the components
you select for the removal.
It configures the
installation directly, before
the installation, meaning
you'll have to remake the ISO
and reinstall it. This method
is much cleaner, not to
mention easier and more
logical than doing it after
installation on every
reinstall.
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09.12.2006Microsoft doesn't recommend creating Vista "Lite" with vLite
Some people have been turning to a utility called vLite, which out components of the operating system deemed unessential.
"Microsoft does
not recommend using any tool to strip out applications from Windows Vista prior to installing it on your system, as it may affect your ability to
download future Windows updates and service packs, and may cause your system to become unstable", the company said in an e-mail to CNET News.com.
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02.02.2008vLite v1.1 Beta 2 Available
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.
Changelog:
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new: 'Select this version on install' Unattended option
- new: 'WebDAV (WebClient)'
- new: 'IP Helper'
- new: 'File and printer sharing (Server)'
- new: 'DNS Client'
- new: 'Windows Time'
- new: 'Modem
Support'
- new: 'Remote Differential Compression'
- new: 'Dynamic Volume Manager'
- new: 'QLogic Fibre
Channel Adapter'
- new: 'Windows Color System'
- new: 'Beep'
- new: Integration failure report
- new: 'unwim' switch for uninstalling the WIM Filter
- upd: Computer Name synthax validation
- upd: KB941649
integration workaround
- fix: Finish before ISO page was shown
- fix: Error Reporting removal breaking Compatibility Tab
and MCE Reciever service
- fix: Merging CDs
- fix: Help was needed for IIS
- fix: KB932596 install
failure
Author's Note on v1.1 Beta 2:
Here you go, new removals, important fixes, better
compatibility...no you are not getting a free set of knives.
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19.11.2007Microsoft comes clean on Vista SP1 driver and vLite issues
As you may have been aware having certain drivers installed on Vista will prevent SP1 from installing. Microsoft had not exactly been forthcoming on
which drivers but has now made the list available to the public.
The company listed the affected drivers in a
support article. It consists of mostly audio and display drivers but there are
warnings for fingerprint readers as well.
Additionally, users are warned against using vLite to strip features out of a Vista
installation and install using it. Microsoft says that could also prevent the installation of Vista SP1. The previous support article lists
possible causes and solutions.
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19.03.2008vLite v1.1 Beta Available
vLite is a tool for
customizing the Windows Vista
installation before actually
installing it.
Changelog:
- new: Hotfix integration
support
- new:
Language Pack integration
support
- new:
Dependency check on component
selection
- new:
Language UI selection
- new: UI
maximization
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new: 'IMAPIv2 Burning
Support'
- new:
'Printer Support'
- new: 'Universal Plug and
Play (UPNP)'
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new: 'Windows Mobile Device
Center'
- new:
'Diagnostics'
- upd: 'Performance Tools'
(removes Performance
Information in CPanel)
- upd: 'Error
Reporting', 'Windows
Search' (more
removed,previously needed)
- upd: 'Modem
drivers' (Bluetooth modem
kept)
- fix:
KB938979 (rename and move
issue)
- fix:
Temp folder change (error
while accessing image)
- fix: Image delete
list on Apply 1st method
Author's Note on
v1.1 Beta:
Hotfix and Language
Pack integration support,
KB938979 fix and more
removals. Another big upgrade,
little rushed because of that
important fix but it has been
tested and proven
stable.
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06.08.2007vLite v1.1 Final Released
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of unwanted components and bootable ISO
creation in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are in their
original form and protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.
It configures the installation directly, before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much
cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
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22.01.2008Free utility condenses Windows Vista from 13GB to 1.4GB
A Croatian college student has created a utility that installs a seriously stripped-down Windows Vista, saying the heft of Microsoft's biggest
desktop OS was just too big to believe. "Who can justify a 15GB operating system?" asked Dino Nuhagic, a fifth-year student from Split, a Croatian
city on the Adriatic. Not Nuhagic, or the uncounted users who have turned to his creation, vLite.
vLite, a free program that lets users
pick and choose which Vista components, hotfixes, drivers and even language packs are installed, then builds a disk image that can be burned to a DVD
for unattended installation of the operating system.
"Why did I do it? Well, it's performance and work environment," said Nuhagic
when asked why he came up with vLite. "Performance, that's easy to explain. The less things running, the more responsive the OS. But the
environment part is where it gets down to personal preference."
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31.01.2008vLite v1.1.5 Beta
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of unwanted components and bootable ISO
creation in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are in their
original form and protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.
It configures the installation directly, before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much
cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
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27.03.2008Microsoft: Sorry we used GPLv2 code illegally
Microsoft tonight issued an update on the reports that the company used open source code in their Windows 7 USB/DVD tool, illegally. Neowin
originally reported earlier this week that Microsoft had pulled the tool after complains by Rafael Rivera over some of the content of the Windows 7
USB/DVD download tool. Microsoft issued the following statement regarding the reports: After looking at the code in question, we are now able to
confirm this was indeed the case, although it was not intentional on our part. While we had contracted with a third party to create the tool, we share
responsibility as we did not catch it as part of our code review process.
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14.11.2009Vista Running on Eee PC
Asus Eee PC is, as expected, getting hacked every which way, and Brit
Paul O'Brien has managed to squeeze the bloated Windows Vista onto the little Linux laptop. Using
vLite, a tool to customize a Vista install before actually installing it, Paul shrunk
Vista Home Premium and put the custom disk image onto a USB stick.
He then booted the Eee from the thumb drive, installed and “ here's the clever bit “ shifted the
gigabyte-gobbling Side by Side (SxS) directory off the main drive and onto an 8GB SD card.
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14.12.2007November 2007 MSDN Magazine now online
The
November 2007 issue of
MSDN Magazine is now available online at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/11/default.aspx.
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13.10.2007Devs start your engines, Windows 7 RTM Code Pack released
Now that Microsoft has officially signed off on the Windows 7 RTM build and has released it to MSDN/TechNet subscribers, it's time for some API
code so developers can start developing applications for Windows 7. Microsoft has released the Windows 7 RTM Code Pack 1.0, available to the general
public. Microsoft's Charlie Calvert, Community Program Manager for the C# group said, "The Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET
Framework provides support for various features of Windows 7 and previous releases of that operating system.
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11.08.2009Visual Studio Extensibility CoDe Focus Magazine Online
Andrew Coates: I was chatting with
Ken Levy a couple of weeks ago about
what he's up to now (he works for the
Visual Studio Extensibility Team) and he pointed me at a great resource that he's put
together with the guys from
CoDe Focus Magazine.
VSX CoDe Focus magazine is now online
at
http://code-magazine.com/focus/vsx. Microsoft sponsored this special edition of CoDe Magazine on
the topic of VSX. The entire 76 page magazine is available online in multi-page HTML format and also as a PDF download (13MB ). Printed copies of the
magazine will be available in late October at various developer events and mailed to many existing CoDe magazine subscribers.
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12.11.2007KDevelop4 shaping up
KDevelop4 is the Qt4 port of successful open source IDE (Integrated Development
Environment) KDevelop. Though it is more than just a port, in fact it is almost a complete rewrite as you will soon learn.
It is clear,
just by looking at our
neowin forums that people, to this
day, are still in search of a better IDE. Well lookout guys because this is an IDE you may want to keep track of. It has all the advanced features of
a modern development suite you have come to expect plus some new ideas. Most importantly, it now
runs on Windows too.
The
revamping of KDevelop had a late start but managed to pick up quickly with a
new user interface being designed at the start of last year. Improving on the dullness of the original KDevelop, this project
utilised the Qt4 toolkit to provide a easy to use and beautiful interface consistent with KDE4.
Thanks to David Nolden (
zwabel), the code completion of KDevelop4 has been
enhanced to the
point where it perhaps surpasses that of the better-known IDEs in terms of flexibility, ease of use and convenience. David realised that there seems
to be two types of developers. Those that prefer code completion to speed up their writing process and those that prefer code completion to be a form
of 'in-line documentation', providing details of the classes and libraries they are using and the options available to them. In this
modernised code completion, he believes all users are catered for.
KDevelop4 has been in development for roughly two years now with KDE4.2
fast approaching, yet the project still carries the 'alpha' moniker. Binaries for the latest KDevelop4 Alpha 3 were released for Opensuse
yesterday.
Developer Blog:
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11.11.2008Microsoft Readies ‘Flood’ of Patches
Patch Tuesday for Microsoft is coming up and they’ve got a full plate to serve up. To fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory, IE, Office, and Host
Integration Server, a total of 11 patches will be released. Four of the eleven are tagged “critical, six marked “important, and one labeled “moderate.
Seven of the 11 updates will address vulnerabilities that Microsoft acknowledged can be used to execute remote code, a description that
generally means hackers could exploit those vulnerabilities to inject their own malicious code into vulnerable PCs, often by convincing users to open
a file attachment or tricking them into visiting a rogue Web site.
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12.10.2008How To: Perform a Security
Code Review for Managed Code
This How To shows you how to
perform security code reviews.
This module presents the steps
involved in the activity, and
techniques for analyzing your
results...
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21.10.2005Microsoft to open source .NET Micro Framework
Microsoft announced today at PDC09 here in Los Angeles that they will be opening the .NET Micro Framework source code and also release the next
version, 4.0. The release will be available under the Apache 2.0 license, something that is already being used inside the community. Developers will
be able to gain access to the Base Class Libraries that were implemented into the .NET Micro Framework and CLR code. Both the TCP/IP and
Cryptography libraries are not included in the source. Colin Miller told the developers that the reason behind Microsoft not releasing the available
source code was because they use a third-party from EBSNet and do not have distribution rights.
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