Guide: Using RT Seven Lite

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First of all, big thanks to PizzaMan. If you're looking at stripping Windows 7 down for benching, refer to his thread.

Download and other useful links

• Release candidate (Build 1.7.0) -- x86 / x64
• Beta (Build 2.6.0) [SP1 slipstream support] -- x86 / x64
• Windows Updates Downloader (Version 2.50 Build 1002) -- Link
  • Post-RTM Updates (updated December 16, 2010) -- Website Link -- x86 / x64
• Legal Windows 7 Download Links (credit goes to wontonforevuh) -- x86 ISO (mirror 1 / 2) | x64 ISO (mirror 1 / 2)
• VMware Player (3.1.3) -- Link

On the RT Seven Lite homepage, they have several good starting guides on how to use their software. I don't want to go into that since it's pretty self-explanatory.

Enjoy!

 

this looks cool. will it work with the downloads form the windows 7 download thread? http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...-7-download-links-just-like-vista-before.html

 

I'm pretty sure. All it needs is either the .iso file or setup (installation) files.

 

*Updated Post-RTM updates list*

 

Do you know which components should I keep in order to be able to use snipping tool? I already kept those tablet PC components in my iso (left them unchecked on the left side, and checked on the right side, in the feature removal page). Yet, when I rebuilt the image and installed it in VMware, the snipping tool was not there and, oddly enough, my tablet PC tools folder became empty.

 

Do I understand this correctly?

You run RT 7 Lite on a computer with full Win 7 already installed, then use the original Win 7 install discs to modify the full 7? After applying this, does Win 7 show as 100% MS Windows or does it show as patched/modified? What is the point of making a new iso through RT 7 Lite? Does the modified & stripped version of the OS contained in this iso need to be reinstalled to overwrite the existing OS?

Once you use VMWare to make sure everything works properly, can you boot and operate from your stripped version of 7 like normal?

How much hard disk space does this open up compared to regular old 7?

In the Pizzaman thread link, there's a screen shot of Task Manager with 27 processes running and 15% used of 2046 MB of RAM (though he may be x86?), quite impressive. I'm very glad to have found this!

 

Yeah I'm still testing it myself. I think they have fixed a few bugs here and there. I couldn't get my sidebar in Windows Explorer to work after removing music or videos.

You don't need Windows 7 to be installed. Simply download the OS you want to modify (or if you have the disc, use that) and after you have installed the software, you can modify the contents of the OS installer.

It is 100% legit and will pass all Microsoft updates. If you've heard of nLite or vLite, this is basically the same thing.