2 Choose a Task
In vLite’s Tasks tab you can select or
deselect the parts of your install process
you would like to customize:
• Integration: integrates hotfixes, driv
ers, and language packs
• Components: removes unneeded
components to reduce the size
of the Vista install image and the
installed size of Vista
• Tweaks: adjusts the Vista configura-
tion to save time and steps after
installation is complete
• Unattended Setup: automates Vista
setup to save time
• Bootable ISO: creates a bootable
ISO image or burns the image to CD
or DVD.
By default, all options are
selected. We recommend you clear
the “Enable before apply” option;
otherwise, you might forget to apply
changes, and you’ll wonder why
you created an ISO image identical
to the original. When you disable
this option, the program forces you
to make and apply changes before
it lets you make a bootable ISO. If
you want to create only an unat-
tended install image, clear all but the
Unattended Setup check box. Click
Next to continue.3 Add a Side of Hotfixes and Drivers
4 Kick Unwanted Features to the Curb
Now you’re in the Integration menu’s
Hotfixes tab. If you’re customizing Vista
SP1, you will see already-integrated hot-
fixes, but you can add additional hotfixes
introduced post-SP1. (To locate them,
go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and
search for updates for Windows Vista
SP1. Be sure to save,
rather than run, hotfixes.)
Click Insert, navigate to
the folder containing the
hotfixes you want to add
to the installation, select
them, and click Open.
To add drivers, click
the Drivers tab. Use the
Insert button and navi-
gate to the appropriate
folders to add drivers,
which then appear at the
bottom of the dialog.
Note that drivers
included as a standard
part of Vista or Vista SP1
are not listed. To add
language packs, click the Language
Pack tab. The current language in use
is listed. Use the Insert button and navi-
gate to the appropriate folders to add
language packs. Click Next.The Compatibility dialog opens next.
Within the Features tab you can deselect
the Vista features you want to remove.
(We kicked Scanners and Cameras and
Windows Fax and Scan to the curb, since
we’ll eventually use third-party apps for
picture transfer and scanning.)
The Applications tab lists a few popu-
lar third-party apps that depend on Vista
components, such as ACDSee/XnView
and Halo 2. If you plan to install a listed
application, click the empty check box
next to it. Keep in mind that checked
items will be included in the Vista installa-
tion image. Click OK to continue.The more hotfixes you add to Vista SP1 now, the fewer
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