Purpose:
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System Requirements
- Recent version of Parallels (version 10) on a recent version of OS X (Yosemite) and 8 GB RAM (this will probably work similarly in VMware)
- Windows ISO file: RTM or Download version of Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1
- NTLite with at least the Home license, after trying out the free version (it cannot remove as much as the licensed one)
Preparations
- Preferably, create a Virtual Machine as a Host for NTlite with the full version of the target OS
- for example Windows 8 Pro 32 bit
- assign at least 2GB memory for the OS hosting NTlite
- Install NTlite on the Host
- use HWlist, if targeting the OS for other hardware
- Download Windows 8.1 ISO from Microsoft (this includes a lot of recent updates already) or use RTM/MSDN ISO
- Official downloads for Windows 7 SP1 are available here with an (unused?!) product key. Iso images can be also be found on MSDN; and by looking up for example en_windows_7_professional_with_sp1_x86_dvd_u_677056.iso with a hash of SHA1: D89937DF3A9BC2EC1A1486195FD308CD3DADE928 (Google: ‘mydigitallife MSDN Windows 7’)
- Extract contents to a folder on the Desktop, for example ‘Windows8Pro’
NTlite Settings
- Toolbar – Add – Image Folder – select ‘Windows8Pro’: to select the OS source
- For Windows 8.1, let NTlite convert the compressed .esd to a .wim
- Backup this folder for re-use later for example Windows8ProForNTlite
- Add this folder as the source
- Toolbar – Load: Load Windows 8.1 Pro from install.wim (wait a minute…)
- In Components:
- Toolbar – Compatibility: select things you want to keep working…
- Printing
- Recommended All
- USB support
- Windows Update
- Host Machine (or HWlist)
- Toolbar – Expand All – Uncheck All: now only the absolute minimum is selected to be installed
- Add to that the following, by checking what you need:
- Application Compatibility! (needed for a lot of older applications)
- Media – high definition audio device (both)
- wdmaudio (if not already selected)
- Floppy Disk Support (otherwise Device Manager will have an unassigned Device from Parallels)
- Group Policy Client & Local Security Policy (useful for changing some otherwise inaccessible settings)
- Wallpapers (Default)
- Internet Explorer client
- optional: Accessories – Mouse pointers
- optional: add ‘Time Service’ (did not work in Windows 8.1, but OK in Windows 7)
- Win7: Desktop Window Manager (for Audio and Network Connections to work – may get fixed in later NTlite version)
- No need to add Metro (almost all settings can be done elsewhere)
- Toolbar – Compatibility: select things you want to keep working…
- In Features:
- Internet Explorer is enabled
- In Updates – Integrate Update Packages:
- Automatically using the NTLite (v1.7+) with the Download Updates function, more info here
- Or manually:
- To find out relevant Update packages, you should first make an NTlited install without integrated updates
- then run Windows Update and make a list of all important Security Updates by KB number
- Download the relevant updates based on the list created in the first step
- manually from Microsoft Download Center (search by KB number) or some other tool
- To find out relevant Update packages, you should first make an NTlited install without integrated updates
- Integrate relevant updates
- In Tweaks:
- optional: modify ‘Services’ according to Black Viper Safe list usually a few dozen changes
- Auto Reboot on BSOD – disable
- UAC: disable prompt on Secure Desktop
- In Unattended:
- Toolbar – Enable, then Auto-fill
- modify Administrator user as needed including Password “yyyyyy”, possibly check Autologon
- optional: Toolbar – Add local account: Group – Users, …
- Toolbar – Configure disk partition: Check… Install to this partition, Maximum, OK
- use Generic install Key for Windows 8.1 (Bing it 😉
- Toolbar – Enable, then Auto-fill
- In Post Setup:
- Add 7Zip
- Add Sysinternals Process Explorer (self-expanding 7zipped exe)
- Add WinDirStat http://windirstat.info/index.html
- optional: Add Firefox
- add some tweaks, reg hacks etc. (see below)
- Win8DisableSwapfile.reg – disable Metro swapfile
- Win8NoLockScreen.reg – disable the Lock Screen
- setvmem.bat – set smaller Virtual Memory
- In Apply:
- Toolbar – check Clean Update backup, optional: check Reuse Driver Cache
- Toolbar – check Save changes to image
- Toolbar – keep check on Backup Log & Backup preset
- optional: Toolbar – check ESD compression (gets the image down to almost CD size, but can take about 15 mins longer) without ESD compression the image will be around 900 MB
- Toolbar – check Create ISO image: Save to outside of the VM and name it something meaningful (Windows_8.1_Pro_32bit_en_US_NTLite4.iso)
- In Source – Toolbar – Save – Preset name: for example Win8NTlite4
Installation in Parallels VM:
- Select image file
- Select Operating System – ‘Windows 8.1’ (if not recognised)
- Win8: Select ‘Look like Windows 7’ (to get Start8 start menu)
- Customize: Sharing, Applications, Startup, Memory, disable USB Webcam
- Install should then all be fully automatic for Windows 8, Windows 7 may ask for a key, which can be skipped
- when creating partition manually: search for “How to Avoid Reserved or Hidden Partition in Windows 8”
After Installation in Parallels VM:
- Parallels Hard Disk will be about 2.3 – 2.8 GB, memory usage about 250 MB (win8.1)
- Win7: disable system restore
- set 125% Windows & Font scaling (on Hi-Res monitors)
- Install Parallels Tools
- Win7: Install Parallels ‘Mac Look’
- adjust fonts & sizes Segoe UI 11px
- Win8: ‘Windows 7 Look’ (Win8)
- Win7: Install Parallels ‘Mac Look’
- add Process Explorer shortcut
- check or install WinDirStat
- In Win8.1:
- Start8
- optional: Update Start8 to version 1.5+ (from website)
- sometimes problems with uninstall-loop in Windows 8.1
- optional: Update Start8 to version 1.5+ (from website)
- Start 8 settings:
- Desktop: Disable all Windows 8 Hot corners
- Configure:
- Show ‘Run’
- Hide shortcuts:
- Games (do not work)
- Help and Support, etc.
- Start8
- Check for Updates in Windows Update (first time can be slow)
- ignore (most) Optional Updates
- change Settings (uncheck ‘give me recommended updates…’)
- hide unwanted updates, especially if you skipped some intentionally during the integration
- make Firefox default (if installed)
- launch 7Zip as Admin to associate file-types with all users
- disable Windows Error Reporting in Group Policy
- Administrativ Templates – Windows Components – Windows Error Reporting
- Activation
- check: %windir%system32cmd /c slmgr/dli
- optional: Install downloaded Theme
- Check Device Manager
- Win7: sounds: disable startup sound
- Disable Delete Confirmation on Recycle Bin
Cleanup:
- Use WinDirStat to check what is taking up most space
- Delete ‘Software Distribution’ (stop Windows Update Service first)
- Shrink WinSXS
- (see relevant articles)
- On Windows 8.1:
- Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
- Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
- Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
- Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
- Delete: C:UsersChristianAppDataLocalTempPrlToolsPackages
- Delete any restore points and disable System Protection (Win7)
- launch Windows Disk CleanUp
- optional: CCleaner (disable Monitoring)
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Not working or Missing:
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- Creating new Users in a Group
- fast user switching
- Create an account via an Administrator command shell cmd.exe:
- net user /add useraccountname mypassword
- net localgroup administrators useraccountname /add
- Even with Metro disabled, Metro IE is installed
- Metro IE will not load any pages
- On full screen “Here is Start” will not disappear
- cannot change account picture (due to Metro not being installed)
- generally: if nothing from .Net is installed, Event Viewer will not work
- some errors will show up in Event Monitor, not all of which have been explored by me
Conclusions after testing:
- Saves a lot of space for each VM, usually only 2.5 to 3.5 GB per VM even with installed updates & applications
- whereas a regular VM with Win7 or Win8 easily takes up 8 to 20 GB and keeps on growing
- Win8 Lite is more responsive and almost as fast as a Windows XP VM
- used Process Explorer to check memory usage, which is between 200 and 300 MB after idling for 5 minutes (about half of a regular install)
- Device Manager shows no errors
- Network, Sound and all built in desktop applications incl. Administrative Settings work
- .Net Framework 3.5 or 4.5 can be installed later, if needed
- most desktop applications will install and run smoothly
- tested Firefox, Quicken, Bibleworks, etc.
Registry tweaks & Swapfile Size in Post Setup:
Some Silent Install Switches:
Firefox Setup 36.0.1.exe -ms
windirstat1_1_2_setup.exe /S
msxml4-KB954430-enu.exe /quiet
WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x86.exe /quiet
If you want to use one of these example presets, please adapt them to your needs: at a minimum check the Components – [toolbar] Compatibility options.
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For more presets look at Emma’s excellent work here.