yeah, thought that it had to do with something crucial to the new system so i didn’t play with it. 
As for illustrator and the settings mentioned above ( by the way, thank you for answering so quickly ), i am setting up the latest version of nlited xp on vmware and we’ll see…
The only thing that’s good from DFX is Fidelity and sometimes the Dynamic Boost.
Anywayback to that problem. I found the solution just now in a Portuguese forum:
http://linhadefensiva.uol.com.br/forum/index.php?showtopic=35016
I simply added a semi-colon in front of
nLite = ocgen.dll,OcEntry,nLite.inf,HIDE,7
in the sysoc.inf file and it worked! I understood that site correctly, nlite.inf might not even have anything to do with nLite :-\
I have removed nlite function via windows components but it seems it stands to apply some tweaks (according to the description ). So i leave it running Now, illustrator seems to have problems with some of the updates / hotfixes. I tried a setup on vmware which hadn’t any of the updates and it started working ( although i had removed internet explorer’s core and it gave me an error message because of unavailability of html viewer or something like that ). Do you have any suggestions?
Stick with Opera or Firefox
(I’m glad I didn’t remove IE for potential problems like that phew!)
Actualy, i disabled even i.e.'s core and there is no problem with illustrator, as long as no updates and hotfixes are applied. So, i will try to install each update separately in order to track the one that causes the problem
Here’s an interesting link:
too bad they don’t seem to support x64 yet. Looks also like you’ll need a DVD burner, but you won’t worry about drivers any more.
If someone will /has try(ied) this combined with nLite, pls share if it works.
Later this year I won’t be permitted to use my XP Pro, full retail version (as I won’t be a student anymore). I’m thinking of using the recovery CD:s to get back my XP Home, ■■■■■■ OEM, bloated with software. Now of course, it’s not possible to nLite this installation. But, I’ve heard there’s a method of extracting your very own Windows CD from the i386 folder. And the serial number can be found on a label underneath the machine (but it’s not the same number as when I extracted the CD key from the XP Home OEM, long ago ???).
I just hope this will work, and that I will be able to make an nLite version of this XP Home OEM CD.
What Windows versions do you other guys use to make you nLite installations? Have you actually bought retail versions like the one I use now for free, or have you made your own Windows CD:s from OEM installations, like I will have to do later this year?
LA
Hi, Leoni, my friend
Quote: Later this year I won’t be permitted to use my XP Pro, full retail version (as I won’t be a student anymore). I’m thinking of using the recovery CD:s to get back my XP Home, ■■■■■■ OEM, bloated with software. Now of course, it’s not possible to nLite this installation. But, I’ve heard there’s a method of extracting your very own Windows CD from the i386 folder. And the serial number can be found on a label underneath the machine (but it’s not the same number as when I extracted the CD key from the XP Home OEM, long ago Huh).
I just hope this will work, and that I will be able to make an nLite version of this XP Home OEM CD.
What Windows versions do you other guys use to make you nLite installations? Have you actually bought retail versions like the one I use now for free, or have you made your own Windows CD:s from OEM installations, like I will have to do later this year?
LA
Answer:
The alternative key on the machine you were talkin about should and probably will work, if not yet having been pirated by an evil shop visitor…
of course nlite will also work
Windoze is shit
still, xp is better and more secure (not only because of being more configurable) than vista
so don’t ever “upgrade”,
downgrade (whatever that means) inststead
cheers
The REBOL
Thanks REBOL. (the machine came in a sealed box so no one could have seen the label… :a0)
LA
My latest nLite CD has turned out to cause problems with printer drivers, I can’t get PDF printers to work. 
Guess I’ll have to revert to an older nLite CD (which was very fine, just contained a few more MB than this one). That’s alright, I just wish I didn’t spend 5 hours on setting up this Windows in a perfect manner, and then discovering that PDF printing is impossible…
(:AGY)
Well the final size of all files on C: satisfies me a lot, it’s around 1.8 GB, including the full range of programs that I use. Page file is still 1.7 GB => all occupied space on C: is only 3.5 GB. :-TU
LA
Hi LA,
Describe what you’re experiencing – is your print spooler service running? Have the PDF printers created the ports properly?
PS. I’ve just reinstalled XP today from an older nLited version I’ve made – and I was surprised that the default user I was using was a limited account. Check also admin rights.
Yes, printer spooler is (was) running fine. I don’t know how the ports thing work, I just know that I closed some ports with the program (WWDC) we discussed in my other thread. About admin rights, that has never been the problem. :-\ Any idea? It couldn’t be the WWDC closing ports thing, right?
I probably removed something essential with nLite, but I really can’t think of anything obvious. Now my installation of XP works fine, thanks to an older nLite CD, the very CD that set up my system the last time - before I attempted to make XP even lighter. I won’t install nLite again (to check what could possibly have caused this) until SP3 arrives, since I don’t want to bloat my system with .NET!
Thanks,
LA
Nope, WWDC has nothing to do with it; but it’s a pity about your 5 hours, not to benefit from it.
You could see what you’ve removed – it’s an option – when right click on “My computer”-properties. It would have helped to access the list of removed features, an to post it here, maybe someone could identify what’s missing.
If now everything works fine, go to one of your PDF printers, properties, ports – you’ll see each is creating it’s own port.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Ah, now I see how it works with the printer ports. I could do what you suggested. Thanks gaby for any attempt to help, that’s the important thing. 
Here’s the latest nLite setup, which most likely caused printing not to work.
[Main]
Env = 1.4.1 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Target = Windows XP Professional SP2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States)
[Tasks]
Remove Components
Unattended Setup
Tweaks
Create a Bootable ISO
Options
[Components]
;# Applications #
Accessibility Options
Briefcase
ClipBook Viewer
Defragmenter
Games
Internet Games
NT Backup
Pinball
Screensavers
Wordpad
;# Drivers #
Cameras and Camcorders
Display Adapters
IBM PS/2 TrackPoint
IBM Thinkpad
ISDN
Logitech WingMan
Microsoft SideWinder
Modems
Portable Audio
Scanners
Serial Pen Tablet
Sony Jog Dial
Tape drives
Toshiba DVD decoder card
;# Hardware Support #
Bluetooth Support
Brother Devices
Floppy Support
Gravis Digital GamePort
InfraRed
Iomega Zip drive
Joystick Support
Modem Support
Ramdisk
Teletext codec
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
;# Keyboards #
“Removed all but my own”
;# Languages #
“Removed all but my own and English”
;# Multimedia #
AOL ART Image Format Support
DirectX diagnostic tool
Images and Backgrounds
Intel Indeo codecs
Luna desktop theme
Media Center
Mouse Cursors
Movie Maker
Music Samples
Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder
Speech Support
Tablet PC
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player 6.4
Windows Sounds
;# Network #
Active Directory Services
Client for Netware Networks
Communication tools
Comtrol Test Terminal Program
Connection Manager
FrontPage Extensions
H323 MSP
Internet Connection Wizard
Internet Information Services (IIS)
IP Conferencing
MSN Explorer
Netmeeting
NetShell Cmd-Tool
Network Monitor Driver and Tools
Outlook Express
Peer-to-Peer
Share Creation Wizard
Synchronization Manager
TAPI Application Support
Web Folders
Windows Messenger
;# Operating System Options #
.NET Framework
Administrative Templates
Administrator VB scripts
Blaster/Nachi removal tool
Color Schemes
Command-line tools
Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disk and Profile Quota
Disk Cleanup
Document Templates
DR Watson
File and Settings Wizard
Group Policy Management Console
Help and Support
IExpress Wizard
Manual Install and Upgrade
MS Agent
Private Character Editor
Remote Installation Services (RIS)
Search Assistant
Security Center
Service Pack Messages
Shell Media Handler
Symbolic Debugger (NTSD)
Tour
User account pictures
Web View
Zip Folders
;# Services #
Alerter
Application Layer Gateway
Beep Driver
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Error Reporting
Fax Service
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
Indexing Service
IPSEC Policy Agent
Messenger
Performance Logs and Alerts
QoS RSVP
Remote Registry
Removable Storage
Route Listening Service
System Restore Service
Telnet
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Volume Shadow Copy
WebClient
;# Directories #
DOCS
SUPPORT
VALUEADD
;# Compatibility #
[KeepFiles]
msconfig.exe
[RemoveFiles]
clock.avi
yahoo.bmp
swtchbrd.bmp
[Options]
ClassicSetup
ProfilesDir = “%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings”
TargetPath = “WINDOWS”
temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
NoWmpComp
NoKeepCp
AdvTweaks
NoISOPreset
[Patches]
DoSFC
[Services2]
wuauserv,2
EventSystem,2
COMSysApp,4
Browser,4
CryptSvc,3
DHCP,2
DNSCACHE,4
Eventlog,2
FastUserSwitchingCompatibility,4
HidServ,4
dmserver,4
dmadmin,4
Netman,2
NLA,4
PlugPlay,2
Spooler,4
ProtectedStorage,4
RasAuto,4
RDSessMgr,4
seclogon,4
SamSs,4
LanmanServer,4
ShellHWDetection,4
ScardSvr,4
SENS,4
Schedule,4
LMHosts,4
TapiSrv,4
TermService,4
Themes,2
AudioSrv,2
SharedAccess,4
W32Time,2
WZCSVC,4
LanmanWorkstation,4
[Tweaks]
Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Hide
Desktop-My Computer icon-Hide
Desktop-My Documents icon-Hide
Desktop-My Network Places icon-Hide
Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Hide
Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options
Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details
Explorer-Classic Control Panel
Explorer-Disable Autorun
Explorer-Disable Beep on errors
Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to
Explorer-Disable shortcut arrow
Explorer-Disable Web Files and Folders connection
Explorer-Display the contents of system folders
Explorer-Launch folder windows in a seperate process
Explorer-Remove Send To on context menu
Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types
Explorer-Show hidden files and folders
Explorer-Show protected operating system files
Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows
Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar
Explorer-Use small icons in Explorer bar
Internet Explorer-Disable Download Complete notification
Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark
Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks
Internet Explorer-Disable Password-Caching
Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked
Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-0 Days
Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com
Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-8 MB
Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time
My Computer-Remove Manage from Context Menu
My Computer-Remove Shared Documents
Performance-Disable Info Tips on Files and Folders
Performance-Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files
Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
Performance-Disable Warn on low disk space
Performance-Do not cache thumbnails
Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel
Privacy-Remove Alexa
Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu
Start Menu-Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff
Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs
Start Menu-Disable popup on first boot
Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus
Start Menu-Expand Network Connections
Start Menu-My Documents-Don’t display this item
Start Menu-My Music-Don’t display this item
Start Menu-My Network Places-Don’t display this item
Start Menu-My Pictures-Don’t display this item
Start Menu-Reduce popup delay
Start Menu-Remove Logoff User
Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search
Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut
Start Menu-Remove Windows Update shortcut
Start Menu-Use small icons in Start Panel
Taskbar-Disable Balloon Tips
Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons
Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar
Taskbar-Hide Volume Control Icon in System Tray
Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-Yes
Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable
Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Enable
Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable
Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable
Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-ClearType
Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable
Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable
Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable
[Unattended]
ComputerType = Default
HibernationNo
FirewallOff
CustomLocales
Resolution = 1024x768
BitsPerPel = 32 bit (True Color)
DisableSRestore
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 30
DefaultThemesOff
DefaultStartPanelOff
DesktopTheme = Windows Classic|Windows Classic style|Normal
AutoUpdates = 4
AutoUDay = 5
AutoUHour = 15
ProgFilesPath = “\Program Files”
[NetAdapter1]
connname = “”
macaddress = “”
ipaddress = “192.168.0.1”
subnetmask = “255.255.255.0”
defaultgateway = “”
dnsserver1 = “”
dnsserver2 = “”
winsserver = “”
netbiossetting = “0”
ipxnetworknumber = “00000000”
ipxnetworkframetype = “0xFF”
[GuiRunOnce]
[Drivers]
[Hotfixes]
LA
Browsing through your list:
Spooler, 4 means disabled. Sorry LA, you can check this in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
so you can use your disk, after all.
Oh, I wonder why it looked like that. Gotta check the services settings in nLite.
Thanks,
LA
Still waiting for a new challenge. I just don’t have any more tweaking to do right now. I’ve reached perfection, so I need something like SP3, to do some new setups & tweaks.
:THNK
LA
Congrats then, brother!
(:LOV)
:■■■■
The bajuvarian dwarf.
Did that with Vista 
Waiting for Windows 7 or something ;D
Happy to see you did it with Vista (now isn’t she a beautiful thangie?), still, I’ll cop(ulat)e with XP for some more time, I think it’s not only me who does so.
Now, come on… you really did it with VISTA?
(You must’ve been seduced by her shiny body?)
Cheers
The REBOL