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Hello,
I tried to set NTFS compression on folder WinSxS (14,0 GB) on Win 7, but windows wrote Access denied,
have you tried compress folder WinSxS ?
thanks
Hello didy,
looking for a solution, I stumbled upon this:
http://dandar3.blogspot.fr/2013/01/how-to-ntfs-compress-windows-winsxs.html
and the answer must be here too:
http://dandar3.blogspot.fr/2012/07/case-of-breaking-winsxs-folder-security.html
If I were you I would make a clean sweep, but I would not compress it.
Maybe harkaz will come here later to tell us what he thinks.
thanks!
can dazloader activate this one?
I started using usb boot method and its freaking fast, btw I bought a 32GB USB3 flash drive and so far only 4GB is used which includes Hiren's restored edition,Win PE 8.1/10 and KRD 10.
Now it makes perfect sense. One painfully slow download accomodates many other computers
Hirens restored? Has Hirens been updated or do you refer to Proteus' enhanced version? As I've mentioned many times, Hirens is great only if you're using very old computer and are stuck with XP. If your system is newer, forget about it.
Same with Windows XP.
The GUI atleast.
Especially the Zune theme for Windows xp. I honestly wish I could still have that GUI for my desktop.
It was just so simple. Now it is so simple that it is hard. :s
I only enable services that are necessary for the OS or have something to do with programs I use. Even if you enable them I don't think they use up so many resources.
I appreciate the link. Let me ask you something - Mega.nz won't let me download the file unless I install their downloader. Is there another way or is the add-on safe to install?
Youtube link:https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjY683k7KnPAhXFQY8KHdFaAvYQtwIIKTAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D26vrLw9hmIg&usg=AFQjCNGEFsvawmJp_GZFHnHXwdjiZrz3jg (https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjY683k7KnPAhXFQY8KHdFaAvYQtwIIKTAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D26vrLw9hmIg&usg=AFQjCNGEFsvawmJp_GZFHnHXwdjiZrz3jg)
thanks for your latest lite version scarface (the kmstools link doesnt work though)
A few days ago, I noticed a user named usmangujjar1 registering to the forum. I wondered if it was the same usman who was back, and it was him indeed.
This question is interesting, even if I think I already talked about this issue (in this message: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg26656#msg26656 ): there are no more usb3 drivers integrated in this version (only in boot.wim so that you can install it on the latest computers, equipped with a usb3 port), since install may hang and you can be stuck, with no other choice than to restart the install. Therefore if you have usb3/3.1 drivers, you have to install them once windows 7 is installed. That's what I do.
Of course their recommended solution is to buy windows 10, and its their only means to prompt the users to upgrade since windows 10 brings nothing new.
How come *Torrentz.eu* is running, when they took down the site few months back?
By this do you mean that free upgrade from a previous version? I was under the impression that offer expired. Incidentally, if your hardware change entails a new motherboard, the old activation won't work. I know this from experience.
You keep forgetting that, due to the vastness of the internet, the permanent death of a site is virtually impossible.
Threshold2 is an upcoming Windows update with more "features". I saw nothing concerning changing out MB's. I do know for a fact that since MS first established this free upgrade-activation system, it made it very clear the activation was valid only for that computer and was not transferrible. They will tolerate a minor upgrade (e.g., more RAM, larger HD) but not something major like swapping out the Mobo. That requires a new license and new activation because it's basically a new computer. When I replaced my board after the old one died, I used the same HD with activation and simply updated the drivers. After a few minutes I got the hated "activation required" watermark.
Syncing to Onedrive is like syncing to any other local drive or cloud-based site. It's a simple matter of copying files and nothing more.
They'll never stop torrents. Keep in mind torrents are highly decentralized. Torrent sites do not host files. Those that have only magnet links don't even host the .torrent file your client needs for the download. Your data comes in pieces from other users such as yourself. It is very easy to move sites from place to place or hide them behind VPN's to mask their physical location. Taking a torrent site down is a little like killiing flies -- be assured there will be more somewhere.
This is an upgrade - no clean install. Eventually they'll make it available on Windows Update, people like you and me can grab it right now. Go here (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) and download the upgrade tool - it'll do everything. After installing it and cleaning it up (disable "features" and telemetry with O&O Shutup) it works great. Check it out. Oh, and never forget you can only delay installing upgrading, not skip it completely. Ask anybody trying to run XP on a relatively modern PC. :)
If you put an arrow on a new layer, you can move it, resize it and such without altering the "original"(background image).
If this is what you mean; i suggest Paint.net.
Thanks for the advice. I downloaded Paint.net and I'll check it out. I'm not sure if the problem is lack of support for layers. The figure I drew (circle, arrow, line etc) is available on the ribbon at the top. You can edit it all you want until you click somewhere else on the picture. After you do that I see no way to edit or remove it. To me this makes no sense.
It's Monday night here, hopefully by tomorrow at this time your W10 RS3 lite will be ready. Incidentally, will your new copy of Windows 7 also be lite? Precisely what I like about it is the fact that much of the bloat is removed. Ideal for testing.
When I installed your W7 lite, it prompts for a key but the space is blank, i.e., there is no key at all. I just pressed "continue". After the installation is finished , when I checked it said "30 Days Left to Activate". If indeed a key is embedded, I didn't see it anywhere. Could you post a working key or some other activation method that works?
BTW, does the fact that I installed it as a virtual machine have something to do with the activation problem?
Look at the latest messages...
(It's Pro, I don't have win7 ultimate).
I downloaded your Windows 10 to take a look at it in VirtualBox. Is this also some sort of lite version? How much bloat were you able to remove?
My version 's size is 640 mb vs 1 gb or more for the others. And there is no key to bypass activation. The key included in this version is official and yet it's a kind of "leak", to my knowledge there is no such a key with office2013/2016.
Me too. Naturally this doesn't apply to desktops because I upgrade by buying parts as needed and simply building. With respect to laptops I won't even deal with the bloat-infested copy of Windows 10 Home already on it. The moment I get it I wipe the drive completely and install W10 Pro.
If you want an original version of windows 7 x64 Pro SP1 (Eng), here is a link...
https://archive.org/download/digital_river/x17-59186.iso
I was using the N edition (X17-59337.iso), but it seems it's not available any more.
Originally, my version is a windows 7 N x64, but when I captured it with gimagex, I used the business flag (pro was missing), I'm not sure it explains why some programs don't recognize it though.
Telemetry on Windows 10 is easy to disable. Use O&O Shutup or W10 Privacy (I prefer the latter). What problems are you having with the W10 layout? Their start screen is the easiest thing in the world to use, FAR easier and more convenient that Windows 7's hated start menu.
No defender, no telemetry and no UWP apps as well.
It's the same one as before, win 7 pro N indeed, with the media feature pack installed.
If you want to try it out, I'll upload the ISO in a 7z container with some password.
Tell me, if Ntlite's Windows update Cleanup really works or not! Do you any suggestion to remove WU backup from W10 manually?
Thank you plenty.. Downloading now at the speed of a turtle. ;D
I disabled windows defender using local group policy indeed, because it's not a service you can switch off (it is in win7), and I could delete the "backup" and "scans" files of windows defender...and save several hundred Mbs (could have been done afterwards, once the image is captured, in the finale image though).
So windows defender was not removed.
You can enable it again in gpedit.msc with this (it explains how to turn it off, same method): https://www.windowscentral.com/how-permanently-disable-windows-defender-windows-10
In this case, maybe they should leave their forum where there is nothing and come here.
An april update was available for windows 10 RS4, I don't remember where. It doesn't matter since I upgraded it to the latest build (17134). I also added the latest 7zip and some new intel drivers...It the same version as above for the rest.
Windows 10 RS4 17134 x64: https://ufile.io/p1bcl
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I shared the link for RS4 with some guys and gals at NBR.
I saw on howtogeek.com (http://howtogeek.com) that the 1804 (17134) isn't quite ready for all computers. On my laptop I went to Windows Update and it downloaded and installed perfectly. On my desktop Windows Update reports that nothing new is available. I made 2 attempts to download and install manually and both attempts failed. The article cautions users that if the 1804 (17134) update is not available through Windows updates to just sit back and wait for it to be ready. There is a good chance a manual installation will fail (as happened to me).
Oh, and before I forget, grab a copy of the latest Windows 10 Privacy and run it. This update reinstalls all telemetry and all kinds of unwanted garbage.
Or direct link to 1803. https://tb.rg-adguard.net/dl.php?go=11e91ad4
Do note direct link is valid for 24hrs only.
I don't use Nlite tweaks (nor Virtual desktop). But I do use wintoolkit (you can load and modify registry keys for an offline image).
Note that I added links for 7 and xp above.
It's Maher's version (It can still be found on certain torrent sites), with one more update. Some files were removed (with nlite).
Note that I removed a few messages about the former edition of windows 10.
Here is another link for win10, same version as above, with transfernow: https://transfernow.net/30b11550om80
Hopefully the next version will be better. I'm planning to add Fxsoundenhancer inside. If possible a full version. Sound is so much better with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2nK9Hd2Fc
Thank you for caring. I did install the language pack through (Settings>Time & Language>Region & Language>Preferred Language under that selected Add Language, then choosing the arabic keyboard I added, I double-clicked and there it was, Download Language Pack.
It would have been dumb to leave my message after finding out the way to get the job done, but since you mentioned it, that's how I did it.
BTW, my friend sends his thanks for the Windows image.
Is it good? I don't know. Who understands classic Arabic in Egypt or elsewhere? And who wants to learn French or Portuguese today?
btw, I capture the windows 10 wim with this one since dism is also present.
https://ufile.io/dtty6
I'm so glad you pointed this out. Unfortunately Sergei Strelec is discontinuing his English copy of WinPE with all the trimmings, so an updated copy of HirensCD was very badly needed. The old one used to be awesome in its day, but today it's all but useless.
HBCD PE won't boot from RAM while Sergei can boot from RAM using YUMI.
I haven't tested YUMI on Strelec. In fact, I got the latest version to boot from USB only after using an old version of Rufus. I'm thinking it's got something to do with the UEFI(GPT) or MBR setting. What difference does it make if you use UEFI (GPT) or MBR? On my system secure boot is disabled and CSM (bootup for "legacy" devices) is enabled. My hard drives are GPT. I have trouble booting any flashdrive if UEFI is selected. Do you know why and/or what setting works best, and why?
If you want uefi boot support, disable csm and change boot mode to UEFI for pure EFI based OS installs from Windows,Linux or OS X.
Are you referring to flashdrives or to the hard drive you normally boot from? My HD's are formatted for GPT (not MBR). So far I haven't been able to boot from a flashdrive with CSM enabled. How do you do it?
Thanks a lot.
Humbert: Were you successful in Pure EFI boot through flash drive USB2/3?
No. On my desktop when I put in a flashdrive and reboot using the mobo's boot menu, it gives me the option of using "UEFI:Flashdrive" or just "Flashdrive". So far I have been unable to get any to boot up using the UEFI option. I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Any ideas?
Which ISO are you trying? For starters, use YUMI EFI to install Ubuntu or any Linux distro ISO, Windows 10 installer and Hirens PE. Let me know how it was. Fat32 is a must on YUMI EFI.[/quote]
I just looked at the latest version of Yumi and I see no option to use UEFI instead of MBR. This option is available on Rufus, but I'm still having trouble when I select "UEFI flashdrive" from the boot menu on the motherboard.
For some reason I can't get my copy of Windows to update to 1803. The big problem with Windows update isn't so much that it'll push updates by force, but that it'll continue doing so forever even if the update fails and makes no attempt to fix the problem. I had to do the unthinkable - shut off updates entirely using Windows10 Privacy. Let me ask you -- where do you download updates and add them manually?
I might mention that Scarface's copy of Redstone 4 did install. The problem is I have to reinstall all these apps despite the fact that their files weren't deleted during the update process.
Manual updates from here: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4343909
Check W10 update history: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4343909
As for EFI booting, you must use YUMI UEFI BETA version to accomplish true EFI capsule booting via USB drives.
For disabling Win updates permanently use WUMT wrapper script from majorgeeks.
You can download my ISO or scarface posted to upgrade to 1803(Ether one will do and is much better than MSFT ISO). Do a macrium reflect Image before upgrade.
Simply mount the ISO and do the following:
I am sticking to 1803 till its EOL.
@humbert: Use AiOBoot from Majorgeeks (https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/aio_boot.html). It can dual boot UEFI and Legacy w/o needing to burn a ISO twice.
I use it on Linux. You can use Linux/Windows version.
As for frequent update failures, use Dism++ to clear out the Win update caches and other bloatwares. You can use a ISO(mine or scarface) to upgrade to latest version with in-place migration that keeps all your files and settings. Only thing that breaks win 10 v1803 is OOSP or Win 10 Privacy, they break it.
If you're confused about using Dism++, you can ask me or I can use Anydesk remote desktop app(teamviewer 13 is buggy as hell) to clear out all junk blocking your update. I use Dism++. Before proceeding make a Macrium Reflect backup just to be safe.
If you don't want to reinstall some apps, you can put them in the $OEM$ folder and they will be installed automatically. (You can replace vlc and sumatra with x64 versions, as you requested earlier)
But you have to edit install.bat. Note that you can find some of these programs on the forum. If the program is not a silent installer, you need the correct switch.
For example some lines for install.bat:
Disconnect it from internet before/upgrade for 100% success. I think its some drivers/AV interference. WD kills most MSFT SW thinking its a virus. Its aggressive.
This is an Asus Maximus VII Hero with an Intel i7-4790K processor. 24GB DDR3 Ram. Drive C is Western Digital NVMe 256GB, D is WD magnetic 1.5 GB.
I've unplugged the LAN cable from the board. I've also shut down Malwarebytes AntiMalware before I hit "check for updates", so the whole thing was downloaded and installed with no antivirus software running. Nothing worked, end results are identical. I don't know what else to do and, if no solution is found, I'll eventually have to do a fresh install.
BTW, I found a better update-stopping program. Go here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1) and grab a copy if needed. It even has a thing that prevents Microsoft from changing of your service settings.
I think its mostly likely your SSD drive being blacklisted by WU. Is it WD Black 2017/2018 edition with Sandisk BicS NAND? Some Toshiba,Intel and other NVMe/SATA SSD are blocked since they black screen Win 10 v1803.
My drive C is a WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0 (256 GB, PCI-E 3.0 x4). You're saying that somehow the drive itself (or its firmware) are preventing the upgrade to 1803? That doesn't make sense. A drive's job is to store data and retrieve it on demand. Data, as you know, is nothing more than 1's and 0's. Please clarify, this is weird. Incidentally, if you believe this IS indeed the problem, can anything be done?
I should mention than I was able to install 1803 just not as an upgrade. I'd have to reconfigure and reinstall everything from scratch, which is an odious process. After the installation I just wiped and restored 1709 from a backup.
WD Black may not be affected. Check this link https://www.anandtech.com/show/12742/latest-windows-10-version-incompatible-with-intel-ssd-600p
Use anydesk app (Teamviewer alternative) and let me check your windows 10 installation errors. Have you tried installing BIOS updates or cpu microcodes?
Do you have my(or scarface's) W10 ISO, please keep it. We'll try upgrading the hard way by force. So, before proceeding use HBCD PE's Macrium Reflect to backup entire NVMe SSD to your HDD/data drive. Everything will be over in 10 mins.
I read the link. Seems unbelievable that a hard drive isn't compatible with an OS when in theory the drive shouldn't care what OS you put on it. Be that as it may, in my case what I've been unable to do is update from Windows Update. At 75% progress when it boots, it says "Undoing Changes" and brings you back to square one.
Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated. I just checked my BIOS firmware. I have 3201 installed, but I just found out there's a 3503 available. I just downloaded it, let me install it and see.
I ran Scarface's copy of W10 1803 under Virtual Box and it's the Education version, not the Pro version which is what I have. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think I can upgrade 1709 with the Education version. Be that as it may, if you know how we can perform a forced upgrade, please let me know because I'd like to do it as soon as possible. Currently I have stopped upgrades, but I can't keep doing this forever.
Next time, I'll try to choose the Pro version. In the meantime, maybe you should make a new install with my copy, instead of an upgrade.
And if you have a lot of programs, don't forget that you can put them in the oem folder and add a line in the install.bat to install them automatically (I put some examples in a previous message, see August 19).
Oddly enough, note that the education version seems to be better than the others:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/whats-the-difference-between-windows-10-education/f05e202f-815a-47dc-a641-e3a85e974a0b?auth=1
I agree that v1803 is buggy and frankly I don't really need it. The problem is Windows Updates is incessant and will forcibly try to install it no matter how many times the installation fails. This forces me to shut down updates entirely. It goes without saying this is not something I like to do since most of these updates are security related.
I upgraded the BIOS using the latest firmware from Asus' web site (dated 28/4/2018) but frankly I haven't had the time to attempt another upgrade. There is no question I'll perform a full backup before proceeding. If this fails then I'll need your help to see if we can forcibly perform the upgrade.
I goes without saying a clean install of 1803 will be a last resort. Reinstalling and reconfiguring everything from scratch is detestable.
BTW, did you say you had a copy of W10 Pro available for download somewhere. Scarface's copy is Education, I refer Pro. This not to mention that I don't think it's possible to upgrade 1709 Pro to 1803 Education.
If you like W7 you can try scarface's ISO which sails through NVMe and is better than W10 minus Dx12 and forced upgrades. Unfortunately, my skylake PC doesn't have some drivers for W7 is what keeping me on W10. Few years from now, I'll move to Steam/Wine DxV workarounds for running directx games in Vulkan. Its a old version with 191 update integrated.
I asked you about this in PM before I had a chance to read this.
Of course! Windows 7 is less bloated and developed in the days when PC's weren't as fast as today's. Sadly Windows 10 is the future and, sooner or later, we'll all have to upgrade. :(
So something in your PC has been blacklisted to prevent upgrade to v1803.
I disagree. I managed to get 1803 installed and working on 2 occasions. First it was from an ISO. The only problem is that it turned out not to be an upgrade, meaning and I had to reinstall and reconfigure the whole thing from scratch. Since I don't have the time nor the patience for this, I just restored from a backup. The second time the update did install and worked, but when I rebooted I got the BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO error. I made the mistake of not running sfc /scannow and expecially chkdsk /f. It's been my experience that chkdsk /f kills this error completely. With me it's never failed. You just gotta remember to do it before rebooting, and I forgot :(
I might add that I don't even want 1803. The problem is M$ keeps pushing and pushing the update again and again, making no attempt to fix the problem. The is why I configured Windows update for Semi-Annual Channel only (not preferred). Give me the update when they've squashed all the bugs. As of now Windows Update remains on and this buggy update is no longer being pushed.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
My favorite W10 update blocker is Windows Update Blocker from Sordum. Check it out here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1). It even has a feature preventing Windows from changing your settings on any other service. But when you come to think of it, using this isn't really necessary. Take a look at this article (https://www.howtogeek.com/368037/dont-want-the-windows-october-2018-update-yet-heres-how-to-pause-it). This is pretty much what I've done. As I see it, MS should give me updates only when they've been thoroughly tested and all the bugs have been squashed. Remember that updates are a fact of life. You can delay them but not eliminate them entirely.
I don't remember if the article specifically states that only Enterprise is affected. Even if that were the case, this is a grave problem that must be fixed before any further releases.
I don't think blocking Windows updates permanently is a good idea. Of course doing so becomes necessary when an update refuses to install. That's currently my case. Despite setting updates to "Semi-Annual Channel", Micro$haft once again tried unsuccessfully to upgrade me to 1803. I had to do a full restore from a backup. That brings me to the next question: is it possible to forcibly upgrade to 1803 or higher without doing a clean install? If so, how? I'll even do Redstone if I could get the damn thing to work.
After every driver and firmware is installed, mount v1809 ISO and open setup.exe whilst disconnecting from the internet until setup is completed 100%. Don't connect to internet even if Cortana asks you.
Please repost the link for your copy of Redstone 1809. I wrote it down somewhere and now I can't find it :(.
What's the best way ensure all drivers are up to date? NVidia updates itself but the other stuff I'm not too sure. It can't be done with Device Manager and I'm wary about these programs that update drivers.
Will this method upgrade your copy of Windows or will it do a fresh install? I'm trying to avoid a fresh install if possible. Reinstalling and reconfiguring everything is a royal pain, plus I just don't have the time. In any event I'm going to test it under Virtualbox first to make sure I get it right.
Thanks for your help.
Yes it is. Thanks so much for your help. For some reason Windows Update is still broken. I had it set to automatic updates and it tried unsuccessfully to install some updates to 1803. I'm thinking the best thing to do is just use WUB and do upgrades your way. What do you think?
Just curious. Where did you find the information concerning the use of Dism++? That was instrumental in the upgrade.
If you know how windows works use expert mode in Dism++ to cleanup further junk. I also second the use of DriverStore explorer from Majorgeeks site since Chef Koch's Github repo was deleted by MSFT after acquisition of Github. He's moving everything to GitLab.
I still have the October edition of w7 and I can't find it. the recovery folder in system 32 is empty. Same thing for the backup in winsxs. Maybe you were mistaken.
Save the file as an xml file and copy it to NTLite free version's preset folder for final touches.
Note that I used my phone as a modem, and it's very efficient. I remember I could get 4mb/s in upload. 40 times faster than my current speed. Unfortunately, it's limited to 10Gb per month. After that the data transfer rate is reduced to 15kb/s...
4G LTE is available where you are, right? Incidentally, you told me once the city you live in. Please run that by me once again.
Do you have a car? If so you can use a car charger for the phone, or preferably an inverter. If not, then do you at least carry a portable battery around for emergencies? Oh, and before I forget, if you don't have a car do you use public transport?
I use a power bank or my laptop to charge it. I do have a MiFi router which is 4G with the same data limit of 1.4GB per day. MiFi gets topped off when you some Sporting events like Cricket, Football etc.. where they provide 2GB per day at no extra cost.
Explain something to me. Mifi's work with mobile data by creating WiFi hotspot. Your wireless provider allows you 1.4GB a day. That's not bad. 1.4 ͯ 30 = 42GB a month. I only get 14GB/month, except they don't count it by day. What about your ISP? Did you say they give you a 10GB download cap or something?
I'm assuming your wireless provider is GSM. Does the MiFi use a SIM card to communicate with the towers?
What city do you live in? You told me once but I forgot.
I use GSM. Yes, Mifi uses SIM card to communicate with towers.
My ISP throttles all downloads to 10Kbps or less. It was a 10Mbps with 120-150GB plan.
2 mobile providers, both offering limited text, voice calls and data. Awesome! I believe you said they offer 4G(LTE) but you don't have the right hardware. Right? Do they throttle your data speed after a certain amount?
10Kbps? Are you sure this isn't a typo? As I recall 25 years ago 14.4Kbps using a landline/modem was state of the art.
Where did you say you live? Just curious, that's all.
This is ludicrous, especially given the fact that your ISP is not the only game in town. You have 2 cell providers who provide far better service. I say ditch the ISP and stick with your 2 mobile providers.
It must take forever to simply load a web page with 10kbps. I don't know what these people are even thinking.
I'm waiting for new ISP same as my mobile provider because its great.
At 10Mbps it's OK, but you said the speed was 10Kbps. At this speed loading a web site take forever. Definitely ditch this slow ISP and go with the new one as soon as it's available.
Incidentally, is 5G going to be rolled out in India any time soon. Here in the USA they're going to start implementation in 2019. From what I've been reading this is *truly* the future. It maxes out at 10Gbps, which is faster than a pure fiber connection. Even Google said they're no longer rolling out their famous Google Fiber to cities that don't already have it.
I already ditched that ISP.
Here the 4G speed on my mom's phone gets around 40Mbps downlink and 2Mbps uplink. My phone does 10-15Mbps downlink and 5Mbps upload on 3.5G or H+.
I will say 4.5G is more than enough for most of them for downloading stuff and for upload fiber optics works for me.
From what I've been reading, the plan is to put 5G cells on telephone poles and street lights. The home customer would be issued a 5G modem with probably a small external antenna. The idea is, of course to find a way around 5G's distance and through-the-wall limitations. A major plus is that 5G devices would be fully backward compatible with 4G (LTE). It is infinitely cheaper for ISP's to hang 5G cells from a light pole than to tear up the street to bury fiber-optic cables. This is (I believe) why Google and AT&T are starting to cut back on their plans to install fiber everywhere. If the ISP's manage to get around 5G's limitations, fiber will become obsolete.
Keep in mind I refer to the notion of using 5G for the home to compete against the current wire-based ISP. For mobile devices it's still a win-win situation: They'd use 5G whenever possible and simply revert back to LTE as the need arises. Serious problems would arise only if the devices were locked to 5G. Fortunately that won't be the case, it's already been confirmed.
Is it possible to open the ISO and execute the setup.exe in order to upgrade from an earlier version of Windows, or must it be installed clean? I'm asking because many times I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 1709 to 1803 using Windows Update. I finally upgraded to 1803 with Vasudev's copy using the setup.exe file. Maybe I can do the same with your copy of 1809.
In my opinion, it's possible.
But if I were you, I would do a clean install. Note that I don't even use it yet since I had other problems lately (I'm still using v1803).
With windows 10, you can do it with:
Dism /Image:C:\test\ /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
With windows 7, to use Rebase for an offline image mounted to D:\mount use this syntax: rebase â€"image:D:\mount\Windows [-extreme|-decompress-base] [-hideupdates]
The D:\mount\Windows directory is the Windows directory of the mounted image in 99.99% of cases. If you changed the Windows directory name to WinDir, you should point to the absolute path of the mounted Windows directory as follows:
â€"image:D:\mount\WinDir
But I think you can't compete with harkaz and me and with our sysprep method, sorry to say that, because you are applying some patches offline and your method seems to force you to keep several editions in your iso. If I was trimming down the winsxs folder aggressively, I could probably go below 2Gb for windows 7. The only problem is that it breaks the possibility to install future updates. Apparently using harkaz's rebase seems to have the same consequences sometimes. I didn't experience problems with the method to clean winsxs folder under windows 10. But this time it's an official tool.
For now, I use Win toolkit and NTLite for make W7 and W10 ISOs. I'll have to re-visit Harkaz Sysprep guide once again!
You did say, removed useless winre.wim file, is it Boot.wim or WinPE files?
You're sure this is gramatically correct? I've never heard anybody nor any written article refer to it this way. They'd probably say "too much air pollution".
I saw a TV documentary on New Delhi the other day. How so many people can live together like ants in such a small space and in that heat is beyond my comprehension. I'd go absolutely bonkers! I should mention that New Delhi is NOT the only plane in the world with a high population density. Hong Kong is probably worse.
https://www.englishforums.com/English/TooHighAOrJustTooHigh/drbnq/post.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-uk-alert-warning-london-sadiq-khan-scotland-yorkshire-a8797216.html
I must say I'm not surprised at your comment, and it confirms what I first thought: Americans' proficiency in the English language is diminishing. And the Spanish language is slowly becoming the first language. It's due to the fact that the Chicanos are more and more numerous, por supuesto.
Teaching quality in the United States is declining steadily too.
Well, you must be thinking that I'm underestimating you and that's not the case. In fact, I didn't think that an American could write English so well. But Brits and Northern Europeans are probably better, no doubt through historical atavism, I mean Shakespeare was not American, And the current president of the US is speaking English like a Spanish cow. I'm sure shadow.97 will agree with me on this.
Well, maybe such is more commonly used than too, and in this case there is no grammatical exception.
Thus, note the difference between: he's too big a man / he's such a big man.
But "he's a too big man" is not correct.
Can this be installed over an older version of Windows 10?
How did you manage this? Does that mean you don't have to rearm it?
Note that the development of an home-made windows 10 Pro x64 lite v1903 is currently under way. A new version will be available soon.
To add drivers on windows 7 and windows 10, I just use the original dism. I don't use third party software to remove components.
Note that an updated windows 7 pro x64 will be available by the end of the week.
As I'm sure you're all aware, support for Windows 7 ends on 14/1/2020. I suggest those of you who are still on it to upgrade to 10 ASAP. Diehards out there will use the same argument as with XP - it's mean, lean and works perfectly. I totally agree. Sadly upgrades are a fact of life. Sooner or later, one way or the other, you WILL upgrade. Better to get it over with, the sooner the better.
Incidentally, according to Micro$haft, any computer that can run Windows 7 can run Windows 10. Disclaimer: I haven't tested this, I'm repeating what they're saying.
Xp or Win 7 x32 should be good. I think Shnnedo does make dual arch Win 7 using Simplix pack. You can ask him via PM at MDL forums.
I think that the record in France was beaten today with 44°C in Carpentras.
2.2 GB? I read several times that the esd conversion was only possible with windows 10. Is it working? Is there a new boot.wim to handle this? This is pretty interesting if I want to make a smaller windows 7 release.
https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/windows-7-wim-file-to-esd.56297/
For the esd compression I know I can use ntlite or dism...
If you want to reset Win 7 to factory defaults, winre.wim is needed when USB boot drive is absent( for noobs and non tech savy people). Install.wim can be converted to use ESD w/o any issue and it boots in a VM and its not quick as yours though. I've added ini and Ntlite presets in the ISO so people can use/refer them to re-create similar ISOs in future.
If you want updated boot.wim's apply convienience update, latest servicing stack and latest rollup June/July update.
Upload will be done by tonight or I'll give you the link in the evening!
Did you test this in an attempt to upgrade from a previous version, or only on VMware? If so did you manage to make it work? I'm asking because every attempt I've made to upgrade 1809 to 1903 or 1909 has failed. I'm stuck on 1809 until someone finds a solution.
It also wrecked my drive but part of me thinks its an issue with BIOS seeing NVMe drive in secure boot disabled state! I restored to v1809 backup and jumped through hoops to get Grub2 and EFI windows Bootmgr to work with my crappy BIOS.
I don't think 1909 is 100% stable for 24/7 usage unlike 1809. But from 1903's POV, 1909 is major release with under the hood improvements. I think most 1903's installations will be upgraded to 1909 anyway in recent months!
The new ISO has 6 parts. Only 1 is done at the moment!
One word of caution for people with mini server or RAID is to disconnect unneeded bulk storage drives physically since programmatically disabling logical view of disk(s) via Diskpart's Offline disk is of no use on 1903+. I dunno what MSFT did but Ubuntu supports this even now. I believe, their new change which blocks installation when USB device is connected applies to internal SSD/HDDs as well! So watch out for these bugs!!!! Recovery partition must be 584MB or else W10 will take it from C; drive. optimal Size according to me will 684MB-700MB taking into account future releases.
Nevertheless, my 1803 ISO is EOL and I'll be maintaining only 1809 and 1909(1903 is axed for now since 1903 and 1909 are same).
I'm uploading it to my Mega. I'm not convinced about GPU performance on Dx9 games like Witcher 2, GTA SA etc.....
Dx11/12 games are performing similar to v1809.
Is 1909 a worthy upgrade IMO? I don't think so! From a security perspective for non-geeks its a Yes from my side!
Do I understand you correctly or are you saying you have another copy of 1909 that you successfully used to upgrade from 1809? If so, did you use the "standard" way (mount and run setup.exe) or something else?
How is this copy different from the one you gave me before that didn't work? What different modifications did you make (if any) or is it a newer version with some bugs fixed? Also, did you use DISM++ (or similar) before running setup.exe?
Did you upload it to Mega? If so give me a link so I can give it a try.
I agree. I installed it under VirtualBox and it installed and ran perfectly, even better than previous versions. The problem with this thing is upgrading from a previous version of Windows. I tried this and the whole thing crashed when it reached 67%, forcing me to restore 1809 from backup. Hopefully someone will find a way to fix this because for me a total wipe and clean install is out of the question. No time to reconfigure the OS and reinstall+configure the apps.
Its good to see you took a backup and restored once the install got haywired!
Hopefully that's it. I was using a WU manager and that might be the problem. Just one thing: what is 00SP10?
When I bought my computer 5 years ago, I chose a computer with freedos. One year later, the same configuration with windows 10 was more expensive.
Now let's take 2 similar computers, same brand, same price, same processor on 2 different websites. But the first one has freedos, the second one has windows 10. I consider that the 1st one should be more expensive because it has a geforce rtx 2060, the second one has a gtx 1660 ti. The first one has a 256Gb ssd vs 512Gb for the second one though. Note that the second computer is a promotion product too.
The rtx 2060 card is 70â,¬ more expensive, and the 512 Gb ssd is only 30â,¬ more expensive. Therefore, the second computer should be 40â,¬ less expensive. Is it the price for windows 10? Maybe.
First computer:https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
second computer: https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Msi-GP75-Leopard-9SD-1070FR-17-3-Intel-Core-i7-16-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD/a13808134/w-4
Note that a new version of windows 7 will be available soon too.
Look at this one, shipped with freedos: https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
Actually, if it was less expensive, I would buy it. But after 5 years, my PC is still working perfectly. And compared to this one, besides a better graphic cards and a slightly better processor (I have a i7 6700hq), I have the same configuration. Note that I bought my computer with Freedos, for approximately 1000â,¬.
As far as I know here in the USA laptops with clean hard drives aren't available for sale. Naturally I mean major businesses who sell them for a living. They'd even be hard to find in a small store because they can buy them only with all the unwanted garbage on it. I keep reading that those people who write the pre-loaded garbage pay suppliers to preload their shitt and this lowers the price of the laptop for the consumer. Naturally the garbage won't run without it. I would actually pay more money for a new laptop with a clean hard drive.
Incidentally, when it comes to Windows remember Micro$haft's goal is not so much to sell copies, it's Windows everywhere! I firmly believe the price suppliers pay Micro$haft isn't that much, and is easily offset by the amount they receive from the garbage software people.
Also, what's the point of having Freedos instead of Windows? What progs can you run with that?
My PC is also 5 years old. When it comes to upgrades I have a golden rule: If your PC (or phone) still does what you want it to do, it is not obsolete. As if this writing that's my case with both. I upgrade hardware as needed.
You always speak with the wisdom of the lion. I wish I could be with you and some users of the forum in a remote place.
Note that I made a switchless installer for Easeus partition master (+activation). But the installer is not completely silent as it launches a website at the end. Maybe one of you can do something about it. It would be tidious to do a nsi installer. It’s a simple winrar sfx installer.
https://ufile.io/ambusami
In fact, for the same price, I would get a i7 8750h and a nvidia gtx 1060 (a msi shipped with freedos...)
That you can install Windows from Freedos makes sense, but Linux? I install distros of Linux by booting from a flashdrive. If there is a Dos program that can run a Linux executable installation program, I don't know about it. I'm also assuming installations of Windows or Linux would overwrite Freedos. What is the point of having a separate Dos partition?
Thanks. It would really be nice to meet you guys in person. Sadly at this point this would require teleportation, just like in Star Trek. :(
Really? Here in the USA a high end laptop is about $1000. This has been the case for quite a while now.
Actually, I don't need this since I wouldn't know what to do with an internal 1 TO SSD (I use a small internal SSD on mine, plus an external 1TO SSD for storage), and a GTX 1660 would be enough.
For the moment, computers with a i7 9750h are sill too expensive.
For the equivalent of $2200â,¬ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
It's twice as expensive as a computer with a i7 9750h. I don't need this anyway. I'm like you, with a gtx960, I can already do what I want. I don't play games a lot though. I tried Dishonored 2 with the best settings, it works. I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Here for the equivalent of $2800â,¬ you could probably get a quantum computer. :)
Actually it's not. The game was initially released in 2012 and is constantly being upgraded constantly. It was upgraded to 64 bit about 2 years ago. The last major upgrade was $20 for those who already have the game. You must be online and connected to Blizzard's servers even if you're playing by yourself. It it VERY graphics intensive, there are explosions, fires, smoke and debris flying around, and all this in 4K.
Uh.. You should check the internal powercable.
Those are the EXACT symptoms i had when it had melted internally.
I ended up getting a full refund for it.
I can understand your frustration at not being allowed to overclock or do anything else you like. Why I'm wondering is, why overclock at all? You need to invest in a better CPU cooler (or should), plus there is a greater tendency for instability. Do you really notice speed increases in real life or only on benchmark tests?
However it's slightly unstable, 3.75 is very easy to achieve on my chip.
I almost always recommend getting a proper cooler if you want a silent pc that doesnt rev up during games and such. Especially annoying in VR.
Overclocking is also a fun hobby. Had a blast with 3570k and its watercooling. In all honesty, that chip overclocked ran vr games better than my current 1700x.
However, I can really only recommend overclocking new parts if you are at the absolute peak currently.
Like at the time i bought my chip there was not really any other cpu that was better for consumers, unless you wanted something like 7980xe, and we all know the prices of those alongside motherboards.
New parts nowdays usually have overclocking features that are better than what you can achieve by hand.(Unless you know exactly what you're doing, like which subtimings for ram do more difference than others)
My friend bought a system with B450+AMD 3600. I cant recommend him to overclock, just because the out of box self-overclock is good enough. Especially if you lower the vcore offset by -30mV until it gets unstable, then increase it by +15mV. Then increase current capability to 130%, if on Intel increase extended boost capability as well.
This will decrease temps slightly, and will allow it to boost even more than stock.
My plan with my current system is to retire it and replace my server and slap esxi on it and use it for virtualization. My current server does see choking when hosting games, doing backups, and having VM's for other services.
I should invest some time learning docker, but havnt had the willpower for it.
My old server isnt really bad in itself as long as i adapt myself to it, it's just very limited in expandability in terms of storage/pcie/powersupply as everything is proprietary.
If you have the RTX 2080 ti, it's one of the best graphic cards currently available.
Just to laugh: here is a comparison between my old graphic card and yours (effective speed: +426%!) https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-2080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-960/4027vs3165
I didn't test BF5 though. But for the games available on the forum, I can play all of them easily. Even Crysis 3 that was known to be a graphic card killer.
Only an old cpu could explain a lag in games with such a graphic card, but I doubt you have a 1997 release of the pentium 200mmx. Maybe you don't have enough Ram? I have 16Gb on my computer, 8 Gb was not enough.
Or it is the game that is poorly optimised...and it could be the case since "BF5 lag" and "BF5 poorly optimized" give many results on search engines.
A retrospective of Crysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpAwptm-O7w
My friend fried his DC cable and he replaced the part and performance was restored.
Mine is non-OC CPU which is made bad by BIOS update to hold back the clocks to reduce thermal throttling.
Note that both windows 7 and windows 10 versions will not be updated till further notice anyway, since I have defective keys that will prevent me from capturing the images. It is pretty hard to type on the forum too...besides the letters and the numpad on the right, many keys are not working, no apostrophe, no parenthesis, I have to copy them. And it is not software related, in the bios they are not working either. But the computer is still usable though. It is not a surprise since this computer is 4 and a half. This is the first failure, but I have the impression that the ssd I put inside shows signs of weakness too. And in the current context, I will not buy a computer, I am not sure it would be delivered.
Do you mean activated forever or does it have to be rearmed every few months? If it's permanent, then how do you do that?
Did you include an activator so users can rearm every 6 months? I'm asking because many activators I've played don't simply rearm. They run an install program and in the process they put in all kinds of other garbage, possibly malware or adware. If you're running a real time protection antivirus program, it goes off immediately and tries to block everything.
It's important to stress they're not all like that. I rearm Office 2016 with a simple activator I got from you (kmsact.exe). This thing is great - it just rearms Office and doesn't install anything.
Use throttlestop and see if you can see a difference.
Your laptop is good enough. Do note, you can 32GB ddr4 2667MHz at the price of 16GB single module. 9th gen is very good aside from higher thermals due to high clock speeds.
I did my research and it seems AMD laptops max out at 64GB 3200MHz i.e 2x32GB so there's goes my 128GB RAM dream. I'll wait for Lenovo thinkpads with AMD and see how they are!
Take care!
Note that I am still using the old one even if the keyboard is dead. I just tested the new one with cinebench for the moment.
What is your cinebench r20 score?
You can use old one and both will run at 2133MHz. If your bios supports RAM OC, then you can OC 2133MHz to 2666MHz and enjoy the faster RAM.
Mixing and matching any DDR4 is OK, as it will go back to the lowest-in-common JEDEC standard, which in this case should be ddr4 2133. You might see a slight performance drop when using the lower mhz' stick, but in reality the more ram should outweigh the difference unless you're playing games or rendering things all day within the first ram-sticks limit.
You may also want to try https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
It's a tool disabling the Spectre patches, that are known to cause slowdowns on intel systems.
I'm sure you're aware of the pro and cons of disabling security patches like that
Note that new links are available for windows 10 and 7.
Note that the repack of Amnesia AIO was updated .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
I think I asked you this once before, but I'm not sure if you answered. I believe you said this copy of W10 has to be rearmed every 6 months. If so, then did you include a KMS rearming tool? I know there are many of them out there, but many run installation programs usually infested with malware. My copy of MS Office has to be rearmed. I use a program that came from you (kmsact.exe) that doesn't install anything, it simply rearms Office and nothing else. I think it also works for Windows 10, I just haven't tested it.
What I want to know is how do we rearm this copy of W10 when the times comes?
I'm doing great. Enjoying the light traffic, cheap fuel and abundant orders for delivery. I work part-time (4 hours a day), I make a few cents on the side. They're asking for masks in most places you go and can easily get in if you have one. You can even wear it wrong and nobody notices. Let's see how long this blessing lasts :). I suppose the only things I miss are live sports on TV and the availability of products at supermarkets. It has improved, but not yet at pre-"pandemic" levels
Unless I'm missing something I'm not seeing a link for the activator/rearmer. I'm always on the hunt for good activators that don't install unwanted garbage on your computer.
By the term "flat" do you mean an apartment or any dwelling? I had a house in Miami. It took a miracle for me to sell it. Naturally I used the money to buy another house in San Antonio. Better price, better location, and infinitely better than Miami in every way. With respect to the flat in Paris, keep in mind $10 million in cash is not enough. You need a healthy income to live in a place like that.
Were you handcuffed and taken to jail? If so I assume they called a towing company to tow you car away, and naturally sent you the bill. What exactly do you mean by "no attestation"? I looked that up in the dictionary, the definition didn't make sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3lysY4M-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
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if you can't find it, here is a link...https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
But I wouldnt say no if I could live in a little house by the sea like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8dmf9L6U4
With 10 million$ in cash, you could buy a lot of flats over there though.
Well, I wanted to ask a specialist if changing the picture of the lockscreen was possible. It is the only thing that Ive not been able to do for the moment. I do not think it is possible via a regedit entry.
I'd want to put this picture as the default lockscreen: https://i.ibb.co/4S1Km3S/lock.jpg
Note that the new version of subtitles edit will be included in the next version of windows x64, in one week.
I am currently eating some duck gizzards with rice with a turmeric sauce. With this, I am drinking an excellent wine. I guess you should have been with me tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sN2FmlE_98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
I'm not sure you need to upgrade, install it if you need to format your hard drive disk.
I don't see a major feature that made me want to hop the update train.
1909 nuked my Linux bootloader and its partitions and upon clean install my PC was stuck at black screen and never recovered after waiting for an hr or two. Restored Macrium reflect backup and everything was working with older win 10.
Back briefly to the "pandemic" garbage, don't feel like starting a new topic.
Believe it or not, I'm watching a LIVE football game on TV as we speak. The Costa Rican football association did a wise thing -- they've reopened for business, TV coverage only. There is not a soul in the stands. Wouldn't it be nice if all sports leagues did the same thing? It's certainly better than the current full stop on all competition, and they would slowly get ready to fully reopen once all this nonsense ends. You can't go from a full stop to full competition in a single day.
As for a windows 7 usb bootable key, I'm sure you can do it with the windows 7 usb dvd download tool. It works for windows 10 too, available here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56485
Of course, you have to go to the Bios so that you can boot from USB. Usually you have a boot menu which looks like this: https://i.ibb.co/kX1z62p/boot.jpg
As for a donation, I don't need anything. Instead, I advise you to contact humbert, (you can send him some banknotes if you have his address) or try to contact Maher directly...
However, I don't have your avatar yet, and it seems we have a vacancy. You can send me a link if you have a picture to put among them: https://i.ibb.co/4RKKVFb/avatars.jpg
What if you don't have an Nvidia video card?
Why do you inflate your releases with so much bloat? You're starting to look like Micro$haft. Whenever I run one of your releases on Virtualbox, I have to spend plenty of time simply removing unwanted garbage. Do people request all this or what?
Doesn't it make more sense to put out a squeaky-clean release without all the Micro$haft bloat and let each user install only what they use?
For the rest, most programs are installed via the $OEM$ folder, if you use ultraiso (included too), you just need to delete the $OEM$ folder in order to remove most of what you call "garbage" during the installation.
If you tell me what apps you are using, if you are using any, I might be able to send you a custom-made $OEM$ folder.
I don't count dependencies as garbage. There is nothing wrong with adding packages that other programs need in order to function properly.
You're saying all the extra stuff you add can be removed by simply deleting the $OEM$ folder? Will doing so also delete other programs the OS needs to function properly?
I have switched from AiOBoot to ventoy. It seems 7Updater package uses WinPE cmd or something so I think it'll break UEFI.
I'm curious about something. How do you update this thing? To my knowledge Micro$haft retired Windows 7 and aren't providing updates for it.
Also, does it include software that enables the user to get the most out of Intel's latest i9 and AMD's Ryzen 2? Somewhere I heard that although Windows 7 will run under the newest CPU's, you won't take advantage of everything they have to offer because they're not being supported in W7. Vasudev told me this has to come from 3rd parties (or so I think).
Do you know if I should use this NVME drive? is it faster than a 2.5 Samsung SSD? Should I install windows 10 on the "sk hynix BC501"?
I recovered a 8Gb ram too, and I put it in a free slot (so I still have 16Gb Ram).
Note that I bought a DVD drive lately...I didn't know that new computers had no blu ray drives. And I'm planning to make new DVD rips of "Swimming pool" and "D'amour et d'eau fraîche", with the latest x264 codec.
You can use existing RAM w/o any issues.
As for UEFI boot, you can use Windows media creation tool to download the ISO or you can make any edition ISO using single file
https://uup.rg-adguard.net/
You can try Ventoy where you simply copy the raw ISO file and it boots anything and you don't have to format USB or write to it every damn time. Just copy the ISO and enjoy.
Have you looked into smaller providers in france?
I found out about 48.ie They offer 100gb data for â,¬8 a month.
But don't be worried, I just upgraded my package with Orange: 70Gb per month. And it's a non-binding offer since I'm an old customer.
I'm not sure it will be enough though.
Note that I'm currently downloading the latest edition of windows 10. I'm going to try to prepare a new version soon.
Finally, as far as the stock markets are concerned, on 8 September, I was saying "I think a rebound of the stock markets is likely, so that the bulls can leave the market (at least I'm not expecting a big rebound, maybe 2% on the cac 40 before the downturn in financial markets resumes." Well, it seems I was right, the s&p 500 rebounded on 9 september but another downward movement seems to be underway. The s&p 500 is already down 0.8 since the closing of the European markets, at 3320 points. Below 3300 points, a potential target could be 3150 points.
And you are right, I can use public transport. That's what I already do. But it requires 3 hours round trip, vs 2 hours with a car. Note that I'm not leaving "anywhere near Paris", but in the south of the Hauts-de-Seine, and I have to use the RER B, and then the A, and then either the line 3 or the line 1 of the metro...
Note that this month could be exceptional in terms of new releases since Amnesia Rebirth will be released on 20 October. A new frictional games AIO repack will be made as soon as I get it.
Note that I uploaded Resident Evil 2 months ago and I finally tested it: it's pretty good. There will be no repack for RE3 since it garnered mixed reception from players.
Like Vasudev, I'm still using my samsung s6 as modem, and I have almost reached my data cap. It will be reseted on Sunday. In the meantime, I hope shadow.97, humbert, Vasudev and maybe some users will liven up the forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1gtp5PG2ZQ
So the version on the forum is not a beta version, but the RTM (with an update). I don't know if another version will be released this month then.
I did this because I have a data cap and windows update is downloading tons of data, sometimes to no avail. I heard Vasudev had connection problems too, it might be interesting for him too.
With the new configuration, you can skip the updates:
Note that a repack for the latest nvidia drivers is available too in the previous message.
Note that some new versions of windows 7 and 10 could be available by the end of the week. I know that you, Vasudev, and some users are waiting for them.
Aaahhh.... now it makes sense. All cell phone companies use data caps, even more so if you're using the phone as a hotspot. Mark my words: one day these data caps will disappear into the dustbin or history. But for now......
Vasudev is the big tester. Let's see if he comes up with a way to get this thing to install over a previous version of Windows. He successfully did this once and left me all the details of what he did. It worked! One of just 2 successful upgrades after maybe 20 unsuccessful attempts.
New virus? You mean something other than SARS-CoV-2 (the Covid19 virus)? I didn't see the whole interview, but Macron was talking about more restrictions and curfews. I would imagine a crowded place like Paris is ideal for the virus to spread from one person to another. There's nothing like that here. Here in SA masks are mandatory only if entering a public place (stores, restaurants etc), but nowhere else. There are infections but nothing out of this world. And of course the this virus' kill ratio is 5%, if not slightly less.
Since I made an aside not linked with this topic, feel free to delete the last 2 messages and this one...
I still use the control panel anyway.
Note that windows 10 with the october update will be available tonight here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35855#msg35855
As is always the case, the righteous pay the sinner's wages. Last I heard there were close to a billion Muslims. The vast majority do not go around beheading people because they disagree with their views. Fanatics such as these, of ANY religion, are miscreants who should be put to death, the sooner the better.
I hope it's not hard to live in France or El Paso or any where else for anyone.
It's not people's views that cause such incidents & violent reactions of a minority of a minority. All practicing Muslims feel insulted when their Prophet is insulted, and it's not guaranteed that to keep everyone "inline" when such insults are considered "opinion" even though the European Court of Human Rights ruled that insulting the Prophet of Islam is against their laws. Many other countries in the West consider it a hate crime. France and Denmark and others have tried this before and it has always been the same result generating more hate. Insisting on this & broadcasting insults of other's beliefs on buildings is very dumb and cause for more division in an already divided society.
Again, most Muslims will not take up violence in their reaction to such childish insults. Yet that cannot be guaranteed from all.
Repeating these insults will give us only the same reactions and more division.
The boycott of French products has been taken up by most Muslims and will cause only loss.
Everyone is losing in this situation.
Sad.
As I said, drawing the Prophet Muhammad is an insult to all practicing Muslims, and if violence happens because of childish disrespect to other's beliefs, it is because a minority of the Muslim minority in Europe could not stand such speech, not Muslims or Islam is to blame, as it is not the course of action the majority of Muslims would do.
Yes people get insulted over many things, but when insults to religious figures generates the same result every time from a small minority that takes up violence, I suppose respect should be considered to be legislated, or else this depressing situation goes with hate and violence by/against Muslims continues.
As for free speech, I'm all for it as a Muslim libertarian, yet I'm also for respect. Free speech is never absolute even in US, Canada and EU. There are defamation & liable laws, and others against inciting violence, which is something similar to insulting God and his Prophet's, because it's always the same depressing results..
This situation reminds me of Larry King's interview with Seth McFarlane when he was asked about South Park's silly depiction of the Prophet Muhammad..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SAl0NVEHQ
BTW, I'm a fan of Family Guy, it's a favorite cartoon, yet I always skip insults of God, Moses and Jesus who they make a lot of fun of.
I'm not too clear what you mean. I do believe the vast majority of Muslims would never engage in violence for no other reason that someone drawing a picture of Mohammed. If they (or anyone) is offended because of a picture (or similar) just ignore it - look the other way. I'm offended by everything Donald Trump says. What do I do? Turn the TV off or change the channel.
Defamation and libel is VERY different from insulting a religion. If I were to defame you, I'd have to publish all kinds of lies or, at the very least, say negative statements I can't prove. Then you could legally take me to court for damages. This is very different from simply drawing a picture or saying nasty things about Mohammed, Moses, Jesus Christ, Buddha, or any other religious leader. Religion cannot expect any special protection from the government. As you know, I am an atheist. People have been saying nasty things about us since day one, many of them totally false. Many of us have been burned at the stake or suffered brutal punishment from organized religion. I see it this way: these people can say all they want - as long as they respect our rights, I have no problem.
I was just giving examples of laws that restrict absolute free speech, laws that consider some kinds of speech criminalized.
I consider insults of religious figures, even those of religions I have absolutely no belief in, a hate crime for the aftermaths that results from such disrespect to other's beliefs.. a peaceful society needs respecting beliefs of others even those that we have reservations against.
Or else, we will always get more of the same, cause for more violence & hate & division which is not good for anyone, and more boycott of French products (sorry to our good friend scarface again) which I consider negative for all of us as fellow humans that need a respectful society to prosper together on the rock we live on.
Free speech is never absolute & laws for many issues have changed over time where one thing was legal at a time and became illegal later, and vice versa, or try stickling and thinking u can change the minds of more than a billion people boycotting your countries products, and a minority of those people who are willing to do unlawful violence in this sad cycle if insulting faiths and violent reactions from some.
BTW in France, there are laws against denying the holocaust or doubting the announced numbers of Jews the criminal tyrant Hitler killed during WWII.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Holocaust_deniers
There are laws against calling for boycotting Israeli products in France.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-rights-court-faults-france-for-convicting-israel-boycott-activists/
They can feel the coming effect of a billion+ people boycotting them and think about electing & legislating new laws if they want.
It's all good ;D
Thanks
A REAL hate crime is the bombing of a mosque in New Zealand a year ago, or [I believe] an attack on a synagogue in France several years back. Hate crimes are by no means limited to religion. Police in the USA treating black people unjustly are fine examples. But making fun of a religious figure -- NO! In a democracy you can make fun of the the country's leaders, right? Here in America newspapers are full of cartoons mocking Trump and other politicians. Why should religions be any different, especially when the Koran specifically states that Mohammed and Jesus were MEN and not, as the Christians believe, sons of God (Jesus, not Mohammed)?
Given the suffering brought on France by the Nazis, it's understandable they'd pass such a law. In my opinion this is NOT the best way to shut these people down. Let these idiots (holocaust deniers and others) talk and let them show the world how stupid they are. If you prohibit their speech all you do is give their arguments credibility. That logic seems to work fine in the USA. Here just about anything short of libel or slander is allowed. The result is that eventually it gets to the point where the majority of people repudiate their twisted beliefs.
Note that I'm going to release a new version of windows 10 (no major updates but tangible improvements). It will be smaller because I forgot to run startcomponentcleanup in the last edition, therefore there are unneeded elements.
What's more, it will include the new Netframework 5. It will include a new program too: Pdf page delete (full version). What's more, the Intel wireless drivers won't be integrated any more. Instead I will upload a switchless installer which can optionally be run during installation (like the Nvidia drivers available above).
No issue updating from 2004 to 20h2. :) Took 10 seconds or something, it was as fast as a normal restart basically.
I'm currently running 1909. Maybe that's what's causing the problem. I tried mounting Scarface's ISO and running setup. The installation halted even before it did anything. Doing it from Windows Update didn't work either. It wants me to remove VirtualBox because it's "incompatible with Windows 10". This despite the fact that VirtualBox runs great on my system.
Windows is the only OS that has these problems. Anything else updates seamlessly.
When doing previous upgrades, 16** 17** 18** i had to temporarily uninstall virtual machine engines(vmware) and also bitlocker. It just kept bricking my pc without any explanation if i didnt do it.
I've had really bad experiences upgrading from one linux distro version to another, like ubuntu 14 -> 15/16, debian 7->8 etc.
But mostly been on debian based, so cant say all too much.
I also had to use the windows 10 upgrade tool from microsofts homepage for previous updates, as with 20h2 it worked by its own. It just said it was incompatible and would take a while for it to become available for my pc. Then one day I noticed that my windows updates werent running, tried manually updating, and woops new feature update added.
Is it not an option to uninstall virtualbox, keep config files and virtual machines and reinstall after os update?
All you need to uninstall is the VirtualBox (in my case) program itself? The settings and virtual machine files don't need to be removed? I'm thinking Windows might detect them and stop the installation.
I googled the Windows upgrade tool and I'm confused. There are programs for downloading the ISO and some others that I'm not sure what they do. Given the fact that 20H2 is available for download through Windows update on my system, don't know if it's a good idea to even use them. When you upgraded using the upgrade tool, did you have to take down VMware?
For Vbox issues simply uninstall VirtualBox Host adpater Ethernet or something. It usually causes slow internet or buggy wifi.
Once upgrade is done, navigate to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers and install the inf and everything should work.
This is what I *think* you're saying but I'm not sure. Please let me know if this is correct:
1) Go to Device Manager an uninstall VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2 (in my case)
2) Go to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv, find a file called VboxDrv.inf then right-click install. This will essentially undo step 1.
Is this right or do you mean something else?
Honestly I have no idea. Windows update won't let the 20H2 installation continue because "VirtualBox won't run on Windows 10". It was you who suggested the Vbox network driver was the culprit. Have you tested this upgrade on a computer that was running Virtualbox and did this method work?
Pardon me asking again but I want to be sure.
Let me see if I have my facts straight. In the process of upgrading from 1809 to 1909, the upgrade initially failed because it kept insisting Vbox won't work on W10. You uninstalled the Virtualbox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter in Device Manager and tried the upgrade again - this time it worked. After the upgrade was complete you went to c:\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf and right-clicked on the inf to reinstall the network driver. Is all this correct?
I should mention I'd be upgrading from 1909 to 20H2, but I'm assuming the issue is the same. Let me know.
I don't use VLC because it's got 3 major annoyances:
1. There is no VLC on top only while playing. It's either on top all the time or not at all. Just about all other video players do have this feature.
2. When playing a video VLC will not put itself in the center of the screen and expand from there. If you play videos of different resolutions VLC is all over the screen and must be centered manually.
3. Developers have been informed of the following problems and refuse to do anything about it. They're more interested in adding bloat and more bloat.
I prefer MPC-HC. The original was retired, but other developers have taken it up and are always updating it. YOu can find it at Github. It's much less bloated and doesn't have the annoyances I mentioned. It now supports srt subtitle files.
If there were some way to install it over 1909 (my current version) I'd immediately upgrade. Every attempt I've made has ended in failure. Now it's complaining about Virtualbox, but if Virtualbox weren't there it'll fail for some other reason. Micro$haft is notorious for constant upgrade failures. I think they want us to erase everything on Drive C and install from scratch.
Actually, it seems this option exists in vlc but it is disabled by default.
Notice that I wrote "only while playing" in bold type. VLC's settings are "Always On Top". Always means always. Therein lies the problem. In order to go to your file manager to select your video, first you have to either minimize VLC or remove "Always On Top". With MPC-HC and others you can set to be on top only when it plays and not when it isn't. And of course VLC won't center itself when your next video has a different resolution. You have to center it manually with your mouse.
I guess what bothers me most is that the developers have no interest in addressing these issues, especially when VLC is supposedly the best video player out there.
I found sb having a similar error, but no solution given: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=147425
Is this thing pre-activated or did you include an activator?
Permanently? Or do you need to rearm it every 6 months?
For example this one, which comes up with Freedos: https://www.fnac.com/mp44489064/MSI-GF63-10SCSR-1202XFR-Thin-Core-i5-10300H-2-5-GHz-Aucun-SE-fourni-8-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD-NVMe-15-6-1920-x-1080-Full-HD-144-Hz-GF-GTX-1650-Ti-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-noir/w-4#omnsearchpos=2
Even I switched to 1TB QLC from Crucial P1 for 250-300$ when there was a deal. I don't see any performance difference from my Samsung NVMe. It runs cooler and has better battery life on laptop. I would think rate Hynix Gold P31 as one of the best perf per watt SSD with TLC NAND.
This is AIO activator for MSO and Win 10. It can change editions of office as well. https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/releases/tag/v0.41.2
It will add exclusions to defender and you can continue using win 10 w/o any trial limit. It will renew every 30/90 days.
There was a ssd called KBG30ZMS256G Kioxia, but I don't use it.
Of course you need to install something else then, because freedos is basically a free Msdos. You can't browse the forum with Freedos.
You can't do much of anything with Freedos. Are there any MS-Dos programs out there. It's been ages since I've seen one. I keep insisting the best way to go is to wipe the drive and install a clean copy of Windows.
I found one online that clearly says the activation is permanent. It goes so far as to say my copy is registered in Micro$haft's servers. A non-paying copy is legally registered? Must be Bill Gates' way of insuring that Windows is on every computer.
As you know, an important setting for SSD's is "endurance", measured in TBW. Logic dictates that the larger the drive, the greater the endurance. All the more reason people should get the biggest SSD they can afford and not fill it to the max. My new 1TB Western Digital NVMe is rated at 600TBW. Compare that with 200TBW and 300TBW for 250GB and 500GB respectively. I'm sure this takes into account the fact that all SSD's are overprovisioned. Were it not like that then garbage collection would not be possible when the drive is too full
You Does the PM951 you mentioned still work? Most importantly, did you lose any data?
PM951 costed almost 450$+ in AW India model. Crucial P1 costs 80$ with taxes. With 2.1GBps reads and 1.7GBps writes (both seq.) and 4k performance around 400-800MBps that hits these rated speeds when my ambients cross 35C is a boon for me. I can have latest Samsung 970/980 Pro that can rarely hit these advertised 4-8GBps at ambients above 35C w/o active cooling.
I've 78GB set as factory over-provision. 150GB is SLC cache size.
Here are the settings used:
To make some of the game repacks, I used a compressor named lolz that has an option to use any number of threads. I never used it, one thread is generally enough. Note that if you are using some repacks and if you think there are better ways to repack them, let me know.
Note that the latest driver is available here:
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
It all depends of what games you play. I don't think you'll have a problem with Solitaire or even Chess. But [for example] Call of Duty? Forget it.
Has anyone tried to upgrade a previous version of Windows by mounting the ISO and running the setup program? My experience is that upgrades fail constantly. I can't understand why upgrading Windows is so difficult to do.
I agree. A fresh W10 installation is always the best way to go. The problems I've had involve upgrading Windows 10 to a higher version. I'm am constantly getting failed upgrade errors and I almost never find a solution on Google.
This is clearly badly written software. Since when has anybody had any trouble updating any distro of Linux, including Android? I've never had a Mac but I'm sure their OS is easy to upgrade assuming the computer supports it.
BTW thanks for privatezilla. I never heard of it until today.
I did in-place upgrade via setup.exe using custom ISO 21H1 and took 10 mins to upgrade w/o any issues.
Was 20H2 your previous version?
EEK is on-demand scanner and has no real time protection component. For real time protection Defender or EAM, ESET are some of them.
You can run Dism Normal cleanup and don't use /ResetBase which destroys System reset component aka Reset My PC feature.
I'm seeing you have to buy both EAM and ESET. Do you use real time protection of just scan with EEK every now and then or if you suspect something strange?
I use the cracked version of Ccleaner combined with the latest winapp2.ini. I also use the registry cleaner that comes with Yamicsoft. They work great, my system always runs OK.
I don't care what anybody says. You MUST do cleaning, there is no other way.
I use Win defender and EEK for on-demand scanning when i suspect WD has missed some threats.
I have a LiveCD of ESET, Dr. web on USB drive using ventoy. So, I can recover data or cleanup/remove malwares using them.
Using HashTab is straight-forward!
I'm unsure if its too complicated to follow or you're totally confused after reading my explanation on how to use HashTab.
I only used it for the game repacks on the forum. Note that I tried to make a smaller repack for the games "the room", to no avail. I didn't find unused files that can be deleted either.
I'll try to upload some new versions soon.
Note that I left Grau du Roi this morning. I hope you enjoyed the photos on the forum.
At first I didn't get it. Then I started playing around with it until it finally made sense.
Did you say you used ESD to put this ISO together? If so, what exactly does that mean? What ever you did it works great. Both the desktop and the lappie upgraded without a hitch. How'd you accomplish this?
This time I used Win10UI from abbodi's Batutils (http://"https://github.com/abbodi1406/BatUtil") scripts along Wintoolkit (integrate edge, FSViewer, few regtweaks, hibernation disabling, show all power options, dx9 etc..) and NTLite(Remove unwanted Appx, assembly files etc).
When I use Wintoolkit/NTlite it takes atleast 3 hrs to manually slipstream updates in install.wim and boot.wim and re-check in VBox VM.
With Win10UI's ini file I made a base OS with slipstreamed updates, unchecked netfx35 integration, skipped ISO/ESD creation. So, it took 15-30 mins to update all editions. I used Wintoolkit/Ntlite to add programs and cleanup basically reducing my 6-8hrs workload.
Yes indeed but normal users were frustrated even with double hash checks for password protected archive and files itself, so I refrained from adding it. Then again mega.nz has encryption and file checks anyway. Next time, I will add hashes for all files so that it can be 100% ensured it is authentic.
Aren't you already doing that? Has your new ISP or anybody else interfered with anything you've uploaded, including the small hash file? I'm asking because if I wanted to somehow alter your upload, I do that and then create a new hash file.
Another thing: it appears that with 21H1 Micro$shaft has squashed the failed upgrade bug. Just right now Windows update notified me of an important update. It installed perfectly. Not only that, other optional cumulative and driver updates also installed without the slightest hiccup. This is the first time in quite a while I've installed updates from Micro$shaft flawlessly and with no headaches. So far 21H1 is rock solid. For this reason I urge all you guys to upgrade to it, the sooner the better.
20H1 and 20H2 had upgrade blocks from synaptics and conexant audio/touchpad drivers I use on lenovo's and dell.
Since 1909 was EOL, I had to make a jump to 21H1 directly.
I'm surprised you're still making versions of Windows 10, let alone Windows 7. I thought you'd concentrate on 11. Never forget that eventually we will all be running 11. Upgrades are an inevitable fact of life.
I don't know why at this juncture anyone would still want a copy of Win7. I suggest as opposed to starting on a new copy from scratch, just give a link to one you already have and let him update it. Any program you put there that he intends to use can be easily updated. The OS is another matter. Add to this the fact that there's really no need for it. W10 will run on just about any computer that ran Win7, plus the fact that W10 is sufficiently stable not to need an old OS.
And of course, hold off on W11 until it becomes more mainstream and hacks begin to exist.
That's a good idea. Hold off on Windows 11 for a few more months at the very least. At this point it's not usable.
One thing I did like about Windows 11 is it gave me the option of bring back Windows 8's full start screen. I firmly believe this is one thing Micro$oft got right. I detest Classic Shell with a passion. I hate clicking the bottom left of the screen, mouse up, left, down, back -- all to find the app you're looking for. What could be easier then hitting the windows key and finding the tile you want staring you in the face? Add to this that you can arrange the tiles any way you want, and include whatever you use most on the first page. I strongly believe people who stick to the classic shell do not understand how to use the start page and/or are firmly committed to stick with what they know.
Take your time and don't even worry about it. It's a safe bet someone will find a way to disable that limitation. I'm firmly convinced that it's not that it won't work with "older" CPU's, but that M$ is disabling it on purpose. If indeed this is a CPU-hungry OS, then how it is that it runs faster than Windows 10 on a virtual machine? Logic dictates it wouldn't run on a VM at all, or at least not until Oracle updated VirtualBox to run OK on Win11.
An idea occurred to me. I found a torrent for a lite copy of Windows 11 with all the metro apps removed except Windows Defender, and of course with TPM and secure boot disabled. Why not grab a copy and try to run it on Virtualbox? I'm asking because since this thing ran so well on my VM, I continue to insist "old" CPU's were disabled on purpose. This thing just might run on your VM despite what M$ keeps saying. My CPU is supported, which is why I can't run the experiment.
Why do you insist on preloading handbrake? Does anyone on here use it other than you? As you know, many of us test your copies on VM's where running handbrake is not practical. If you didn't include it but someone else uses it, it's easy to simply download and install a free copy.
As for the question about who uses it or not, it won't give rise to a real debate, if you think handbrake is a useless program, you can explain this on the handbrake forum, maybe they will counter your arguments.
I must add that handbrake is not preinstalled like a few other programs. If you want to remove extra programs, you can remove the "$oem$ folder", as I already said, with ultraiso or winiso (tutorial here: http://www.winiso.com/support/tutorials/delete-iso.html)
Handbreak can decrease size by alot without losing alot of quality
Who said anything about handbrake being a useless program? How can I make that judgement when I don't even use it myself? Shadow likes it and maybe some others here on the forum do too. If it weren't preinstalled, whoever needs it can very easily download and install a copy. Preloading it implies just about everyone wants it and uses it. Most of us probably end up removing it. This is not because the program is bad, simply because they have no use for it.
I consider it a real pain when you download *any* OS (yours or someone else's) and you have to waste useful time simply taking out the garbage.
Splendid idea. Always remember this: the programs you preinstalled are very easy to obtain by those who really need them. You also have the option of putting a small text file on the desktop with recommended software and links. This way users can easily pick and choose.
The main reason these operating systems are preloaded with garbage is because those who make the garbage do everything in their power so that people will USE their unwanted programs. That's how they profit. They even pay computer manufacturers to preload their trash. I believe the most detestable example is Microsoft Edge. M$ puts links on the desktop, the taskbar, and on the first page of the program menu. I've heard they even go as far as that when you put anything other than Edge as the default browser, and ad comes out and says "there is no need for another browser, you already have the best browser in the world". I absolutely HATE M$ Edge and will not use it under ANY circumstances.
Incidentally, I'm well aware of the fact that the dastarly examples in the previous paragraph in no way apply to you (you=Scarface). You do it for what you believe is the benefit of the user with no self-gain involved.
Actually, to make things simpler, I made a "AIO switchless installer" with all the programs that were once installed during "oobe" in the previous windows 10 edition and added many more programs (therefore many more programs than in the previous windows image you made a fuss about). You can already find some of these programs on the forum. All of them are free or registered editions. All the programs are installed once this file is executed (there is a popup for Filezilla server because it doesn't support a complete silent installation, maybe I'll find a better alternative).
If some users are interested in this, or if some want to improve this, let me know and I will upload it (the size is roughly 1gb).
It includes the following programs:
I continue to insist older CPU's can be made to run on Windows 11 if somebody goes in there and forcibly removes these limitations. My tests on VM's indicate this doesn't really demand CPU cycles any more than Windows 10. You just said Skylake "slows it down terribly". That's not the same as not running at all. I can't understand their insistence on disabling "older" CPU's that have more than enough power to run Windows 10.
Just wondering: who in our group still uses Windows 7 and is interested in downloading your copy?
You know when my father was still alive, I was always complaining he wasn't doing the right things. I should have thanked him back then.
If you think all I'm doing on the forum is useless then I will stop posting. Unfortunately I'm not young any more. I'm not even playing the games I uploaded on the forum. Just like you, I like software piracy.
I'm using this forum because we are free to talk and post what we want. The administrator of the forum doesn't risk anything in Palestine, his country, I guess.
If you think you can be more useful than me on the forum, just tell me. I'm waiting for a successor.
I agree. What's the point of making Windows 7 if nobody's interested? I also agree with your decision to hold off on Windows 11. It's still way too early. Give it another 6 months at the very least.
Let's see something. A question for all users on the forum: How many of you are still on Windows 7? Please raise your hands.
Me running Linux? I wish! I'd love nothing more than to unshackle from Micro$haft. Sadly that's not possible. The reason is clear: lack of support. There are many examples. If all I did was surf the web and check email, then any distro of Linux would do fine. I do much more than that.
The government has no interest in upgrading the sites/apps you mentioned. This is beyond your control. You are left with no choice but to stick with W7, at least to be able to do your job.
For the rest of our forum members: is there anyone who is still on Windows 7? If so, why?
Do you have any plans to put out a version of Windows 11 after its official release? Sooner or later you'll probably have to. You know as well as I do upgrades are inevitable. I've seen resistance to upgrades are far back as when MS-Dos was the operating system of choice. Eventually we'll all be overwhelmed by the tide.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/windows?tabs=net50
Humbert made a fuss about windows 7 because he considers that windows 7 is obsolete. And he’s right but not for the good reasons. In fact, if you are analyzing the successor, windows 10, there is practically no innovation. Novelty is a marketing strategy for firms to earn more money. However, using the novelty effect to increase sales is not working when customers become aware that there is no more innovation. Customers used to sleep in front of the Apple store near the Opera Garnier in order to buy the newest iphone. It’s not true any longer since the smartphone market has reached maturity.
I’m pretty sure some users are still using windows 7 x64 on the forum, hence this new update.
In the 90's, each new Operating system from Microsoft was awaited with interest by customers. And some new systems were revolutionary indeed, like windows 95. This new start menu and the possibility to use cd-roms were really exciting. Windows 98 didn't really bring anything new. However those 16-bit systems were not always stable and you had to spend time to fix windows freezing and rebooting issues.
Dinosaurs like me and humbert remember this period vividly but you have certainly never known that time.
Windows Xp was also revolutionary because it was much more stable, being a 32-bit system. Windows xp x64 could have been interesting but it was released too late and too few drivers were made for it.
W7 is obsolete not because it doesn't work but because it's no longer supported, and not just by M$. Are there hardware makers who continue to write drivers for W7? Planned obsolence has been central to electronics since Intel first developed the 4004 in 1971, or probably before that. I see no sense in continuing to run an unsupported OS when the current one can be had for free and, as you said, doesn't have all that many innovations. Notice that only Vasudev answered my question about who is still using W7, and even then it's due to reasons beyond his control.
I'm planning to go to W11 as soon as someone has a working copy with that secure boot garbage disabled -- and NOT because W10 doesn't work.
Actually, besides 7zip or winrar, there are a few add-ons. For example, open-shell is present and some registry entries were integrated in order to have a classic Start menu. The original Start menu of Windows 11 is unusable as you can see below with some icons for "Calendar", "Photos" and "Microsoft store", but I couldn't find how to reach the other programs.
I mounted the disk and launched something called "setup.exe" and the installation started. I assume it would have worked. Actually, I'm not in a hurry to install this new version of windows 11. I'm still using an old version of Windows 10 that I installed early 2019, and when the computer gave up I got back the hard drive and the new computer was able to boot it.
You should be astoonished at how quickly Windows 11 became available on the forum though.
Should you test the disk image above, this edition would likely bypass this restriction.
The current issue I am facing is Appx aka WindowsApps corrupted and I had tried installing LTSC packages which add MS store and other reqd. appx.
Tried in-place upgrade through ISO which didn't work.
It's not so that they're "not needed", it's that not everyone uses them. I believe it would make more sense to put a text file on the desktop with a list and links to programs you recommend. That way the user can choose individually which to install and which to skip. This will save both you and the user plenty of time.
I do agree that it would be a good idea to install 7zip or (even better) a cracked copy of Winrar. It's just a tiny file called rarreg.key that goes in the Winrar's folder. Upgrading is no problem because that tiny file stays permanent. Winrar does everything, you don't even need 7zip (I believe).
I'm not clear about something. On this copy of Win11 you posted, at least you ran the installation all the way to the end to make sure it works -- right? At least on top of VMWare.
Although eventually we will all be upgrading to W11, I agree it's still way too early to do so. As of this date I'm not even seeing the official release on the torrent sites. We need to give it a few more months before taking the leap. Let's let these hackers tweak it and get it to work the way it should.
Vasudev already told me winrar was useless but I decided to keep it anyway. If you don't like this version of windows, maybe you should download the original version, but I find it unusable. I had to take drastic measures to get the windows 95 start menu and the classic right-click menu back.
It says "Insider Preview". Is the the one scheduled for release Oct 5? If so it's also available on the torrents. I believe the clean, unaltered version is not the way to go. I'm not concerned with the CPU. I absolutely hate secure boot, especially if the whole idea is to prevent users from booting from flashdrives.
I respectfully disagree. You can do all kinds of things with Winrar. It'll decompress just about anything you throw at it and it'll compress with all kinds of options. I prefer it to 7zip.
Like a said before, this is not the time to upgrade. Let me ask: were you able to disable TPM and secure boot? I've seen hacks online that explain how to do that. I don't remember the URL, but Google it and it'll appear. What I'm wondering if M$ closed those loopholes or what exactly is the situation.
Build 22000.194 will be the one released on October 5 (and the one that you can download above).
In my opinion if you want to see for yourself what's new or rather the similarities with windows 7 and 10, you should use vmware and try to install this version.
I added a link for vmware 12 here: https://mega.nz/file/NB1SDQ4Y#1rX4C3JBL0mRO43DvtLE1qyK0Uv1f6D9SHP2oTxSAgk
As you know, many more programs were present before, but I removed them since you deemed them "unnecessary" in a tantrum.
You must be warned: this is a switchless installer, all the programs will be installed once executed. If you don't want to install them, extract its content to see what is inside.
I'm counting on humbert and Vasudev to get feedback and improvement ideas.
You can download this installer here: https://mega.nz/file/Ic80BTCa#Q7IwzFLjKCavY23QR30BRode79FF4namY6y5JqYrEv4
I will remove it when you have downloaded it, since it contains full version programs.
No tantrum, my dear. Just stating my recommendation.
I said that EVENTUALLY we will all be, in effect, forced to upgrade. Now is not the time. And yes, I agree that Win11 is not much more than Win10 with some more restrictions and upgraded bloat. The problem is that eventually that's what they'll be supporting and W10 will go the way of its predecessors. That's not going to happen any time soon. Let's wait for these guys to fix and improve it.
BTW they're doing something right. W11 runs a little faster on Virtualbox.
I'm going to give it a good look. Your recommendations have always been very solid.
Did you disable TPM and secure boot?
With respect to apk files, I read someplace that Windows 11 will be able to run apk's natively. I'm not sure how it works but the article did say the apk's would be recompiled to run under Windows. Is this what you have?
No, your copy doesn't. Check this link (https://www.howtogeek.com/764204/heres-how-android-apps-work-on-windows-11) for more info on all this.
Are you using this yourself or was it just tested on VMWare?
Note that you can delete some unneeded editions with imagex (for example imagex /delete C:\sources\install.wim 1
Each time you remove an edition, the number of the rank decreases for the others after this rank.
After all this, it could be even easily smaller if we are cleaning winsxs with rebase (first message of this topic) and if we remove a few obsolete -printer and graphics- drivers.
In such conditions, the esd image could take up less than 2 Gb in size.
But each time I used rebase, installing updates became a problem.
Unless we're talking a very brazen difference and only 1 or 2 posts, I do not believe this is a good idea. A lot of this is gray area. Who determines what belongs there and what doesn't? I myself have often posted in topics that aren't exactly the same as my subject matter so as not to open another topic. Also: you're going to have people mad at you for deleting their posts or moving them without their consent. At least contact the poster and make sure he agrees.
For information, those drivers were integrated in windows 11:
Drivers working for both windows 10 and 11: https://ufile.io/snoyc75u
Drivers for windows 11: https://ufile.io/y32d2bhx
I agree. It's way to early to upgrade to Win11. Let's sit back and let the hackers develop tweaks to make it more useful. I'll wait no less than a year, if not more.
Question: Do you download the windows 7 edition available in this topic?
Option 1: No I don't use windows 7 any more
votes: 1
Option 2: No, I use windows 7 but not this edition
votes: 0
Option 3: Yes I do, I want you to keep uploading updated editions.
votes: 0
Title: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on December 26, 2015, 09:49 PM
Post by: harkaz on December 26, 2015, 09:49 PM
Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Rebase is a command-line tool I created in 2016 to facilitate component store cleanup after installation of Windows 7 updates. This will minimize the size of your Windows 7 deployment images and free up disk space on your Windows 7 systems.
Any requests for custom support will be ignored.
Download link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7k-l_4omFECWE5DSklyWTBVVDA
Version: 1.1.30.1
Password: scarface
WARNING: REBASE MUST BE USED TO CLEAN UP ONLY WINDOWS 7 SYSTEMS OR INSTALLATION IMAGES!
FOR MAXIMUM RELIABILITY, THE CONVENIENCE UPDATE ROLLUP (KB3125574) MUST BE APPLIED TO THE TARGET SYSTEM, BEFORE USING THIS TOOL!
Documentation is a bit outdated; use the included program PowerRun instead of the referenced one (RunAsTI) to launch an elevated command prompt on all systems (including Windows 10)
Rebase is a command-line tool I created in 2016 to facilitate component store cleanup after installation of Windows 7 updates. This will minimize the size of your Windows 7 deployment images and free up disk space on your Windows 7 systems.
Any requests for custom support will be ignored.
Download link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7k-l_4omFECWE5DSklyWTBVVDA
Version: 1.1.30.1
Password: scarface
WARNING: REBASE MUST BE USED TO CLEAN UP ONLY WINDOWS 7 SYSTEMS OR INSTALLATION IMAGES!
FOR MAXIMUM RELIABILITY, THE CONVENIENCE UPDATE ROLLUP (KB3125574) MUST BE APPLIED TO THE TARGET SYSTEM, BEFORE USING THIS TOOL!
Documentation is a bit outdated; use the included program PowerRun instead of the referenced one (RunAsTI) to launch an elevated command prompt on all systems (including Windows 10)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on December 26, 2015, 09:51 PM
Post by: harkaz on December 26, 2015, 09:51 PM
Removed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 27, 2015, 12:34 AM
Post by: scarface on December 27, 2015, 12:34 AM
I tested the iso in a vm. It's very good. It's a good tool that harkaz has done, I hope some users will buy it on the forum. More than 2gb have been deleted from the winsxs folder I had trimmed down. Maybe Microsoft would be interested in this tool. With a normal iso, the install of windows takes up roughly 14gb. This one only takes up 8gb. For a big hdd, it's not significant, but on a ssd of 100 or 200gb, it's a difference.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2015, 10:10 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2015, 10:10 AM
@Harkaz: Is it your project? Does it corrupt any windows store components specifically those files needed during SFC and DISM. For me(sister's lappie) dism /resetbase always corrupted msi installer and even checked on my friend's lap, same problem persists. Only workaround, is to register msiserver in safe mode everytime before using any installer using MSI technology. That's why i upgraded it to 10 and the same problem again occurred, re-registered msi and now everything works w/o any problems.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on December 27, 2015, 11:09 AM
Post by: harkaz on December 27, 2015, 11:09 AM
Yes, it is my project.
Haven't noticed any problems with MSI at all (I've installed MSI apps after using my tool, like ntLite).
SFC /SCANNOW and CHECKSUR are ok, as you can see in the release trailer.
@scarface I'll send you a PM later to give you the necessary details.
Haven't noticed any problems with MSI at all (I've installed MSI apps after using my tool, like ntLite).
SFC /SCANNOW and CHECKSUR are ok, as you can see in the release trailer.
@scarface I'll send you a PM later to give you the necessary details.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2015, 05:42 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2015, 05:42 PM
@scarface: MS already has the code/solution to ever-growing SxS and its likely that MS wants 8.x share instead of people opting for w7. Pricing is OK for your hard work. I'll let you know if somebody's interested on other forums and I can post a link to this thread, if its okay with you. An additional step to reduce WinSxS and also package cache is to compress them. In WinSxS, the backup folder can be compressed w/o any performance hit. Similarly C:/ProgramData/Package Cache folder can be compressed too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on December 28, 2015, 11:11 AM
Post by: harkaz on December 28, 2015, 11:11 AM
Thanks for your support, Vasudev. Much appreciated.
Yes, you could compress these folders with NTFS compression. The Sessions folder in \windows\servicing\ could be compressed as well (resetbase does this in Windows 8.1+ actually).
Yes, you could compress these folders with NTFS compression. The Sessions folder in \windows\servicing\ could be compressed as well (resetbase does this in Windows 8.1+ actually).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on December 30, 2015, 01:53 AM
Post by: harkaz on December 30, 2015, 01:53 AM
Documentation slightly updated to clarify syntax for offline image usage.
Time to break a series of spams in here.
Time to break a series of spams in here.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 30, 2015, 04:24 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 30, 2015, 04:24 PM
I've posted a thread with limited intro's @MalwareTips. Here is thelink (https://malwaretips.com/threads/component-cleanup-tool-for-windows-7.54678/)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 08, 2016, 01:49 PM
Post by: scarface on January 08, 2016, 01:49 PM
I sent the money to harkaz for his software.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 08, 2016, 06:48 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 08, 2016, 06:48 PM
Quote from: scarface on January 08, 2016, 01:49 PMPayPal?
I sent the money to harkaz for his software.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 08, 2016, 07:51 PM
Post by: scarface on January 08, 2016, 07:51 PM
No. In a few days, some knights will give him a letter with 10 euros. If you want to buy his software, he might be willing to give you his address too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 08, 2016, 09:24 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 08, 2016, 09:24 PM
At the moment, 10Euros is too much for me. But, willing to pay when i save some cash and then buy it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 01, 2016, 08:12 PM
Post by: scarface on February 01, 2016, 08:12 PM
Well, I finally tested the piece of software made by Harkaz. For those who are new on the forum, harkaz is a computer expert. There have been some articles about him on the internet and he's also present on the forum Ryanvm.net.
For years I have made a French updatepack for xp over there too, but I left it and after a few years of absence on the internet, I discovered this forum.
When I decompressed the archive of harkaz my antivirus found something. Since I was using the x64 version I didn't care. It's probably a false positive anyway.
To use rebase it it's quite simple, even though harkaz made a very detailed tutorial which is included in the archive.
You just have to launch RunAsTI64.exe, go to the path of the exe and then use the command line "rebase -online", if you want to reduce a running system.
After a few minutes, the huge winsxs will be trimmed down.
On my system this folder lost 1,5 gb and I had already removed a few Gb of stuff.
If you want you can contact harkaz and buy his program. And you can use it as an opportunity to make a donation to maher too.
For years I have made a French updatepack for xp over there too, but I left it and after a few years of absence on the internet, I discovered this forum.
When I decompressed the archive of harkaz my antivirus found something. Since I was using the x64 version I didn't care. It's probably a false positive anyway.
To use rebase it it's quite simple, even though harkaz made a very detailed tutorial which is included in the archive.
You just have to launch RunAsTI64.exe, go to the path of the exe and then use the command line "rebase -online", if you want to reduce a running system.
After a few minutes, the huge winsxs will be trimmed down.
On my system this folder lost 1,5 gb and I had already removed a few Gb of stuff.
If you want you can contact harkaz and buy his program. And you can use it as an opportunity to make a donation to maher too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2016, 05:16 AM
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2016, 05:16 AM
I'm still not too clear what the program is all about.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 04, 2016, 11:10 AM
Post by: scarface on February 04, 2016, 11:10 AM
To put it simply, the program of H can delete the useless stuff of winsxs. You can send him a banknote of 10 â,¬ to buy his program.
Ps: the cac 40 was gaining 1% at the opening, 0% now. Perhaps a new plunge within sight.
Ps: the cac 40 was gaining 1% at the opening, 0% now. Perhaps a new plunge within sight.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 04, 2016, 12:54 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 04, 2016, 12:54 PM
Quote from: humbert on February 04, 2016, 05:16 AMIts similar to dism /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase . Basically it cleans up unwanted or backup copies of installed updates to reduce SxS size.
I'm still not too clear what the program is all about.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 07, 2016, 03:37 PM
Post by: humbert on February 07, 2016, 03:37 PM
I wasn't aware of that command so I'll check it out later. So far I've been using CCleaner with updated winapp2.ini files.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: didy on February 28, 2016, 12:54 PM
Post by: didy on February 28, 2016, 12:54 PM
Quote from: harkaz on December 28, 2015, 11:11 AM
Thanks for your support, Vasudev. Much appreciated.
Yes, you could compress these folders with NTFS compression. The Sessions folder in \windows\servicing\ could be compressed as well (resetbase does this in Windows 8.1+ actually).
Hello,
I tried to set NTFS compression on folder WinSxS (14,0 GB) on Win 7, but windows wrote Access denied,
have you tried compress folder WinSxS ?
thanks
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 28, 2016, 01:31 PM
Post by: scarface on February 28, 2016, 01:31 PM
QuoteHello,
I tried to set NTFS compression on folder WinSxS (14,0 GB) on Win 7, but windows wrote Access denied,
have you tried compress folder WinSxS ?
thanks
Hello didy,
looking for a solution, I stumbled upon this:
http://dandar3.blogspot.fr/2013/01/how-to-ntfs-compress-windows-winsxs.html
and the answer must be here too:
http://dandar3.blogspot.fr/2012/07/case-of-breaking-winsxs-folder-security.html
If I were you I would make a clean sweep, but I would not compress it.
Maybe harkaz will come here later to tell us what he thinks.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on February 29, 2016, 12:14 AM
Post by: harkaz on February 29, 2016, 12:14 AM
Apparently various files are in use by the system.
Changing the attributes of winsxs is something that I haven't tried yet.
Try doing it offline, from the recovery environment instead.
This may have a great performance impact.
Changing the attributes of winsxs is something that I haven't tried yet.
Try doing it offline, from the recovery environment instead.
This may have a great performance impact.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 29, 2016, 04:33 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 29, 2016, 04:33 PM
To scarface & Harkaz:
Is there any possibilities of updating boot.wim and install.wim with all updates and necessary drivers without humungous ISO size on 7,8/10 using NTLite? WAIK is little over my head, so I use NTLite.
Is there any possibilities of updating boot.wim and install.wim with all updates and necessary drivers without humungous ISO size on 7,8/10 using NTLite? WAIK is little over my head, so I use NTLite.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 01, 2016, 04:02 AM
Post by: scarface on March 01, 2016, 04:02 AM
I don't know. I'm using this method: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=991.msg7730#msg7730
However, I tried it with windows 10 to no avail...after a few reboots in audit mode, it says "administrator account disabled". I won't use it soon anyway.
However, I tried it with windows 10 to no avail...after a few reboots in audit mode, it says "administrator account disabled". I won't use it soon anyway.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: harkaz on March 20, 2016, 12:40 PM
Post by: harkaz on March 20, 2016, 12:40 PM
A major update, rebase 1.1.30.0 is now available!
This must-have upgrade of rebase will be rolled out to existing users in a few hours.
What's new in Rebase 1.1:
This must-have upgrade of rebase will be rolled out to existing users in a few hours.
What's new in Rebase 1.1:
- An ESSENTIAL upgrade of the cleanup algorithm. Fixes reliability issues with the old algorithm. Recommend rebuilding your images from scratch with th new rebase version.
- Fixes all previously reported issues, including a glitch with offline servicing of updates: Now all updates are marked as permanent in any rebase usage scenario.
- A new feature: the ability to hide all previously installed updates.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Kjhoh on June 13, 2016, 01:05 PM
Post by: Kjhoh on June 13, 2016, 01:05 PM
Yeah I will wait for the next release, because the current one I'm using isn't the latest from Maher's, it was one of it I downloaded last year when I wanna test on my old pc but unfortunately it works bad.
Well, thanks for your hard work in advance scarface!
Well, thanks for your hard work in advance scarface!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Kjhoh on June 16, 2016, 09:23 AM
Post by: Kjhoh on June 16, 2016, 09:23 AM
Thanks for your hard work scarface!
We really appreciate it :)
We really appreciate it :)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: mdhuser on June 16, 2016, 01:56 PM
Post by: mdhuser on June 16, 2016, 01:56 PM
Quote from: scarface on June 15, 2016, 09:50 PM
Here is the latest version of windows 7 x64 SP1 N lite. The description is above. This one is updated with June hotfixes. The intel Graphics drivers were updated too (to v.15.40.24.4454). Like the previous ones, this version is provided as is, if you want to activate it, you need a valid key.
..
thanks!
can dazloader activate this one?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 17, 2016, 05:38 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 17, 2016, 05:38 PM
Quote from: mdhuser on June 16, 2016, 01:56 PMYes.Quote from: scarface on June 15, 2016, 09:50 PM
Here is the latest version of windows 7 x64 SP1 N lite. The description is above. This one is updated with June hotfixes. The intel Graphics drivers were updated too (to v.15.40.24.4454). Like the previous ones, this version is provided as is, if you want to activate it, you need a valid key.
..
thanks!
can dazloader activate this one?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: mdhuser on June 17, 2016, 09:22 PM
Post by: mdhuser on June 17, 2016, 09:22 PM
great.
this will be good to put on an older 40gb ssd as systemdrive.
i had nomaher's win7 ultimate version running on there perfectly but it was getting too chunky for the 40gb after 2 years of use (leaving only 3gb free made the recent convenience rollup installation fail on it).
thanks again!
this will be good to put on an older 40gb ssd as systemdrive.
i had nomaher's win7 ultimate version running on there perfectly but it was getting too chunky for the 40gb after 2 years of use (leaving only 3gb free made the recent convenience rollup installation fail on it).
thanks again!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 18, 2016, 10:05 AM
Post by: Vasudev on June 18, 2016, 10:05 AM
Quote from: mdhuser on June 17, 2016, 09:22 PMTry tweaking page file settings, system restore by setting optimal values to increase SSD space, w10 is also good with minimal system footprint. Also use default disk cleanup to cleanup superseded update and restore some space.
great.
this will be good to put on an older 40gb ssd as systemdrive.
i had nomaher's win7 ultimate version running on there perfectly but it was getting too chunky for the 40gb after 2 years of use (leaving only 3gb free made the recent convenience rollup installation fail on it).
thanks again!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 14, 2016, 05:11 AM
Post by: humbert on July 14, 2016, 05:11 AM
As I see it, a lite version of Win7 x64 shouldn't take up so much RAM. I'm thinking if you've got 8GB or more you might be able to skip the pagefile.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 14, 2016, 07:08 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 14, 2016, 07:08 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 14, 2016, 05:11 AM>6-8GB RAM generally don't need page file. A novice user with 16GB RAM and PCIe SSD would need PF, if they keep on installing SW w/o unchecking adwares and other bloatwares.
As I see it, a lite version of Win7 x64 shouldn't take up so much RAM. I'm thinking if you've got 8GB or more you might be able to skip the pagefile.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 15, 2016, 06:59 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 15, 2016, 06:59 PM
Today I slipstreamed both x64 version of w10 and converted it to ESD format and ISO size is 2.94GB comprising of both updated versions of Home and Pro version. All thanks to @Fernando of Win-raid.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 18, 2016, 03:49 AM
Post by: humbert on July 18, 2016, 03:49 AM
With respect to whether or not pagefiles are necessary, of course I refer to users like ourselves who have the horse sense to decrappify their recently-bought computers. Those who can barely use a computer don't have to worry -- their systems come with pagefiles pre-installed as well as tons of bloatware.
When I received my lappy I didn't even bother to decrappify - I simply wiped away their pre-loaded version and installed my own.
As for your obsession with slipstreaming - I may have asked you this before, but if not then tell me why don't you simply download the updates and not bother with slipstreaming? Even if your monthly data download and/or speed is limited, it seem to me better to download updates and not a full DVD.
What do you do with the DVD? Do you wipe and reinstall or can you simply update and avoid the hassle of activating and reconfiguring?
When I received my lappy I didn't even bother to decrappify - I simply wiped away their pre-loaded version and installed my own.
As for your obsession with slipstreaming - I may have asked you this before, but if not then tell me why don't you simply download the updates and not bother with slipstreaming? Even if your monthly data download and/or speed is limited, it seem to me better to download updates and not a full DVD.
What do you do with the DVD? Do you wipe and reinstall or can you simply update and avoid the hassle of activating and reconfiguring?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 18, 2016, 09:57 AM
Post by: Vasudev on July 18, 2016, 09:57 AM
Quote from: humbert on July 18, 2016, 03:49 AMI feel that offline updates are optional, downloading updates for one/two computer(s) is fine, but I download them so that I can help my friends (or myself perhaps) who haven't got ultra fast connection and need an updated system w/o any hassle.
With respect to whether or not pagefiles are necessary, of course I refer to users like ourselves who have the horse sense to decrappify their recently-bought computers. Those who can barely use a computer don't have to worry -- their systems come with pagefiles pre-installed as well as tons of bloatware.
When I received my lappy I didn't even bother to decrappify - I simply wiped away their pre-loaded version and installed my own.
As for your obsession with slipstreaming - I may have asked you this before, but if not then tell me why don't you simply download the updates and not bother with slipstreaming? Even if your monthly data download and/or speed is limited, it seem to me better to download updates and not a full DVD.
What do you do with the DVD? Do you wipe and reinstall or can you simply update and avoid the hassle of activating and reconfiguring?
I started using usb boot method and its freaking fast, btw I bought a 32GB USB3 flash drive and so far only 4GB is used which includes Hiren's restored edition,Win PE 8.1/10 and KRD 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 23, 2016, 05:06 AM
Post by: humbert on July 23, 2016, 05:06 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on July 18, 2016, 09:57 AM
I feel that offline updates are optional, downloading updates for one/two computer(s) is fine, but I download them so that I can help my friends (or myself perhaps) who haven't got ultra fast connection and need an updated system w/o any hassle.
Now it makes perfect sense. One painfully slow download accomodates many other computers
Quote from: Vasudev on July 18, 2016, 09:57 AM
I started using usb boot method and its freaking fast, btw I bought a 32GB USB3 flash drive and so far only 4GB is used which includes Hiren's restored edition,Win PE 8.1/10 and KRD 10.
Hirens restored? Has Hirens been updated or do you refer to Proteus' enhanced version? As I've mentioned many times, Hirens is great only if you're using very old computer and are stuck with XP. If your system is newer, forget about it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 23, 2016, 11:19 AM
Post by: Vasudev on July 23, 2016, 11:19 AM
Using the proteus version. If you've post haswell cpus that doesn't support XP Use this (http://sergeistrelec.ru/winpe_10/56-winpe80-x86-native-x86-winpe10-sergei-strelec-x64-20160607-english-version.html)
It uses w8.1 so Xp not working on older system is out of the question and its super fast and best part is, there are 2 version x32 w8.1 and x64 w10 so if you want HBCD or HBDVD to work, use w8.1 PE otherwise w10. There are some preinstalled utilities too that are likely found in HBCDs.
Alternatively, you can save the trouble of translating Russian and directly download it from my Mega account: https://mega.nz/#!xFZS1DTa!n3gb_ABmYyv1_l0BUZ0-4PVAFIutDZylBJQnJOlhkEg
It uses w8.1 so Xp not working on older system is out of the question and its super fast and best part is, there are 2 version x32 w8.1 and x64 w10 so if you want HBCD or HBDVD to work, use w8.1 PE otherwise w10. There are some preinstalled utilities too that are likely found in HBCDs.
Alternatively, you can save the trouble of translating Russian and directly download it from my Mega account: https://mega.nz/#!xFZS1DTa!n3gb_ABmYyv1_l0BUZ0-4PVAFIutDZylBJQnJOlhkEg
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 23, 2016, 09:31 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 23, 2016, 09:31 PM
Hey scarface, you can still compress the ISO using NTlite. Just Load up the extracted image and then right click on OS section -> Recompress. It uses significant amount of CPU and disk activity that cranked up my lappie fans. It took 45mins to complete.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 23, 2016, 09:46 PM
Post by: scarface on July 23, 2016, 09:46 PM
Well, do it and tell me the space you saved...
Compared to the original iso, it's already 1gb smaller (practically 3gb saved when installed).
I wont use it anyway, Im going to keep win7, even on my new computer, there is no improvement besides dx12 that would prompt me to use it.
Compared to the original iso, it's already 1gb smaller (practically 3gb saved when installed).
I wont use it anyway, Im going to keep win7, even on my new computer, there is no improvement besides dx12 that would prompt me to use it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 23, 2016, 09:50 PM
Post by: humbert on July 23, 2016, 09:50 PM
Vasu -> Thanks for the tip on that rescue ISO. I still have to test it but it looks pretty good. It even has several programs in it to put in on a bootable USB. BTW, I looked around and I noticed what appears to be a newer version of Proteus Hirens. I'll check it out.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 24, 2016, 04:49 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 24, 2016, 04:49 PM
Quote from: scarface on July 23, 2016, 09:46 PMOnly thing that attracted me to w10, was IO was snappy whilst on older HW than w7 which felt heavier than Metro. Also note that being a WP user, I got used to some telemetry and Metro UI so I felt the need to upgrade to w10. Now, telemetries are disabled as of now.
Well, do it and tell me the space you saved...
Compared to the original iso, it's already 1gb smaller (practically 3gb saved when installed).
I wont use it anyway, Im going to keep win7, even on my new computer, there is no improvement besides dx12 that would prompt me to use it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: DemoUser on July 26, 2016, 05:03 PM
Post by: DemoUser on July 26, 2016, 05:03 PM
Big thanks to @scarface for the windows 7 64 bit version he is making they are perfect updated with the latest updates and software possible i love it so thank you again for the great work
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: usmangujjar on August 10, 2016, 01:09 PM
Post by: usmangujjar on August 10, 2016, 01:09 PM
hi scarface, somewhere I shown interest in your lite Windows 7.
But don't downloaded yet. It will be more better if you add a list of removed/disabled items, added tweaks & integrated updates.
I am busy somewhere, sorry if I reply late. Thanks.
But don't downloaded yet. It will be more better if you add a list of removed/disabled items, added tweaks & integrated updates.
I am busy somewhere, sorry if I reply late. Thanks.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 10, 2016, 03:50 PM
Post by: scarface on August 10, 2016, 03:50 PM
Busy somewhere? Late? What could you be up to? I think you are hiding a terrible secret. Maybe a culinar stay at Vasudev's mansion?
As for windows 7, well, I already made a good presentation. I'm not paid for that.
Except the games and the original wallpapers (the grand canyon was replaced by the pyramids of Gizah), I guess you couldn't tell the difference. There is no printer/wia/mdm driver, and the biggest fonts were removed. If you are looking for the version of the new embedded drivers, you can find them in the windows/inf folders (oemxxx.inf) - the batch file in the presentation message shows what is integrated. Finally, most of the space saved is due to the use of harkaz's piece of software(rebase), several gigas of useless files were removed from the winsxs folder.
As for windows 7, well, I already made a good presentation. I'm not paid for that.
Except the games and the original wallpapers (the grand canyon was replaced by the pyramids of Gizah), I guess you couldn't tell the difference. There is no printer/wia/mdm driver, and the biggest fonts were removed. If you are looking for the version of the new embedded drivers, you can find them in the windows/inf folders (oemxxx.inf) - the batch file in the presentation message shows what is integrated. Finally, most of the space saved is due to the use of harkaz's piece of software(rebase), several gigas of useless files were removed from the winsxs folder.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: usmangujjar on August 11, 2016, 07:27 AM
Post by: usmangujjar on August 11, 2016, 07:27 AM
Its okay, I'll download and test you version.
I think me and you are from few of them who still love Windows 7 on the forum.
After Windows 7 me choice will be 10, if I have good hardware.
I think me and you are from few of them who still love Windows 7 on the forum.
After Windows 7 me choice will be 10, if I have good hardware.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 11, 2016, 10:57 AM
Post by: Vasudev on August 11, 2016, 10:57 AM
I still recommend Win 7 for users who prefer stability over feature packed OS'es. Now. I moved to W10 on all devs incl. phones, PCs and laptops.
With W10, sometimes there's a hit or a miss on most used apps. You knwo, W10 still likes older HW than new, its fast on older PCs too.
With W10, sometimes there's a hit or a miss on most used apps. You knwo, W10 still likes older HW than new, its fast on older PCs too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on August 11, 2016, 07:38 PM
Post by: Shadow.97 on August 11, 2016, 07:38 PM
Quote from: usmangujjar on August 11, 2016, 07:27 AMWindows 7 is an OS that I will always have close to heart.
Its okay, I'll download and test you version.
I think me and you are from few of them who still love Windows 7 on the forum.
After Windows 7 me choice will be 10, if I have good hardware.
Same with Windows XP.
The GUI atleast.
Especially the Zune theme for Windows xp. I honestly wish I could still have that GUI for my desktop.
It was just so simple. Now it is so simple that it is hard. :s
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 15, 2016, 06:14 AM
Post by: humbert on August 15, 2016, 06:14 AM
In my experience Windows 10 works better than Win 7 or XP. I've never encountered an app that won't work with it. Most of the useless garbage that MS adds can be removed or at least disabled. For you gamers, if you want DX12 you must upgrade to 10. And have any of you guys checked out the new Bash shell? It's pretty neat. You can even run some (but not all) Linux apps on Windows.
As good as XP or 7 were in their day, the hard fact is that upgrades are inevitable. Sooner or later you've got to bite the bullet.
As good as XP or 7 were in their day, the hard fact is that upgrades are inevitable. Sooner or later you've got to bite the bullet.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2016, 06:20 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2016, 06:20 PM
@Humbert: Are you seeing older service entries in services.msc. Some of them include Contact data,sync data etc. I'll try a hard reset if you aren't having similar issue.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 26, 2016, 03:50 AM
Post by: humbert on August 26, 2016, 03:50 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 16, 2016, 06:20 PM
@Humbert: Are you seeing older service entries in services.msc. Some of them include Contact data,sync data etc. I'll try a hard reset if you aren't having similar issue.
I only enable services that are necessary for the OS or have something to do with programs I use. Even if you enable them I don't think they use up so many resources.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 26, 2016, 06:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 26, 2016, 06:40 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 26, 2016, 03:50 AMNo no. I was asking did you see services like User data_some number here, contacts sync_some nos...?Quote from: Vasudev on August 16, 2016, 06:20 PM
@Humbert: Are you seeing older service entries in services.msc. Some of them include Contact data,sync data etc. I'll try a hard reset if you aren't having similar issue.
I only enable services that are necessary for the OS or have something to do with programs I use. Even if you enable them I don't think they use up so many resources.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: mdhuser on September 10, 2016, 11:44 PM
Post by: mdhuser on September 10, 2016, 11:44 PM
thanks scarface
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 24, 2016, 06:35 AM
Post by: humbert on September 24, 2016, 06:35 AM
For Windows 10 to work properly you have to clean it up. That means using programs such as Do Not Spy, Destroy Windows Spying and O&O Shutup. There programs not only remove Microsoft spying but also eradicate most of the useless "features" and unwanted Metro apps. If you do this it will work great. And for you gamers, if you want DX12 you must use W10.
@Scarface - do you have a copy of Windows 7 lite you can give me a link for? I'd like to run it as a virtual machine under Linux.
@Scarface - do you have a copy of Windows 7 lite you can give me a link for? I'd like to run it as a virtual machine under Linux.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 24, 2016, 06:20 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 24, 2016, 06:20 PM
McAfee does hang and cause intermittent issues even on TH2 on my new PC(Alienware) as well, uninstalled it and put WD on full duty plus NVMe drive is a monster along with 850 evo m.2 ssd.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 25, 2016, 03:24 AM
Post by: humbert on September 25, 2016, 03:24 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 24, 2016, 12:24 PM
you can find it here:
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg27132#msg27132
I appreciate the link. Let me ask you something - Mega.nz won't let me download the file unless I install their downloader. Is there another way or is the add-on safe to install?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 25, 2016, 09:01 AM
Post by: Vasudev on September 25, 2016, 09:01 AM
Quote from: humbert on September 25, 2016, 03:24 AMSelect the option "Download Through Browser" and wait until download is complete. Now, you'll get a window for download option wherein you need to select Save file of browser default download manager and not IDm.Quote from: scarface on September 24, 2016, 12:24 PM
you can find it here:
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg27132#msg27132
I appreciate the link. Let me ask you something - Mega.nz won't let me download the file unless I install their downloader. Is there another way or is the add-on safe to install?
Youtube link:https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjY683k7KnPAhXFQY8KHdFaAvYQtwIIKTAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D26vrLw9hmIg&usg=AFQjCNGEFsvawmJp_GZFHnHXwdjiZrz3jg (https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjY683k7KnPAhXFQY8KHdFaAvYQtwIIKTAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D26vrLw9hmIg&usg=AFQjCNGEFsvawmJp_GZFHnHXwdjiZrz3jg)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: mdhuser on September 26, 2016, 01:39 PM
Post by: mdhuser on September 26, 2016, 01:39 PM
thx for the newest version scarface
yes u need the plugin or some other dl-manager to get the file...i think its safe to install (i use megasync plugin on one of my machines)...i download this iso with jdownloader though....its very useful for grabbing all kinds of ddl content from the various ddl sources.
Quote from: humbert on September 26, 2016, 05:14 AMQuote from: scarface on September 25, 2016, 07:14 PM
Link for windows 7 x64 SP1 lite: https://mega.nz/#!Qd1xSSwL!IOm9cKhWTGJdbAOHrLZzJjEPsHGUV7CCTI_OY7h090Y
When I click on the "Download Through Browser" nothing downloads. A prompt comes up that says downloads more than 1 GB require their MegaSync downloader. It even happens when you click "Import to your Cloud Drive". I am not seeing any way to get around this limitation. Are you familiar with their downloader? Is it safe to install?
yes u need the plugin or some other dl-manager to get the file...i think its safe to install (i use megasync plugin on one of my machines)...i download this iso with jdownloader though....its very useful for grabbing all kinds of ddl content from the various ddl sources.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 04, 2016, 03:41 AM
Post by: humbert on October 04, 2016, 03:41 AM
I finally downloaded the ISO. Right clicking didn't work, the site kept insisting that downloading anything 1GB or larger required their downloader. I imported the file into my account and downloaded it using their downloader's Firefox addon. Installing the downloader as a separate program didn't work either. I don't know why these sites make downloading anything so difficult.
I managed to install the ISO using VMware under Linux, and it runs fine.
I managed to install the ISO using VMware under Linux, and it runs fine.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 31, 2016, 04:31 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 31, 2016, 04:31 PM
Thanks scarface.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Sunjalo on December 13, 2016, 03:17 PM
Post by: Sunjalo on December 13, 2016, 03:17 PM
I have problem with this instalation ... 3 diferent PC and can't recognize HDD to make partitions ...!!!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 13, 2016, 07:55 PM
Post by: scarface on December 13, 2016, 07:55 PM
to Sunjalo:
try this: open cmd(command prompt) through windows installation, you can find it on repair my computer
type diskpart
then u type select disk <x> where the <x> is the drive you want to use
then type clean and done
check the disk partition in custom installation.
If it doesn't work, you need to check the bios.
set the sata port type to AHCI.
The issue is either you are plugged into the Marvell controller or your sata types are set to raid, both of which would require a driver to detect the disk.
try this: open cmd(command prompt) through windows installation, you can find it on repair my computer
type diskpart
then u type select disk <x> where the <x> is the drive you want to use
then type clean and done
check the disk partition in custom installation.
If it doesn't work, you need to check the bios.
set the sata port type to AHCI.
The issue is either you are plugged into the Marvell controller or your sata types are set to raid, both of which would require a driver to detect the disk.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 27, 2017, 07:47 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 27, 2017, 07:47 PM
If anyone is interested in my slipstreamed windows 10 Home Single Language edition English only.
https://mega.nz/#!UIB2mTgK!mYZv0MUZhth6FH7KmO77AEIgIW23JRRnETwSAW3o2sg
(https://mega.nz/#!UIB2mTgK!mYZv0MUZhth6FH7KmO77AEIgIW23JRRnETwSAW3o2sg)
You must use key embedded in BIOS, so no need of key since it will retrieved automatically by windows during install.
https://mega.nz/#!UIB2mTgK!mYZv0MUZhth6FH7KmO77AEIgIW23JRRnETwSAW3o2sg
(https://mega.nz/#!UIB2mTgK!mYZv0MUZhth6FH7KmO77AEIgIW23JRRnETwSAW3o2sg)
You must use key embedded in BIOS, so no need of key since it will retrieved automatically by windows during install.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2017, 03:51 AM
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2017, 03:51 AM
Why would you want to use the home version when you get get pro? Home doesn't have necessary features such as the group policy editor, among others.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 04, 2017, 07:15 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 04, 2017, 07:15 AM
Quote from: humbert on February 04, 2017, 03:51 AMIt came with my new PC and an office 2016 license too. I do have pro versions but I rarely used GPedit/ Group Policy functionality.
Why would you want to use the home version when you get get pro? Home doesn't have necessary features such as the group policy editor, among others.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: mdhuser on February 07, 2017, 05:45 PM
Post by: mdhuser on February 07, 2017, 05:45 PM
Quote from: scarface on January 07, 2017, 09:33 PM
Next Tuesday, a new version of windows 7 x64 lite will be released with the latest updates.
For those who need an activator, for win7 or office 2016...Here is something useful
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4NsBhRUPihXWUY5cjVRLWpHNGc/view
thanks for your latest lite version scarface (the kmstools link doesnt work though)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 02, 2017, 03:29 AM
Post by: humbert on April 02, 2017, 03:29 AM
Doesn't it make more sense to upload all this to Google drive or another of the many other cloud servers that aren't so problematic when it comes to downloads?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: usmangujjar on April 02, 2017, 07:07 AM
Post by: usmangujjar on April 02, 2017, 07:07 AM
humert is saying right, if only sone lucky boys are able to take your uploads, its not a good idea. its is better to make things easier.
also what about USB 3.0/3.1 support in your slimmed 7?
also what about USB 3.0/3.1 support in your slimmed 7?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 02, 2017, 06:01 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 02, 2017, 06:01 PM
Quote from: humbert on April 02, 2017, 03:29 AMMaybe Copyright issues or DMCA problems?
Doesn't it make more sense to upload all this to Google drive or another of the many other cloud servers that aren't so problematic when it comes to downloads?
Quote from: usmangujjar on April 02, 2017, 07:07 AMI think USB3 is supported but I'm unsure about USB 3.1 because this needs Kaby Lake and unfortunately KL doesn't support Win 7 and 8.x. There is a hack that enables KL to run on win 7.
humert is saying right, if only sone lucky boys are able to take your uploads, its not a good idea. its is better to make things easier.
also what about USB 3.0/3.1 support in your slimmed 7?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 02, 2017, 07:02 PM
Post by: scarface on April 02, 2017, 07:02 PM
Quotehumert is saying right, if only sone lucky boys are able to take your uploads, its not a good idea. its is better to make things easier.
also what about USB 3.0/3.1 support in your slimmed 7?
A few days ago, I noticed a user named usmangujjar1 registering to the forum. I wondered if it was the same usman who was back, and it was him indeed.
This question is interesting, even if I think I already talked about this issue (in this message: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg26656#msg26656 ): there are no more usb3 drivers integrated in this version (only in boot.wim so that you can install it on the latest computers, equipped with a usb3 port), since install may hang and you can be stuck, with no other choice than to restart the install. Therefore if you have usb3/3.1 drivers, you have to install them once windows 7 is installed. That's what I do.
QuoteDoesn't it make more sense to upload all this to Google drive or another of the many other cloud servers that aren't so problematic when it comes to downloads?Humbert is making a lot suggestions, but I also note that he does very little. By the way, I'm planning to delete a few messages and also some files because the forum has become the cavern of Ali Baba and I'm afraid some users may be registering to the forum only to be able to use the search tool to find some links and download.
QuoteI think USB3 is supported but I'm unsure about USB 3.1 because this needs Kaby Lake and unfortunately KL doesn't support Win 7 and 8.x. There is a hack that enables KL to run on win 7.I have a intel skylake cpu with usb 3.1 ports. What's more, Kabylake and Ryzen cpus are compatible with windows 7, Microsoft is just threatening to deactivate windows update on those cpus as a first step towards discouraging the use of Intel and Amd's latest hardware on win 8.1 and 7.
Of course their recommended solution is to buy windows 10, and its their only means to prompt the users to upgrade since windows 10 brings nothing new.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 03, 2017, 05:52 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 03, 2017, 05:52 PM
Quote from: scarface on April 02, 2017, 07:02 PMEven I've skylake cpu but its listed as USB3 and not 3.1. IIRC, USB3.1 native support is for KL right? How to check if I've USB3.1?
I have a intel skylake cpu with usb 3.1 ports. What's more, Kabylake and Ryzen cpus are compatible with windows 7, Microsoft is just threatening to deactivate windows update on those cpus as a first step towards discouraging the use of Intel and Amd's latest hardware on win 8.1 and 7.
Of course their recommended solution is to buy windows 10, and its their only means to prompt the users to upgrade since windows 10 brings nothing new.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 05, 2017, 03:41 AM
Post by: humbert on April 05, 2017, 03:41 AM
Vasu â†' Any time you put something questionable on [for example] Google Drive, you zip it up and protect it with a password. Giving it a strange name that won't call attention helps too.
Scarface â†' You said "Humbert is making a lot suggestions, but I also note that he does very little" -- please clarify.
I can't understand why some people are so resistant to upgrading to Windows 10. I used to run Windows 7 and I still run it under VirtualBox to test programs. W10 is infinitely better once you learn to master it. Buy it? Excuse me? Check the torrents and you'll find tons and tons of activators. If you don't like that then check for one of those strange "leaked" keys, the ones you use Skype to call a strange phone number in the UK.
Scarface â†' You said "Humbert is making a lot suggestions, but I also note that he does very little" -- please clarify.
I can't understand why some people are so resistant to upgrading to Windows 10. I used to run Windows 7 and I still run it under VirtualBox to test programs. W10 is infinitely better once you learn to master it. Buy it? Excuse me? Check the torrents and you'll find tons and tons of activators. If you don't like that then check for one of those strange "leaked" keys, the ones you use Skype to call a strange phone number in the UK.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 05, 2017, 09:16 AM
Post by: Vasudev on April 05, 2017, 09:16 AM
Quote from: humbert on April 05, 2017, 03:41 AM@humbert â†' So W10 activators are out. I wasn't aware of that. Thanks. Which activator did you use KMSPico or other? Are you upgrading to creators update aka Redstone 2? I'm waiting until all issues with RS2 are sorted out.
Buy it? Excuse me? Check the torrents and you'll find tons and tons of activators. If you don't like that then check for one of those strange "leaked" keys, the ones you use Skype to call a strange phone number in the UK.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: usmangujjar on April 05, 2017, 10:27 AM
Post by: usmangujjar on April 05, 2017, 10:27 AM
@Vasudev: try Microsoft toolkit, is has many options related to M/S Windows and Office activation, deactivation.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 05, 2017, 04:48 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 05, 2017, 04:48 PM
Quote from: usmangujjar on April 05, 2017, 10:27 AMAfter converting my licenses to genuine, I never bothered with MS toolkit. I already have it for activating windows and office. Thanks again for reminding me.
@Vasudev: try Microsoft toolkit, is has many options related to M/S Windows and Office activation, deactivation.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 06, 2017, 04:03 AM
Post by: humbert on April 06, 2017, 04:03 AM
Vasu â†' Use this site (https://torrentz2.eu) to find not only tons of Windows activators, but also tons of other stuff. Almost all these activators work. If you want your copy of W10 to be permanently activated with no more rearms, go here (http://textuploader.com/523q8/rev/43), select a "leaked" key that hasn't run out of activations and follow the instructions. Incidentally, if that link gets old, Google "Windows 10 MAK keys" and you'll find the current one.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AM
Post by: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AM
Quote from: humbert on April 06, 2017, 04:03 AMOkay I converted my non genuine windows (2 of them ) to genuine during win 10 upgrade process. BTW, all licenses are stored on Onedrive, so no issues even if I change my hardware.
Vasu â†' Use this site (https://torrentz2.eu) to find not only tons of Windows activators, but also tons of other stuff. Almost all these activators work. If you want your copy of W10 to be permanently activated with no more rearms, go here (http://textuploader.com/523q8/rev/43), select a "leaked" key that hasn't run out of activations and follow the instructions. Incidentally, if that link gets old, Google "Windows 10 MAK keys" and you'll find the current one.
How come *Torrentz.eu* is running, when they took down the site few months back?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 08, 2017, 03:49 AM
Post by: humbert on April 08, 2017, 03:49 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AM
Okay I converted my non genuine windows (2 of them ) to genuine during win 10 upgrade process. BTW, all licenses are stored on Onedrive, so no issues even if I change my hardware.
By this do you mean that free upgrade from a previous version? I was under the impression that offer expired. Incidentally, if your hardware change entails a new motherboard, the old activation won't work. I know this from experience.
Quote from: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AM
How come *Torrentz.eu* is running, when they took down the site few months back?
You keep forgetting that, due to the vastness of the internet, the permanent death of a site is virtually impossible.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 08, 2017, 03:13 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 08, 2017, 03:13 PM
Quote from: humbert on April 08, 2017, 03:49 AMSo the activation won't work even after syncing to Onedrive? M$ stated that Threshold 2 will solve activation issues after M/B change.
By this do you mean that free upgrade from a previous version? I was under the impression that offer expired. Incidentally, if your hardware change entails a new motherboard, the old activation won't work. I know this from experience.
Quote from: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AMYou're a pro in torrents I just started and have a lot to learn. Thanks, so that news was just a act to show they stopped supporting torrents.
How come *Torrentz.eu* is running, when they took down the site few months back?
You keep forgetting that, due to the vastness of the internet, the permanent death of a site is virtually impossible.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 09, 2017, 04:03 AM
Post by: humbert on April 09, 2017, 04:03 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on April 08, 2017, 03:13 PM
So the activation won't work even after syncing to Onedrive? M$ stated that Threshold 2 will solve activation issues after M/B change.
Threshold2 is an upcoming Windows update with more "features". I saw nothing concerning changing out MB's. I do know for a fact that since MS first established this free upgrade-activation system, it made it very clear the activation was valid only for that computer and was not transferrible. They will tolerate a minor upgrade (e.g., more RAM, larger HD) but not something major like swapping out the Mobo. That requires a new license and new activation because it's basically a new computer. When I replaced my board after the old one died, I used the same HD with activation and simply updated the drivers. After a few minutes I got the hated "activation required" watermark.
Syncing to Onedrive is like syncing to any other local drive or cloud-based site. It's a simple matter of copying files and nothing more.
Quote from: Vasudev on April 06, 2017, 07:30 AM
You're a pro in torrents I just started and have a lot to learn. Thanks, so that news was just a act to show they stopped supporting torrents.
They'll never stop torrents. Keep in mind torrents are highly decentralized. Torrent sites do not host files. Those that have only magnet links don't even host the .torrent file your client needs for the download. Your data comes in pieces from other users such as yourself. It is very easy to move sites from place to place or hide them behind VPN's to mask their physical location. Taking a torrent site down is a little like killiing flies -- be assured there will be more somewhere.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 09, 2017, 09:29 AM
Post by: Vasudev on April 09, 2017, 09:29 AM
Quote from: humbert on April 09, 2017, 04:03 AM@humbert: You're confused with Creators update aka Redstone 2. Threshold 2 was released in Nov 2016.
Threshold2 is an upcoming Windows update with more "features". I saw nothing concerning changing out MB's. I do know for a fact that since MS first established this free upgrade-activation system, it made it very clear the activation was valid only for that computer and was not transferrible. They will tolerate a minor upgrade (e.g., more RAM, larger HD) but not something major like swapping out the Mobo. That requires a new license and new activation because it's basically a new computer. When I replaced my board after the old one died, I used the same HD with activation and simply updated the drivers. After a few minutes I got the hated "activation required" watermark.
Syncing to Onedrive is like syncing to any other local drive or cloud-based site. It's a simple matter of copying files and nothing more.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 13, 2017, 06:43 AM
Post by: humbert on April 13, 2017, 06:43 AM
Speaking of Windows, have any of you guys tried the Creator's Update? Since upgrades sooner or later become inevitable, I decided to download and install the update. After once again disabling many new "features" eliminating all their tracking and telemetry with O&O ShutUp, I finally got it to run OK. It's got some new stuff for games including a "Game Mode" that directs all resources to the game. The paint app now supports 3D as well as some other stuff.
I say go for it. Download it, clean it up and check it out.
I say go for it. Download it, clean it up and check it out.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 13, 2017, 07:34 AM
Post by: Vasudev on April 13, 2017, 07:34 AM
Quote from: humbert on April 13, 2017, 06:43 AMDid you perform in place upgrade or clean install?
Speaking of Windows, have any of you guys tried the Creator's Update? Since upgrades sooner or later become inevitable, I decided to download and install the update. After once again disabling many new "features" eliminating all their tracking and telemetry with O&O ShutUp, I finally got it to run OK. It's got some new stuff for games including a "Game Mode" that directs all resources to the game. The paint app now supports 3D as well as some other stuff.
I say go for it. Download it, clean it up and check it out.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 14, 2017, 05:08 AM
Post by: humbert on April 14, 2017, 05:08 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on April 13, 2017, 07:34 AM
Did you perform in place upgrade or clean install?
This is an upgrade - no clean install. Eventually they'll make it available on Windows Update, people like you and me can grab it right now. Go here (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) and download the upgrade tool - it'll do everything. After installing it and cleaning it up (disable "features" and telemetry with O&O Shutup) it works great. Check it out. Oh, and never forget you can only delay installing upgrading, not skip it completely. Ask anybody trying to run XP on a relatively modern PC. :)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 14, 2017, 06:18 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 14, 2017, 06:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on April 14, 2017, 05:08 AMYep I will upgrade within a week or two.Quote from: Vasudev on April 13, 2017, 07:34 AM
Did you perform in place upgrade or clean install?
This is an upgrade - no clean install. Eventually they'll make it available on Windows Update, people like you and me can grab it right now. Go here (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) and download the upgrade tool - it'll do everything. After installing it and cleaning it up (disable "features" and telemetry with O&O Shutup) it works great. Check it out. Oh, and never forget you can only delay installing upgrading, not skip it completely. Ask anybody trying to run XP on a relatively modern PC. :)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 16, 2017, 03:21 AM
Post by: humbert on July 16, 2017, 03:21 AM
Since the is a Windows component topic, let me post this question here.
Rarely do I ever need to use photoediting software. When I do it's something minor, which is why I just use MSPaint. Once you finish inserting a figure from ribbon at the top (line, arrow, circle etc) how do you edit or delete it? Pressing "Select" and drawing a rectangle around the figure and the delete key gets rid of both the figure and the area in your photo, so that's not it.
Believe it or not, I've looked everywhere on Google for an answer and haven't been able to find one. Any ideas?
Rarely do I ever need to use photoediting software. When I do it's something minor, which is why I just use MSPaint. Once you finish inserting a figure from ribbon at the top (line, arrow, circle etc) how do you edit or delete it? Pressing "Select" and drawing a rectangle around the figure and the delete key gets rid of both the figure and the area in your photo, so that's not it.
Believe it or not, I've looked everywhere on Google for an answer and haven't been able to find one. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on July 17, 2017, 07:55 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on July 17, 2017, 07:55 AM
Quote from: humbert on July 16, 2017, 03:21 AMAs I understand your question you're looking for the functionality "Layers" which to my knowledge is not implemented into Paint.
Since the is a Windows component topic, let me post this question here.
Rarely do I ever need to use photoediting software. When I do it's something minor, which is why I just use MSPaint. Once you finish inserting a figure from ribbon at the top (line, arrow, circle etc) how do you edit or delete it? Pressing "Select" and drawing a rectangle around the figure and the delete key gets rid of both the figure and the area in your photo, so that's not it.
Believe it or not, I've looked everywhere on Google for an answer and haven't been able to find one. Any ideas?
If you put an arrow on a new layer, you can move it, resize it and such without altering the "original"(background image).
If this is what you mean; i suggest Paint.net.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 18, 2017, 03:20 AM
Post by: humbert on July 18, 2017, 03:20 AM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on July 17, 2017, 07:55 AM
As I understand your question you're looking for the functionality "Layers" which to my knowledge is not implemented into Paint.
If you put an arrow on a new layer, you can move it, resize it and such without altering the "original"(background image).
If this is what you mean; i suggest Paint.net.
Thanks for the advice. I downloaded Paint.net and I'll check it out. I'm not sure if the problem is lack of support for layers. The figure I drew (circle, arrow, line etc) is available on the ribbon at the top. You can edit it all you want until you click somewhere else on the picture. After you do that I see no way to edit or remove it. To me this makes no sense.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 18, 2017, 10:18 AM
Post by: scarface on July 18, 2017, 10:18 AM
Maybe you can try psp8 too...
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=9781.0
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=9781.0
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 17, 2017, 08:32 AM
Post by: Vasudev on September 17, 2017, 08:32 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 16, 2017, 11:44 PMFor the next releases of lite W7, include vc++ runtimes http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/visual_c_runtime_installer.html) (http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/visual_c_runtime_installer.html)) for post-install task. Includes all runtimes from 2005-2017Quote from: Vasudev on September 16, 2017, 07:44 AM
Can you post lite version of netfx 4.7?
Here it is: https://ufile.io/234jj
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 07, 2017, 06:21 AM
Post by: humbert on October 07, 2017, 06:21 AM
Hey Scarface -> Congrats on your lite version of Windows 7. It's lean and mean and works quite well under VMWare. Just one thing. It was incredibly difficult to activate. I threw every KMS activator I had at it and nothing worked. Even Daz Loader said "operating system not supported". Fortunately I found and old Windows 7 activator which did work. Strange thing is it first gives you a boot menu: Windows 7 or XE loader. XE loader is the one that works. I wish there were some way to get rid of that menu and boot straight to the loader.
Other than that, like I said, it's great.
Other than that, like I said, it's great.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 10, 2017, 04:13 AM
Post by: humbert on October 10, 2017, 04:13 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 09, 2017, 02:06 AM
I'm already preparing a lite edition of windows 10 RS3 that will be released on Tuesday evening. Some new drivers, updates and software will be added, as usual. There will be a new version of windows 7 x64 and office 2007 too.
It's Monday night here, hopefully by tomorrow at this time your W10 RS3 lite will be ready. Incidentally, will your new copy of Windows 7 also be lite? Precisely what I like about it is the fact that much of the bloat is removed. Ideal for testing.
Quote from: scarface on October 09, 2017, 02:06 AM
I have no answer for that, I don't use any activator.
And yet, the activation process has not been modified. At least, It's a classic professional edition (the system was sysprepped though). You have to note that a key is also embedded, if you want to change it, execute cscript.exe c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -upk in order to remove the key. Then execute cscript.exe c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk Yourkey to add you own key.
When I installed your W7 lite, it prompts for a key but the space is blank, i.e., there is no key at all. I just pressed "continue". After the installation is finished , when I checked it said "30 Days Left to Activate". If indeed a key is embedded, I didn't see it anywhere. Could you post a working key or some other activation method that works?
BTW, does the fact that I installed it as a virtual machine have something to do with the activation problem?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 27, 2017, 06:56 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 27, 2017, 06:56 PM
@scarface Do you have any links for w7 ultimate N or do you have Rebased WIn 7 Ultimate N?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 28, 2017, 01:39 AM
Post by: scarface on October 28, 2017, 01:39 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on October 27, 2017, 06:56 PM
@scarface Do you have any links for w7 ultimate N or do you have Rebased WIn 7 Ultimate N?
Look at the latest messages...
(It's Pro, I don't have win7 ultimate).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 28, 2017, 08:55 AM
Post by: Vasudev on October 28, 2017, 08:55 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 28, 2017, 01:39 AMAny links for w7 ultimate N x64?Quote from: Vasudev on October 27, 2017, 06:56 PM
@scarface Do you have any links for w7 ultimate N or do you have Rebased WIn 7 Ultimate N?
Look at this message:
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg28320#msg28320
Actually, I didn't precise it: it's windows 10 RS3 Enterprise x64 (clicking the link was enough to know it).Quote@scarface Do you have any links for w7 ultimate N or do you have Rebased WIn 7 Ultimate N?Check the message posted on October 11th, with the white baboon (It's Pro, I don't have win7 ultimate).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 28, 2017, 07:10 PM
Post by: scarface on October 28, 2017, 07:10 PM
Why do you need win7 ultimate? what does it have that is not in Pro? Note that the version I uploaded (hope you found the white baboon), contains wmp, even if it was initially a N version.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 29, 2017, 07:48 AM
Post by: Vasudev on October 29, 2017, 07:48 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 28, 2017, 07:10 PMI didn't even use Ultimate's full features, I never missed anything from Win 7. A friend of mine needed Ultimate N version for his desktop rig after he was disappointed with RS3.
Why do you need win7 ultimate? what does it have that is not in Pro? Note that the version I uploaded (hope you found the white baboon), contains wmp, even if it was initially a N version.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2017, 09:15 PM
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2017, 09:15 PM
Tomorrow, Windows 10 RS3 and windows 7 x64 lite will be available on the forum.
I will also hold several conferences, and new photos will be put in the New photos topic.
That's why I'm expecting a large audience on the forum.
Note:
I said I wanted to clean the forum, at least a little bit. And humbert replied:
Actually the number of messages on the forum is the problem. If there are one million messages, you may miss most of the good messages because many would burden the forum.
I know what humbert is going to say: it's not true, there are not many messages on the forum.
A bit like aa1234779 who believes we are not that numerous on this poor Earth Planet.
Well, those are false truisms.
And here, I imagine that usman is going to ask me what a truism is.
A truism is a statement that is self-evidently true. A false truism would be a statement taken for a truism that is in fact not one, either because it is true but not self-evidently so or because it is not true at all. In the latter case, it is doubly false: it is not a truism, and it is not true.
Usually, when you use premises, and obtain a conclusion, under the form of a syllogism for example, the argumentation is more sturdy.
If I say:
-There are many users on the forum.
-Few users are posting messages.
-So there are few messages on the forum (and in many messages there is a baboon).
Here it seems that both premises are true, and yet the syllogism fell apart. It's because only one user posting a lot is sufficient to overwhelm the forum with messages. (And there are no links between the premises). So it's wrong.
Some good clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vetWW8Ums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUjPZuwIm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFtwBgUIqHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtuMO90a3AU
I will also hold several conferences, and new photos will be put in the New photos topic.
That's why I'm expecting a large audience on the forum.
Note:
I said I wanted to clean the forum, at least a little bit. And humbert replied:
QuoteI don't see a need to delete any messages. There's nothing bad enough to merit deletion. What Panzer might want to do is to edit his posts in order to reduce the size of the quoted parts so that he's responding to exactly what's being quoted. As Scarface said, pretty much the way I do it.It's true. But if there are too many messages, well, we need to select and leave the best ones, and remove those who are old and unneeded.
Actually the number of messages on the forum is the problem. If there are one million messages, you may miss most of the good messages because many would burden the forum.
I know what humbert is going to say: it's not true, there are not many messages on the forum.
A bit like aa1234779 who believes we are not that numerous on this poor Earth Planet.
Well, those are false truisms.
And here, I imagine that usman is going to ask me what a truism is.
A truism is a statement that is self-evidently true. A false truism would be a statement taken for a truism that is in fact not one, either because it is true but not self-evidently so or because it is not true at all. In the latter case, it is doubly false: it is not a truism, and it is not true.
Usually, when you use premises, and obtain a conclusion, under the form of a syllogism for example, the argumentation is more sturdy.
If I say:
-There are many users on the forum.
-Few users are posting messages.
-So there are few messages on the forum (and in many messages there is a baboon).
Here it seems that both premises are true, and yet the syllogism fell apart. It's because only one user posting a lot is sufficient to overwhelm the forum with messages. (And there are no links between the premises). So it's wrong.
Some good clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vetWW8Ums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUjPZuwIm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFtwBgUIqHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtuMO90a3AU
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 17, 2017, 03:24 AM
Post by: humbert on November 17, 2017, 03:24 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 16, 2017, 11:46 PM
Tonight, 2 new version of windows 10 and win 7 are available. They contain the latest hotfixes and many up-to-date drivers.
I downloaded your Windows 10 to take a look at it in VirtualBox. Is this also some sort of lite version? How much bloat were you able to remove?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 21, 2017, 06:50 PM
Post by: scarface on November 21, 2017, 06:50 PM
QuoteLighter? Id say office 2013 & 2016 are bloated.
Office 2007 is ancient and too much bloated. I prefer Office 2013 or office 2016 versions which are lighter and are x64 bit exe's.
My version 's size is 640 mb vs 1 gb or more for the others. And there is no key to bypass activation. The key included in this version is official and yet it's a kind of "leak", to my knowledge there is no such a key with office2013/2016.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 01:01 AM
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 01:01 AM
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum, at least as a registered member.
So first and for most, i want to say 'Thank You' for all the infos, tips and other things you provided over the years,
espacially for Maher's XP version i used until 2 Days ago.
After buying new innards for my pc and stumbling upon scarface's 7 version, I have a problem to activate it.
The 7 Loader does not recognize his version, chew-wga in combination with removewat seem to partly work, but i'm still missing the wallpaper.
Has someone an idea from where i can get a working version.
Thank you very much!
I'm new to this forum, at least as a registered member.
So first and for most, i want to say 'Thank You' for all the infos, tips and other things you provided over the years,
espacially for Maher's XP version i used until 2 Days ago.
After buying new innards for my pc and stumbling upon scarface's 7 version, I have a problem to activate it.
The 7 Loader does not recognize his version, chew-wga in combination with removewat seem to partly work, but i'm still missing the wallpaper.
Has someone an idea from where i can get a working version.
Thank you very much!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 28, 2017, 06:34 AM
Post by: humbert on November 28, 2017, 06:34 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 22, 2017, 11:59 PM
By the way, I stopped buying computers bundled with built-in OS
Me too. Naturally this doesn't apply to desktops because I upgrade by buying parts as needed and simply building. With respect to laptops I won't even deal with the bloat-infested copy of Windows 10 Home already on it. The moment I get it I wipe the drive completely and install W10 Pro.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 11:28 AM
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 11:28 AM
Do You, or do You not? haha
asrock x370 killer sli
ryzen 3 1300x
corsair vengeance 2x4gb 3200MHZ
evga 1050ti sc gaming
I know there is a 10 version on, but i don't like the idea of this perma spying microsoft.
Also, as i said before, until now i was a xp user and i still have my problems with the 10 layout and some other things.
That's why i want to change to 7 first. I also thought of using ubuntu for internet and working, while using 7 solely for gaming.
asrock x370 killer sli
ryzen 3 1300x
corsair vengeance 2x4gb 3200MHZ
evga 1050ti sc gaming
I know there is a 10 version on, but i don't like the idea of this perma spying microsoft.
Also, as i said before, until now i was a xp user and i still have my problems with the 10 layout and some other things.
That's why i want to change to 7 first. I also thought of using ubuntu for internet and working, while using 7 solely for gaming.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 28, 2017, 01:49 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 28, 2017, 01:49 PM
Quote from: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 11:28 AMYou can use winaero tweaker or O& O SP 10 to banish telemetry. There's an advanced tool from VMWARE called VMWARE OS Optimisation tool that completely disables everything and only way to revert back is a clean install. Personally I use Winaero tweaker and OO SP10.
Do You, or do You not? haha
asrock x370 killer sli
ryzen 3 1300x
corsair vengeance 2x4gb 3200MHZ
evga 1050ti sc gaming
I know there is a 10 version on, but i don't like the idea of this perma spying microsoft.
Also, as i said before, until now i was a xp user and i still have my problems with the 10 layout and some other things.
That's why i want to change to 7 first. I also thought of using ubuntu for internet and working, while using 7 solely for gaming.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 28, 2017, 02:02 PM
Post by: scarface on November 28, 2017, 02:02 PM
Quote from: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 01:01 AM
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum, at least as a registered member.
So first and for most, i want to say 'Thank You' for all the infos, tips and other things you provided over the years,
espacially for Maher's XP version i used until 2 Days ago.
After buying new innards for my pc and stumbling upon scarface's 7 version, I have a problem to activate it.
The 7 Loader does not recognize his version, chew-wga in combination with removewat seem to partly work, but i'm still missing the wallpaper.
Has someone an idea from where i can get a working version.
Thank you very much!
If you want an original version of windows 7 x64 Pro SP1 (Eng), here is a link...
https://archive.org/download/digital_river/x17-59186.iso
I was using the N edition (X17-59337.iso), but it seems it's not available any more.
Originally, my version is a windows 7 N x64, but when I captured it with gimagex, I used the business flag (pro was missing), I'm not sure it explains why some programs don't recognize it though.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 02:20 PM
Post by: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 02:20 PM
Thank you very much, works like a charm.
Will also try the clean win 7 version.
Just found a selfmade update package from sp1 to nov 2017.
Will also try the clean win 7 version.
Just found a selfmade update package from sp1 to nov 2017.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 29, 2017, 06:42 AM
Post by: humbert on November 29, 2017, 06:42 AM
Quote from: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 11:28 AM
I know there is a 10 version on, but i don't like the idea of this perma spying microsoft.
Also, as i said before, until now i was a xp user and i still have my problems with the 10 layout and some other things.
That's why i want to change to 7 first. I also thought of using ubuntu for internet and working, while using 7 solely for gaming.
Telemetry on Windows 10 is easy to disable. Use O&O Shutup or W10 Privacy (I prefer the latter). What problems are you having with the W10 layout? Their start screen is the easiest thing in the world to use, FAR easier and more convenient that Windows 7's hated start menu.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 29, 2017, 08:29 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 29, 2017, 08:29 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 29, 2017, 06:42 AMThen try W10 No bloatware edition majorgeeks http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/windows_10_bloatware_free_edition.html (http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/windows_10_bloatware_free_edition.html)Quote from: Rindschwein on November 28, 2017, 11:28 AM
I know there is a 10 version on, but i don't like the idea of this perma spying microsoft.
Also, as i said before, until now i was a xp user and i still have my problems with the 10 layout and some other things.
That's why i want to change to 7 first. I also thought of using ubuntu for internet and working, while using 7 solely for gaming.
Telemetry on Windows 10 is easy to disable. Use O&O Shutup or W10 Privacy (I prefer the latter). What problems are you having with the W10 layout? Their start screen is the easiest thing in the world to use, FAR easier and more convenient that Windows 7's hated start menu.
No defender, no telemetry and no UWP apps as well.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Rindschwein on November 29, 2017, 03:37 PM
Post by: Rindschwein on November 29, 2017, 03:37 PM
Thanks for the link.
Currently using a 7 version up to date (nov 2017).
Will test different 10 and ubuntu versions in a virtual environment to get used to it.
With layout i didn't exactly meant optical-wise.
If my english would have been better, i could properly describe it.
So just take it that way, that i'm not used to it, yet.
Currently using a 7 version up to date (nov 2017).
Will test different 10 and ubuntu versions in a virtual environment to get used to it.
With layout i didn't exactly meant optical-wise.
If my english would have been better, i could properly describe it.
So just take it that way, that i'm not used to it, yet.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 29, 2017, 04:12 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 29, 2017, 04:12 PM
Quote from: Rindschwein on November 29, 2017, 03:37 PMLayout is confusing. If you used Windows Tablets then W10 is easier or even windows phone would do great in terms of relieving the OS layout learning curve.
Thanks for the link.
Currently using a 7 version up to date (nov 2017).
Will test different 10 and ubuntu versions in a virtual environment to get used to it.
With layout i didn't exactly meant optical-wise.
If my english would have been better, i could properly describe it.
So just take it that way, that i'm not used to it, yet.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 03, 2018, 11:36 AM
Post by: scarface on February 03, 2018, 11:36 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2018, 07:52 AMWell, 7zip 18.01 will be available in the next version.
Please update 7-zip to 18.01 stable version because older beta and stable version had security issues.
Is it Win 7 Pro N edition like last time?
It's the same one as before, win 7 pro N indeed, with the media feature pack installed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 15, 2018, 03:26 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 15, 2018, 03:26 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 15, 2018, 11:44 AMCertainly, I'll wait for RS4 and I skipped RS3.
If you can wait for my release..it will include nt fx3, the latest 7zip...
If you want to try it out, I'll upload the ISO in a 7z container with some password.
Tell me, if Ntlite's Windows update Cleanup really works or not! Do you any suggestion to remove WU backup from W10 manually?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 16, 2018, 07:23 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 16, 2018, 07:23 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 15, 2018, 06:55 PMThat's good. I thought W10 used some other retarded method.
I feel worn out and frankly I don't want to try anything.
I'm just waiting for RS4. windows 7 and 10 will be available later.
I don't use ntlite's win update cleanup. The best method to delete windows's trash: open the wobbly folder and delete the content manually.
If you want to know my method, read the tutorial of the specialist harkaz.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 05, 2018, 11:17 PM
Post by: scarface on April 05, 2018, 11:17 PM
as aa1234779 pointed out, the link above for windows 10, was dead. A new one is available.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on April 06, 2018, 12:51 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on April 06, 2018, 12:51 AM
Quote from: scarface on April 05, 2018, 11:17 PM
as aa1234779 pointed out, the link above for windows 10, was dead. A new one is available.
Thank you plenty.. Downloading now at the speed of a turtle. ;D
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on April 12, 2018, 02:36 PM
Post by: aa1234779 on April 12, 2018, 02:36 PM
After installation, Windows Defender is turned off by default and cannot be switched on. It says system admin had turned it off. Is it removed?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 14, 2018, 02:25 AM
Post by: scarface on April 14, 2018, 02:25 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 17, 2018, 04:21 PMBecause I used to use winrar to compress files...but it's true that 7zip is very good.
Ok, one question why do you use WinRAR and 7zip wen 7zip works perfectly?
My ISP seems to be throttling speeds at ufile or mega, can I use any another download manager like uGet or similar.
Quote from: aa1234779 on April 12, 2018, 02:36 PM
After installation, Windows Defender is turned off by default and cannot be switched on. It says system admin had turned it off. Is it removed?
I disabled windows defender using local group policy indeed, because it's not a service you can switch off (it is in win7), and I could delete the "backup" and "scans" files of windows defender...and save several hundred Mbs (could have been done afterwards, once the image is captured, in the finale image though).
So windows defender was not removed.
You can enable it again in gpedit.msc with this (it explains how to turn it off, same method): https://www.windowscentral.com/how-permanently-disable-windows-defender-windows-10
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 07, 2018, 07:09 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 07, 2018, 07:09 PM
Quote from: scarface on April 30, 2018, 08:39 PM
Good. Maybe Mr Fox and Lynx are interested. BTW, where did you get April updates for RS4?
In this case, maybe they should leave their forum where there is nothing and come here.
An april update was available for windows 10 RS4, I don't remember where. It doesn't matter since I upgraded it to the latest build (17134). I also added the latest 7zip and some new intel drivers...It the same version as above for the rest.
Windows 10 RS4 17134 x64: https://ufile.io/p1bcl
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I shared the link for RS4 with some guys and gals at NBR.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on May 08, 2018, 07:33 AM
Post by: humbert on May 08, 2018, 07:33 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 07, 2018, 07:09 PM
In this case, maybe they should leave their forum where there is nothing and come here.
An april update was available for windows 10 RS4, I don't remember where. It doesn't matter since I upgraded it to the latest build (17134). I also added the latest 7zip and some new intel drivers..
I shared the link for RS4 with some guys and gals at NBR.
I saw on howtogeek.com (http://howtogeek.com) that the 1804 (17134) isn't quite ready for all computers. On my laptop I went to Windows Update and it downloaded and installed perfectly. On my desktop Windows Update reports that nothing new is available. I made 2 attempts to download and install manually and both attempts failed. The article cautions users that if the 1804 (17134) update is not available through Windows updates to just sit back and wait for it to be ready. There is a good chance a manual installation will fail (as happened to me).
Oh, and before I forget, grab a copy of the latest Windows 10 Privacy and run it. This update reinstalls all telemetry and all kinds of unwanted garbage.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 08, 2018, 07:04 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 08, 2018, 07:04 PM
Quote from: humbert on May 08, 2018, 07:33 AMQuote from: Vasudev on May 07, 2018, 07:09 PM
In this case, maybe they should leave their forum where there is nothing and come here.
An april update was available for windows 10 RS4, I don't remember where. It doesn't matter since I upgraded it to the latest build (17134). I also added the latest 7zip and some new intel drivers..
I shared the link for RS4 with some guys and gals at NBR.
I saw on howtogeek.com (http://howtogeek.com) that the 1804 (17134) isn't quite ready for all computers. On my laptop I went to Windows Update and it downloaded and installed perfectly. On my desktop Windows Update reports that nothing new is available. I made 2 attempts to download and install manually and both attempts failed. The article cautions users that if the 1804 (17134) update is not available through Windows updates to just sit back and wait for it to be ready. There is a good chance a manual installation will fail (as happened to me).
Oh, and before I forget, grab a copy of the latest Windows 10 Privacy and run it. This update reinstalls all telemetry and all kinds of unwanted garbage.
Quote from: scarface on May 07, 2018, 11:46 PMHumberto-> Grab newest ISO from Adguard techbench https://tb.rg-adguard.net/public.phpQuoteI shared the link for RS4 with some guys and gals at NBR.
I don't know if I care any more.
Maybe tomorrow there will be an updated version of windows 10 (and 7?)
I'm doing a repack of quantum break too. But the installer will be a bit complex as I need to integrate a bat file in the inno setup.
This one to be precise. But I don't feel like searching for that (the same trick was used in fitgirl's repack). For the moment, it's 23.3 Gb vs 26.3 Gb for the fg's repack.Code Selectcopy "videos\cine_11_610.bk2" "videos\cine_11_610_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_11_introcombined.bk2" "videos\cine_11_introcombined_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_12_100.bk2" "videos\cine_12_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_13_050.bk2" "videos\cine_13_050_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_21_100.bk2" "videos\cine_21_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_23_100_j1a.bk2" "videos\cine_23_100_j1a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_23_100_j1b.bk2" "videos\cine_23_100_j1b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_23_450.bk2" "videos\cine_23_450_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_33_040.bk2" "videos\cine_33_040_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_41_100_j1a.bk2" "videos\cine_41_100_j1a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_41_100_j1b.bk2" "videos\cine_41_100_j1b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_41_300_j1a.bk2" "videos\cine_41_300_j1a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_41_300_j1b.bk2" "videos\cine_41_300_j1b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_52a_200.bk2" "videos\cine_52a_200_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_52b_100.bk2" "videos\cine_52b_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_52b_200.bk2" "videos\cine_52b_200_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_61_100.bk2" "videos\cine_61_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_61_200_video_01.bk2" "videos\cine_61_200_video_01_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_61_200_video_02.bk2" "videos\cine_61_200_video_02_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_61_200_video_03.bk2" "videos\cine_61_200_video_03_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_61_200_video_04.bk2" "videos\cine_61_200_video_04_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_62_100.bk2" "videos\cine_62_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_62_200.bk2" "videos\cine_62_200_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_63_100.bk2" "videos\cine_63_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_63_400_420_450.bk2" "videos\cine_63_400_420_450_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_63_470.bk2" "videos\cine_63_470_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_63_500.bk2" "videos\cine_63_500_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_a3p1_intro_j2a.bk2" "videos\cine_a3p1_intro_j2a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_a3p1_intro_j2b.bk2" "videos\cine_a3p1_intro_j2b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j1_intro_combined.bk2" "videos\cine_j1_intro_combined_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j2_300.bk2" "videos\cine_j2_300_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j2_intro_combined.bk2" "videos\cine_j2_intro_combined_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j3_100_120_combined.bk2" "videos\cine_j3_100_120_combined_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j3_300.bk2" "videos\cine_j3_300_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j4_100.bk2" "videos\cine_j4_100_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\cine_j4_300_vision.bk2" "videos\cine_j4_300_vision_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\credits.bk2" "videos\credits_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact2_junction1a.bk2" "videos\prevact2_junction1a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact2_junction1b.bk2" "videos\prevact2_junction1b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact3_junction1a_junction2a.bk2" "videos\prevact3_junction1a_junction2a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact3_junction1a_junction2b.bk2" "videos\prevact3_junction1a_junction2b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact3_junction1b_junction2a.bk2" "videos\prevact3_junction1b_junction2a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact3_junction1b_junction2b.bk2" "videos\prevact3_junction1b_junction2b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact4_junction1a_junction3a.bk2" "videos\prevact4_junction1a_junction3a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact4_junction1a_junction3b.bk2" "videos\prevact4_junction1a_junction3b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact4_junction1b_junction3a.bk2" "videos\prevact4_junction1b_junction3a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact4_junction1b_junction3b.bk2" "videos\prevact4_junction1b_junction3b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3a_junction4a.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3a_junction4a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3a_junction4b.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3a_junction4b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3b_junction4a.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3b_junction4a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3b_junction4b.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1a_junction3b_junction4b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3a_junction4a.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3a_junction4a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3a_junction4b.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3a_junction4b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3b_junction4a.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3b_junction4a_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3b_junction4b.bk2" "videos\prevact5_junction1b_junction3b_junction4b_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act1.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act1_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act1_l.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act1_l_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act2.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act2_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act2_l.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act2_l_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act3.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act3_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act3_l.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act3_l_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act4.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act4_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\qb_end_act4_l.bk2" "videos\qb_end_act4_l_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_act1.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_act1_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_act2.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_act2_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_act3.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_act3_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_act4.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_act4_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_act5.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_act5_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_ju1.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_ju1_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_ju2.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_ju2_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_ju3.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_ju3_4k.bk2"
copy "videos\title_sequence_ju4.bk2" "videos\title_sequence_ju4_4k.bk2"
Or direct link to 1803. https://tb.rg-adguard.net/dl.php?go=11e91ad4
Do note direct link is valid for 24hrs only.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 09, 2018, 06:54 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 09, 2018, 06:54 PM
Scarface I don't know what happened with NTLite some new tweaks like Use sign info to setup device and Fullscreen optimisation breaks Virtual desktop.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 10, 2018, 08:50 PM
Post by: scarface on May 10, 2018, 08:50 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 09, 2018, 06:54 PM
Scarface I don't know what happened with NTLite some new tweaks like Use sign info to setup device and Fullscreen optimisation breaks Virtual desktop.
I don't use Nlite tweaks (nor Virtual desktop). But I do use wintoolkit (you can load and modify registry keys for an offline image).
Note that I added links for 7 and xp above.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 10, 2018, 09:09 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 10, 2018, 09:09 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 10, 2018, 08:50 PMAlright thanks. I'll download W7. Is your XP custom version or maherz student edition?Quote from: Vasudev on May 09, 2018, 06:54 PM
Scarface I don't know what happened with NTLite some new tweaks like Use sign info to setup device and Fullscreen optimisation breaks Virtual desktop.
I don't use Nlite tweaks (nor Virtual desktop). But I do use wintoolkit (you can load and modify registry keys for an offline image).
Note that I added links for 7 and xp above.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 10, 2018, 09:15 PM
Post by: scarface on May 10, 2018, 09:15 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 10, 2018, 09:09 PM
Alright thanks. I'll download W7. Is your XP custom version or maherz student edition?
It's Maher's version (It can still be found on certain torrent sites), with one more update. Some files were removed (with nlite).
Note that I removed a few messages about the former edition of windows 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 12, 2018, 04:12 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 12, 2018, 04:12 PM
@Scarface:
Can you upload the w7 custom version to Mega? uploadio is very slow for me around 30-60kB/s.
Can you upload the w7 custom version to Mega? uploadio is very slow for me around 30-60kB/s.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 12, 2018, 06:33 PM
Post by: scarface on May 12, 2018, 06:33 PM
I've no more space on mega. Try those links:
https://filehost.net/750470af5bc06783
https://filehost.net/ad09ac5024f01616
Or those ones:
https://transfernow.net/31fby6j4uydq
https://transfernow.net/06ffrbj0v7d1
https://filehost.net/750470af5bc06783
https://filehost.net/ad09ac5024f01616
Or those ones:
https://transfernow.net/31fby6j4uydq
https://transfernow.net/06ffrbj0v7d1
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 15, 2018, 07:13 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 15, 2018, 07:13 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 12, 2018, 06:33 PMTransfernow is very fast.
I've no more space on mega. Try those links:
https://filehost.net/750470af5bc06783
https://filehost.net/ad09ac5024f01616
Or those ones:
https://transfernow.net/31fby6j4uydq
https://transfernow.net/06ffrbj0v7d1
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 15, 2018, 11:38 PM
Post by: scarface on May 15, 2018, 11:38 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 15, 2018, 07:13 PMYes it is. Unfortunately limited to 4gb.
Transfernow is very fast.
Here is another link for win10, same version as above, with transfernow: https://transfernow.net/30b11550om80
Hopefully the next version will be better. I'm planning to add Fxsoundenhancer inside. If possible a full version. Sound is so much better with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2nK9Hd2Fc
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 16, 2018, 08:28 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 16, 2018, 08:28 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 15, 2018, 11:38 PMI'll download it this week. As for soundfx, try Windows Spatial audio with 7.1 surround effect on w10.
Yes it is. Unfortunately limited to 4gb.
Here is another link for win10, same version as above, with transfernow: https://transfernow.net/30b11550om80
Hopefully the next version will be better. I'm planning to add Fxsoundenhancer inside. If possible a full version. Sound is so much better with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2nK9Hd2Fc
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on May 17, 2018, 12:12 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on May 17, 2018, 12:12 AM
@scarface
If possible, add some more essential software to the image, such as:
K-lite codec pack w/media player classic
SumatraPDF (lightweight and handy)
File shredder (or another that you see fit)
..and any other small apps you find useful.
Thank you btw, you did me a great favor with your release of windows.
If possible, add some more essential software to the image, such as:
K-lite codec pack w/media player classic
SumatraPDF (lightweight and handy)
File shredder (or another that you see fit)
..and any other small apps you find useful.
Thank you btw, you did me a great favor with your release of windows.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 17, 2018, 01:40 AM
Post by: scarface on May 17, 2018, 01:40 AM
Quote from: aa1234779 on May 17, 2018, 12:12 AMI'm ok with Sumatra pdf (I use it and it's indeed a good pdf reader). For k-lite codec pack, I won't do it, because I don't use any codec, and above all because I think they have become useless (at least if you use vlc). I don't want to add many apps since I want to keep it light, and I can't meet the needs of every user of the forum. Remember when Maher was releasing windows xp? There were messages each week of users who had specific needs. I don't want such discussions. Finally, I'm sure you can use the oem folder to install them during install (With office 2007 that works).
If possible, add some more essential software to the image, such as:
K-lite codec pack w/media player classic
SumatraPDF (lightweight and handy)
File shredder (or another that you see fit)
..and any other small apps you find useful.
Thank you btw, you did me a great favor with your release of windows.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 26, 2018, 06:25 PM
Post by: scarface on May 26, 2018, 06:25 PM
In the deleted posts I stumbled upon a message posted and deleted by aa1234779 today. Maybe he fixed his problem:
"Thank you for the new updated version.
With your release of Windows 10, is it possible to change the system language to Arabic?
I installed it for a friend who doesn't know English and can't change it."
And the answer is I don't know. Maybe you can find a language pack.
I'm not planning to release an Arabic version...Once, I tried to copy Arabic text and it's s a problem (from right to left) because I'm not used to that. By the way, I only know a few Arabic words (shukran, salamalikoum...and ralouf).
"Thank you for the new updated version.
With your release of Windows 10, is it possible to change the system language to Arabic?
I installed it for a friend who doesn't know English and can't change it."
And the answer is I don't know. Maybe you can find a language pack.
I'm not planning to release an Arabic version...Once, I tried to copy Arabic text and it's s a problem (from right to left) because I'm not used to that. By the way, I only know a few Arabic words (shukran, salamalikoum...and ralouf).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on May 27, 2018, 03:50 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on May 27, 2018, 03:50 AM
Quote from: scarface on May 26, 2018, 06:25 PM
In the deleted posts I stumbled upon a message posted and deleted by aa1234779 today. Maybe he fixed his problem:
"Thank you for the new updated version.
With your release of Windows 10, is it possible to change the system language to Arabic?
I installed it for a friend who doesn't know English and can't change it."
And the answer is I don't know. Maybe you can find a language pack.
I'm not planning to release an Arabic version...Once, I tried to copy Arabic text and it's s a problem (from right to left) because I'm not used to that. By the way, I only know a few Arabic words (shukran, salamalikoum...and ralouf).
Thank you for caring. I did install the language pack through (Settings>Time & Language>Region & Language>Preferred Language under that selected Add Language, then choosing the arabic keyboard I added, I double-clicked and there it was, Download Language Pack.
It would have been dumb to leave my message after finding out the way to get the job done, but since you mentioned it, that's how I did it.
BTW, my friend sends his thanks for the Windows image.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 27, 2018, 10:29 PM
Post by: scarface on May 27, 2018, 10:29 PM
Quote from: aa1234779 on May 27, 2018, 03:50 AMSo that wasn't too difficult. If your friend doesn't understand English, I guess he's not here on the forum. Now most people can understand basic English, except old people perhaps.
Thank you for caring. I did install the language pack through (Settings>Time & Language>Region & Language>Preferred Language under that selected Add Language, then choosing the arabic keyboard I added, I double-clicked and there it was, Download Language Pack.
It would have been dumb to leave my message after finding out the way to get the job done, but since you mentioned it, that's how I did it.
BTW, my friend sends his thanks for the Windows image.
Is it good? I don't know. Who understands classic Arabic in Egypt or elsewhere? And who wants to learn French or Portuguese today?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on June 03, 2018, 05:46 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on June 03, 2018, 05:46 AM
Quote from: scarface on May 27, 2018, 10:29 PMClassical Arabic is still read & understood by many. Unlike other languages that develop into newer forms while the older ones are forgotten, Arabic still exists in it's original form as many living scholars of language & religion memorize the poetry of the Age of Ignorance (Pre-Islam) and the Quran & Hadith which are understood by many if not most Arabic speaking Muslims. There is, however, the modern Arabic dialect spoken in the media which is proper & compatible with Classical Arabic semantically and anyone that perfects it is able to understand the old texts.
So that wasn't too difficult. If your friend doesn't understand English, I guess he's not here on the forum. Now most people can understand basic English, except old people perhaps.
Is it good? I don't know. Who understands classic Arabic in Egypt or elsewhere? And who wants to learn French or Portuguese today?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 22, 2018, 10:32 PM
Post by: scarface on June 22, 2018, 10:32 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PMWell, In case I need sth with a cmd line, I keep my custom made winpe iso...made in 2013, and recommended by harkaz (I made a custom script to start gimagex, that was once used to capture windows 7, or a cmd line).
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
btw, I capture the windows 10 wim with this one since dism is also present.
https://ufile.io/dtty6
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 06, 2018, 06:48 AM
Post by: humbert on August 06, 2018, 06:48 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
I'm so glad you pointed this out. Unfortunately Sergei Strelec is discontinuing his English copy of WinPE with all the trimmings, so an updated copy of HirensCD was very badly needed. The old one used to be awesome in its day, but today it's all but useless.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 06, 2018, 11:04 AM
Post by: Vasudev on August 06, 2018, 11:04 AM
Quote from: humbert on August 06, 2018, 06:48 AMAny alternatives for UEFI and legacy based ISO in a same USB drive like YUMI?Quote from: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
I'm so glad you pointed this out. Unfortunately Sergei Strelec is discontinuing his English copy of WinPE with all the trimmings, so an updated copy of HirensCD was very badly needed. The old one used to be awesome in its day, but today it's all but useless.
HBCD PE won't boot from RAM while Sergei can boot from RAM using YUMI.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 07, 2018, 07:04 AM
Post by: humbert on August 07, 2018, 07:04 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 06, 2018, 11:04 AM
Any alternatives for UEFI and legacy based ISO in a same USB drive like YUMI?
HBCD PE won't boot from RAM while Sergei can boot from RAM using YUMI.
I haven't tested YUMI on Strelec. In fact, I got the latest version to boot from USB only after using an old version of Rufus. I'm thinking it's got something to do with the UEFI(GPT) or MBR setting. What difference does it make if you use UEFI (GPT) or MBR? On my system secure boot is disabled and CSM (bootup for "legacy" devices) is enabled. My hard drives are GPT. I have trouble booting any flashdrive if UEFI is selected. Do you know why and/or what setting works best, and why?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 07, 2018, 03:53 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 07, 2018, 03:53 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 07, 2018, 07:04 AMIf you don't use EFI, its good. I'm forced to use EFI since my BIOS takes 20-30 sec to startup with legacy and with efi it starts/boots any OS under 10 sec.Quote from: Vasudev on August 06, 2018, 11:04 AM
Any alternatives for UEFI and legacy based ISO in a same USB drive like YUMI?
HBCD PE won't boot from RAM while Sergei can boot from RAM using YUMI.
I haven't tested YUMI on Strelec. In fact, I got the latest version to boot from USB only after using an old version of Rufus. I'm thinking it's got something to do with the UEFI(GPT) or MBR setting. What difference does it make if you use UEFI (GPT) or MBR? On my system secure boot is disabled and CSM (bootup for "legacy" devices) is enabled. My hard drives are GPT. I have trouble booting any flashdrive if UEFI is selected. Do you know why and/or what setting works best, and why?
If you want uefi boot support, disable csm and change boot mode to UEFI for pure EFI based OS installs from Windows,Linux or OS X.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 08, 2018, 06:14 AM
Post by: humbert on August 08, 2018, 06:14 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 07, 2018, 03:53 PM
If you don't use EFI, its good. I'm forced to use EFI since my BIOS takes 20-30 sec to startup with legacy and with efi it starts/boots any OS under 10 sec.
If you want uefi boot support, disable csm and change boot mode to UEFI for pure EFI based OS installs from Windows,Linux or OS X.
Are you referring to flashdrives or to the hard drive you normally boot from? My HD's are formatted for GPT (not MBR). So far I haven't been able to boot from a flashdrive with CSM enabled. How do you do it?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 08, 2018, 05:12 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 08, 2018, 05:12 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 08, 2018, 06:14 AMThat's what I said earlier. For pure EFI based booting, CSM needs to be disabled. On desktop boards, BIOS options are easier to understand, on laptops they're a nightmare!Quote from: Vasudev on August 07, 2018, 03:53 PM
If you don't use EFI, its good. I'm forced to use EFI since my BIOS takes 20-30 sec to startup with legacy and with efi it starts/boots any OS under 10 sec.
If you want uefi boot support, disable csm and change boot mode to UEFI for pure EFI based OS installs from Windows,Linux or OS X.
Are you referring to flashdrives or to the hard drive you normally boot from? My HD's are formatted for GPT (not MBR). So far I haven't been able to boot from a flashdrive with CSM enabled. How do you do it?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on August 09, 2018, 03:21 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on August 09, 2018, 03:21 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
Thanks a lot.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 09, 2018, 11:22 AM
Post by: Vasudev on August 09, 2018, 11:22 AM
Quote from: aa1234779 on August 09, 2018, 03:21 AMNo problem.Quote from: Vasudev on June 22, 2018, 06:33 PM
@humbert and @scarface: There is Win 10 PE Hiren's BootCD which is EFI compatible. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
Thanks a lot.
Humbert: Were you successful in Pure EFI boot through flash drive USB2/3?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 10, 2018, 05:39 AM
Post by: humbert on August 10, 2018, 05:39 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 09, 2018, 11:22 AM
Humbert: Were you successful in Pure EFI boot through flash drive USB2/3?
No. On my desktop when I put in a flashdrive and reboot using the mobo's boot menu, it gives me the option of using "UEFI:Flashdrive" or just "Flashdrive". So far I have been unable to get any to boot up using the UEFI option. I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 10, 2018, 02:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 10, 2018, 02:40 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 10, 2018, 05:39 AMWhich ISO are you trying? For starters, use YUMI EFI to install Ubuntu or any Linux distro ISO, Windows 10 installer and Hirens PE. Let me know how it was. Fat32 is a must on YUMI EFI.Quote from: Vasudev on August 09, 2018, 11:22 AM
Humbert: Were you successful in Pure EFI boot through flash drive USB2/3?
No. On my desktop when I put in a flashdrive and reboot using the mobo's boot menu, it gives me the option of using "UEFI:Flashdrive" or just "Flashdrive". So far I have been unable to get any to boot up using the UEFI option. I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 16, 2018, 07:26 AM
Post by: humbert on August 16, 2018, 07:26 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 10, 2018, 02:40 PM
Which ISO are you trying? For starters, use YUMI EFI to install Ubuntu or any Linux distro ISO, Windows 10 installer and Hirens PE. Let me know how it was. Fat32 is a must on YUMI EFI.[/quote]
I just looked at the latest version of Yumi and I see no option to use UEFI instead of MBR. This option is available on Rufus, but I'm still having trouble when I select "UEFI flashdrive" from the boot menu on the motherboard.
For some reason I can't get my copy of Windows to update to 1803. The big problem with Windows update isn't so much that it'll push updates by force, but that it'll continue doing so forever even if the update fails and makes no attempt to fix the problem. I had to do the unthinkable - shut off updates entirely using Windows10 Privacy. Let me ask you -- where do you download updates and add them manually?
I might mention that Scarface's copy of Redstone 4 did install. The problem is I have to reinstall all these apps despite the fact that their files weren't deleted during the update process.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2018, 12:56 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2018, 12:56 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 16, 2018, 07:26 AMI download ISOs from here: https://tb.rg-adguard.net/public.phpQuote from: Vasudev on August 10, 2018, 02:40 PM
Which ISO are you trying? For starters, use YUMI EFI to install Ubuntu or any Linux distro ISO, Windows 10 installer and Hirens PE. Let me know how it was. Fat32 is a must on YUMI EFI.
I just looked at the latest version of Yumi and I see no option to use UEFI instead of MBR. This option is available on Rufus, but I'm still having trouble when I select "UEFI flashdrive" from the boot menu on the motherboard.
For some reason I can't get my copy of Windows to update to 1803. The big problem with Windows update isn't so much that it'll push updates by force, but that it'll continue doing so forever even if the update fails and makes no attempt to fix the problem. I had to do the unthinkable - shut off updates entirely using Windows10 Privacy. Let me ask you -- where do you download updates and add them manually?
I might mention that Scarface's copy of Redstone 4 did install. The problem is I have to reinstall all these apps despite the fact that their files weren't deleted during the update process.
Manual updates from here: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4343909
Check W10 update history: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4343909
As for EFI booting, you must use YUMI UEFI BETA version to accomplish true EFI capsule booting via USB drives.
For disabling Win updates permanently use WUMT wrapper script from majorgeeks.
You can download my ISO or scarface posted to upgrade to 1803(Ether one will do and is much better than MSFT ISO). Do a macrium reflect Image before upgrade.
Simply mount the ISO and do the following:
- Disconnect from WiFi or ethernet
- Remove all external accessories
- Wait for 10-30 mins and let it finish up
- Install vc++ runtimes (https://mega.nz/#!bU0y0aQJ!kgtnKC7HL-DjLApCLaONhRQaYc4OegT-moi2wrRVPHs) & dx runtimes (https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=8109)
I am sticking to 1803 till its EOL.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2018, 08:42 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 16, 2018, 08:42 PM
Quote from: scarface on August 16, 2018, 03:46 PMI removed those bloated UWP apps using NTLite. As for VLC and Sumatra they recommend using x64 builds.Quote from: humbert on August 16, 2018, 07:15 AM
Is this the newer, lighter version of Windows 10 1803 you said you were coming out with? I downloaded one a few days ago and I found it somewhat bloated.
Whatever you do, please use the 64bit versions of Sumatra, VLC, and whatever else you put there. And please don't add that Classic Shell garbage, I hate it with a passion.
It is a bit "bloated" indeed. It's the case for the windows 10 enterprise edition too. That's why I put classic shell, you don't see the ads and the games that are installed without your knowing it.I could not stand the tiles too.
In some firms, they are already installing Libreoffice, which is totally free, instead of microsoft office. As for windows 10, I'm sure they are going to lose market shares too.
For the 64 bit version of VLC and sumatra I'm not sure there is a big difference, I'll look at that later.
Note that the movie Morgan is available on the forum: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1023.msg29422#msg29422
PS: the movie is a bit violent, and not meant for most users of the forum.
@humbert: Use AiOBoot from Majorgeeks (https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/aio_boot.html). It can dual boot UEFI and Legacy w/o needing to burn a ISO twice.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AM
Post by: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AM
Scarface: Do you have a link for the new Windows 10? That mega.nz site wants us to download and install their program to download the file.
Vasu: Thanks for the tip on AIOBoot. I'll look into it.
Does anybody know a way to upgrade a PC to Windows 1803 without having to use Windows Update? Every attempt I've made so far with Windows Update has failed. What's even worse, Micro$haft continues to push the update relentlessly without making even the slightest attempt to fix the problem. I tried using Scarface's Windows 10 1803 (the old version). It installed, but NOT as an update. The problem is this forces me to reinstall and reconfigure all apps and settings. I don't have much time for this sort of thing. To make matters worse, when you search Google for a solution there are all kinds of different ones, and so far none I've tried actually work.
Vasu: Thanks for the tip on AIOBoot. I'll look into it.
Does anybody know a way to upgrade a PC to Windows 1803 without having to use Windows Update? Every attempt I've made so far with Windows Update has failed. What's even worse, Micro$haft continues to push the update relentlessly without making even the slightest attempt to fix the problem. I tried using Scarface's Windows 10 1803 (the old version). It installed, but NOT as an update. The problem is this forces me to reinstall and reconfigure all apps and settings. I don't have much time for this sort of thing. To make matters worse, when you search Google for a solution there are all kinds of different ones, and so far none I've tried actually work.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 19, 2018, 09:21 AM
Post by: Vasudev on August 19, 2018, 09:21 AM
Quote from: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AMTry this from Mega https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/megasync.html
Scarface: Do you have a link for the new Windows 10? That mega.nz site wants us to download and install their program to download the file.
Vasu: Thanks for the tip on AIOBoot. I'll look into it.
Does anybody know a way to upgrade a PC to Windows 1803 without having to use Windows Update? Every attempt I've made so far with Windows Update has failed. What's even worse, Micro$haft continues to push the update relentlessly without making even the slightest attempt to fix the problem. I tried using Scarface's Windows 10 1803 (the old version). It installed, but NOT as an update. The problem is this forces me to reinstall and reconfigure all apps and settings. I don't have much time for this sort of thing. To make matters worse, when you search Google for a solution there are all kinds of different ones, and so far none I've tried actually work.
I use it on Linux. You can use Linux/Windows version.
As for frequent update failures, use Dism++ to clear out the Win update caches and other bloatwares. You can use a ISO(mine or scarface) to upgrade to latest version with in-place migration that keeps all your files and settings. Only thing that breaks win 10 v1803 is OOSP or Win 10 Privacy, they break it.
If you're confused about using Dism++, you can ask me or I can use Anydesk remote desktop app(teamviewer 13 is buggy as hell) to clear out all junk blocking your update. I use Dism++. Before proceeding make a Macrium Reflect backup just to be safe.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 19, 2018, 11:47 AM
Post by: scarface on August 19, 2018, 11:47 AM
Quote from: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AMYou can use chrome, you won't have to install mega sync. And I can't give you another link, my connection is too slow.
Do you have a link for the new Windows 10? That mega.nz site wants us to download and install their program to download the file.
Quote from: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AMYou can download and install the version above.
Does anybody know a way to upgrade a PC to Windows 1803 without having to use Windows Update? The problem is this forces me to reinstall and reconfigure all apps and settings. I don't have much time for this sort of thing. To make matters worse, when you search Google for a solution there are all kinds of different ones, and so far none I've tried actually work.
If you don't want to reinstall some apps, you can put them in the $OEM$ folder and they will be installed automatically. (You can replace vlc and sumatra with x64 versions, as you requested earlier)
But you have to edit install.bat. Note that you can find some of these programs on the forum. If the program is not a silent installer, you need the correct switch.
For example some lines for install.bat:
Code Select
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Silverlight.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\cdisplay.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\firefox.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\flashaio.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Office2007.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\vlca.exe /S
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\nsis-3.03-setup.exe /S
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\xnview.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\handbrake.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Sumatra.exe
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 19, 2018, 12:35 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 19, 2018, 12:35 PM
Quote from: scarface on August 19, 2018, 11:47 AMI hate chrome, so MegaSync app works fine. You can share/delete/upload anything directly.Quote from: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AMYou can use chrome, you won't have to install mega sync. And I can't give you another link, my connection is too slow.
Do you have a link for the new Windows 10? That mega.nz site wants us to download and install their program to download the file.Quote from: humbert on August 19, 2018, 07:20 AMYou can download and install the version above.
Does anybody know a way to upgrade a PC to Windows 1803 without having to use Windows Update? The problem is this forces me to reinstall and reconfigure all apps and settings. I don't have much time for this sort of thing. To make matters worse, when you search Google for a solution there are all kinds of different ones, and so far none I've tried actually work.
If you don't want to reinstall some apps, you can put them in the $OEM$ folder and they will be installed automatically. (You can replace vlc and sumatra with x64 versions, as you requested earlier)
But you have to edit install.bat. Note that you can find some of these programs on the forum. If the program is not a silent installer, you need the correct switch.
For example some lines for install.bat:Code Select%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Silverlight.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\cdisplay.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\firefox.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\flashaio.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Office2007.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\vlca.exe /S
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\nsis-3.03-setup.exe /S
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\xnview.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\handbrake.exe
%systemroot%\setup\scripts\Sumatra.exe
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 22, 2018, 06:27 AM
Post by: humbert on August 22, 2018, 06:27 AM
It was precisely with Megasync that I was able to download Scarface's new copy of Windows 10 Redstone 4. I installed it on a virtual machine because I don't like the idea of using someone else's downloader to get something. Sadly with these guys there's just no other way. I think I'll check out Redstone 4 on a virtual machine too. Why? No matter what I do I've been unable to upgrade my desktop to 1803. Windows Updates forcibly (and continuously) downloads the update and attempts to install it. Everything is OK until it hits 75%, then after a reboot error it says "Restoring previous version of Windows". Then it tries again and again, over and over, simply repeating the mistake making no attempt to fix it. When I try to install 1803 over my existing version (1709) using a Windows ISO, all it does is install the thing fresh. All apps have to reinstalled and reset manually, which is a time consuming process.
What I did was install StopUpdate10 from Majorgeeks until I find some way to fix this problem. Hopefully I won't have to resort to a fresh install. Incidentally, I was able to upgrade my lappie, it's the desktop that won't upgrade, for some reason.
What I did was install StopUpdate10 from Majorgeeks until I find some way to fix this problem. Hopefully I won't have to resort to a fresh install. Incidentally, I was able to upgrade my lappie, it's the desktop that won't upgrade, for some reason.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 22, 2018, 06:27 AMCan you provide the PC specs?
It was precisely with Megasync that I was able to download Scarface's new copy of Windows 10 Redstone 4. I installed it on a virtual machine because I don't like the idea of using someone else's downloader to get something. Sadly with these guys there's just no other way. I think I'll check out Redstone 4 on a virtual machine too. Why? No matter what I do I've been unable to upgrade my desktop to 1803. Windows Updates forcibly (and continuously) downloads the update and attempts to install it. Everything is OK until it hits 75%, then after a reboot error it says "Restoring previous version of Windows". Then it tries again and again, over and over, simply repeating the mistake making no attempt to fix it. When I try to install 1803 over my existing version (1709) using a Windows ISO, all it does is install the thing fresh. All apps have to reinstalled and reset manually, which is a time consuming process.
What I did was install StopUpdate10 from Majorgeeks until I find some way to fix this problem. Hopefully I won't have to resort to a fresh install. Incidentally, I was able to upgrade my lappie, it's the desktop that won't upgrade, for some reason.
Disconnect it from internet before/upgrade for 100% success. I think its some drivers/AV interference. WD kills most MSFT SW thinking its a virus. Its aggressive.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 23, 2018, 06:49 AM
Post by: humbert on August 23, 2018, 06:49 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Can you provide the PC specs?
This is an Asus Maximus VII Hero with an Intel i7-4790K processor. 24GB DDR3 Ram. Drive C is Western Digital NVMe 256GB, D is WD magnetic 1.5 GB.
Quote from: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Disconnect it from internet before/upgrade for 100% success. I think its some drivers/AV interference. WD kills most MSFT SW thinking its a virus. Its aggressive.
I've unplugged the LAN cable from the board. I've also shut down Malwarebytes AntiMalware before I hit "check for updates", so the whole thing was downloaded and installed with no antivirus software running. Nothing worked, end results are identical. I don't know what else to do and, if no solution is found, I'll eventually have to do a fresh install.
BTW, I found a better update-stopping program. Go here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1) and grab a copy if needed. It even has a thing that prevents Microsoft from changing of your service settings.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 23, 2018, 11:53 AM
Post by: Vasudev on August 23, 2018, 11:53 AM
Quote from: humbert on August 23, 2018, 06:49 AMUse the same thing shipped along WUMT script with offline updater and update disabler and custom scripts as well.Quote from: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Can you provide the PC specs?
This is an Asus Maximus VII Hero with an Intel i7-4790K processor. 24GB DDR3 Ram. Drive C is Western Digital NVMe 256GB, D is WD magnetic 1.5 GB.Quote from: Vasudev on August 22, 2018, 04:18 PM
Disconnect it from internet before/upgrade for 100% success. I think its some drivers/AV interference. WD kills most MSFT SW thinking its a virus. Its aggressive.
I've unplugged the LAN cable from the board. I've also shut down Malwarebytes AntiMalware before I hit "check for updates", so the whole thing was downloaded and installed with no antivirus software running. Nothing worked, end results are identical. I don't know what else to do and, if no solution is found, I'll eventually have to do a fresh install.
BTW, I found a better update-stopping program. Go here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1) and grab a copy if needed. It even has a thing that prevents Microsoft from changing of your service settings.
I think its mostly likely your SSD drive being blacklisted by WU. Is it WD Black 2017/2018 edition with Sandisk BicS NAND? Some Toshiba,Intel and other NVMe/SATA SSD are blocked since they black screen Win 10 v1803.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 07, 2018, 06:39 AM
Post by: humbert on September 07, 2018, 06:39 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 23, 2018, 11:53 AM
Use the same thing shipped along WUMT script with offline updater and update disabler and custom scripts as well.
I think its mostly likely your SSD drive being blacklisted by WU. Is it WD Black 2017/2018 edition with Sandisk BicS NAND? Some Toshiba,Intel and other NVMe/SATA SSD are blocked since they black screen Win 10 v1803.
My drive C is a WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0 (256 GB, PCI-E 3.0 x4). You're saying that somehow the drive itself (or its firmware) are preventing the upgrade to 1803? That doesn't make sense. A drive's job is to store data and retrieve it on demand. Data, as you know, is nothing more than 1's and 0's. Please clarify, this is weird. Incidentally, if you believe this IS indeed the problem, can anything be done?
I should mention than I was able to install 1803 just not as an upgrade. I'd have to reconfigure and reinstall everything from scratch, which is an odious process. After the installation I just wiped and restored 1709 from a backup.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 08, 2018, 03:33 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 08, 2018, 03:33 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 07, 2018, 06:39 AMThese days a simple drive has more complications. You see the next version Alienware shipped with Intel 600p and Toshiba drives were unbootable on v1803 or even stuck at black screen or complete data corruption rendering all data deleted permanently.Quote from: Vasudev on August 23, 2018, 11:53 AM
Use the same thing shipped along WUMT script with offline updater and update disabler and custom scripts as well.
I think its mostly likely your SSD drive being blacklisted by WU. Is it WD Black 2017/2018 edition with Sandisk BicS NAND? Some Toshiba,Intel and other NVMe/SATA SSD are blocked since they black screen Win 10 v1803.
My drive C is a WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0 (256 GB, PCI-E 3.0 x4). You're saying that somehow the drive itself (or its firmware) are preventing the upgrade to 1803? That doesn't make sense. A drive's job is to store data and retrieve it on demand. Data, as you know, is nothing more than 1's and 0's. Please clarify, this is weird. Incidentally, if you believe this IS indeed the problem, can anything be done?
I should mention than I was able to install 1803 just not as an upgrade. I'd have to reconfigure and reinstall everything from scratch, which is an odious process. After the installation I just wiped and restored 1709 from a backup.
WD Black may not be affected. Check this link https://www.anandtech.com/show/12742/latest-windows-10-version-incompatible-with-intel-ssd-600p
Use anydesk app (Teamviewer alternative) and let me check your windows 10 installation errors. Have you tried installing BIOS updates or cpu microcodes?
Do you have my(or scarface's) W10 ISO, please keep it. We'll try upgrading the hard way by force. So, before proceeding use HBCD PE's Macrium Reflect to backup entire NVMe SSD to your HDD/data drive. Everything will be over in 10 mins.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 09, 2018, 07:12 AM
Post by: humbert on September 09, 2018, 07:12 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 08, 2018, 03:33 PM
These days a simple drive has more complications. You see the next version Alienware shipped with Intel 600p and Toshiba drives were unbootable on v1803 or even stuck at black screen or complete data corruption rendering all data deleted permanently.
I read the link. Seems unbelievable that a hard drive isn't compatible with an OS when in theory the drive shouldn't care what OS you put on it. Be that as it may, in my case what I've been unable to do is update from Windows Update. At 75% progress when it boots, it says "Undoing Changes" and brings you back to square one.
Quote from: Vasudev on September 08, 2018, 03:33 PM
Use anydesk app (Teamviewer alternative) and let me check your windows 10 installation errors. Have you tried installing BIOS updates or cpu microcodes?
Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated. I just checked my BIOS firmware. I have 3201 installed, but I just found out there's a 3503 available. I just downloaded it, let me install it and see.
Quote from: Vasudev on September 08, 2018, 03:33 PM
Do you have my(or scarface's) W10 ISO, please keep it. We'll try upgrading the hard way by force. So, before proceeding use HBCD PE's Macrium Reflect to backup entire NVMe SSD to your HDD/data drive. Everything will be over in 10 mins.
I ran Scarface's copy of W10 1803 under Virtual Box and it's the Education version, not the Pro version which is what I have. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think I can upgrade 1709 with the Education version. Be that as it may, if you know how we can perform a forced upgrade, please let me know because I'd like to do it as soon as possible. Currently I have stopped upgrades, but I can't keep doing this forever.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 09, 2018, 10:37 AM
Post by: scarface on September 09, 2018, 10:37 AM
Quote from: humbert on September 09, 2018, 07:12 AMI didn't even noticed that I was running the education version instead of the Pro. I'm pretty sure that I chose the Pro when I installed it in vmware, before making a copy of the system.
I ran Scarface's copy of W10 1803 under Virtual Box and it's the Education version, not the Pro version which is what I have.
Next time, I'll try to choose the Pro version. In the meantime, maybe you should make a new install with my copy, instead of an upgrade.
And if you have a lot of programs, don't forget that you can put them in the oem folder and add a line in the install.bat to install them automatically (I put some examples in a previous message, see August 19).
Oddly enough, note that the education version seems to be better than the others:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/whats-the-difference-between-windows-10-education/f05e202f-815a-47dc-a641-e3a85e974a0b?auth=1
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 09, 2018, 12:39 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 09, 2018, 12:39 PM
@humbert: v1803 is not good. Please make a backup before proceeding. Let me know when you're free.
I found out yesterday that BIOS update can be done through Windows Update. Its a bit risky though!
I found out yesterday that BIOS update can be done through Windows Update. Its a bit risky though!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 11, 2018, 07:09 AM
Post by: humbert on September 11, 2018, 07:09 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 09, 2018, 12:39 PM
@humbert: v1803 is not good. Please make a backup before proceeding. Let me know when you're free.
I found out yesterday that BIOS update can be done through Windows Update. Its a bit risky though!
I agree that v1803 is buggy and frankly I don't really need it. The problem is Windows Updates is incessant and will forcibly try to install it no matter how many times the installation fails. This forces me to shut down updates entirely. It goes without saying this is not something I like to do since most of these updates are security related.
I upgraded the BIOS using the latest firmware from Asus' web site (dated 28/4/2018) but frankly I haven't had the time to attempt another upgrade. There is no question I'll perform a full backup before proceeding. If this fails then I'll need your help to see if we can forcibly perform the upgrade.
I goes without saying a clean install of 1803 will be a last resort. Reinstalling and reconfiguring everything from scratch is detestable.
BTW, did you say you had a copy of W10 Pro available for download somewhere. Scarface's copy is Education, I refer Pro. This not to mention that I don't think it's possible to upgrade 1709 Pro to 1803 Education.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 11, 2018, 02:01 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 11, 2018, 02:01 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 11, 2018, 07:09 AMI will PM you the link because google web crawlers will take it down. Its a multi-edition containing Home,Pro and their N versions.Quote from: Vasudev on September 09, 2018, 12:39 PM
@humbert: v1803 is not good. Please make a backup before proceeding. Let me know when you're free.
I found out yesterday that BIOS update can be done through Windows Update. Its a bit risky though!
I agree that v1803 is buggy and frankly I don't really need it. The problem is Windows Updates is incessant and will forcibly try to install it no matter how many times the installation fails. This forces me to shut down updates entirely. It goes without saying this is not something I like to do since most of these updates are security related.
I upgraded the BIOS using the latest firmware from Asus' web site (dated 28/4/2018) but frankly I haven't had the time to attempt another upgrade. There is no question I'll perform a full backup before proceeding. If this fails then I'll need your help to see if we can forcibly perform the upgrade.
I goes without saying a clean install of 1803 will be a last resort. Reinstalling and reconfiguring everything from scratch is detestable.
BTW, did you say you had a copy of W10 Pro available for download somewhere. Scarface's copy is Education, I refer Pro. This not to mention that I don't think it's possible to upgrade 1709 Pro to 1803 Education.
If you like W7 you can try scarface's ISO which sails through NVMe and is better than W10 minus Dx12 and forced upgrades. Unfortunately, my skylake PC doesn't have some drivers for W7 is what keeping me on W10. Few years from now, I'll move to Steam/Wine DxV workarounds for running directx games in Vulkan. Its a old version with 191 update integrated.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 12, 2018, 07:09 AM
Post by: humbert on September 12, 2018, 07:09 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 11, 2018, 02:01 PM
I will PM you the link because google web crawlers will take it down. Its a multi-edition containing Home,Pro and their N versions.
I asked you about this in PM before I had a chance to read this.
Quote from: Vasudev on September 11, 2018, 02:01 PM
If you like W7 you can try scarface's ISO which sails through NVMe and is better than W10 minus Dx12 and forced upgrades.
Of course! Windows 7 is less bloated and developed in the days when PC's weren't as fast as today's. Sadly Windows 10 is the future and, sooner or later, we'll all have to upgrade. :(
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 26, 2018, 07:32 AM
Post by: humbert on September 26, 2018, 07:32 AM
Regarding my attempted upgrade to Windows 10 1803, I got it to install. Unfortunely the joy was short lived. When rebooting all it did was give me the BSOD with that annoying stopcode BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO. I had to restore a backup but I changed another setting. In Windows Updated -> Advanced options I changed the setting from Semi-Annual Channel (Preferred) to simply Semi-Annual Channel. That means the updates won't come down the pipe until they're ready for widespread use in organizations. After that with Automatic Updates enabled, it hasn't pestered me any more with a forced 1803 install and my system is running great. Hopefully I'll install it when all these bugs have finally been fixed. I can certainly live without it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 26, 2018, 10:41 AM
Post by: Vasudev on September 26, 2018, 10:41 AM
Quote from: humbert on September 26, 2018, 07:32 AMThat option has been deprecated and even Business users get 2 upgrades every year instead of one every year.
Regarding my attempted upgrade to Windows 10 1803, I got it to install. Unfortunely the joy was short lived. When rebooting all it did was give me the BSOD with that annoying stopcode BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO. I had to restore a backup but I changed another setting. In Windows Updated -> Advanced options I changed the setting from Semi-Annual Channel (Preferred) to simply Semi-Annual Channel. That means the updates won't come down the pipe until they're ready for widespread use in organizations. After that with Automatic Updates enabled, it hasn't pestered me any more with a forced 1803 install and my system is running great. Hopefully I'll install it when all these bugs have finally been fixed. I can certainly live without it.
So something in your PC has been blacklisted to prevent upgrade to v1803.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 30, 2018, 06:50 AM
Post by: humbert on September 30, 2018, 06:50 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 26, 2018, 10:41 AM
That option has been deprecated and even Business users get 2 upgrades every year instead of one every year.
So something in your PC has been blacklisted to prevent upgrade to v1803.
I disagree. I managed to get 1803 installed and working on 2 occasions. First it was from an ISO. The only problem is that it turned out not to be an upgrade, meaning and I had to reinstall and reconfigure the whole thing from scratch. Since I don't have the time nor the patience for this, I just restored from a backup. The second time the update did install and worked, but when I rebooted I got the BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO error. I made the mistake of not running sfc /scannow and expecially chkdsk /f. It's been my experience that chkdsk /f kills this error completely. With me it's never failed. You just gotta remember to do it before rebooting, and I forgot :(
I might add that I don't even want 1803. The problem is M$ keeps pushing and pushing the update again and again, making no attempt to fix the problem. The is why I configured Windows update for Semi-Annual Channel only (not preferred). Give me the update when they've squashed all the bugs. As of now Windows Update remains on and this buggy update is no longer being pushed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
Post by: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
Quote from: humbert on September 30, 2018, 06:50 AMYou can block windows update permanently using wumt wrapper. I use portable version and wub does work.Quote from: Vasudev on September 26, 2018, 10:41 AM
That option has been deprecated and even Business users get 2 upgrades every year instead of one every year.
So something in your PC has been blacklisted to prevent upgrade to v1803.
I disagree. I managed to get 1803 installed and working on 2 occasions. First it was from an ISO. The only problem is that it turned out not to be an upgrade, meaning and I had to reinstall and reconfigure the whole thing from scratch. Since I don't have the time nor the patience for this, I just restored from a backup. The second time the update did install and worked, but when I rebooted I got the BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO error. I made the mistake of not running sfc /scannow and expecially chkdsk /f. It's been my experience that chkdsk /f kills this error completely. With me it's never failed. You just gotta remember to do it before rebooting, and I forgot :(
I might add that I don't even want 1803. The problem is M$ keeps pushing and pushing the update again and again, making no attempt to fix the problem. The is why I configured Windows update for Semi-Annual Channel only (not preferred). Give me the update when they've squashed all the bugs. As of now Windows Update remains on and this buggy update is no longer being pushed.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 03, 2018, 05:53 AM
Post by: humbert on October 03, 2018, 05:53 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
You can block windows update permanently using wumt wrapper. I use portable version and wub does work.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
My favorite W10 update blocker is Windows Update Blocker from Sordum. Check it out here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1). It even has a feature preventing Windows from changing your settings on any other service. But when you come to think of it, using this isn't really necessary. Take a look at this article (https://www.howtogeek.com/368037/dont-want-the-windows-october-2018-update-yet-heres-how-to-pause-it). This is pretty much what I've done. As I see it, MS should give me updates only when they've been thoroughly tested and all the bugs have been squashed. Remember that updates are a fact of life. You can delay them but not eliminate them entirely.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 03, 2018, 11:20 AM
Post by: Vasudev on October 03, 2018, 11:20 AM
Quote from: humbert on October 03, 2018, 05:53 AMI use exact same thing. wub = windows update blockerQuote from: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
You can block windows update permanently using wumt wrapper. I use portable version and wub does work.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
My favorite W10 update blocker is Windows Update Blocker from Sordum. Check it out here (https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1). It even has a feature preventing Windows from changing your settings on any other service. But when you come to think of it, using this isn't really necessary. Take a look at this article (https://www.howtogeek.com/368037/dont-want-the-windows-october-2018-update-yet-heres-how-to-pause-it). This is pretty much what I've done. As I see it, MS should give me updates only when they've been thoroughly tested and all the bugs have been squashed. Remember that updates are a fact of life. You can delay them but not eliminate them entirely.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 09, 2018, 05:39 AM
Post by: humbert on October 09, 2018, 05:39 AM
As is always the case, Micro$haft prematurely releases buggy updates of their products. Check out this article (https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/microsoft-pulls-the-windows-10-october-2018-update-for-deleting-files). It seems they pulled the update because it was deleting files. This is the primary reason why I switched my updates to "Semi-Annual Channel". Let them fix it before I bring it down. In the mean time W10 continues to work OK.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 09, 2018, 01:52 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 09, 2018, 01:52 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 09, 2018, 05:39 AMThey pulled it because it might affect Enterprise users because if it deletes their data, MSFT will be sued for data deletion w/o user consent.
As is always the case, Micro$haft prematurely releases buggy updates of their products. Check out this article (https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/microsoft-pulls-the-windows-10-october-2018-update-for-deleting-files). It seems they pulled the update because it was deleting files. This is the primary reason why I switched my updates to "Semi-Annual Channel". Let them fix it before I bring it down. In the mean time W10 continues to work OK.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 11, 2018, 05:54 AM
Post by: humbert on October 11, 2018, 05:54 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on October 09, 2018, 01:52 PM
They pulled it because it might affect Enterprise users because if it deletes their data, MSFT will be sued for data deletion w/o user consent.
I don't remember if the article specifically states that only Enterprise is affected. Even if that were the case, this is a grave problem that must be fixed before any further releases.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 11, 2018, 09:35 AM
Post by: Vasudev on October 11, 2018, 09:35 AM
Quote from: humbert on October 11, 2018, 05:54 AMSo far only Home editions users were affected. They rectified it and now its distributing.Quote from: Vasudev on October 09, 2018, 01:52 PM
They pulled it because it might affect Enterprise users because if it deletes their data, MSFT will be sued for data deletion w/o user consent.
I don't remember if the article specifically states that only Enterprise is affected. Even if that were the case, this is a grave problem that must be fixed before any further releases.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 21, 2018, 08:46 AM
Post by: Vasudev on October 21, 2018, 08:46 AM
Thank you, I'm waiting for your W7.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 23, 2018, 06:43 AM
Post by: humbert on October 23, 2018, 06:43 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
You can block windows update permanently using wumt wrapper. I use portable version and wub does work.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
I don't think blocking Windows updates permanently is a good idea. Of course doing so becomes necessary when an update refuses to install. That's currently my case. Despite setting updates to "Semi-Annual Channel", Micro$haft once again tried unsuccessfully to upgrade me to 1803. I had to do a full restore from a backup. That brings me to the next question: is it possible to forcibly upgrade to 1803 or higher without doing a clean install? If so, how? I'll even do Redstone if I could get the damn thing to work.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 23, 2018, 12:07 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 23, 2018, 12:07 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 23, 2018, 06:43 AMSince I shared a link of my custom Redstone 5 aka v1809 you can try that. Make sure you have updated SSD firmware, CPU microcode, MEI firmware, Latest Nvidia driver or vulkan developer driver 399.41(which I'm using), latest MEI driver only inf package from Win-raid and lastly latest v16.5 or higher Rapid storage storage driver.Quote from: Vasudev on September 30, 2018, 09:25 AM
You can block windows update permanently using wumt wrapper. I use portable version and wub does work.
Try Redstone 5 insider release made by a member without bloatware. I didn't try it since I'm skipping Redstones for as long as I can!
I don't think blocking Windows updates permanently is a good idea. Of course doing so becomes necessary when an update refuses to install. That's currently my case. Despite setting updates to "Semi-Annual Channel", Micro$haft once again tried unsuccessfully to upgrade me to 1803. I had to do a full restore from a backup. That brings me to the next question: is it possible to forcibly upgrade to 1803 or higher without doing a clean install? If so, how? I'll even do Redstone if I could get the damn thing to work.
After every driver and firmware is installed, mount v1809 ISO and open setup.exe whilst disconnecting from the internet until setup is completed 100%. Don't connect to internet even if Cortana asks you.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 23, 2018, 06:21 PM
Post by: humbert on October 23, 2018, 06:21 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on October 23, 2018, 12:07 PM
Since I shared a link of my custom Redstone 5 aka v1809 you can try that. Make sure you have updated SSD firmware, CPU microcode, MEI firmware, Latest Nvidia driver or vulkan developer driver 399.41(which I'm using), latest MEI driver only inf package from Win-raid and lastly latest v16.5 or higher Rapid storage storage driver.
After every driver and firmware is installed, mount v1809 ISO and open setup.exe whilst disconnecting from the internet until setup is completed 100%. Don't connect to internet even if Cortana asks you.
Please repost the link for your copy of Redstone 1809. I wrote it down somewhere and now I can't find it :(.
What's the best way ensure all drivers are up to date? NVidia updates itself but the other stuff I'm not too sure. It can't be done with Device Manager and I'm wary about these programs that update drivers.
Will this method upgrade your copy of Windows or will it do a fresh install? I'm trying to avoid a fresh install if possible. Reinstalling and reconfiguring everything is a royal pain, plus I just don't have the time. In any event I'm going to test it under Virtualbox first to make sure I get it right.
Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 02, 2018, 07:42 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 02, 2018, 07:42 PM
@Humbert: I hope W10 v1803 is working fine for you..
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 03, 2018, 06:06 AM
Post by: humbert on November 03, 2018, 06:06 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 02, 2018, 07:42 PM
@Humbert: I hope W10 v1803 is working fine for you..
Yes it is. Thanks so much for your help. For some reason Windows Update is still broken. I had it set to automatic updates and it tried unsuccessfully to install some updates to 1803. I'm thinking the best thing to do is just use WUB and do upgrades your way. What do you think?
Just curious. Where did you find the information concerning the use of Dism++? That was instrumental in the upgrade.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 03, 2018, 08:03 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 03, 2018, 08:03 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 03, 2018, 06:06 AMFound it in Sergei Strelec ISO and was instrumental for smooth in-place upgrades testing on multiple PCs including my own.Quote from: Vasudev on November 02, 2018, 07:42 PM
@Humbert: I hope W10 v1803 is working fine for you..
Yes it is. Thanks so much for your help. For some reason Windows Update is still broken. I had it set to automatic updates and it tried unsuccessfully to install some updates to 1803. I'm thinking the best thing to do is just use WUB and do upgrades your way. What do you think?
Just curious. Where did you find the information concerning the use of Dism++? That was instrumental in the upgrade.
If you know how windows works use expert mode in Dism++ to cleanup further junk. I also second the use of DriverStore explorer from Majorgeeks site since Chef Koch's Github repo was deleted by MSFT after acquisition of Github. He's moving everything to GitLab.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 14, 2018, 08:06 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 14, 2018, 08:06 PM
@scarface I just tried your OCT lite edition of W7, I did remove some SxS backups and recovery things thus saving another 400MB and made it smaller. Used NTLite to achieve this. You should try it.
Its damn fast and makes me switch to W7 but sadly I don't have certified drivers.... Boots from VM in just 5 secs and shuts down in 2 sec like Linux on NVMe drive.
Its damn fast and makes me switch to W7 but sadly I don't have certified drivers.... Boots from VM in just 5 secs and shuts down in 2 sec like Linux on NVMe drive.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2018, 02:37 AM
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2018, 02:37 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 14, 2018, 08:06 PMif winre.wim was still present, It was probably an oversight. you shouldn't find it in the windows 10 above.
@scarface I just tried your OCT lite edition of W7, I did remove some SxS backups and recovery things thus saving another 400MB and made it smaller. Used NTLite to achieve this. You should try it.
Its damn fast and makes me switch to W7 but sadly I don't have certified drivers.... Boots from VM in just 5 secs and shuts down in 2 sec like Linux on NVMe drive.
I still have the October edition of w7 and I can't find it. the recovery folder in system 32 is empty. Same thing for the backup in winsxs. Maybe you were mistaken.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 15, 2018, 08:21 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 15, 2018, 08:21 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 15, 2018, 02:37 AMYou deleted WinPE recovery setup while W7 recovery image for reset/quick refresh is present. Its just 260MB not a big deal.Quote from: Vasudev on November 14, 2018, 08:06 PMif winre.wim was still present, It was probably an oversight. you shouldn't find it in the windows 10 above.
@scarface I just tried your OCT lite edition of W7, I did remove some SxS backups and recovery things thus saving another 400MB and made it smaller. Used NTLite to achieve this. You should try it.
Its damn fast and makes me switch to W7 but sadly I don't have certified drivers.... Boots from VM in just 5 secs and shuts down in 2 sec like Linux on NVMe drive.
I still have the October edition of w7 and I can't find it. the recovery folder in system 32 is empty. Same thing for the backup in winsxs. Maybe you were mistaken.
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Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 18, 2018, 10:21 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 18, 2018, 10:21 AM
Saved it to Mega drive for future usage. I'm still using W7 October edition for legacy apps.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2018, 06:40 PM
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2018, 06:40 PM
Hopefully, The new version of windows 10 will be available tomorrow morning, since new hotfixes will be rolled out in a few hours.
A few months ago, I had a fiber optic internet, but in here it's not the case any more. Actually, there is optic fiber in the center of Saint Etienne, but not where I live, at least not yet. I know that shadow.97 and Vasudev have good internet lines because India and Sweden are modern countries, but in France, besides dense areas, internet lines are a bit slow. And as far as my upload speed is concerned, it's a nightmare. That's why I don't upload as many movies as before.
If you have twisted Arabic thrillers, you can upload them on the forum.
Here is my current internet speed...
A few years ago...(At least, in Saint Etienne, we are closer to nature. Less pollution, less noise and less stress). If you are willing to post your internet speed, the topic below is made for that. I would be curious to know the upload speed of Maher, in Palestine.
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1031.msg17381#msg17381
A few months ago, I had a fiber optic internet, but in here it's not the case any more. Actually, there is optic fiber in the center of Saint Etienne, but not where I live, at least not yet. I know that shadow.97 and Vasudev have good internet lines because India and Sweden are modern countries, but in France, besides dense areas, internet lines are a bit slow. And as far as my upload speed is concerned, it's a nightmare. That's why I don't upload as many movies as before.
If you have twisted Arabic thrillers, you can upload them on the forum.
Here is my current internet speed...
A few years ago...(At least, in Saint Etienne, we are closer to nature. Less pollution, less noise and less stress). If you are willing to post your internet speed, the topic below is made for that. I would be curious to know the upload speed of Maher, in Palestine.
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1031.msg17381#msg17381
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 12, 2018, 08:00 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 12, 2018, 08:00 AM
Quote from: scarface on December 11, 2018, 06:40 PMNot anymore scarface, I disconnected the FTTH because during heavy downloads the speed is capped to 50-100Kbps instead 1MB/s which I pay for and I was fed up with crappy excuses. I am using mobile data from couple of months and experience is not good.
Hopefully, The new version of windows 10 will be available tomorrow morning, since new hotfixes will be rolled out in a few hours.
A few months ago, I had a fiber optic internet, but in here it's not the case any more. Actually, there is optic fiber in the center of Saint Etienne, but not where I live, at least not yet. I know that shadow.97 and Vasudev have good internet lines because India and Sweden are modern countries, but in France, besides dense areas, internet lines are a bit slow. And as far as my upload speed is concerned, it's a nightmare. That's why I don't upload as many movies as before.
If you have twisted Arabic thrillers, you can upload them on the forum.
Here is my current internet speed...
A few years ago...(At least, in Saint Etienne, we are closer to nature. Less pollution, less noise and less stress). If you are willing to post your internet speed, the topic below is made for that. I would be curious to know the upload speed of Maher, in Palestine.
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=1031.msg17381#msg17381
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 12, 2018, 01:26 PM
Post by: scarface on December 12, 2018, 01:26 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 12, 2018, 08:00 AMI'm trying to understand. Did you mean "I've been using mobile data for a couple of months and we must face the facts: the results have not been conclusive"?
I am using mobile data from couple of months and experience is not good.
Note that I used my phone as a modem, and it's very efficient. I remember I could get 4mb/s in upload. 40 times faster than my current speed. Unfortunately, it's limited to 10Gb per month. After that the data transfer rate is reduced to 15kb/s...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 13, 2018, 07:49 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 13, 2018, 07:49 AM
:P
Quote from: scarface on December 12, 2018, 01:26 PMMy battery doesn't last even a day with mobile hotspot. My speed hovers between 10-15Mb/s on my old 3G phone. I can use 1.4GB/day and along with that I have 5GB addon pack.Quote from: Vasudev on December 12, 2018, 08:00 AMI'm trying to understand. Did you mean "I've been using mobile data for a couple of months and we must face the facts: the results have not been conclusive"?
I am using mobile data from couple of months and experience is not good.
Note that I used my phone as a modem, and it's very efficient. I remember I could get 4mb/s in upload. 40 times faster than my current speed. Unfortunately, it's limited to 10Gb per month. After that the data transfer rate is reduced to 15kb/s...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 19, 2018, 06:40 AM
Post by: humbert on December 19, 2018, 06:40 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 13, 2018, 07:49 AM
My battery doesn't last even a day with mobile hotspot. My speed hovers between 10-15Mb/s on my old 3G phone. I can use 1.4GB/day and along with that I have 5GB addon pack.
4G LTE is available where you are, right? Incidentally, you told me once the city you live in. Please run that by me once again.
Do you have a car? If so you can use a car charger for the phone, or preferably an inverter. If not, then do you at least carry a portable battery around for emergencies? Oh, and before I forget, if you don't have a car do you use public transport?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 19, 2018, 07:18 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 19, 2018, 07:18 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 19, 2018, 06:40 AMYes there's 4G or LTE band available. I don't have a 4G phone.Its not as top notch as in Developed countries.Quote from: Vasudev on December 13, 2018, 07:49 AM
My battery doesn't last even a day with mobile hotspot. My speed hovers between 10-15Mb/s on my old 3G phone. I can use 1.4GB/day and along with that I have 5GB addon pack.
4G LTE is available where you are, right? Incidentally, you told me once the city you live in. Please run that by me once again.
Do you have a car? If so you can use a car charger for the phone, or preferably an inverter. If not, then do you at least carry a portable battery around for emergencies? Oh, and before I forget, if you don't have a car do you use public transport?
I use a power bank or my laptop to charge it. I do have a MiFi router which is 4G with the same data limit of 1.4GB per day. MiFi gets topped off when you some Sporting events like Cricket, Football etc.. where they provide 2GB per day at no extra cost.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 21, 2018, 05:48 AM
Post by: humbert on December 21, 2018, 05:48 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 19, 2018, 07:18 AM
Yes there's 4G or LTE band available. I don't have a 4G phone.Its not as top notch as in Developed countries.
I use a power bank or my laptop to charge it. I do have a MiFi router which is 4G with the same data limit of 1.4GB per day. MiFi gets topped off when you some Sporting events like Cricket, Football etc.. where they provide 2GB per day at no extra cost.
Explain something to me. Mifi's work with mobile data by creating WiFi hotspot. Your wireless provider allows you 1.4GB a day. That's not bad. 1.4 ͯ 30 = 42GB a month. I only get 14GB/month, except they don't count it by day. What about your ISP? Did you say they give you a 10GB download cap or something?
I'm assuming your wireless provider is GSM. Does the MiFi use a SIM card to communicate with the towers?
What city do you live in? You told me once but I forgot.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 21, 2018, 06:18 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 21, 2018, 06:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on December 21, 2018, 05:48 AMI have 2 of them. One is Jio with Mifi router with its SIM and another is my phone using Airtel with same plan as Jio with unlimited text,voice calls and data.Quote from: Vasudev on December 19, 2018, 07:18 AM
Yes there's 4G or LTE band available. I don't have a 4G phone.Its not as top notch as in Developed countries.
I use a power bank or my laptop to charge it. I do have a MiFi router which is 4G with the same data limit of 1.4GB per day. MiFi gets topped off when you some Sporting events like Cricket, Football etc.. where they provide 2GB per day at no extra cost.
Explain something to me. Mifi's work with mobile data by creating WiFi hotspot. Your wireless provider allows you 1.4GB a day. That's not bad. 1.4 ͯ 30 = 42GB a month. I only get 14GB/month, except they don't count it by day. What about your ISP? Did you say they give you a 10GB download cap or something?
I'm assuming your wireless provider is GSM. Does the MiFi use a SIM card to communicate with the towers?
What city do you live in? You told me once but I forgot.
I use GSM. Yes, Mifi uses SIM card to communicate with towers.
My ISP throttles all downloads to 10Kbps or less. It was a 10Mbps with 120-150GB plan.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 22, 2018, 06:43 AM
Post by: humbert on December 22, 2018, 06:43 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 21, 2018, 06:18 PM
I have 2 of them. One is Jio with Mifi router with its SIM and another is my phone using Airtel with same plan as Jio with unlimited text,voice calls and data.
2 mobile providers, both offering limited text, voice calls and data. Awesome! I believe you said they offer 4G(LTE) but you don't have the right hardware. Right? Do they throttle your data speed after a certain amount?
Quote from: Vasudev on December 21, 2018, 06:18 PM
My ISP throttles all downloads to 10Kbps or less. It was a 10Mbps with 120-150GB plan.
10Kbps? Are you sure this isn't a typo? As I recall 25 years ago 14.4Kbps using a landline/modem was state of the art.
Where did you say you live? Just curious, that's all.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 22, 2018, 08:02 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 22, 2018, 08:02 AM
Quote
2 mobile providers, both offering limited text, voice calls and data. Awesome! I believe you said they offer 4G(LTE) but you don't have the right hardware. Right? Do they throttle your data speed after a certain amount?
After crossing 1.4GB the speeds will throttle to 144Kbps unless you get data booster pack to get 4G/LTE speeds.
I'm limited by my phone's hardware. It can do only 3.5G at max.
QuoteYou heard that right. Any "heavy downloads" say 40Megs and above gets the same treatment.
10Kbps? Are you sure this isn't a typo? As I recall 25 years ago 14.4Kbps using a landline/modem was state of the art.
Where did you say you live? Just curious, that's all.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 23, 2018, 05:51 AM
Post by: humbert on December 23, 2018, 05:51 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 22, 2018, 08:02 AM
You heard that right. Any "heavy downloads" say 40Megs and above gets the same treatment.
This is ludicrous, especially given the fact that your ISP is not the only game in town. You have 2 cell providers who provide far better service. I say ditch the ISP and stick with your 2 mobile providers.
It must take forever to simply load a web page with 10kbps. I don't know what these people are even thinking.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 23, 2018, 08:16 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 23, 2018, 08:16 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 23, 2018, 05:51 AMWebsite loads fine at 10Mbps. I even hinted the ISP to delete the custom rules they setup based on my router mac id.Quote from: Vasudev on December 22, 2018, 08:02 AM
You heard that right. Any "heavy downloads" say 40Megs and above gets the same treatment.
This is ludicrous, especially given the fact that your ISP is not the only game in town. You have 2 cell providers who provide far better service. I say ditch the ISP and stick with your 2 mobile providers.
It must take forever to simply load a web page with 10kbps. I don't know what these people are even thinking.
I'm waiting for new ISP same as my mobile provider because its great.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 25, 2018, 05:26 AM
Post by: humbert on December 25, 2018, 05:26 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 23, 2018, 08:16 AM
Website loads fine at 10Mbps. I even hinted the ISP to delete the custom rules they setup based on my router mac id.
I'm waiting for new ISP same as my mobile provider because its great.
At 10Mbps it's OK, but you said the speed was 10Kbps. At this speed loading a web site take forever. Definitely ditch this slow ISP and go with the new one as soon as it's available.
Incidentally, is 5G going to be rolled out in India any time soon. Here in the USA they're going to start implementation in 2019. From what I've been reading this is *truly* the future. It maxes out at 10Gbps, which is faster than a pure fiber connection. Even Google said they're no longer rolling out their famous Google Fiber to cities that don't already have it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 25, 2018, 10:07 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 25, 2018, 10:07 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 25, 2018, 05:26 AM5G has worse range which you may know already. They are good for short range very high speed comm link with MIMO.Quote from: Vasudev on December 23, 2018, 08:16 AM
Website loads fine at 10Mbps. I even hinted the ISP to delete the custom rules they setup based on my router mac id.
I'm waiting for new ISP same as my mobile provider because its great.
At 10Mbps it's OK, but you said the speed was 10Kbps. At this speed loading a web site take forever. Definitely ditch this slow ISP and go with the new one as soon as it's available.
Incidentally, is 5G going to be rolled out in India any time soon. Here in the USA they're going to start implementation in 2019. From what I've been reading this is *truly* the future. It maxes out at 10Gbps, which is faster than a pure fiber connection. Even Google said they're no longer rolling out their famous Google Fiber to cities that don't already have it.
I already ditched that ISP.
Here the 4G speed on my mom's phone gets around 40Mbps downlink and 2Mbps uplink. My phone does 10-15Mbps downlink and 5Mbps upload on 3.5G or H+.
I will say 4.5G is more than enough for most of them for downloading stuff and for upload fiber optics works for me.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 26, 2018, 07:02 AM
Post by: humbert on December 26, 2018, 07:02 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 25, 2018, 10:07 AM
5G has worse range which you may know already. They are good for short range very high speed comm link with MIMO.
I already ditched that ISP.
From what I've been reading, the plan is to put 5G cells on telephone poles and street lights. The home customer would be issued a 5G modem with probably a small external antenna. The idea is, of course to find a way around 5G's distance and through-the-wall limitations. A major plus is that 5G devices would be fully backward compatible with 4G (LTE). It is infinitely cheaper for ISP's to hang 5G cells from a light pole than to tear up the street to bury fiber-optic cables. This is (I believe) why Google and AT&T are starting to cut back on their plans to install fiber everywhere. If the ISP's manage to get around 5G's limitations, fiber will become obsolete.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 26, 2018, 10:45 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 26, 2018, 10:45 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 26, 2018, 07:02 AM5G isn't really battery efficient and yeah Fiber is expensive. But for people who download/upload heavily Fiber is helpful and 5G might not give you constant rated speed and it only advertises as 1Gbps Peak speed and not sustained speeds for N time duration.Quote from: Vasudev on December 25, 2018, 10:07 AM
5G has worse range which you may know already. They are good for short range very high speed comm link with MIMO.
I already ditched that ISP.
From what I've been reading, the plan is to put 5G cells on telephone poles and street lights. The home customer would be issued a 5G modem with probably a small external antenna. The idea is, of course to find a way around 5G's distance and through-the-wall limitations. A major plus is that 5G devices would be fully backward compatible with 4G (LTE). It is infinitely cheaper for ISP's to hang 5G cells from a light pole than to tear up the street to bury fiber-optic cables. This is (I believe) why Google and AT&T are starting to cut back on their plans to install fiber everywhere. If the ISP's manage to get around 5G's limitations, fiber will become obsolete.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 27, 2018, 06:14 AM
Post by: humbert on December 27, 2018, 06:14 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 26, 2018, 10:45 AM
5G isn't really battery efficient and yeah Fiber is expensive. But for people who download/upload heavily Fiber is helpful and 5G might not give you constant rated speed and it only advertises as 1Gbps Peak speed and not sustained speeds for N time duration.
Keep in mind I refer to the notion of using 5G for the home to compete against the current wire-based ISP. For mobile devices it's still a win-win situation: They'd use 5G whenever possible and simply revert back to LTE as the need arises. Serious problems would arise only if the devices were locked to 5G. Fortunately that won't be the case, it's already been confirmed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2018, 10:58 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 27, 2018, 10:58 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 27, 2018, 06:14 AMFor mobile users its a win-win situation.Quote from: Vasudev on December 26, 2018, 10:45 AM
5G isn't really battery efficient and yeah Fiber is expensive. But for people who download/upload heavily Fiber is helpful and 5G might not give you constant rated speed and it only advertises as 1Gbps Peak speed and not sustained speeds for N time duration.
Keep in mind I refer to the notion of using 5G for the home to compete against the current wire-based ISP. For mobile devices it's still a win-win situation: They'd use 5G whenever possible and simply revert back to LTE as the need arises. Serious problems would arise only if the devices were locked to 5G. Fortunately that won't be the case, it's already been confirmed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 14, 2019, 06:23 AM
Post by: humbert on January 14, 2019, 06:23 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 09, 2019, 12:50 PM
Today, windows 10 x64 pro Redstone 5 v1809 (with the January updates) is available.
For Vasudev who is waiting for windows 7, I'll release an extra lite edition later.
Is it possible to open the ISO and execute the setup.exe in order to upgrade from an earlier version of Windows, or must it be installed clean? I'm asking because many times I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 1709 to 1803 using Windows Update. I finally upgraded to 1803 with Vasudev's copy using the setup.exe file. Maybe I can do the same with your copy of 1809.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 14, 2019, 07:50 AM
Post by: scarface on January 14, 2019, 07:50 AM
Quote from: humbert on January 14, 2019, 06:23 AM
Is it possible to open the ISO and execute the setup.exe in order to upgrade from an earlier version of Windows, or must it be installed clean? I'm asking because many times I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 1709 to 1803 using Windows Update. I finally upgraded to 1803 with Vasudev's copy using the setup.exe file. Maybe I can do the same with your copy of 1809.
In my opinion, it's possible.
But if I were you, I would do a clean install. Note that I don't even use it yet since I had other problems lately (I'm still using v1803).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 14, 2019, 10:18 AM
Post by: Vasudev on January 14, 2019, 10:18 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 14, 2019, 07:50 AMI'm still using v1803 and kept scarface and mine RS5 ISOs in queue for those want Redstone 5. Those who wants no bloatware with UWP apps I install scarface's ISO and those who want stock W10 experience with slight tweaks and no useless UWP games and ad based apps I install mine.Quote from: humbert on January 14, 2019, 06:23 AM
Is it possible to open the ISO and execute the setup.exe in order to upgrade from an earlier version of Windows, or must it be installed clean? I'm asking because many times I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 1709 to 1803 using Windows Update. I finally upgraded to 1803 with Vasudev's copy using the setup.exe file. Maybe I can do the same with your copy of 1809.
In my opinion, it's possible.
But if I were you, I would do a clean install. Note that I don't even use it yet since I had other problems lately (I'm still using v1803).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 14, 2019, 10:20 AM
Post by: Vasudev on January 14, 2019, 10:20 AM
Quote from: humbert on January 14, 2019, 06:23 AMYes you can upgrade. Make sure to disconnect other HDDs/SSDs to prevent data deletion bug on upgrade install. Use dism++ and check all options and clean it up. After that, use setup.exe to upgrade to RS5 error free w/ clean install like experience.Quote from: scarface on January 09, 2019, 12:50 PM
Today, windows 10 x64 pro Redstone 5 v1809 (with the January updates) is available.
For Vasudev who is waiting for windows 7, I'll release an extra lite edition later.
Is it possible to open the ISO and execute the setup.exe in order to upgrade from an earlier version of Windows, or must it be installed clean? I'm asking because many times I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 1709 to 1803 using Windows Update. I finally upgraded to 1803 with Vasudev's copy using the setup.exe file. Maybe I can do the same with your copy of 1809.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 10, 2019, 08:17 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 10, 2019, 08:17 AM
I'm still using your October edition of W7 pro.
I am making a stock version of W7 just for archive with latest January updates. For experienced users I still recommend your versions of W7/w10. My W7 really sucks since its very huge.
I am making a stock version of W7 just for archive with latest January updates. For experienced users I still recommend your versions of W7/w10. My W7 really sucks since its very huge.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 14, 2019, 09:40 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 14, 2019, 09:40 AM
Here is a screenshot of all my updated Images of Win 10 RS4,5 and Win 7 SP1.
I may have to read Harkaz's guide for using Win 7 slipstreaming. Rebase tool is wonderful, I updated SF edition w7 october edition to January updates... Now it starts within 3 secs and shuts down in a sec on NVMe drive. Thanks SF.I'm deprecating most Appx on newer Win 10 versions because I believe they aren't updating their apps anymore which are absolute crap after updating to same versions as of Redstone 5.scarface: Can we use rebase whilst the image is mounted using GImageX?
I may have to read Harkaz's guide for using Win 7 slipstreaming. Rebase tool is wonderful, I updated SF edition w7 october edition to January updates... Now it starts within 3 secs and shuts down in a sec on NVMe drive. Thanks SF.I'm deprecating most Appx on newer Win 10 versions because I believe they aren't updating their apps anymore which are absolute crap after updating to same versions as of Redstone 5.scarface: Can we use rebase whilst the image is mounted using GImageX?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 14, 2019, 08:33 PM
Post by: scarface on February 14, 2019, 08:33 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on February 14, 2019, 09:40 AM
Here is a screenshot of all my updated Images of Win 10 RS4,5 and Win 7 SP1.
I may have to read Harkaz's guide for using Win 7 slipstreaming. Rebase tool is wonderful, I updated SF edition w7 october edition to January updates... Now it starts within 3 secs and shuts down in a sec on NVMe drive. Thanks SF.I'm deprecating most Appx on newer Win 10 versions because I believe they aren't updating their apps anymore which are absolute crap after updating to same versions as of Redstone 5.scarface: Can we use rebase whilst the image is mounted using GImageX?
With windows 10, you can do it with:
Dism /Image:C:\test\ /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
With windows 7, to use Rebase for an offline image mounted to D:\mount use this syntax: rebase â€"image:D:\mount\Windows [-extreme|-decompress-base] [-hideupdates]
The D:\mount\Windows directory is the Windows directory of the mounted image in 99.99% of cases. If you changed the Windows directory name to WinDir, you should point to the absolute path of the mounted Windows directory as follows:
â€"image:D:\mount\WinDir
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 15, 2019, 01:11 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 15, 2019, 01:11 PM
Quote from: scarface on February 14, 2019, 08:33 PMI re-read the Rebase manual and now it worked. Looks like I was doing it wrong. I did find Dism++ doing similar SxS cleanup on live OS. I will try rebase once more for testing. Do you think 4.1GB is too big for 4 editions of W7?Quote from: Vasudev on February 14, 2019, 09:40 AM
Here is a screenshot of all my updated Images of Win 10 RS4,5 and Win 7 SP1.
I may have to read Harkaz's guide for using Win 7 slipstreaming. Rebase tool is wonderful, I updated SF edition w7 october edition to January updates... Now it starts within 3 secs and shuts down in a sec on NVMe drive. Thanks SF.I'm deprecating most Appx on newer Win 10 versions because I believe they aren't updating their apps anymore which are absolute crap after updating to same versions as of Redstone 5.scarface: Can we use rebase whilst the image is mounted using GImageX?
With windows 10, you can do it with:
Dism /Image:C:\test\ /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
With windows 7, to use Rebase for an offline image mounted to D:\mount use this syntax: rebase â€"image:D:\mount\Windows [-extreme|-decompress-base] [-hideupdates]
The D:\mount\Windows directory is the Windows directory of the mounted image in 99.99% of cases. If you changed the Windows directory name to WinDir, you should point to the absolute path of the mounted Windows directory as follows:
â€"image:D:\mount\WinDir
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 15, 2019, 08:36 PM
Post by: scarface on February 15, 2019, 08:36 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on February 15, 2019, 01:11 PMIf your iso is 4.1 Gb, I think it's a bit big indeed, if you have applied rebase -extreme -online.
I re-read the Rebase manual and now it worked. Looks like I was doing it wrong. I did find Dism++ doing similar SxS cleanup on live OS. I will try rebase once more for testing. Do you think 4.1GB is too big for 4 editions of W7?
But I think you can't compete with harkaz and me and with our sysprep method, sorry to say that, because you are applying some patches offline and your method seems to force you to keep several editions in your iso. If I was trimming down the winsxs folder aggressively, I could probably go below 2Gb for windows 7. The only problem is that it breaks the possibility to install future updates. Apparently using harkaz's rebase seems to have the same consequences sometimes. I didn't experience problems with the method to clean winsxs folder under windows 10. But this time it's an official tool.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 16, 2019, 06:35 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 16, 2019, 06:35 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 15, 2019, 08:36 PM4.1GB is without doing rebase. I'll remove Home basic edition and that will reduce size to 3GB with 3 editions. With ESD, I can go down to 2GB ISO size but decompression takes a long time on older hardware.Quote from: Vasudev on February 15, 2019, 01:11 PMIf your iso is 4.1 Gb, I think it's a bit big indeed, if you have applied rebase -extreme -online.
I re-read the Rebase manual and now it worked. Looks like I was doing it wrong. I did find Dism++ doing similar SxS cleanup on live OS. I will try rebase once more for testing. Do you think 4.1GB is too big for 4 editions of W7?
But I think you can't compete with harkaz and me and with our sysprep method, sorry to say that, because you are applying some patches offline and your method seems to force you to keep several editions in your iso. If I was trimming down the winsxs folder aggressively, I could probably go below 2Gb for windows 7. The only problem is that it breaks the possibility to install future updates. Apparently using harkaz's rebase seems to have the same consequences sometimes. I didn't experience problems with the method to clean winsxs folder under windows 10. But this time it's an official tool.
For now, I use Win toolkit and NTLite for make W7 and W10 ISOs. I'll have to re-visit Harkaz Sysprep guide once again!
You did say, removed useless winre.wim file, is it Boot.wim or WinPE files?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 16, 2019, 09:08 AM
Post by: scarface on February 16, 2019, 09:08 AM
Winpe files? no, they are used to mount or capture the wim file.
Winre.wim is just the file in the recovery folder (It's a hidden system file). Of course when deleted you can't use the recovery tool any more.
You know, I've been thinking about going to India in May or June. To see sth else.
I don't know if I could see you in Mumbai or New Delhi. I can even pay the trip for Maher or humbert.
Winre.wim is just the file in the recovery folder (It's a hidden system file). Of course when deleted you can't use the recovery tool any more.
You know, I've been thinking about going to India in May or June. To see sth else.
I don't know if I could see you in Mumbai or New Delhi. I can even pay the trip for Maher or humbert.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 17, 2019, 10:38 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 17, 2019, 10:38 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 16, 2019, 09:08 AMI live in South India. Its better to skip New delhi because of too high air pollution.
Winpe files? no, they are used to mount or capture the wim file.
Winre.wim is just the file in the recovery folder (It's a hidden system file). Of course when deleted you can't use the recovery tool any more.
You know, I've been thinking about going to India in May or June. To see sth else.
I don't know if I could see you in Mumbai or New Delhi. I can even pay the trip for Maher or humbert.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 18, 2019, 12:12 AM
Post by: scarface on February 18, 2019, 12:12 AM
too high an air pollution.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 18, 2019, 11:55 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 18, 2019, 11:55 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 18, 2019, 12:12 AMCorrect. I eat some words mid-way.
too high an air pollution.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 28, 2019, 05:58 AM
Post by: humbert on February 28, 2019, 05:58 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 18, 2019, 12:12 AM
too high an air pollution.
You're sure this is gramatically correct? I've never heard anybody nor any written article refer to it this way. They'd probably say "too much air pollution".
I saw a TV documentary on New Delhi the other day. How so many people can live together like ants in such a small space and in that heat is beyond my comprehension. I'd go absolutely bonkers! I should mention that New Delhi is NOT the only plane in the world with a high population density. Hong Kong is probably worse.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 28, 2019, 07:06 AM
Post by: Vasudev on February 28, 2019, 07:06 AM
Quote from: humbert on February 28, 2019, 05:58 AMYes HK especially their cash rich PC/Mobile manufacturing and assembling parts are highly polluted.Quote from: scarface on February 18, 2019, 12:12 AM
too high an air pollution.
You're sure this is gramatically correct? I've never heard anybody nor any written article refer to it this way. They'd probably say "too much air pollution".
I saw a TV documentary on New Delhi the other day. How so many people can live together like ants in such a small space and in that heat is beyond my comprehension. I'd go absolutely bonkers! I should mention that New Delhi is NOT the only plane in the world with a high population density. Hong Kong is probably worse.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 01, 2019, 02:38 AM
Post by: scarface on March 01, 2019, 02:38 AM
Quote from: humbert on February 28, 2019, 05:58 AMI'm positive, "too high an air pollution" is grammatically correct. As for the turn of phrase, a high air pollution may not be that common, but you can find articles with that expression.
You're sure this is gramatically correct? I've never heard anybody nor any written article refer to it this way. They'd probably say "too much air pollution".
https://www.englishforums.com/English/TooHighAOrJustTooHigh/drbnq/post.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-uk-alert-warning-london-sadiq-khan-scotland-yorkshire-a8797216.html
I must say I'm not surprised at your comment, and it confirms what I first thought: Americans' proficiency in the English language is diminishing. And the Spanish language is slowly becoming the first language. It's due to the fact that the Chicanos are more and more numerous, por supuesto.
Teaching quality in the United States is declining steadily too.
Well, you must be thinking that I'm underestimating you and that's not the case. In fact, I didn't think that an American could write English so well. But Brits and Northern Europeans are probably better, no doubt through historical atavism, I mean Shakespeare was not American, And the current president of the US is speaking English like a Spanish cow. I'm sure shadow.97 will agree with me on this.
Well, maybe such is more commonly used than too, and in this case there is no grammatical exception.
Thus, note the difference between: he's too big a man / he's such a big man.
But "he's a too big man" is not correct.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 10, 2019, 06:52 AM
Post by: humbert on March 10, 2019, 06:52 AM
In those links you posted I don't see any mention of "too high an air pollution" or something that says the phrase is gramatically correct. I personally have never heard it expressed that way, which is why I asked if you believe this was correct.
There is no question the level of education is this country is disastrous when compared to the rest of the world. Every day it just gets worse as subjects that were once mandatory are removed from high school curriculums. Not surprisingly grammar among pre-college students is horrendous, with few exceptions.
Indeed the prevalence Spanish is growing. While Mexicans might be the majority overall, they're certainly not the only ones. In Miami, for example, there are very few Mexicans and yet Spanish is as prevalent as English, if not more so. Too many Cubans, Colombians, Nicaraguans, and more recently an invasion of Venezuelans. Add to this that there are more and more Spanish TV networks, radio stations, cable channels, newspapers and much more. None of this existed 50 years go.
As you already know, English is a bastard language and generally a disaster. At least American English is more phonetic than in other countries. Words like "center", "theater", "color", "fiber" and many more have less phonetic and more confusing spellings in other countries.
There is no question the level of education is this country is disastrous when compared to the rest of the world. Every day it just gets worse as subjects that were once mandatory are removed from high school curriculums. Not surprisingly grammar among pre-college students is horrendous, with few exceptions.
Indeed the prevalence Spanish is growing. While Mexicans might be the majority overall, they're certainly not the only ones. In Miami, for example, there are very few Mexicans and yet Spanish is as prevalent as English, if not more so. Too many Cubans, Colombians, Nicaraguans, and more recently an invasion of Venezuelans. Add to this that there are more and more Spanish TV networks, radio stations, cable channels, newspapers and much more. None of this existed 50 years go.
As you already know, English is a bastard language and generally a disaster. At least American English is more phonetic than in other countries. Words like "center", "theater", "color", "fiber" and many more have less phonetic and more confusing spellings in other countries.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 15, 2019, 05:30 AM
Post by: humbert on March 15, 2019, 05:30 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 14, 2019, 09:56 PM
Today, windows 10 x64 pro Redstone 5 v1809 (with the March updates) is available.
Can this be installed over an older version of Windows 10?
Quote from: scarface on March 14, 2019, 09:56 PM
It's also activated by default.
How did you manage this? Does that mean you don't have to rearm it?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 15, 2019, 09:08 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 15, 2019, 09:08 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 14, 2019, 09:56 PMToo bad I'm on Redstone 6 19H1. I'm waiting for your extra lite W7. I deleted my W7 ISO. Hahahaa....
Today, windows 10 x64 pro Redstone 5 v1809 (with the March updates) is available.
For Vasudev who is waiting for windows 7, I'll release an extra lite edition later.
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5, netfx 4.7.2, dx9 (and 12) and many programs.
Note: in this edition you'll find much more programs like vlc, firefox, handbrake, silverlight, cdisplay (custom made edition of SF), Sumatra, Flashplayer+schockwave...
It's also activated by default.
Nothing was deleted in winsxs and to obtain such a size, install.wim was converted into esd.
As usual, It also contains 7zip 19.00, winrar 3.70, Treesize free, subtitles edit, Visual C++ Redist...and the latest drivers.
list of the embedded drivers here (to be updated): https://justpaste.it/6golp
Nothing was removed except the useless recovery file winre.wim (but a script was run to remove the useless appx and provisioned packages. Hopefully they won't come back since the registry was updated too).
Fx sound enhancer was added (full version).
Windows defender is disabled by default but can be re-enabled again via gpedit.msc.
only 3.39 Gb
Link: soon
and here is the link for a switch-less win10 activator (encrypted & automatic).
I encrypted it to store it more easily since some antivirus detect it as a virus. Disable your antivirus before executing the exe (it’s not a virus).
A few seconds later,it’s done.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
Mr baboon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CwZmI8mUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAlj3odftHc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKowWFBIuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ9s7FBJL14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHDoJi_LpwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW_lKGf9us
Note that an updated repack of the latest version of Dishonored 2 will be available later this month. The decompression will be more reliable too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 16, 2019, 02:18 PM
Post by: scarface on March 16, 2019, 02:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 15, 2019, 05:30 AMI never tested that but you should be able to install it over a previous version.
Can this be installed over an older version of Windows 10?
Quote from: humbert on March 15, 2019, 05:30 AMSome apps are installed during install. But you have to rearm it every 6 months. Otherwise you'll have a watermark...
How did you manage this? Does that mean you don't have to rearm it?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 19, 2019, 04:23 AM
Post by: humbert on March 19, 2019, 04:23 AM
Vasu -> Why do you prefer 7z over Winrar? I have the cracked version of Winrar 5.70 - it's fast and it works great. I ask because I haven't tested 7z and I wonder what an apples-to-apples comparison looks like. When I have to open a 7z file I use Total Commander's 7z plugin, but Winrar could easily open them too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AM
@scarface:If you use rar then WinRAR is the best. I switched to 7z format long time and 7zip can open a lot of linux and windows files easily and even a Linux version can do the same and I prefer cross platform compatibility and performance.
@humbert:
I never used Winrar!
@humbert:
I never used Winrar!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 28, 2019, 12:57 AM
Post by: scarface on March 28, 2019, 12:57 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AMI'm not claiming to be the best.
@scarface:If you use rar then WinRAR is the best.
Quote from: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AMBoth programs are included in the SF windows 10 anyway, I don't know what the fuss is all about.
I switched to 7z format long time and 7zip can open a lot of linux and windows files easily and even a Linux version can do the same and I prefer cross platform compatibility and performance.
Note that the development of an home-made windows 10 Pro x64 lite v1903 is currently under way. A new version will be available soon.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 28, 2019, 09:32 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 28, 2019, 09:32 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 28, 2019, 12:57 AMI'm already on 1903 insider 18862 and there are few bugs pending, System > Apps crashes settings app and lot of minor UI inconsistencies.Quote from: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AMI'm not claiming to be the best.
@scarface:If you use rar then WinRAR is the best.Quote from: Vasudev on March 19, 2019, 09:05 AMBoth programs are included in the SF windows 10 anyway, I don't know what the fuss is all about.
I switched to 7z format long time and 7zip can open a lot of linux and windows files easily and even a Linux version can do the same and I prefer cross platform compatibility and performance.
Note that the development of an home-made windows 10 Pro x64 lite v1903 is currently under way. A new version will be available soon.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AM
@scarface: Doesn't ESD tax the CPU while compressing/decompressing on low end PCs?
Why don't you use NTLite to remove UWP apps and save 1GB per edition?
Why don't you use NTLite to remove UWP apps and save 1GB per edition?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 29, 2019, 09:13 PM
Post by: scarface on March 29, 2019, 09:13 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AMMaybe. But do you have a better alternative to have a small version?
@scarface: Doesn't ESD tax the CPU while compressing/decompressing on low end PCs?
Quote from: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AMI'm already using a script (available below) in powershell. I don't think I could delete more apps without breaking the system. Most are system critical or in place to support other apps or the possibility of other apps being installed
Why don't you use NTLite to remove UWP apps and save 1GB per edition?
Code Select
Import-Module AppX
Import-Module Dism
#Use "#" to comment out apps you don't want to remove.
#You must comment out both commands for each app.
#The Remove-AppXpackage and Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage must both be commented out.
#Remove AppX Packages for unnecessary Windows 10 AppX Apps
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.BingNews* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.GetHelp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.NetworkSpeedTest* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Office.OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Office.Sway* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.OneConnect* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.People* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Print3D* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.RemoteDesktop* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsCamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.ZuneMusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.ZuneVideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Remove AppX Packages for Sponsored Windows 10 AppX Apps
Get-AppxPackage *EclipseManager* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *ActiproSoftwareLLC* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *AdobeSystemsIncorporated.AdobePhotoshopExpress* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Duolingo-LearnLanguagesforFree* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *PandoraMediaInc* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *CandyCrush* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Wunderlist* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Flipboard* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Twitter* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Facebook* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Spotify* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Optional: Typically not removed but you can if you need to for some reason
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.1712.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.1712.5.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.BingWeather* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsCalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Use "#" to comment out apps you don't want to remove.
#You must comment out both commands for each app.
#The Remove-AppXpackage and Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage must both be commented out.
#Remove AppX Provisioning for unnecessary Windows 10 AppX apps
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.GetHelp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Getstarted" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Messaging" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.OneConnect" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.People" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Print3D" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.SkypeApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsMaps" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.ZuneMusic" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.ZuneVideo" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Sponsored Windows 10 AppX apps don't have corresponding provisioning packages
#Optional: Typically not removed but you can if you need to for some reason
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.BingWeather" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MSPaint" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Windows.Photos" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsStore" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 30, 2019, 10:18 AM
Post by: Vasudev on March 30, 2019, 10:18 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 29, 2019, 09:13 PMI keep Xbox,Contact support,calculator,paint and Snip and Paste aka snipping tool.Quote from: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AMMaybe. But do you have a better alternative to have a small version?
@scarface: Doesn't ESD tax the CPU while compressing/decompressing on low end PCs?Quote from: Vasudev on March 29, 2019, 08:41 AMI'm already using a script (available below) in powershell. I don't think I could delete more apps without breaking the system. Most are system critical or in place to support other apps or the possibility of other apps being installed
Why don't you use NTLite to remove UWP apps and save 1GB per edition?Code SelectImport-Module AppX
Import-Module Dism
#Use "#" to comment out apps you don't want to remove.
#You must comment out both commands for each app.
#The Remove-AppXpackage and Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage must both be commented out.
#Remove AppX Packages for unnecessary Windows 10 AppX Apps
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.BingNews* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.GetHelp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.NetworkSpeedTest* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Office.OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Office.Sway* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.OneConnect* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.People* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Print3D* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.RemoteDesktop* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsCamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.ZuneMusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.ZuneVideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Remove AppX Packages for Sponsored Windows 10 AppX Apps
Get-AppxPackage *EclipseManager* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *ActiproSoftwareLLC* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *AdobeSystemsIncorporated.AdobePhotoshopExpress* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Duolingo-LearnLanguagesforFree* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *PandoraMediaInc* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *CandyCrush* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Wunderlist* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Flipboard* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Twitter* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Facebook* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Spotify* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Optional: Typically not removed but you can if you need to for some reason
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.1712.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.1712.5.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.BingWeather* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsCalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage
#Use "#" to comment out apps you don't want to remove.
#You must comment out both commands for each app.
#The Remove-AppXpackage and Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage must both be commented out.
#Remove AppX Provisioning for unnecessary Windows 10 AppX apps
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.GetHelp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Getstarted" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Messaging" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.OneConnect" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.People" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Print3D" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.SkypeApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsMaps" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxApp" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.ZuneMusic" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.ZuneVideo" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Sponsored Windows 10 AppX apps don't have corresponding provisioning packages
#Optional: Typically not removed but you can if you need to for some reason
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.BingWeather" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MSPaint" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.Windows.Photos" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
#Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where Displayname -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsStore" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 10, 2019, 09:43 AM
Post by: Vasudev on April 10, 2019, 09:43 AM
@scarface: I did update both install.wim and boot.wim and resulting image says Windows cannot find drivers for booting. I did find a MSFT guide to copy newer exe and dll to a folder and copy or merge with orginal extract ISO to update boot.wim.
You can use win toolkit or imagex or even Dism++ to keep the image mounted and I used Dism++ to remove most Appx and you can add regtweaks too.
You can use win toolkit or imagex or even Dism++ to keep the image mounted and I used Dism++ to remove most Appx and you can add regtweaks too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 11, 2019, 07:12 PM
Post by: scarface on April 11, 2019, 07:12 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on April 10, 2019, 09:43 AMWith windows 7, you have to update boot.wim with usb 3 drivers if you use a usb key on a usb 3 port.
@scarface: I did update both install.wim and boot.wim and resulting image says Windows cannot find drivers for booting. I did find a MSFT guide to copy newer exe and dll to a folder and copy or merge with orginal extract ISO to update boot.wim.
You can use win toolkit or imagex or even Dism++ to keep the image mounted and I used Dism++ to remove most Appx and you can add regtweaks too.
To add drivers on windows 7 and windows 10, I just use the original dism. I don't use third party software to remove components.
Note that an updated windows 7 pro x64 will be available by the end of the week.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 13, 2019, 05:27 AM
Post by: humbert on April 13, 2019, 05:27 AM
Quote from: scarface on April 12, 2019, 09:31 PM
Note that the link for windows 7 is available for those who are interested.
As I'm sure you're all aware, support for Windows 7 ends on 14/1/2020. I suggest those of you who are still on it to upgrade to 10 ASAP. Diehards out there will use the same argument as with XP - it's mean, lean and works perfectly. I totally agree. Sadly upgrades are a fact of life. Sooner or later, one way or the other, you WILL upgrade. Better to get it over with, the sooner the better.
Incidentally, according to Micro$haft, any computer that can run Windows 7 can run Windows 10. Disclaimer: I haven't tested this, I'm repeating what they're saying.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on May 01, 2019, 08:16 PM
Post by: Shadow.97 on May 01, 2019, 08:16 PM
requesting W7-trimmed version. link was dead. old reupload please? Going to use it for a legacy retro pc that has very low specs. Circa 2006. Win 10 didnt work last time i tried due to driver for the sata controller
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 01, 2019, 11:42 PM
Post by: scarface on May 01, 2019, 11:42 PM
Check this link: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg30221#msg30221
It's not a "w7-trimmed version" though. If it's a very old PC, maybe you should consider downloading xp.
It's not a "w7-trimmed version" though. If it's a very old PC, maybe you should consider downloading xp.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 02, 2019, 08:35 AM
Post by: Vasudev on May 02, 2019, 08:35 AM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on May 01, 2019, 08:16 PMUse Linux with Q4wine and compatibility set to W7 x86 or x86_64.
requesting W7-trimmed version. link was dead. old reupload please? Going to use it for a legacy retro pc that has very low specs. Circa 2006. Win 10 didnt work last time i tried due to driver for the sata controller
Xp or Win 7 x32 should be good. I think Shnnedo does make dual arch Win 7 using Simplix pack. You can ask him via PM at MDL forums.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 26, 2019, 01:55 AM
Post by: scarface on June 26, 2019, 01:55 AM
Maybe some of you remember harkaz. This user was very polite and particularly talented.
In this message you can find rebase for windows 7 x64, if you need it: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg34357#msg34357
Note that based on my experience, if the "-extreme" switch is used, it can remove 3 Gb from the winsxs folder, but then it is breaking the ability to install updates.
Note that the script to remove provisioned apps for the windows 10 lite edition is available in the message about windows 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUjPZuwIm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZvd9-wU-4A
In this message you can find rebase for windows 7 x64, if you need it: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg34357#msg34357
Note that based on my experience, if the "-extreme" switch is used, it can remove 3 Gb from the winsxs folder, but then it is breaking the ability to install updates.
Note that the script to remove provisioned apps for the windows 10 lite edition is available in the message about windows 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUjPZuwIm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZvd9-wU-4A
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 28, 2019, 05:17 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 28, 2019, 05:17 PM
Quote from: scarface on June 27, 2019, 11:27 PMHaha.... You're same as me.... How Hot? 40-45C??Quote from: Vasudev on June 27, 2019, 09:19 AMWell, no, actually I had read "the latest w7 iso". It's very hot, and I don't read the articles of the forum carefully.Quote from: scarface on June 27, 2019, 12:26 AMVery sad to hear that.Quote from: Vasudev on June 26, 2019, 02:36 PMYes.
@scarface is this the last W7 ISO with latest updates?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 28, 2019, 07:41 PM
Post by: scarface on June 28, 2019, 07:41 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 28, 2019, 05:17 PMNo, 35°C
Haha.... You're same as me.... How Hot? 40-45C??
I think that the record in France was beaten today with 44°C in Carpentras.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 29, 2019, 10:05 AM
Post by: Vasudev on June 29, 2019, 10:05 AM
Quote from: scarface on June 28, 2019, 07:41 PMHere, 10 years ago, avg ambient temps were below 30C. Now, its 40C plus!Quote from: Vasudev on June 28, 2019, 05:17 PMNo, 35°C
Haha.... You're same as me.... How Hot? 40-45C??
I think that the record in France was beaten today with 44°C in Carpentras.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:55 AM
Post by: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:55 AM
@scarface: Yesterday I did a custom Win 7 SP1 and install.esd size is 2.2GB and 3.3GB in standard wim container. I updated winre.wim file to latest updates along with boot.wim files.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 30, 2019, 03:35 PM
Post by: scarface on June 30, 2019, 03:35 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:55 AM3.3 Gb? You must have made a serious clean sweep.
@scarface: Yesterday I did a custom Win 7 SP1 and install.esd size is 2.2GB and 3.3GB in standard wim container. I updated winre.wim file to latest updates along with boot.wim files.
2.2 GB? I read several times that the esd conversion was only possible with windows 10. Is it working? Is there a new boot.wim to handle this? This is pretty interesting if I want to make a smaller windows 7 release.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:36 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:36 PM
Quote from: scarface on June 30, 2019, 03:35 PMYeah I also saved custom boot.wim fully integrated as per Harkaz guide. Mind you, I forgot the VM part so if I followed that the ESD would have been much smaller. My ISO has updated winre.wim trimmed to 320MB using Harkaz cleanup guide(WinSxS). Rebasing compressed the test OS image to 16GB as opposed to 20GB. I used Simplix to update install.wim. Use NTLite for ESD compression or Gimagex for Xpress64k with better compression with slow speed.Quote from: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:55 AM3.3 Gb? You must have made a serious clean sweep.
@scarface: Yesterday I did a custom Win 7 SP1 and install.esd size is 2.2GB and 3.3GB in standard wim container. I updated winre.wim file to latest updates along with boot.wim files.
2.2 GB? I read several times that the esd conversion was only possible with windows 10. Is it working? Is there a new boot.wim to handle this? This is pretty interesting if I want to make a smaller windows 7 release.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 01, 2019, 07:45 PM
Post by: scarface on July 01, 2019, 07:45 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:36 PMHarkaz's guide for a "custom boot.wim fully integrated"? where? I must have missed sth. For the pb of compatibility what did you do? it seems a solution was found here:Quote from: scarface on June 30, 2019, 03:35 PMYeah I also saved custom boot.wim fully integrated as per Harkaz guide. Mind you, I forgot the VM part so if I followed that the ESD would have been much smaller. My ISO has updated winre.wim trimmed to 320MB using Harkaz cleanup guide(WinSxS). Rebasing compressed the test OS image to 16GB as opposed to 20GB. I used Simplix to update install.wim. Use NTLite for ESD compression or Gimagex for Xpress64k with better compression with slow speed.Quote from: Vasudev on June 30, 2019, 09:55 AM3.3 Gb? You must have made a serious clean sweep.
@scarface: Yesterday I did a custom Win 7 SP1 and install.esd size is 2.2GB and 3.3GB in standard wim container. I updated winre.wim file to latest updates along with boot.wim files.
2.2 GB? I read several times that the esd conversion was only possible with windows 10. Is it working? Is there a new boot.wim to handle this? This is pretty interesting if I want to make a smaller windows 7 release.
https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/windows-7-wim-file-to-esd.56297/
For the esd compression I know I can use ntlite or dism...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 01, 2019, 11:06 PM
Post by: scarface on July 01, 2019, 11:06 PM
I assume you were referring to this message: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=991.0
But the links are not valid any more.
Actually I found an old tutorial of harkaz here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/guide-integrating-windows-7-post-sp1-updates-to-installation-disk-64-bit.42163/
But I find it's a bit hard to understand it.
For my own windows 7 and 10 versions, I have a reliable method, I "just" update them, tweak them and add a bunch of programs on a virtual machine then I use the sysprep method (optionally I can make a clean sweep too). Once done, I would not say that's a method for a beginner since I have to capture the image using gimagex (for win7) or dism (for win10), by booting a bootable and home-made winpe.iso that contains gimagex and dism... Then I have to transfer the image between the virtual machine and the local computer via ftp.
If you want my bare-bones winpe iso (After booting you have to type 1 or 2 to use cmd prompt or gimagex... there is nothing else): https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE (https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE)
I don't need to update winre.wim since I remove it. As far as boot.wim is concerned, for windows 7 I remember I added some usb3 drivers to be able to install it on recent computers with a usb key, that's all.
Since the whereabouts of harkaz are unknown, maybe you could add your own tutorial to explain what you mean by "custom boot.wim fully integrated" (and how to make a install.esd file for windows 7 since it's not supported by default).
But the links are not valid any more.
Actually I found an old tutorial of harkaz here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/guide-integrating-windows-7-post-sp1-updates-to-installation-disk-64-bit.42163/
But I find it's a bit hard to understand it.
For my own windows 7 and 10 versions, I have a reliable method, I "just" update them, tweak them and add a bunch of programs on a virtual machine then I use the sysprep method (optionally I can make a clean sweep too). Once done, I would not say that's a method for a beginner since I have to capture the image using gimagex (for win7) or dism (for win10), by booting a bootable and home-made winpe.iso that contains gimagex and dism... Then I have to transfer the image between the virtual machine and the local computer via ftp.
If you want my bare-bones winpe iso (After booting you have to type 1 or 2 to use cmd prompt or gimagex... there is nothing else): https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE (https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE)
I don't need to update winre.wim since I remove it. As far as boot.wim is concerned, for windows 7 I remember I added some usb3 drivers to be able to install it on recent computers with a usb key, that's all.
Since the whereabouts of harkaz are unknown, maybe you could add your own tutorial to explain what you mean by "custom boot.wim fully integrated" (and how to make a install.esd file for windows 7 since it's not supported by default).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 02, 2019, 08:04 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 02, 2019, 08:04 PM
Quote from: scarface on July 01, 2019, 11:06 PMDr. Harkaz is a real doctor, I mean medical one and good programmer. Anyway this is the guide. https://mega.nz/#!UYR1TCyR!YCUiE7EeUpSHXq-t7M4DUf5J9yiFUT91BTvzYsDqrxc
I assume you were referring to this message: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=991.0
But the links are not valid any more.
Actually I found an old tutorial of harkaz here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/guide-integrating-windows-7-post-sp1-updates-to-installation-disk-64-bit.42163/
But I find it's a bit hard to understand it.
For my own windows 7 and 10 versions, I have a reliable method, I "just" update them, tweak them and add a bunch of programs on a virtual machine then I use the sysprep method (optionally I can make a clean sweep too). Once done, I would not say that's a method for a beginner since I have to capture the image using gimagex (for win7) or dism (for win10), by booting a bootable and home-made winpe.iso that contains gimagex and dism... Then I have to transfer the image between the virtual machine and the local computer via ftp.
If you want my bare-bones winpe iso (After booting you have to type 1 or 2 to use cmd prompt or gimagex... there is nothing else): https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE (https://mega.nz/#!NJNQRSjD!3hI3mO0sqU2_SzJYLd4y1RVnyda3kIhm_gA-23KN9SE)
I don't need to update winre.wim since I remove it. As far as boot.wim is concerned, for windows 7 I remember I added some usb3 drivers to be able to install it on recent computers with a usb key, that's all.
Since the whereabouts of harkaz are unknown, maybe you could add your own tutorial to explain what you mean by "custom boot.wim fully integrated" (and how to make a install.esd file for windows 7 since it's not supported by default).
If you want to reset Win 7 to factory defaults, winre.wim is needed when USB boot drive is absent( for noobs and non tech savy people). Install.wim can be converted to use ESD w/o any issue and it boots in a VM and its not quick as yours though. I've added ini and Ntlite presets in the ISO so people can use/refer them to re-create similar ISOs in future.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 03, 2019, 02:46 AM
Post by: scarface on July 03, 2019, 02:46 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on July 02, 2019, 08:04 PMI'll keep removing winre.wim anyway. I can't believe you can convert install.wim to esd w/o any issue without a modded boot.wim. So your boot.wim, where is it? Could you give a link?
If you want to reset Win 7 to factory defaults, winre.wim is needed when USB boot drive is absent( for noobs and non tech savy people). Install.wim can be converted to use ESD w/o any issue and it boots in a VM and its not quick as yours though. I've added ini and Ntlite presets in the ISO so people can use/refer them to re-create similar ISOs in future.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 03, 2019, 06:02 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 03, 2019, 06:02 PM
Quote from: scarface on July 03, 2019, 02:46 AMI'll upload the whole ISO with updated setup files which you can see by latest modification date in sources folder. Without, useless Winre.wim you can get the ISO under 2-2.3GB.Quote from: Vasudev on July 02, 2019, 08:04 PMI'll keep removing winre.wim anyway. I can't believe you can convert install.wim to esd w/o any issue without a modded boot.wim. So your boot.wim, where is it? Could you give a link?
If you want to reset Win 7 to factory defaults, winre.wim is needed when USB boot drive is absent( for noobs and non tech savy people). Install.wim can be converted to use ESD w/o any issue and it boots in a VM and its not quick as yours though. I've added ini and Ntlite presets in the ISO so people can use/refer them to re-create similar ISOs in future.
If you want updated boot.wim's apply convienience update, latest servicing stack and latest rollup June/July update.
Upload will be done by tonight or I'll give you the link in the evening!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 11, 2019, 09:57 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 11, 2019, 09:57 PM
Any idea why uploading fails at 99% using megasync app? I uploaded Win 10 v1903 thrice and all failed at 99%
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 12, 2019, 04:51 AM
Post by: scarface on July 12, 2019, 04:51 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on July 11, 2019, 09:57 PMI don't have such problems. Considering that I uploaded big files on Mega (some repacks), I don't think it's a problem of file size. But try with a very small file to see if you have the same problem.
Any idea why uploading fails at 99% using megasync app? I uploaded Win 10 v1903 thrice and all failed at 99%
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 12, 2019, 06:46 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 12, 2019, 06:46 PM
Quote from: scarface on July 12, 2019, 04:51 AMNo, I didn't have that. I uploaded the boot.wim file as a test and it worked w/o any issues.Quote from: Vasudev on July 11, 2019, 09:57 PMI don't have such problems. Considering that I uploaded big files on Mega (some repacks), I don't think it's a problem of file size. But try with a very small file to see if you have the same problem.
Any idea why uploading fails at 99% using megasync app? I uploaded Win 10 v1903 thrice and all failed at 99%
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 19, 2019, 06:15 AM
Post by: humbert on November 19, 2019, 06:15 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 14, 2019, 08:16 AM
Today, a new version of windows 10 x64 pro Lite v1909 with November 2019 updates is available ("19H2" for Vasudev)
Did you test this in an attempt to upgrade from a previous version, or only on VMware? If so did you manage to make it work? I'm asking because every attempt I've made to upgrade 1809 to 1903 or 1909 has failed. I'm stuck on 1809 until someone finds a solution.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 20, 2019, 07:30 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 20, 2019, 07:30 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 19, 2019, 06:15 AMI upgraded from v1809 to 1909 new ISO I made from scratch and process completed in 15 mins. But guess what? I tried to clean install and everythting was done under a minute but due to multiple drives connected to my laptop it got confused and refused to boot since ESP and recovery partition wasn't created!Quote from: scarface on November 14, 2019, 08:16 AM
Today, a new version of windows 10 x64 pro Lite v1909 with November 2019 updates is available ("19H2" for Vasudev)
Did you test this in an attempt to upgrade from a previous version, or only on VMware? If so did you manage to make it work? I'm asking because every attempt I've made to upgrade 1809 to 1903 or 1909 has failed. I'm stuck on 1809 until someone finds a solution.
It also wrecked my drive but part of me thinks its an issue with BIOS seeing NVMe drive in secure boot disabled state! I restored to v1809 backup and jumped through hoops to get Grub2 and EFI windows Bootmgr to work with my crappy BIOS.
I don't think 1909 is 100% stable for 24/7 usage unlike 1809. But from 1903's POV, 1909 is major release with under the hood improvements. I think most 1903's installations will be upgraded to 1909 anyway in recent months!
The new ISO has 6 parts. Only 1 is done at the moment!
One word of caution for people with mini server or RAID is to disconnect unneeded bulk storage drives physically since programmatically disabling logical view of disk(s) via Diskpart's Offline disk is of no use on 1903+. I dunno what MSFT did but Ubuntu supports this even now. I believe, their new change which blocks installation when USB device is connected applies to internal SSD/HDDs as well! So watch out for these bugs!!!! Recovery partition must be 584MB or else W10 will take it from C; drive. optimal Size according to me will 684MB-700MB taking into account future releases.
Nevertheless, my 1803 ISO is EOL and I'll be maintaining only 1809 and 1909(1903 is axed for now since 1903 and 1909 are same).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 21, 2019, 05:55 AM
Post by: humbert on November 21, 2019, 05:55 AM
There is no question that at the time of this writing 1909 is still too buggy for everyday use. Logic dictates that if it worked as it should, the upgrade process would be seamless. The only thing to do is patiently wait until they fix it. There's no hurry, 1809 works great.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 21, 2019, 07:25 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 21, 2019, 07:25 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 21, 2019, 05:55 AMI didn't remove any USB devices nor GPU drivers and had all crap running whilst doing 1909 in-place upgrade and it was very fast ~10 mins almost 5x than 1903 upgrade.
There is no question that at the time of this writing 1909 is still too buggy for everyday use. Logic dictates that if it worked as it should, the upgrade process would be seamless. The only thing to do is patiently wait until they fix it. There's no hurry, 1809 works great.
I'm uploading it to my Mega. I'm not convinced about GPU performance on Dx9 games like Witcher 2, GTA SA etc.....
Dx11/12 games are performing similar to v1809.
Is 1909 a worthy upgrade IMO? I don't think so! From a security perspective for non-geeks its a Yes from my side!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 22, 2019, 05:47 AM
Post by: humbert on November 22, 2019, 05:47 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 21, 2019, 07:25 AM
I didn't remove any USB devices nor GPU drivers and had all crap running whilst doing 1909 in-place upgrade and it was very fast ~10 mins almost 5x than 1903 upgrade.
I'm uploading it to my Mega. I'm not convinced about GPU performance on Dx9 games like Witcher 2, GTA SA etc.....
Dx11/12 games are performing similar to v1809.
Do I understand you correctly or are you saying you have another copy of 1909 that you successfully used to upgrade from 1809? If so, did you use the "standard" way (mount and run setup.exe) or something else?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 22, 2019, 08:07 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 22, 2019, 08:07 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 22, 2019, 05:47 AMYes I made another copy of 1909 and used the standard way to upgrade w10 using setup.exe from ISO.Quote from: Vasudev on November 21, 2019, 07:25 AM
I didn't remove any USB devices nor GPU drivers and had all crap running whilst doing 1909 in-place upgrade and it was very fast ~10 mins almost 5x than 1903 upgrade.
I'm uploading it to my Mega. I'm not convinced about GPU performance on Dx9 games like Witcher 2, GTA SA etc.....
Dx11/12 games are performing similar to v1809.
Do I understand you correctly or are you saying you have another copy of 1909 that you successfully used to upgrade from 1809? If so, did you use the "standard" way (mount and run setup.exe) or something else?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 24, 2019, 04:22 AM
Post by: humbert on November 24, 2019, 04:22 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 22, 2019, 08:07 PM
Yes I made another copy of 1909 and used the standard way to upgrade w10 using setup.exe from ISO.
How is this copy different from the one you gave me before that didn't work? What different modifications did you make (if any) or is it a newer version with some bugs fixed? Also, did you use DISM++ (or similar) before running setup.exe?
Did you upload it to Mega? If so give me a link so I can give it a try.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 24, 2019, 09:55 AM
Post by: scarface on November 24, 2019, 09:55 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 21, 2019, 05:55 AMI finally installed v1909 (via a clean install). I didn't notice any bug (unlike Vasudev I have no audio issues). I couldn't see any major changes either.
There is no question that at the time of this writing 1909 is still too buggy for everyday use. Logic dictates that if it worked as it should, the upgrade process would be seamless. The only thing to do is patiently wait until they fix it. There's no hurry, 1809 works great.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 25, 2019, 07:14 AM
Post by: Vasudev on November 25, 2019, 07:14 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 24, 2019, 09:55 AMI think it affects only Dell/Alienware.Quote from: humbert on November 21, 2019, 05:55 AMI did upgrade method lazily. No Dism cleanup nor internet was disconnected. Just wanted to see if it screws up or not!
There is no question that at the time of this writing 1909 is still too buggy for everyday use. Logic dictates that if it worked as it should, the upgrade process would be seamless. The only thing to do is patiently wait until they fix it. There's no hurry, 1809 works great.
But install completed very fast with 6-7mins.
I finally installed v1909 (via a clean install). I didn't notice any bug (unlike Vasudev I have no audio issues). I couldn't see any major changes either.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 27, 2019, 05:34 AM
Post by: humbert on November 27, 2019, 05:34 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 24, 2019, 09:55 AM
I finally installed v1909 (via a clean install). I didn't notice any bug (unlike Vasudev I have no audio issues). I couldn't see any major changes either.
I agree. I installed it under VirtualBox and it installed and ran perfectly, even better than previous versions. The problem with this thing is upgrading from a previous version of Windows. I tried this and the whole thing crashed when it reached 67%, forcing me to restore 1809 from backup. Hopefully someone will find a way to fix this because for me a total wipe and clean install is out of the question. No time to reconfigure the OS and reinstall+configure the apps.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 27, 2019, 08:10 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 27, 2019, 08:10 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 27, 2019, 05:34 AMYou must enable Windows updates, undo all changes in OOSP 10 and try again. Once I enabled WU upgrade worked!Quote from: scarface on November 24, 2019, 09:55 AM
I finally installed v1909 (via a clean install). I didn't notice any bug (unlike Vasudev I have no audio issues). I couldn't see any major changes either.
I agree. I installed it under VirtualBox and it installed and ran perfectly, even better than previous versions. The problem with this thing is upgrading from a previous version of Windows. I tried this and the whole thing crashed when it reached 67%, forcing me to restore 1809 from backup. Hopefully someone will find a way to fix this because for me a total wipe and clean install is out of the question. No time to reconfigure the OS and reinstall+configure the apps.
Its good to see you took a backup and restored once the install got haywired!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 28, 2019, 01:10 AM
Post by: humbert on November 28, 2019, 01:10 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 27, 2019, 08:10 PM
You must enable Windows updates, undo all changes in OOSP 10 and try again. Once I enabled WU upgrade worked!
Its good to see you took a backup and restored once the install got haywired!
Hopefully that's it. I was using a WU manager and that might be the problem. Just one thing: what is 00SP10?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 28, 2019, 05:54 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 28, 2019, 05:54 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 28, 2019, 01:10 AMO&O Shutup 10!Quote from: Vasudev on November 27, 2019, 08:10 PM
You must enable Windows updates, undo all changes in OOSP 10 and try again. Once I enabled WU upgrade worked!
Its good to see you took a backup and restored once the install got haywired!
Hopefully that's it. I was using a WU manager and that might be the problem. Just one thing: what is 00SP10?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 10, 2020, 12:28 AM
Post by: scarface on January 10, 2020, 12:28 AM
The next version of Windows 10 x64 will include a new version of GDHO (Fr-Eng/Eng-Fr dictionary) and the latest version of Smartcopy. Note that they are already in the latest edition, but unfortunately no shortcuts were created. I wasn't aware of that because the normal installation was creating shortcuts.
With this new nsi installer, the silent installation (switch /S) is creating shortcuts in the startmenu. If you want to create your own installer, here it is, you just have to put the correct files. This installer is not very clean, and there is no uninstaller.
You can also suggest new programs to add. I'm suddenly thinking the pinball of Fuj could be another interesting add-on.
code:
https://justpaste.it/6kb38
With this new nsi installer, the silent installation (switch /S) is creating shortcuts in the startmenu. If you want to create your own installer, here it is, you just have to put the correct files. This installer is not very clean, and there is no uninstaller.
You can also suggest new programs to add. I'm suddenly thinking the pinball of Fuj could be another interesting add-on.
code:
https://justpaste.it/6kb38
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 17, 2020, 01:41 PM
Post by: scarface on January 17, 2020, 01:41 PM
Note that a new link is available in the previous message.
If you are buying a brand new computer, I advise you to buy something with Freedos (a windows 10 home preinstalled license costs roughly 110$), and you can use Maher's windows 7 or windows 10 (available in the previous message) then.
If you are buying a brand new computer, I advise you to buy something with Freedos (a windows 10 home preinstalled license costs roughly 110$), and you can use Maher's windows 7 or windows 10 (available in the previous message) then.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 18, 2020, 04:48 AM
Post by: humbert on January 18, 2020, 04:48 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 17, 2020, 01:41 PM
If you are buying a brand new computer, I advise you to buy something with Freedos (a windows 10 home preinstalled license costs roughly 110$), and you can use Maher's windows 7 or windows 10 (available in the previous message) then.
The only computers I've bought that have Windows 10 preinstalled are laptops, and I don't see a separate entry anywhere as a payment for Windows 10 (usually Home). In fact I've read that the fact that the computer has W10 plus all kinds of preinstalled garbage actually lowers the price. When I buy a laptop, the first thing I do is disable secure boot, kill off the pre-installed "authorized" bootup version in the BIOS, then remove all partitions and start from scratch with a pirated version of W10 Pro. I have yet to see a laptop available for sale with a clean hard drive.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 18, 2020, 05:32 AM
Post by: scarface on January 18, 2020, 05:32 AM
Quote from: humbert on January 18, 2020, 04:48 AMAs usual, your comment was very clever. I'll have to find serious arguments. Actually you don't see separate entry to pay for your embedded windows 10 indeed. That doesn't mean you don't pay for it.
The only computers I've bought that have Windows 10 preinstalled are laptops, and I don't see a separate entry anywhere as a payment for Windows 10 (usually Home). In fact I've read that the fact that the computer has W10 plus all kinds of preinstalled garbage actually lowers the price. When I buy a laptop, the first thing I do is disable secure boot, kill off the pre-installed "authorized" bootup version in the BIOS, then remove all partitions and start from scratch with a pirated version of W10 Pro. I have yet to see a laptop available for sale with a clean hard drive.
When I bought my computer 5 years ago, I chose a computer with freedos. One year later, the same configuration with windows 10 was more expensive.
Now let's take 2 similar computers, same brand, same price, same processor on 2 different websites. But the first one has freedos, the second one has windows 10. I consider that the 1st one should be more expensive because it has a geforce rtx 2060, the second one has a gtx 1660 ti. The first one has a 256Gb ssd vs 512Gb for the second one though. Note that the second computer is a promotion product too.
The rtx 2060 card is 70â,¬ more expensive, and the 512 Gb ssd is only 30â,¬ more expensive. Therefore, the second computer should be 40â,¬ less expensive. Is it the price for windows 10? Maybe.
First computer:https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
second computer: https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Msi-GP75-Leopard-9SD-1070FR-17-3-Intel-Core-i7-16-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD/a13808134/w-4
Note that a new version of windows 7 will be available soon too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 20, 2020, 05:19 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 20, 2020, 05:19 PM
Quote from: scarface on January 17, 2020, 01:41 PMAll PCs in India are bundled with Home license and office 2016/2019 Home license included in MSRP. Only lower end PCs comes with FreeDos. You can buy cheap genuine Win 10 key from reputed ebay seller.
Note that a new link is available in the previous message.
If you are buying a brand new computer, I advise you to buy something with Freedos (a windows 10 home preinstalled license costs roughly ), and you can use Maher's windows 7 or windows 10 (available in the previous message) then.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Post by: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on January 20, 2020, 05:19 PMWell, some MSI laptops are not shipped with windows. And they are not "lower end". But thy are rare indeed.
All PCs in India are bundled with Home license and office 2016/2019 Home license included in MSRP. Only lower end PCs comes with FreeDos. You can buy cheap genuine Win 10 key from reputed ebay seller.
Look at this one, shipped with freedos: https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
Actually, if it was less expensive, I would buy it. But after 5 years, my PC is still working perfectly. And compared to this one, besides a better graphic cards and a slightly better processor (I have a i7 6700hq), I have the same configuration. Note that I bought my computer with Freedos, for approximately 1000â,¬.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 21, 2020, 06:18 AM
Post by: humbert on January 21, 2020, 06:18 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Well, some MSI laptops are not shipped with windows. And they are not "lower end". But thy are rare indeed.
Look at this one, shipped with freedos: https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
As far as I know here in the USA laptops with clean hard drives aren't available for sale. Naturally I mean major businesses who sell them for a living. They'd even be hard to find in a small store because they can buy them only with all the unwanted garbage on it. I keep reading that those people who write the pre-loaded garbage pay suppliers to preload their shitt and this lowers the price of the laptop for the consumer. Naturally the garbage won't run without it. I would actually pay more money for a new laptop with a clean hard drive.
Incidentally, when it comes to Windows remember Micro$haft's goal is not so much to sell copies, it's Windows everywhere! I firmly believe the price suppliers pay Micro$haft isn't that much, and is easily offset by the amount they receive from the garbage software people.
Also, what's the point of having Freedos instead of Windows? What progs can you run with that?
Quote from: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Actually, if it was less expensive, I would buy it. But after 5 years, my PC is still working perfectly. And compared to this one, besides a better graphic cards and a slightly better processor (I have a i7 6700hq),
My PC is also 5 years old. When it comes to upgrades I have a golden rule: If your PC (or phone) still does what you want it to do, it is not obsolete. As if this writing that's my case with both. I upgrade hardware as needed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 21, 2020, 07:42 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 21, 2020, 07:42 PM
Quote from: humbert on January 21, 2020, 06:18 AM5 yrs is not ancient nowadays since they rehash same hardware for another 3 years with increased prices just like Intel does. I'm thinking of getting AMD laptop and desktop rig since my PCs are like crap once I disable everything in favor of security against Intel Spectre like architecture bugs. I will HyperThreading and faster processing.Quote from: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Well, some MSI laptops are not shipped with windows. And they are not "lower end". But thy are rare indeed.
Look at this one, shipped with freedos: https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00279525.html
As far as I know here in the USA laptops with clean hard drives aren't available for sale. Naturally I mean major businesses who sell them for a living. They'd even be hard to find in a small store because they can buy them only with all the unwanted garbage on it. I keep reading that those people who write the pre-loaded garbage pay suppliers to preload their shitt and this lowers the price of the laptop for the consumer. Naturally the garbage won't run without it. I would actually pay more money for a new laptop with a clean hard drive.
Incidentally, when it comes to Windows remember Micro$haft's goal is not so much to sell copies, it's Windows everywhere! I firmly believe the price suppliers pay Micro$haft isn't that much, and is easily offset by the amount they receive from the garbage software people.
Also, what's the point of having Freedos instead of Windows? What progs can you run with that?Quote from: scarface on January 20, 2020, 06:08 PM
Actually, if it was less expensive, I would buy it. But after 5 years, my PC is still working perfectly. And compared to this one, besides a better graphic cards and a slightly better processor (I have a i7 6700hq),
My PC is also 5 years old. When it comes to upgrades I have a golden rule: If your PC (or phone) still does what you want it to do, it is not obsolete. As if this writing that's my case with both. I upgrade hardware as needed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 21, 2020, 11:34 PM
Post by: scarface on January 21, 2020, 11:34 PM
Quote from: humbert on January 21, 2020, 06:18 AMIf there is freedos, there the hard drive is not clean. Freedos is some kind of Ms-Dos. Basically, you can’t run anyhting with it. But you can install Linux, or windows.
As far as I know here in the USA laptops with clean hard drives aren't available for sale. Naturally I mean major businesses who sell them for a living.
Also, what's the point of having Freedos instead of Windows? What progs can you run with that?
My PC is also 5 years old. When it comes to upgrades I have a golden rule: If your PC (or phone) still does what you want it to do, it is not obsolete. As if this writing that's my case with both. I upgrade hardware as needed.
You always speak with the wisdom of the lion. I wish I could be with you and some users of the forum in a remote place.
Quote from: Vasudev on January 21, 2020, 07:42 PMI don’t understand why laptops are more expensive than 5 years ago. My current laptop with a i7 9750h (instead of a i7 6700hq), a newer graphics card, and a ssd (I already have one) is now 400â,¬ more expensive. Note that originally, I had only 8Gb Ram, I added a ram bar. As long as my laptop is working, I’m going to wait.
5 yrs is not ancient nowadays since they rehash same hardware for another 3 years with increased prices just like Intel does. I'm thinking of getting AMD laptop and desktop rig since my PCs are like crap once I disable everything in favor of security against Intel Spectre like architecture bugs. I will HyperThreading and faster processing.
Note that I made a switchless installer for Easeus partition master (+activation). But the installer is not completely silent as it launches a website at the end. Maybe one of you can do something about it. It would be tidious to do a nsi installer. It’s a simple winrar sfx installer.
https://ufile.io/ambusami
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PM
Post by: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PM
Quote from: scarface on January 21, 2020, 11:34 PMDidn't know you got 9750h based laptop. 6700hq is becoming dated and feels ancient after applying new BIOS patches.Quote from: humbert on January 21, 2020, 06:18 AMIf there is freedos, there the hard drive is not clean. Freedos is some kind of Ms-Dos. Basically, you can’t run anyhting with it. But you can install Linux, or windows.
As far as I know here in the USA laptops with clean hard drives aren't available for sale. Naturally I mean major businesses who sell them for a living.
Also, what's the point of having Freedos instead of Windows? What progs can you run with that?
My PC is also 5 years old. When it comes to upgrades I have a golden rule: If your PC (or phone) still does what you want it to do, it is not obsolete. As if this writing that's my case with both. I upgrade hardware as needed.
You always speak with the wisdom of the lion. I wish I could be with you and some users of the forum in a remote place.Quote from: Vasudev on January 21, 2020, 07:42 PMI don’t understand why laptops are more expensive than 5 years ago. My current laptop with a i7 9750h (instead of a i7 6700hq), a newer graphics card, and a ssd (I already have one) is now more expensive. Note that originally, I had only 8Gb Ram, I added a ram bar. As long as my laptop is working, I’m going to wait.
5 yrs is not ancient nowadays since they rehash same hardware for another 3 years with increased prices just like Intel does. I'm thinking of getting AMD laptop and desktop rig since my PCs are like crap once I disable everything in favor of security against Intel Spectre like architecture bugs. I will HyperThreading and faster processing.
Note that I made a switchless installer for Easeus partition master (+activation). But the installer is not completely silent as it launches a website at the end. Maybe one of you can do something about it. It would be tidious to do a nsi installer. It’s a simple winrar sfx installer.
https://ufile.io/ambusami
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 23, 2020, 12:16 AM
Post by: scarface on January 23, 2020, 12:16 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PMI didn't. I said a computer with a i7 9750h (instead of a i7 6700hq), and a recent card (GTX 1660 Ti instead of GTX 960) is 400â,¬ more expensive than my computer bought 5 years ago.
Didn't know you got 9750h based laptop. 6700hq is becoming dated and feels ancient after applying new BIOS patches.
In fact, for the same price, I would get a i7 8750h and a nvidia gtx 1060 (a msi shipped with freedos...)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 23, 2020, 12:20 AM
Post by: scarface on January 23, 2020, 12:20 AM
Note that I'm going to make a Nsis installer for Easeus partition master since I think there is no way to hack the installer to prevent it from displaying a web page at the end of the silent installation. I will try to do it for the version 13.8.
If possible, it will be available in the next version of windows 10 x64.
If possible, it will be available in the next version of windows 10 x64.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 25, 2020, 12:47 AM
Post by: scarface on January 25, 2020, 12:47 AM
If you are looking for good versions of windows 10x64 and 7x64, I think you can already test the ones available in this topic. Note that the next version of windows 10x64 will include a few updates: subtitles edit 3.5.13, the latest flash player, if possible an activated version of easeus partition master 13.8 (it would be a light version without the "useless" winpe creation tool), and maybe xxcopy.
Note that I will try to make an update for the frictionalgames AIO repack that could be below 8 Gb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcJ7zGrClJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqYwneO6GC8
Note that I will try to make an update for the frictionalgames AIO repack that could be below 8 Gb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcJ7zGrClJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqYwneO6GC8
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 25, 2020, 06:31 AM
Post by: humbert on January 25, 2020, 06:31 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PM
If there is freedos, there the hard drive is not clean. Freedos is some kind of Ms-Dos. Basically, you can’t run anyhting with it. But you can install Linux, or windows.
That you can install Windows from Freedos makes sense, but Linux? I install distros of Linux by booting from a flashdrive. If there is a Dos program that can run a Linux executable installation program, I don't know about it. I'm also assuming installations of Windows or Linux would overwrite Freedos. What is the point of having a separate Dos partition?
Quote from: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PM
You always speak with the wisdom of the lion. I wish I could be with you and some users of the forum in a remote place.
Thanks. It would really be nice to meet you guys in person. Sadly at this point this would require teleportation, just like in Star Trek. :(
Quote from: Vasudev on January 21, 2020, 07:42 PM
I don’t understand why laptops are more expensive than 5 years ago. My current laptop with a i7 9750h (instead of a i7 6700hq), a newer graphics card, and a ssd (I already have one) is now more expensive. Note that originally, I had only 8Gb Ram, I added a ram bar. As long as my laptop is working, I’m going to wait.
Really? Here in the USA a high end laptop is about $1000. This has been the case for quite a while now.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on January 26, 2020, 09:10 AM
Post by: Vasudev on January 26, 2020, 09:10 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 23, 2020, 12:16 AMHere it's 50-60% more expensive than my current laptop (~2500-3000USD + Taxes/VAT).Quote from: Vasudev on January 22, 2020, 06:59 PMI didn't. I said a computer with a i7 9750h (instead of a i7 6700hq), and a recent card (GTX 1660 Ti instead of GTX 960) is more expensive than my computer bought 5 years ago.
Didn't know you got 9750h based laptop. 6700hq is becoming dated and feels ancient after applying new BIOS patches.
In fact, for the same price, I would get a i7 8750h and a nvidia gtx 1060 (a msi shipped with freedos...)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 26, 2020, 04:58 PM
Post by: scarface on January 26, 2020, 04:58 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on January 26, 2020, 09:10 AMThe computer I'd want to buy costs 1400â,¬. Since my computer is still working, I'm just waiting. For 1000â,¬, I have practically the same machine (i7 8750h vs i7 6700hq and 1060 GTX instead of 960 GTX). I don't know what you currently have, but for 2200â,¬, you can get a good computer here (for example, an Alienware M17 R2 17.3" with i7 9750h, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD, RTX 2050...).
Here it's 50-60% more expensive than my current laptop (~2500-3000USD + Taxes/VAT).
Actually, I don't need this since I wouldn't know what to do with an internal 1 TO SSD (I use a small internal SSD on mine, plus an external 1TO SSD for storage), and a GTX 1660 would be enough.
For the moment, computers with a i7 9750h are sill too expensive.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AM
Post by: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 26, 2020, 04:58 PM
The computer I'd want to buy costs 1400â,¬. Since my computer is still working, I'm just waiting. For 1000â,¬, I have practically the same machine (i7 8750h vs i7 6700hq and 1060 GTX instead of 960 GTX). I don't know what you currently have, but for 2200â,¬, you can get a good computer here (for example, an Alienware M17 R2 17.3" with i7 9750h, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD, RTX 2050...).
For the equivalent of $2200â,¬ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PM
Post by: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PM
Quote from: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AMThis is the cheapest computer equipped with a intel i9 I found (2800â,¬): https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Dell-Alienware-Area-51m-17-3-Intel-Core-i9-16-Go-RAM-1-To-SATA-512-Go-SSD/a13424400/w-4
For the equivalent of $2200â,¬ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
It's twice as expensive as a computer with a i7 9750h. I don't need this anyway. I'm like you, with a gtx960, I can already do what I want. I don't play games a lot though. I tried Dishonored 2 with the best settings, it works. I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 30, 2020, 05:07 AM
Post by: humbert on January 30, 2020, 05:07 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PM
This is the cheapest computer equipped with a intel i9 I found (2800â,¬)
Here for the equivalent of $2800â,¬ you could probably get a quantum computer. :)
Quote from: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PM
I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Actually it's not. The game was initially released in 2012 and is constantly being upgraded constantly. It was upgraded to 64 bit about 2 years ago. The last major upgrade was $20 for those who already have the game. You must be online and connected to Blizzard's servers even if you're playing by yourself. It it VERY graphics intensive, there are explosions, fires, smoke and debris flying around, and all this in 4K.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PM
Quote from: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PMNever buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.Quote from: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AMThis is the cheapest computer equipped with a intel i9 I found (): https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Dell-Alienware-Area-51m-17-3-Intel-Core-i9-16-Go-RAM-1-To-SATA-512-Go-SSD/a13424400/w-4
For the equivalent of $ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
It's twice as expensive as a computer with a i7 9750h. I don't need this anyway. I'm like you, with a gtx960, I can already do what I want. I don't play games a lot though. I tried Dishonored 2 with the best settings, it works. I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on February 04, 2020, 05:54 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on February 04, 2020, 05:54 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PMQuote from: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PMNever buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.Quote from: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AMThis is the cheapest computer equipped with a intel i9 I found (): https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Dell-Alienware-Area-51m-17-3-Intel-Core-i9-16-Go-RAM-1-To-SATA-512-Go-SSD/a13424400/w-4
For the equivalent of $ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
It's twice as expensive as a computer with a i7 9750h. I don't need this anyway. I'm like you, with a gtx960, I can already do what I want. I don't play games a lot though. I tried Dishonored 2 with the best settings, it works. I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Uh.. You should check the internal powercable.
Those are the EXACT symptoms i had when it had melted internally.
I ended up getting a full refund for it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 05, 2020, 05:33 AM
Post by: humbert on February 05, 2020, 05:33 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PM
Never buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.
I can understand your frustration at not being allowed to overclock or do anything else you like. Why I'm wondering is, why overclock at all? You need to invest in a better CPU cooler (or should), plus there is a greater tendency for instability. Do you really notice speed increases in real life or only on benchmark tests?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 07, 2020, 07:20 PM
Post by: scarface on February 07, 2020, 07:20 PM
Note that a new windows 10 x64 will be released next week.
The latest version is still available here: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg34988#msg34988
abbodi1406's vcredist 0.27, mediacoder 0.8.60 and new programs (LameXP, Belatout, Ant renamer, Wise duplicate finder, Remove empty directories, Easus partition master) will be included in this new version. Besides Lamexp, all are Nsis repacks because the original installers can't be installed silently.
Some new drivers might be available too. The latest version was good. This one will be a game-changer.
The repack of Easeus Partition Master is available here for those who need it: https://ufile.io/5egefztr
The installer is very simple, no possibility to choose the install path, but its purpose is to be installed silently (/S). You can test it and tell me if it works (it should work flawlessly). The installer is smaller than the original. Only English available. Full version. This tool might be better than the windows tool to resize or merge partition. There is no uninstaller, nor registry entry written. To uninstall this, delete the folder in %systemdrive%/programs.
Some have been talking about it on the forum Notebookreview, wondering if this version is legit because it's activated.
Well it's clearly not as it is. But you can still remove the -clean- and switchless activator if you don't want an activated version, or if you want to pay Microsoft then.
This forum is too big but I went there a few times though. And Vasudev seems to be very prolix other there.
Likewise, some were wondering if the xp versions of Maher were legit on other forums...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKK5hvHcF0U
The latest version is still available here: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg34988#msg34988
abbodi1406's vcredist 0.27, mediacoder 0.8.60 and new programs (LameXP, Belatout, Ant renamer, Wise duplicate finder, Remove empty directories, Easus partition master) will be included in this new version. Besides Lamexp, all are Nsis repacks because the original installers can't be installed silently.
Some new drivers might be available too. The latest version was good. This one will be a game-changer.
The repack of Easeus Partition Master is available here for those who need it: https://ufile.io/5egefztr
The installer is very simple, no possibility to choose the install path, but its purpose is to be installed silently (/S). You can test it and tell me if it works (it should work flawlessly). The installer is smaller than the original. Only English available. Full version. This tool might be better than the windows tool to resize or merge partition. There is no uninstaller, nor registry entry written. To uninstall this, delete the folder in %systemdrive%/programs.
Some have been talking about it on the forum Notebookreview, wondering if this version is legit because it's activated.
Well it's clearly not as it is. But you can still remove the -clean- and switchless activator if you don't want an activated version, or if you want to pay Microsoft then.
This forum is too big but I went there a few times though. And Vasudev seems to be very prolix other there.
Likewise, some were wondering if the xp versions of Maher were legit on other forums...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKK5hvHcF0U
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on February 07, 2020, 08:34 PM
Post by: Shadow.97 on February 07, 2020, 08:34 PM
Quote from: humbert on February 05, 2020, 05:33 AMI got 2080 ti + 1700x, at default it does not boost above 3.4ghz during my workloads, in games like BF5 I do get chopped performance because of my cpu, putting it at 3.85 lessens the low dips quite substantially.Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PM
Never buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.
I can understand your frustration at not being allowed to overclock or do anything else you like. Why I'm wondering is, why overclock at all? You need to invest in a better CPU cooler (or should), plus there is a greater tendency for instability. Do you really notice speed increases in real life or only on benchmark tests?
However it's slightly unstable, 3.75 is very easy to achieve on my chip.
I almost always recommend getting a proper cooler if you want a silent pc that doesnt rev up during games and such. Especially annoying in VR.
Overclocking is also a fun hobby. Had a blast with 3570k and its watercooling. In all honesty, that chip overclocked ran vr games better than my current 1700x.
However, I can really only recommend overclocking new parts if you are at the absolute peak currently.
Like at the time i bought my chip there was not really any other cpu that was better for consumers, unless you wanted something like 7980xe, and we all know the prices of those alongside motherboards.
New parts nowdays usually have overclocking features that are better than what you can achieve by hand.(Unless you know exactly what you're doing, like which subtimings for ram do more difference than others)
My friend bought a system with B450+AMD 3600. I cant recommend him to overclock, just because the out of box self-overclock is good enough. Especially if you lower the vcore offset by -30mV until it gets unstable, then increase it by +15mV. Then increase current capability to 130%, if on Intel increase extended boost capability as well.
This will decrease temps slightly, and will allow it to boost even more than stock.
My plan with my current system is to retire it and replace my server and slap esxi on it and use it for virtualization. My current server does see choking when hosting games, doing backups, and having VM's for other services.
I should invest some time learning docker, but havnt had the willpower for it.
My old server isnt really bad in itself as long as i adapt myself to it, it's just very limited in expandability in terms of storage/pcie/powersupply as everything is proprietary.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 07, 2020, 11:50 PM
Post by: scarface on February 07, 2020, 11:50 PM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on February 07, 2020, 08:34 PMWith a graphic card like this you have "chopped performance" and it's unstable?
I got 2080 ti + 1700x, at default it does not boost above 3.4ghz during my workloads, in games like BF5 I do get chopped performance because of my cpu, putting it at 3.85 lessens the low dips quite substantially.
However it's slightly unstable, 3.75 is very easy to achieve on my chip.
If you have the RTX 2080 ti, it's one of the best graphic cards currently available.
Just to laugh: here is a comparison between my old graphic card and yours (effective speed: +426%!) https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-2080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-960/4027vs3165
I didn't test BF5 though. But for the games available on the forum, I can play all of them easily. Even Crysis 3 that was known to be a graphic card killer.
Only an old cpu could explain a lag in games with such a graphic card, but I doubt you have a 1997 release of the pentium 200mmx. Maybe you don't have enough Ram? I have 16Gb on my computer, 8 Gb was not enough.
Or it is the game that is poorly optimised...and it could be the case since "BF5 lag" and "BF5 poorly optimized" give many results on search engines.
A retrospective of Crysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpAwptm-O7w
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 09, 2020, 08:11 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 09, 2020, 08:11 PM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on February 04, 2020, 05:54 AMI was aware of that! I got the system few weeks before Dell discontinued the model. It has newer DC Cable that can hold 6820HK at 4.1GHz and 980M 8GB on mild OC.Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PMQuote from: scarface on January 28, 2020, 10:50 PMNever buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.Quote from: humbert on January 28, 2020, 06:39 AMThis is the cheapest computer equipped with a intel i9 I found (): https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-Dell-Alienware-Area-51m-17-3-Intel-Core-i9-16-Go-RAM-1-To-SATA-512-Go-SSD/a13424400/w-4
For the equivalent of $ you can probably get a Core i9 with all the trimmings, or a 16-core AMD Threadripper. So far my i7-4790K and GTX-970 do the job quite well, even with Diablo III (the game I usually play). If I were a hard core gamer I'd look into something a little better than what I have. It's not that I don't like games, it's mostly the learning curve and lack of time. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out back in the 1990's.
With respect to SSD's, always go for the largest size even if you don't use all the space. Remeber how they work and their limited number of read-write cycles. More space = more read-writes.
It's twice as expensive as a computer with a i7 9750h. I don't need this anyway. I'm like you, with a gtx960, I can already do what I want. I don't play games a lot though. I tried Dishonored 2 with the best settings, it works. I don't know Diablo but it looks a bit old indeed.
Uh.. You should check the internal powercable.
Those are the EXACT symptoms i had when it had melted internally.
I ended up getting a full refund for it.
My friend fried his DC cable and he replaced the part and performance was restored.
Mine is non-OC CPU which is made bad by BIOS update to hold back the clocks to reduce thermal throttling.
Quote from: humbert on February 05, 2020, 05:33 AMYou will notice most in single threaded and moderately multithreaded applications/games which benefit even from 200-400MHz extra clocks. I think AiO is a must these days.Quote from: Vasudev on February 03, 2020, 07:32 PM
Never buy AW junk ever!!! They messed with firmware and limited all possible overclocks and performance. Its thanks to Prema my AW can run at max speed w/o firmware pulling the performance of CPU to 800MHz and GPU to be 650MHz during heavy loads.
I can understand your frustration at not being allowed to overclock or do anything else you like. Why I'm wondering is, why overclock at all? You need to invest in a better CPU cooler (or should), plus there is a greater tendency for instability. Do you really notice speed increases in real life or only on benchmark tests?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 23, 2020, 11:32 PM
Post by: scarface on February 23, 2020, 11:32 PM
Note that I began the next version of windows 10. A few programs will be updated. It will include Paint shop pro 9.01 full version (instead of 8 ), and fx sound enhancer 13.028.
I noticed that psp 8 is not correctly installed via the &oem& folder during the installation of windows. It was the case for virusscan enterprise too. That's why I didn't put it btw.
I didn't test my new silent installer of psp 9 yet (a traditional msi installer). But a nsis installer for psp 9 might be needed to achieve this.
Note that you can include the swithchless installer of office 2007 above in your oem folder and add a command line in install.bat, it works.
I noticed that psp 8 is not correctly installed via the &oem& folder during the installation of windows. It was the case for virusscan enterprise too. That's why I didn't put it btw.
I didn't test my new silent installer of psp 9 yet (a traditional msi installer). But a nsis installer for psp 9 might be needed to achieve this.
Note that you can include the swithchless installer of office 2007 above in your oem folder and add a command line in install.bat, it works.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 24, 2020, 07:06 PM
Post by: scarface on February 24, 2020, 07:06 PM
Note that I made a new windows 7 x64 version with the February updates (nothing was removed in this version). I will upload it when it's ready. It could be the last version of windows 7 released by me on the forum.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 24, 2020, 10:44 PM
Post by: scarface on February 24, 2020, 10:44 PM
I'm currently finishing the new version of windows 7, and as I was integrating the new fx sound enhancer 13.028, I noticed a new icon in the taskbar. Since I don't like it, I modified the exe and put the former icon. I will integrate this new exe in windows 10 too.
Look at this dingy little icon on the left. The new exe shows the former icon (on the right).
Look at this dingy little icon on the left. The new exe shows the former icon (on the right).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 26, 2020, 04:06 PM
Post by: scarface on February 26, 2020, 04:06 PM
Note that the new link for Windows 7 x64 is available in the previous message. The were last-minute changes: the latest version of HD tune pro is included in the start menu (This version shows the temperature of the HDD). It warned me of the temperature of my internal ssd: 60°C. I will have to open the computer to see what's going on.
PSP 9 is not included any longer since it was not installing properly during the installation of windows.
PSP 9 is not included any longer since it was not installing properly during the installation of windows.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 26, 2020, 10:39 PM
Post by: scarface on February 26, 2020, 10:39 PM
Note:
For those who need the hdd programs included in the versions of windows 7 and 10 but don't want to download one of them, here they are. This installer includes HD tune pro (Full version), HDD low level format (full version) and Western digital DLG.
Available in the start menu in HDD software.
Link: Hdd Software (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ygdNCP5lo3bhVb9e1QESpRWB6lxZcd-J)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkavOMGyjF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMagPJn_i_c
For those who need the hdd programs included in the versions of windows 7 and 10 but don't want to download one of them, here they are. This installer includes HD tune pro (Full version), HDD low level format (full version) and Western digital DLG.
Available in the start menu in HDD software.
Link: Hdd Software (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ygdNCP5lo3bhVb9e1QESpRWB6lxZcd-J)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkavOMGyjF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMagPJn_i_c
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 28, 2020, 01:01 AM
Post by: scarface on February 28, 2020, 01:01 AM
Note that the latest nvidia drivers for win 10 x64 switchless installer lite repack was updated here: http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35094#msg35094
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 07, 2020, 09:28 PM
Post by: scarface on March 07, 2020, 09:28 PM
Note that a new version of windows 10x64 will be available next week. It will include updated programs and drivers (intel wireless proset and killer networking drivers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5d3eR6fL_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJj4Atfj8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV2rtWWJRu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5d3eR6fL_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJj4Atfj8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV2rtWWJRu8
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2020, 12:30 AM
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2020, 12:30 AM
Note that I need Vasudev or shadow.97 to give me some links or the kb numbers for the updates released in March, should they want the next version of windows 7. I think windows update is not working since windows 7 in not supported anymore.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2020, 02:07 AM
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2020, 02:07 AM
Note that the new edition of windows 10 x64 could be available tomorrow evening.
I think it can be qualified as "exceptionally good".
Besides the March updates, updated drivers were integrated and some programs were updated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vh55_1ul8
I think it can be qualified as "exceptionally good".
Besides the March updates, updated drivers were integrated and some programs were updated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vh55_1ul8
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 22, 2020, 08:59 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 22, 2020, 08:59 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 15, 2020, 04:11 PMIsn't W7 ISO too big this time? I always downloaded trimmed W7 of 3.1GB which is snappy and still works at its best after running Simplix updater.
Today, windows 7 x64 Professional SP1 Tunisia edition with every update till March 2020 is available. It's a full version (nothing was removed besides the useless recovery file winre.wim).
BypassESU v5 by abodi1406 was installed. It might still work for future updates.
Some users of the forum like Vasudev were eagerly waiting for it.
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5 and netfx 4.8, ie11, dx9 (and 11) and many programs.
Note: in this edition you'll find many more programs like the latest releases of vlc, firefox, handbrake, cdisplay, Sumatra, Flashplayer, 7zip 19.00, winrar 3.80 full, Visual C++ Redist......
no drivers were integrated.
Windows defender and UAC are disabled by default.
Fx sound enhancer 13.028 was added (full version).
New: Many new programs were installed. (see windows 10).
Subtitles Edit was updated to v3.5.14. abbodi1406's Visual C++ Redist was updated to v0.27.
New programs installed silently: mediacoder (modified edition), Psychopinball (by Fuj), Smartcopy, Grand dictionnaire Hachette Oxford, Remove empty directories, WiseDuplicatefinder, Ant renamer, Pinball...
Link: Windows 7 x64 (https://mega.nz/#!oZ9jVCwb!MwOR6DzZCx8ogdz_w_w0yIAe6Kvj1gkzh--O2r1Ricg)
Size: 5.01 Gb
Rebase 1.3 for windows 7x64 with its tutorial by harkaz.
An essential program to slim down Windows 7.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A (https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A)
Note that you can still download xp here (an updated, lite version of Maher’s edition which includes every update):
kb4012598 and wmp11 with its updates have been integrated. What’s more, some visual tweaks were applied as you can see on the screenshot below.
Finally, a few unneeded elements were removed (the list is available in the nlite log in the iso file).
Link: https://mega.nz/#!8NUmVCaQ!PzrY8hsTD5XRV8OoNaczvqxIqr_eOOxhHN8_obmbeqM
Here is office 2007 with all the updates, till August 2018 (it’s a switch-less installer).
https://mega.nz/#!zmpCHSzI!NRfwpk_B8zIa515gPIpKQarA3Ry50zuCAk_OcHjiqyc
And here is the MUI pack for office 2007. it includes many languages (notably French, German, italian, Japan, Russian, Arabic). With this pack you can change the user interface language of office 2007 by using the “Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settingsâ€. It's practically impossible to find it today.
https://mega.nz/#!BQ8RiShY!y_DsGSaTFzYQ5pJfLB-lIWqzpb9LmE2N1j1G2dP8Kj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPVBrRd9wCo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPVBrRd9wCo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apD1rZTUv0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apD1rZTUv0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KxLV9kKRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNyTVXGaBok
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 22, 2020, 09:42 PM
Post by: scarface on March 22, 2020, 09:42 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 22, 2020, 08:59 PMWell, nothing was removed, so it is big indeed. If you are looking for something smaller, the windows 10 version is slightly smaller.
Isn't W7 ISO too big this time? I always downloaded trimmed W7 of 3.1GB which is snappy and still works at its best after running Simplix updater.
Note that both windows 7 and windows 10 versions will not be updated till further notice anyway, since I have defective keys that will prevent me from capturing the images. It is pretty hard to type on the forum too...besides the letters and the numpad on the right, many keys are not working, no apostrophe, no parenthesis, I have to copy them. And it is not software related, in the bios they are not working either. But the computer is still usable though. It is not a surprise since this computer is 4 and a half. This is the first failure, but I have the impression that the ssd I put inside shows signs of weakness too. And in the current context, I will not buy a computer, I am not sure it would be delivered.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 25, 2020, 10:20 PM
Post by: scarface on March 25, 2020, 10:20 PM
Note that new Nvidia drivers are available here:
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35199#msg35199
http://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35199#msg35199
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 27, 2020, 06:47 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 27, 2020, 06:47 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 22, 2020, 09:42 PMI think the heat killed the keyboard. Had that issue before repasting and repadding my BGA laptop. I'm waiting for Thinkpad Ryzen 4000 U/H series. All I want is a 8/16 core CPU, 64/128GB RAM and 2 SSDs.Quote from: Vasudev on March 22, 2020, 08:59 PMWell, nothing was removed, so it is big indeed. If you are looking for something smaller, the windows 10 version is slightly smaller.
Isn't W7 ISO too big this time? I always downloaded trimmed W7 of 3.1GB which is snappy and still works at its best after running Simplix updater.
Note that both windows 7 and windows 10 versions will not be updated till further notice anyway, since I have defective keys that will prevent me from capturing the images. It is pretty hard to type on the forum too...besides the letters and the numpad on the right, many keys are not working, no apostrophe, no parenthesis, I have to copy them. And it is not software related, in the bios they are not working either. But the computer is still usable though. It is not a surprise since this computer is 4 and a half. This is the first failure, but I have the impression that the ssd I put inside shows signs of weakness too. And in the current context, I will not buy a computer, I am not sure it would be delivered.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 28, 2020, 03:09 AM
Post by: scarface on March 28, 2020, 03:09 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 27, 2020, 06:47 PM16 core CPU, 128 GB RAM? You need a power monster.
I think the heat killed the keyboard. Had that issue before repasting and repadding my BGA laptop. I'm waiting for Thinkpad Ryzen 4000 U/H series. All I want is a 8/16 core CPU, 64/128GB RAM and 2 SSDs.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 31, 2020, 05:46 AM
Post by: humbert on March 31, 2020, 05:46 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 29, 2020, 03:58 AM
This version of windows 10 is activated by default.
Do you mean activated forever or does it have to be rearmed every few months? If it's permanent, then how do you do that?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 31, 2020, 06:53 PM
Post by: scarface on March 31, 2020, 06:53 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 31, 2020, 05:46 AMActivated for 6 months.
Do you mean activated forever or does it have to be rearmed every few months? If it's permanent, then how do you do that?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 01, 2020, 05:56 AM
Post by: humbert on April 01, 2020, 05:56 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 31, 2020, 06:53 PM
Activated for 6 months.
Did you include an activator so users can rearm every 6 months? I'm asking because many activators I've played don't simply rearm. They run an install program and in the process they put in all kinds of other garbage, possibly malware or adware. If you're running a real time protection antivirus program, it goes off immediately and tries to block everything.
It's important to stress they're not all like that. I rearm Office 2016 with a simple activator I got from you (kmsact.exe). This thing is great - it just rearms Office and doesn't install anything.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 10, 2020, 04:24 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 10, 2020, 04:24 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 28, 2020, 03:09 AMI am running out of 8GB of RAM and even 16GB once I use Python, POstgresql and Mysql.Quote from: Vasudev on March 27, 2020, 06:47 PM16 core CPU, 128 GB RAM? You need a power monster.
I think the heat killed the keyboard. Had that issue before repasting and repadding my BGA laptop. I'm waiting for Thinkpad Ryzen 4000 U/H series. All I want is a 8/16 core CPU, 64/128GB RAM and 2 SSDs.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 10, 2020, 06:36 PM
Post by: scarface on April 10, 2020, 06:36 PM
Note that a new version of windows 10 will be available on Tuesday.
This new version will include new updates as well as winrar 3.90 and new drivers.
Note that I bought a new computer lately. Since many computers are not available any more due to the coronavirus - no more msi in France, an excellent brand based in South Korea, I bought an HP, with a i5 9300h and a geforce gtx 1050. It is still better than my current configuration. If you are somewhere in Palestine or in India, if you can not afford a computer, and if you need an old Msi ge72 6qd, I decided I could give my current computer. Note that some keys of the keyboard are not working any more. Just send me your address if you are interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRvEwXDxz_I
This new version will include new updates as well as winrar 3.90 and new drivers.
Note that I bought a new computer lately. Since many computers are not available any more due to the coronavirus - no more msi in France, an excellent brand based in South Korea, I bought an HP, with a i5 9300h and a geforce gtx 1050. It is still better than my current configuration. If you are somewhere in Palestine or in India, if you can not afford a computer, and if you need an old Msi ge72 6qd, I decided I could give my current computer. Note that some keys of the keyboard are not working any more. Just send me your address if you are interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRvEwXDxz_I
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 11, 2020, 11:12 AM
Post by: scarface on April 11, 2020, 11:12 AM
I tested the msi ge72 6qd with cinebench. here is a screenshot.
I am going to make a new test with Firefox closed to see if there is a difference because it should have a much better score, but since the computer is old, I suspect the thermal paste dried up.
I received no message for this computer, so I am going to try to sell it. Vaudev, Maher or humbert certainly need the best laptops for everyday use. I am not even sure I will be able to sell it, since some keys of the keyboard are not working.
Note that my new computer has a score of 1913 points.
If you want to see it, here it is: https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-17-cd0079nf-17-3-Full-HD-Noir-et-Vert-Chrome-Intel-Core-i5-9300H-quad-8Go-RAM-256-Go-SSD-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-1050-3GB/a14089533/w-4
I paid it 750â,¬ because I was offered a discount card by a friend with 130â,¬ on it. It was valid for 1 year, and I had to use it before July, that is essentially why I bought a new computer.
I am afraid Vasudev might be disappointed by the performance of this new computer. But for my own use, it should be sufficient. The processor is good, but I suspect the graphic card to be a bit weak. Note that there is only 8Gb or ram, but I can open it to add a RAM stick.
I am going to make a new test with Firefox closed to see if there is a difference because it should have a much better score, but since the computer is old, I suspect the thermal paste dried up.
I received no message for this computer, so I am going to try to sell it. Vaudev, Maher or humbert certainly need the best laptops for everyday use. I am not even sure I will be able to sell it, since some keys of the keyboard are not working.
Note that my new computer has a score of 1913 points.
If you want to see it, here it is: https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-17-cd0079nf-17-3-Full-HD-Noir-et-Vert-Chrome-Intel-Core-i5-9300H-quad-8Go-RAM-256-Go-SSD-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-1050-3GB/a14089533/w-4
I paid it 750â,¬ because I was offered a discount card by a friend with 130â,¬ on it. It was valid for 1 year, and I had to use it before July, that is essentially why I bought a new computer.
I am afraid Vasudev might be disappointed by the performance of this new computer. But for my own use, it should be sufficient. The processor is good, but I suspect the graphic card to be a bit weak. Note that there is only 8Gb or ram, but I can open it to add a RAM stick.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 12, 2020, 10:13 PM
Post by: scarface on April 12, 2020, 10:13 PM
Note that I am preparing the new version of windows 10 x64 that will be released on Tuesday.
This version could be exceptionally good. It will include updated programs, like vlc 3.0.9.2, winrar 3.90, mediacoder 0.8.61, the latest updates and new drivers.
I will release a new version of windows 7 too, with extended support updates. I know Vasudev is waiting for it.
This version could be exceptionally good. It will include updated programs, like vlc 3.0.9.2, winrar 3.90, mediacoder 0.8.61, the latest updates and new drivers.
I will release a new version of windows 7 too, with extended support updates. I know Vasudev is waiting for it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 17, 2020, 10:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 17, 2020, 10:40 PM
Quote from: scarface on April 11, 2020, 11:12 AMI think its either thermal throttling or new microcode D6 is causing this issue. I couldn't do Dism component cleanup at all! It took 9 hrs to complete and D6 was the cause and switched to CC which has new exploits but performance was important to me.
I tested the msi ge72 6qd with cinebench. here is a screenshot.
I am going to make a new test with Firefox closed to see if there is a difference because it should have a much better score, but since the computer is old, I suspect the thermal paste dried up.
I received no message for this computer, so I am going to try to sell it. Vaudev, Maher or humbert certainly need the best laptops for everyday use. I am not even sure I will be able to sell it, since some keys of the keyboard are not working.
Note that my new computer has a score of 1913 points.
If you want to see it, here it is: https://www.fnac.com/PC-Portable-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-17-cd0079nf-17-3-Full-HD-Noir-et-Vert-Chrome-Intel-Core-i5-9300H-quad-8Go-RAM-256-Go-SSD-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-1050-3GB/a14089533/w-4
I paid it because I was offered a discount card by a friend with on it. It was valid for 1 year, and I had to use it before July, that is essentially why I bought a new computer.
I am afraid Vasudev might be disappointed by the performance of this new computer. But for my own use, it should be sufficient. The processor is good, but I suspect the graphic card to be a bit weak. Note that there is only 8Gb or ram, but I can open it to add a RAM stick.
Use throttlestop and see if you can see a difference.
Your laptop is good enough. Do note, you can 32GB ddr4 2667MHz at the price of 16GB single module. 9th gen is very good aside from higher thermals due to high clock speeds.
I did my research and it seems AMD laptops max out at 64GB 3200MHz i.e 2x32GB so there's goes my 128GB RAM dream. I'll wait for Lenovo thinkpads with AMD and see how they are!
Take care!
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 18, 2020, 02:14 AM
Post by: scarface on April 18, 2020, 02:14 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on April 17, 2020, 10:40 PMI just think my computer is old. I opened it and apparently the thermal paste has dried up. I am wondering if I can use its ram stick for the new one - On the ge72 6qd, it was ddr4 2133 mhz. On the new one the ram frequence is 2667 mhz.
I think its either thermal throttling or new microcode D6 is causing this issue. I couldn't do Dism component cleanup at all! It took 9 hrs to complete and D6 was the cause and switched to CC which has new exploits but performance was important to me.
Your laptop is good enough. Do note, you can 32GB ddr4 2667MHz at the price of 16GB single module.
Note that I am still using the old one even if the keyboard is dead. I just tested the new one with cinebench for the moment.
What is your cinebench r20 score?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 18, 2020, 05:54 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 18, 2020, 05:54 PM
Quote from: scarface on April 18, 2020, 02:14 AMCB r20- 1647 is max score, now I scored with 1640. https://imgur.com/t5W0kJeQuote from: Vasudev on April 17, 2020, 10:40 PMI just think my computer is old. I opened it and apparently the thermal paste has dried up. I am wondering if I can use its ram stick for the new one - On the ge72 6qd, it was ddr4 2133 mhz. On the new one the ram frequence is 2667 mhz.
I think its either thermal throttling or new microcode D6 is causing this issue. I couldn't do Dism component cleanup at all! It took 9 hrs to complete and D6 was the cause and switched to CC which has new exploits but performance was important to me.
Your laptop is good enough. Do note, you can 32GB ddr4 2667MHz at the price of 16GB single module.
Note that I am still using the old one even if the keyboard is dead. I just tested the new one with cinebench for the moment.
What is your cinebench r20 score?
You can use old one and both will run at 2133MHz. If your bios supports RAM OC, then you can OC 2133MHz to 2666MHz and enjoy the faster RAM.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on April 19, 2020, 12:21 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on April 19, 2020, 12:21 AM
Quote from: scarface on April 18, 2020, 02:14 AMQuote from: Vasudev on April 17, 2020, 10:40 PMI just think my computer is old. I opened it and apparently the thermal paste has dried up. I am wondering if I can use its ram stick for the new one - On the ge72 6qd, it was ddr4 2133 mhz. On the new one the ram frequence is 2667 mhz.
I think its either thermal throttling or new microcode D6 is causing this issue. I couldn't do Dism component cleanup at all! It took 9 hrs to complete and D6 was the cause and switched to CC which has new exploits but performance was important to me.
Your laptop is good enough. Do note, you can 32GB ddr4 2667MHz at the price of 16GB single module.
Note that I am still using the old one even if the keyboard is dead. I just tested the new one with cinebench for the moment.
What is your cinebench r20 score?
Mixing and matching any DDR4 is OK, as it will go back to the lowest-in-common JEDEC standard, which in this case should be ddr4 2133. You might see a slight performance drop when using the lower mhz' stick, but in reality the more ram should outweigh the difference unless you're playing games or rendering things all day within the first ram-sticks limit.
You may also want to try https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
It's a tool disabling the Spectre patches, that are known to cause slowdowns on intel systems.
I'm sure you're aware of the pro and cons of disabling security patches like that
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 19, 2020, 01:39 AM
Post by: scarface on April 19, 2020, 01:39 AM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on April 19, 2020, 12:21 AMI just tested this, it seems it does not work. It is not really important though.
You may also want to try https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
It's a tool disabling the Spectre patches, that are known to cause slowdowns on intel systems.
I'm sure you're aware of the pro and cons of disabling security patches like that
Note that new links are available for windows 10 and 7.
Note that the repack of Amnesia AIO was updated .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 19, 2020, 05:27 AM
Post by: humbert on April 19, 2020, 05:27 AM
Quote from: scarface on April 18, 2020, 01:11 AM
This version of windows 10 is activated by default.
I think I asked you this once before, but I'm not sure if you answered. I believe you said this copy of W10 has to be rearmed every 6 months. If so, then did you include a KMS rearming tool? I know there are many of them out there, but many run installation programs usually infested with malware. My copy of MS Office has to be rearmed. I use a program that came from you (kmsact.exe) that doesn't install anything, it simply rearms Office and nothing else. I think it also works for Windows 10, I just haven't tested it.
What I want to know is how do we rearm this copy of W10 when the times comes?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
Post by: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
hi humbert.
I hope you are fine.
In order to rearm win 10, and if you are using my version of windows 10, you can use my home-made switch-less activator in the $oem$ folder. You can find it here too (x64 only): https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35382#msg35382
I have never used it to rearm windows because I use a new version every 6 month though.
You know, when you have sold your flat in Miami, if you have 10 million dollars and if you want to buy a flat in Paris with a tennis court, you can contact me.
If you are buying a big flat, Maher, aa1234779 and other users will be able to come. I imagine many would be glad to play tennis with me and you. A few years ago, in 2008 and 2009, I was playing with a man named Xavier Bliecq and he was pretty good at tennis. When searching for his name a few years later on google, I found his rank, and realized he was ranked 15/1, I wasn't astonished.
I noticed some users of the forum are coming back like Theknight. Registrations are closed once again, but for those who have an account, it is possible to log in.
Note that I have been arrested by the confinement police, I was driving my car. Since I had no attestation, they gave me a fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3lysY4M-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
I hope you are fine.
In order to rearm win 10, and if you are using my version of windows 10, you can use my home-made switch-less activator in the $oem$ folder. You can find it here too (x64 only): https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35382#msg35382
I have never used it to rearm windows because I use a new version every 6 month though.
You know, when you have sold your flat in Miami, if you have 10 million dollars and if you want to buy a flat in Paris with a tennis court, you can contact me.
If you are buying a big flat, Maher, aa1234779 and other users will be able to come. I imagine many would be glad to play tennis with me and you. A few years ago, in 2008 and 2009, I was playing with a man named Xavier Bliecq and he was pretty good at tennis. When searching for his name a few years later on google, I found his rank, and realized he was ranked 15/1, I wasn't astonished.
I noticed some users of the forum are coming back like Theknight. Registrations are closed once again, but for those who have an account, it is possible to log in.
Note that I have been arrested by the confinement police, I was driving my car. Since I had no attestation, they gave me a fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3lysY4M-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 22, 2020, 06:02 AM
Post by: humbert on April 22, 2020, 06:02 AM
Quote from: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
hi humbert.
I hope you are fine.
I'm doing great. Enjoying the light traffic, cheap fuel and abundant orders for delivery. I work part-time (4 hours a day), I make a few cents on the side. They're asking for masks in most places you go and can easily get in if you have one. You can even wear it wrong and nobody notices. Let's see how long this blessing lasts :). I suppose the only things I miss are live sports on TV and the availability of products at supermarkets. It has improved, but not yet at pre-"pandemic" levels
Quote from: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
In order to rearm win 10, and if you are using my version of windows 10, you can use my home-made switch-less activator in the $oem$ folder. You can find it here too (x64 only): https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35382#msg35382
Unless I'm missing something I'm not seeing a link for the activator/rearmer. I'm always on the hunt for good activators that don't install unwanted garbage on your computer.
Quote from: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
You know, when you have sold your flat in Miami, if you have 10 million dollars and if you want to buy a flat in Paris with a tennis court, you can contact me.
By the term "flat" do you mean an apartment or any dwelling? I had a house in Miami. It took a miracle for me to sell it. Naturally I used the money to buy another house in San Antonio. Better price, better location, and infinitely better than Miami in every way. With respect to the flat in Paris, keep in mind $10 million in cash is not enough. You need a healthy income to live in a place like that.
Quote from: scarface on April 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
Note that I have been arrested by the confinement police, I was driving my car. Since I had no attestation, they gave me a fine.
Were you handcuffed and taken to jail? If so I assume they called a towing company to tow you car away, and naturally sent you the bill. What exactly do you mean by "no attestation"? I looked that up in the dictionary, the definition didn't make sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3lysY4M-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
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Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 22, 2020, 10:51 AM
Post by: scarface on April 22, 2020, 10:51 AM
Quote from: humbert on April 22, 2020, 06:02 AMkeep looking...
Unless I'm missing something I'm not seeing a link for the activator/rearmer. I'm always on the hunt for good activators that don't install unwanted garbage on your computer.
if you can't find it, here is a link...https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
Quote from: humbert on April 22, 2020, 06:02 AMI was joking. And even if I had a lot of money, I would not buy real estate other there, because I think it is totally overpriced.
By the term "flat" do you mean an apartment or any dwelling? I had a house in Miami. It took a miracle for me to sell it. Naturally I used the money to buy another house in San Antonio. Better price, better location, and infinitely better than Miami in every way. With respect to the flat in Paris, keep in mind $10 million in cash is not enough. You need a healthy income to live in a place like that.
But I wouldnt say no if I could live in a little house by the sea like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8dmf9L6U4
With 10 million$ in cash, you could buy a lot of flats over there though.
Quote from: humbert on April 22, 2020, 06:02 AMno, just fined. You need to fill out a form to go out.
Were you handcuffed and taken to jail? If so I assume they called a towing company to tow you car away, and naturally sent you the bill. What exactly do you mean by "no attestation"? I looked that up in the dictionary, the definition didn't make sense.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on April 25, 2020, 07:07 PM
Post by: Vasudev on April 25, 2020, 07:07 PM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on April 19, 2020, 12:21 AMYes, I'm aware of security issues.
Mixing and matching any DDR4 is OK, as it will go back to the lowest-in-common JEDEC standard, which in this case should be ddr4 2133. You might see a slight performance drop when using the lower mhz' stick, but in reality the more ram should outweigh the difference unless you're playing games or rendering things all day within the first ram-sticks limit.
You may also want to try https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
It's a tool disabling the Spectre patches, that are known to cause slowdowns on intel systems.
I'm sure you're aware of the pro and cons of disabling security patches like that
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 01, 2020, 12:19 AM
Post by: scarface on May 01, 2020, 12:19 AM
Note that the new version of windows 10 x64 could be ready as soon as tomorrow on the forum, the version 20h1, not released officially yet.
You can post comments here, I'd like to know if you are waiting for this 20h1 version.
The main improvement of this version is to continue to enhance the system search function. The May 2020 Update is faster on HDD hardware, thanks to the reduced disk usage by Windows Search process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpcYH7DUEPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thB4EhQ-HwU
PS: note that in the new version, I'm planning to add a new lockscreen too, as well as new drivers and programs like vlc 3.0.10.
You can post comments here, I'd like to know if you are waiting for this 20h1 version.
The main improvement of this version is to continue to enhance the system search function. The May 2020 Update is faster on HDD hardware, thanks to the reduced disk usage by Windows Search process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpcYH7DUEPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thB4EhQ-HwU
PS: note that in the new version, I'm planning to add a new lockscreen too, as well as new drivers and programs like vlc 3.0.10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 03, 2020, 10:08 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 03, 2020, 10:08 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 02, 2020, 12:14 AMNice.
Today, a new version of windows 10 x64 pro Lite v2004 is available ("20H1" for Vasudev)
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5, netfx 4.8, dx9 (and 12) and many programs.
Note: in this edition you'll find many more programs like the latest releases of vlc, firefox, handbrake, cdisplay, Sumatra, Flashplayer, 7zip 19.00, winrar 5.90, Treesize free, Visual C++ Redist, the game "Mastermind" and Ultraiso (full version), Subtitles Edit v3.5.14...
Fx sound enhancer v13.028 was added (full version).
Abbodi1406’s vcredist was updated to 0.29.
New wallpapers are available.
New programs installed silently: mediacoder 0.8.61 (modified edition), Psychopinball (by Fuj), Smartcopy, Grand dictionnaire Hachette Oxford, psp 8, Remove empty directories, WiseDuplicatefinder, Ant renamer, Pinball, LameXP, Belatout, Easeus Partition Master 13.8.
HDD programs: HDD low level format, HD tune pro.
New:
Updated programs: vlc 3.0.10,
This version of windows 10 is activated by default.
Nothing was deleted in winsxs and to obtain such a size, install.wim was converted into esd.
New drivers:
Realtek RTL8723BE WLAN 2024.0.10.211, Alcor1.17.13.2300, LAN_Killerwin10_2.2.3212, Synaptics19.3.4.193, PCI-bus-AMD-15.301.0.0, Elan-smbus-driver-15.2.10.1, intel_chipset_10.1.18263.8193, RadioBtn_Win10v1.1.8.0,
intel_rst_17.8.8.1072, Hp-Wifi-Broadcom7.35.344.0, intelethernetPROWin10x64-25.0, Wireless_21.80.2_PROSet64, realtek_card_reader_10.0.18362.31255, Realtek Ethernet 10.039.0323.2020
realtekcamera10.0.17763.20089, usb3.1_asmedia_1.16.59.1, BT_21.80.0.3_64_Win10
Note that the intel graphics drivers are not integrated any more.
Nothing was removed.
Windows defender is disabled by default but can be re-enabled again via gpedit.msc.
Note that the new feature Windows Defender Tamper protection was deactivated too.
In the previous versions a script was run to remove the useless appx and provisioned packages. It wasn't used in this version.
Here is the script previously used to remove provisioned apps (the "Sysprep" switch was used).Code Select#This function finds any AppX/AppXProvisioned package and uninstalls it, except for Freshpaint, Windows Calculator, Windows Store, and Windows Photos.
#Also, to note - This does NOT remove essential system services/software/etc such as .NET framework installations, Cortana, Edge, etc.
#This is the switch parameter for running this script as a 'silent' script, for use in MDT images or any type of mass deployment without user interaction.
param (
[switch]$Debloat, [switch]$SysPrep
)
Function Begin-SysPrep {
param([switch]$SysPrep)
Write-Verbose -Message ('Starting Sysprep Fixes')
# Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates
<# Write-Verbose -Message "Adding Registry key to Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates"
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
Else {
Set-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
#Stop WindowsStore Installer Service and set to Disabled
Write-Verbose -Message ('Stopping InstallService')
Stop-Service InstallService
#>
}
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Function Start-Debloat {
param([switch]$Debloat)
#Removes AppxPackages
#Credit to Reddit user /u/GavinEke for a modified version of my whitelist code
[regex]$WhitelistedApps = 'Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.Paint3D|Microsoft.WindowsCalculator|Microsoft.WindowsStore|Microsoft.Windows.Photos|CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows|`
Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes|Microsoft.MSPaint|Microsoft.WindowsCamera|.NET|Framework|Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension|Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp|`
Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions|Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions|Microsoft.WebpImageExtension|Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller'
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Run this again to avoid error on 1803 or having to reboot.
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$AppxRemoval = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps}
ForEach ( $App in $AppxRemoval) {
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $App.PackageName
}
}
Function Remove-Keys {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#These are the registry keys that it will delete.
$Keys = @(
#Remove Background Tasks
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows File
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.File\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
#Registry keys to delete if they aren't uninstalled by RemoveAppXPackage/RemoveAppXProvisionedPackage
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Scheduled Tasks to delete
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.PreInstalledConfigTask\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
#Windows Protocol Keys
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows Share Target
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.ShareTarget\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
)
#This writes the output of each key it is removing and also removes the keys listed above.
ForEach ($Key in $Keys) {
Write-Output "Removing $Key from registry"
Remove-Item $Key -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
Function Protect-Privacy {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
#Disables Windows Feedback Experience
Write-Output "Disabling Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Advertising = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo'
If (Test-Path $Advertising) {
Set-ItemProperty $Advertising -Name Enabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function
Write-Output "Stopping Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function"
$Search = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search'
If (Test-Path $Search) {
Set-ItemProperty $Search -Name AllowCortana -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops the Windows Feedback Experience from sending anonymous data
Write-Output "Stopping the Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Period1 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf'
$Period2 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules'
$Period3 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules\PeriodInNanoSeconds'
If (!(Test-Path $Period3)) {
mkdir $Period1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period3 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Period3 -Name PeriodInNanoSeconds -Value 0 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Adding Registry key to prevent bloatware apps from returning"
#Prevents bloatware applications from returning
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures -Value 1 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Setting Mixed Reality Portal value to 0 so that you can uninstall it in Settings"
$Holo = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic'
If (Test-Path $Holo) {
Set-ItemProperty $Holo -Name FirstRunSucceeded -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables live tiles
Write-Output "Disabling live tiles"
$Live = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications'
If (!(Test-Path $Live)) {
mkdir $Live -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Live -Name NoTileApplicationNotification -Value 1 -Verbose
}
#Turns off Data Collection via the AllowTelemtry key by changing it to 0
Write-Output "Turning off Data Collection"
$DataCollection = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection'
If (Test-Path $DataCollection) {
Set-ItemProperty $DataCollection -Name AllowTelemetry -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables People icon on Taskbar
Write-Output "Disabling People icon on Taskbar"
$People = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People'
If (Test-Path $People) {
Set-ItemProperty $People -Name PeopleBand -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables suggestions on start menu
Write-Output "Disabling suggestions on the Start Menu"
$Suggestions = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager'
If (Test-Path $Suggestions) {
Set-ItemProperty $Suggestions -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
Write-Output "Removing CloudStore from registry if it exists"
$CloudStore = 'HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore'
If (Test-Path $CloudStore) {
Stop-Process Explorer.exe -Force
Remove-Item $CloudStore
Start-Process Explorer.exe -Wait
}
#Loads the registry keys/values below into the NTUSER.DAT file which prevents the apps from redownloading. Credit to a60wattfish
reg load HKU\Default_User C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name PreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
reg unload HKU\Default_User
#Disables scheduled tasks that are considered unnecessary
Write-Output "Disabling scheduled tasks"
#Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTaskLogon | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTask | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName Consolidator | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName UsbCeip | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClient | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClientOnScenarioDownload | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
#This includes fixes by xsisbest
Function FixWhitelistedApps {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If(!(Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Microsoft.Paint3D, Microsoft.MSPaint, Microsoft.WindowsCalculator, Microsoft.WindowsStore, Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes, Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder, Microsoft.Windows.Photos)) {
#Credit to abulgatz for the 4 lines of code
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Paint3D | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MSPaint | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsCalculator | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} }
}
Function CheckDMWService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.StartType -eq "Disabled"}) {
Set-Service -Name dmwappushservice -StartupType Automatic}
If(Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name dmwappushservice}
}
Function CheckInstallService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name InstallService | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name InstallService
Set-Service -Name InstallService -StartupType Automatic
}
}
Write-Output "Initiating Sysprep"
Begin-SysPrep
Write-Output "Removing bloatware apps."
Start-Debloat
Write-Output "Removing leftover bloatware registry keys."
Remove-Keys
Write-Output "Checking to see if any Whitelisted Apps were removed, and if so re-adding them."
FixWhitelistedApps
Write-Output "Stopping telemetry, disabling unneccessary scheduled tasks, and preventing bloatware from returning."
Protect-Privacy
#Write-Output "Stopping Edge from taking over as the default PDF Viewer."
#Stop-EdgePDF
CheckDMWService
CheckInstallService
Write-Output "Finished all tasks."
Size: 3.51Gb
Link: Windows 10 x64 20h1
(https://mega.nz/file/tUcwWIAA#KaRviExmBmOmiWx308Z2KI3ecotHA_YL4AZmGUO_T5w)
Note that a switch-less lite installer for the latest nvidia drivers for win 10 x64 is available here (v445.87)
Only graphics driver and Physx system are installed. Geforce experience is not installed.
It is possible to run this during the installation ($oem$ folder).
Link: Nvidia drivers repack (https://mega.nz/file/BAkxGKIa#2t3CoSLcphBMZ0DhZkK2_L0LqzfjpYfHiahIfxqzbq4)
and here is the link for a switch-less win10 activator (encrypted & automatic).
I encrypted it to store it more easily since some antivirus detect it as a virus. Disable your antivirus before executing the exe (it’s not a virus).
A few seconds later,it’s done.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEMqvrMoEF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjglwfe7II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAyvkCNYSc
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en (https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24xRFPGMImY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CwZmI8mUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKowWFBIuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHDoJi_LpwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW_lKGf9us
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 03, 2020, 10:37 PM
Post by: scarface on May 03, 2020, 10:37 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 03, 2020, 10:08 PMI think the substantive awesome would be more appropriate.
Nice.
Well, I wanted to ask a specialist if changing the picture of the lockscreen was possible. It is the only thing that Ive not been able to do for the moment. I do not think it is possible via a regedit entry.
I'd want to put this picture as the default lockscreen: https://i.ibb.co/4S1Km3S/lock.jpg
Note that the new version of subtitles edit will be included in the next version of windows x64, in one week.
I am currently eating some duck gizzards with rice with a turmeric sauce. With this, I am drinking an excellent wine. I guess you should have been with me tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sN2FmlE_98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCN2F47RAA
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 17, 2020, 10:05 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 17, 2020, 10:05 PM
Is 20H1 any better than 1909? I'm still on 1809.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 18, 2020, 05:25 PM
Post by: scarface on May 18, 2020, 05:25 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 17, 2020, 10:05 PMI didn't install it, but I read that disk usage was improved for Windows Search in the new version.
Is 20H1 any better than 1909? I'm still on 1809.
I'm not sure you need to upgrade, install it if you need to format your hard drive disk.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 18, 2020, 05:50 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 18, 2020, 05:50 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 18, 2020, 05:25 PMI think only people with HDD will notice it. I have moved most of the them to SSD (DRAM and non-DRAM based SSDs).Quote from: Vasudev on May 17, 2020, 10:05 PMI didn't install it, but I read that disk usage was improved for Windows Search in the new version.
Is 20H1 any better than 1909? I'm still on 1809.
I'm not sure you need to upgrade, install it if you need to format your hard drive disk.
I don't see a major feature that made me want to hop the update train.
1909 nuked my Linux bootloader and its partitions and upon clean install my PC was stuck at black screen and never recovered after waiting for an hr or two. Restored Macrium reflect backup and everything was working with older win 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 05, 2020, 08:43 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 05, 2020, 08:43 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 27, 2020, 08:46 PMTry non-bloated nvidia drivers https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/nVidia-modded-Inf
Note that the latest Nvidia driver repack will be available soon here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35471#msg35471
The new windows 10 iso will not be available because there is no significant change (only new vc redist/new drivers). In the next version there will be updated programs too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 06, 2020, 01:14 AM
Post by: scarface on June 06, 2020, 01:14 AM
To Vasudev: I'm already making a light repack...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 07, 2020, 05:34 AM
Post by: humbert on June 07, 2020, 05:34 AM
QuoteNote that I have been arrested by the confinement police, I was driving my car. Since I had no attestation, they gave me a fine.
Back briefly to the "pandemic" garbage, don't feel like starting a new topic.
Believe it or not, I'm watching a LIVE football game on TV as we speak. The Costa Rican football association did a wise thing -- they've reopened for business, TV coverage only. There is not a soul in the stands. Wouldn't it be nice if all sports leagues did the same thing? It's certainly better than the current full stop on all competition, and they would slowly get ready to fully reopen once all this nonsense ends. You can't go from a full stop to full competition in a single day.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Christopher on June 23, 2020, 09:26 PM
Post by: Christopher on June 23, 2020, 09:26 PM
Thanks for this new update. I've been using the Maher Win 7 Ultimate June 2014 release, never could get the Roll-up to work. Need to do a new clean install, looks like this should work for me.
Are there any pointers here to getting a USB boot install for this ISO on an ASUS board? I have a Z270 based board, and tried using Rufus with the recommended settings but can't get a stick to boot.
Also, how can I get a donation to you for your work on this ISO?
Thanks !
Are there any pointers here to getting a USB boot install for this ISO on an ASUS board? I have a Z270 based board, and tried using Rufus with the recommended settings but can't get a stick to boot.
Also, how can I get a donation to you for your work on this ISO?
Thanks !
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 23, 2020, 10:01 PM
Post by: scarface on June 23, 2020, 10:01 PM
Quote from: Christopher on June 23, 2020, 09:26 PMWell, sometimes it is not easy to install new updates on windows 7 indeed. You must be talking about the convenient update. To install every update, I used to start from scratch too.
Thanks for this new update. I've been using the Maher Win 7 Ultimate June 2014 release, never could get the Roll-up to work. Need to do a new clean install, looks like this should work for me.
Are there any pointers here to getting a USB boot install for this ISO on an ASUS board? I have a Z270 based board, and tried using Rufus with the recommended settings but can't get a stick to boot.
Also, how can I get a donation to you for your work on this ISO?
Thanks !
As for a windows 7 usb bootable key, I'm sure you can do it with the windows 7 usb dvd download tool. It works for windows 10 too, available here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56485
Of course, you have to go to the Bios so that you can boot from USB. Usually you have a boot menu which looks like this: https://i.ibb.co/kX1z62p/boot.jpg
As for a donation, I don't need anything. Instead, I advise you to contact humbert, (you can send him some banknotes if you have his address) or try to contact Maher directly...
However, I don't have your avatar yet, and it seems we have a vacancy. You can send me a link if you have a picture to put among them: https://i.ibb.co/4RKKVFb/avatars.jpg
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 25, 2020, 12:16 AM
Post by: scarface on June 25, 2020, 12:16 AM
Note that new Switchless Nvidia drivers are available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35536#msg35536
The next version of windows 10 is delayed for the moment. Maybe there will be something by the end of the week.
The next version of windows 10 is delayed for the moment. Maybe there will be something by the end of the week.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 11, 2020, 05:42 AM
Post by: humbert on July 11, 2020, 05:42 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 10, 2020, 12:46 AM
Note that the latest switchless repack of the Nvidia driver, relased today, is available for windows 10 x64 here:
What if you don't have an Nvidia video card?
Quote from: scarface on July 10, 2020, 12:46 AM
Abodi's vcredist v0.33 will be part of this new release. The current version includes Partition Master 13.8, which could be updated to 14.0 in the new release. New drivers were already included in the latest version even if I didn't give details about it. But the new edition might come with updated drivers too. Some programs were updated: vlc, handbrake, Firefox, belatout, subtitle edit, ultraiso...
Why do you inflate your releases with so much bloat? You're starting to look like Micro$haft. Whenever I run one of your releases on Virtualbox, I have to spend plenty of time simply removing unwanted garbage. Do people request all this or what?
Doesn't it make more sense to put out a squeaky-clean release without all the Micro$haft bloat and let each user install only what they use?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 12, 2020, 06:36 PM
Post by: scarface on July 12, 2020, 06:36 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 11, 2020, 05:42 AMThen don't use it. It's not included in the windows 10 iso anyway, even if it works if placed in the $OEM$ folder.
What if you don't have an Nvidia video card?
Quote from: humbert on July 11, 2020, 05:42 AMVisual C++ Redistributable Packages are not" garbage": they are needed for many programs (and many games). These packages are included in the image of windows 10, and you won't be able to remove them unless you modify the image yourself. Since this version of Windows 10 contains all the VC redist packages and Directx 9, most games are working straight away.
Why do you inflate your releases with so much bloat? You're starting to look like Micro$haft. Whenever I run one of your releases on Virtualbox, I have to spend plenty of time simply removing unwanted garbage. Do people request all this or what?
Doesn't it make more sense to put out a squeaky-clean release without all the Micro$haft bloat and let each user install only what they use?
For the rest, most programs are installed via the $OEM$ folder, if you use ultraiso (included too), you just need to delete the $OEM$ folder in order to remove most of what you call "garbage" during the installation.
If you tell me what apps you are using, if you are using any, I might be able to send you a custom-made $OEM$ folder.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 13, 2020, 05:55 AM
Post by: humbert on July 13, 2020, 05:55 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 12, 2020, 06:36 PM
Visual C++ Redistributable Packages are not" garbage": they are needed for many programs (and many games). These packages are included in the image of windows 10, and you won't be able to remove them unless you modify the image yourself. Since this version of Windows 10 contains all the VC redist packages and Directx 9, most games are working straight away.
I don't count dependencies as garbage. There is nothing wrong with adding packages that other programs need in order to function properly.
Quote from: scarface on July 12, 2020, 06:36 PM
For the rest, most programs are installed via the $OEM$ folder, if you use ultraiso (included too), you just need to delete the $OEM$ folder in order to remove most of what you call "garbage" during the installation.
You're saying all the extra stuff you add can be removed by simply deleting the $OEM$ folder? Will doing so also delete other programs the OS needs to function properly?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 13, 2020, 08:43 PM
Post by: scarface on July 13, 2020, 08:43 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 13, 2020, 05:55 AMIndeed. (378 mb in the latest version).
You're saying all the extra stuff you add can be removed by simply deleting the $OEM$ folder?
Quote from: humbert on July 13, 2020, 05:55 AMNo. But maybe you should check the content before removing everything. If you are modifying the content of the folder, you need to modify install.bat too.
Will doing so also delete other programs the OS needs to function properly?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 03, 2020, 05:39 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 03, 2020, 05:39 PM
Quote from: scarface on July 19, 2020, 07:44 PMFew weeks back, I used Simplix to update Win 7 and it only boots in Legacy mode.
Note that a new version of windows 7 is available in the previous message, the missing update was added (Net framework July 20). It is also 150 mb smaller.
I have switched from AiOBoot to ventoy. It seems 7Updater package uses WinPE cmd or something so I think it'll break UEFI.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 14, 2020, 06:36 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 14, 2020, 06:36 PM
If anyone wants to download offline Appx for Intel control panel and nvidia or for any other driver use this: https://store.rg-adguard.net/
Simply copy the link from MS store and download relevant Appx package and you're done.
Simply copy the link from MS store and download relevant Appx package and you're done.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 17, 2020, 12:22 AM
Post by: scarface on August 17, 2020, 12:22 AM
Note that a new version of windows 7 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35653#msg35653
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AM
Post by: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AM
Quote from: scarface on August 17, 2020, 12:22 AM
Note that a new version of windows 7 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35653#msg35653
I'm curious about something. How do you update this thing? To my knowledge Micro$haft retired Windows 7 and aren't providing updates for it.
Also, does it include software that enables the user to get the most out of Intel's latest i9 and AMD's Ryzen 2? Somewhere I heard that although Windows 7 will run under the newest CPU's, you won't take advantage of everything they have to offer because they're not being supported in W7. Vasudev told me this has to come from 3rd parties (or so I think).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 18, 2020, 01:14 AM
Post by: scarface on August 18, 2020, 01:14 AM
Quote from: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AMRead this: https://www.teiss.co.uk/microsoft-windows-7-esu/
I'm curious about something. How do you update this thing? To my knowledge Micro$haft retired Windows 7 and aren't providing updates for it.
Quote from: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AMI don't know. I don't use windows 7 and I have no intel i9 or Ryzen. Maybe Vasudev knows the answer.
Also, does it include software that enables the user to get the most out of Intel's latest i9 and AMD's Ryzen 2? Somewhere I heard that although Windows 7 will run under the newest CPU's, you won't take advantage of everything they have to offer because they're not being supported in W7. Vasudev told me this has to come from 3rd parties (or so I think).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 20, 2020, 07:21 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 20, 2020, 07:21 PM
Quote from: scarface on August 18, 2020, 01:14 AMThere's unofficial support and drivers for Win 7 but I couldn't get Skylake PC to get working on UEFI and it worked only in legacy mode. On desktop it doesn't make much difference but on laptop, legacy BIOS has super long boot times for NVMe drives.Quote from: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AMRead this: https://www.teiss.co.uk/microsoft-windows-7-esu/
I'm curious about something. How do you update this thing? To my knowledge Micro$haft retired Windows 7 and aren't providing updates for it.Quote from: humbert on August 17, 2020, 04:24 AMI don't know. I don't use windows 7 and I have no intel i9 or Ryzen. Maybe Vasudev knows the answer.
Also, does it include software that enables the user to get the most out of Intel's latest i9 and AMD's Ryzen 2? Somewhere I heard that although Windows 7 will run under the newest CPU's, you won't take advantage of everything they have to offer because they're not being supported in W7. Vasudev told me this has to come from 3rd parties (or so I think).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 21, 2020, 07:35 PM
Post by: scarface on August 21, 2020, 07:35 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on August 20, 2020, 07:21 PMVisibly you have a lot of knowledge about computer. Maybe you know that my former computer, a MSI GE72 6QD was dying, and therefore I got a new laptop, a hp 17-cd0079nf (It is a mid-range computer with a good Nvidia graphics card. I wanted a intel i7 instead, but there was no more choice with the covid crisis. No more MSI computer, for instance. And I wanted a computer with Freedos, but I've been obliged to buy a computer equipped with windows 10). Before getting rid of the old computer, I opened it to recover a samsung ssd 850 EVO. I opened the hp and put the SSD. I wanted to install windows 10 on the nvme drive. I had to go to the bios and put "legacy" in order to install windows 10 via usb drive. But then I realized that the new computer was booting with the OS of the MSI! (in UEFI mode, the windows 10 installed on the SSD was not recognized). Thus, I'm still using an old copy of windows 10. And I formatted the NVME drive, I don't use it.
There's unofficial support and drivers for Win 7 but I couldn't get Skylake PC to get working on UEFI and it worked only in legacy mode. On desktop it doesn't make much difference but on laptop, legacy BIOS has super long boot times for NVMe drives.
Do you know if I should use this NVME drive? is it faster than a 2.5 Samsung SSD? Should I install windows 10 on the "sk hynix BC501"?
I recovered a 8Gb ram too, and I put it in a free slot (so I still have 16Gb Ram).
Note that I bought a DVD drive lately...I didn't know that new computers had no blu ray drives. And I'm planning to make new DVD rips of "Swimming pool" and "D'amour et d'eau fraîche", with the latest x264 codec.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on August 24, 2020, 05:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on August 24, 2020, 05:40 PM
Quote from: scarface on August 21, 2020, 07:35 PMSK Hynix BC501 is pretty good mid-range NVMe almost comparable to Crucial P2, Kingston A series etc...Quote from: Vasudev on August 20, 2020, 07:21 PMVisibly you have a lot of knowledge about computer. Maybe you know that my former computer, a MSI GE72 6QD was dying, and therefore I got a new laptop, a hp 17-cd0079nf (It is a mid-range computer with a good Nvidia graphics card. I wanted a intel i7 instead, but there was no more choice with the covid crisis. No more MSI computer, for instance. And I wanted a computer with Freedos, but I've been obliged to buy a computer equipped with windows 10). Before getting rid of the old computer, I opened it to recover a samsung ssd 850 EVO. I opened the hp and put the SSD. I wanted to install windows 10 on the nvme drive. I had to go to the bios and put "legacy" in order to install windows 10 via usb drive. But then I realized that the new computer was booting with the OS of the MSI! (in UEFI mode, the windows 10 installed on the SSD was not recognized). Thus, I'm still using an old copy of windows 10. And I formatted the NVME drive, I don't use it.
There's unofficial support and drivers for Win 7 but I couldn't get Skylake PC to get working on UEFI and it worked only in legacy mode. On desktop it doesn't make much difference but on laptop, legacy BIOS has super long boot times for NVMe drives.
Do you know if I should use this NVME drive? is it faster than a 2.5 Samsung SSD? Should I install windows 10 on the "sk hynix BC501"?
I recovered a 8Gb ram too, and I put it in a free slot (so I still have 16Gb Ram).
Note that I bought a DVD drive lately...I didn't know that new computers had no blu ray drives. And I'm planning to make new DVD rips of "Swimming pool" and "D'amour et d'eau fraîche", with the latest x264 codec.
You can use existing RAM w/o any issues.
As for UEFI boot, you can use Windows media creation tool to download the ISO or you can make any edition ISO using single file
https://uup.rg-adguard.net/
You can try Ventoy where you simply copy the raw ISO file and it boots anything and you don't have to format USB or write to it every damn time. Just copy the ISO and enjoy.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 08, 2020, 11:27 PM
Post by: scarface on September 08, 2020, 11:27 PM
Note that the new editions of windows 7 and windows 10 will not be available before the end of the week, and maybe next week. I can't connect to the hotspot I was using any more and I have no connection besides my phone.
I don't know if you remember my old car. Well, the engine is almost dead. There is a leaking head gasket and it might not be worth fixing.
In the meantime, I hope that humbert, vasudev, shadow.97 and the little users of the forum are fine.
Note that the stock markets tumbled today, the cac 40 was down 1.59% while the s&p 500 lost 2.76%. Tesla literally collapsed and dropped 21%. On 21 July I told you I wasn't at ease with Tesla at 1500$ in the financial news and stock markets topic. Well, it reached 2500$ before split, and it's now at...1650$ before split. On the short term, I think a rebound of the stock markets is likely, so that the bulls can leave the market (at least I'm not expecting a big rebound, maybe 2% on the cac 40 before the downturn in financial markets resumes).
I don't know if you remember my old car. Well, the engine is almost dead. There is a leaking head gasket and it might not be worth fixing.
In the meantime, I hope that humbert, vasudev, shadow.97 and the little users of the forum are fine.
Note that the stock markets tumbled today, the cac 40 was down 1.59% while the s&p 500 lost 2.76%. Tesla literally collapsed and dropped 21%. On 21 July I told you I wasn't at ease with Tesla at 1500$ in the financial news and stock markets topic. Well, it reached 2500$ before split, and it's now at...1650$ before split. On the short term, I think a rebound of the stock markets is likely, so that the bulls can leave the market (at least I'm not expecting a big rebound, maybe 2% on the cac 40 before the downturn in financial markets resumes).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 03:21 AM
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 03:21 AM
Currently, I can't connect to the hotpost I was using and then I can't provide the users with a new version of windows 10 yet.
Maybe I'm going to go to Orange on the Champs-Élysées tomorrow to know if I can upgrade my phone package (I only have 10Gb per month).
Note that the next version of windows 10 will include the latest adobe flash plugin, the new visual c++ redist of Aboddi1406. I think that mkvtoolnix could be included by default too.
Maybe I'm going to go to Orange on the Champs-Élysées tomorrow to know if I can upgrade my phone package (I only have 10Gb per month).
Note that the next version of windows 10 will include the latest adobe flash plugin, the new visual c++ redist of Aboddi1406. I think that mkvtoolnix could be included by default too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 11, 2020, 05:48 AM
Post by: humbert on September 11, 2020, 05:48 AM
Hey Scarface: How many cell phone providers are available in France? I assume they're all GSM, i.e., the protocol that allows you to simply insert the company's SIM card. How much data do you think you need?
With respect to the car, are you living anywhere near Paris? I'm asking because one thing I liked about Paris is that you don't really need a car, in fact the car is a disturbance. The metro is excellent and it gets you anywhere easily. Sadly here in the USA with the exception of New York, without a car you're dead. You have to buy a car often with money you don't have, then pay fuel, insurance, repairs, license plate etc etc.
With respect to the car, are you living anywhere near Paris? I'm asking because one thing I liked about Paris is that you don't really need a car, in fact the car is a disturbance. The metro is excellent and it gets you anywhere easily. Sadly here in the USA with the exception of New York, without a car you're dead. You have to buy a car often with money you don't have, then pay fuel, insurance, repairs, license plate etc etc.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on September 11, 2020, 05:16 PM
Post by: Shadow.97 on September 11, 2020, 05:16 PM
Quote from: scarface on September 11, 2020, 03:21 AM
Currently, I can't connect to the hotpost I was using and then I can't provide the users with a new version of windows 10 yet.
Maybe I'm going to go to Orange on the Champs-Élysées tomorrow to know if I can upgrade my phone package (I only have 10Gb per month).
Note that the next version of windows 10 will include the latest adobe flash plugin, the new visual c++ redist of Aboddi1406. I think that mkvtoolnix could be included by default too.
Have you looked into smaller providers in france?
I found out about 48.ie They offer 100gb data for â,¬8 a month.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 08:33 PM
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 08:33 PM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on September 11, 2020, 05:16 PMWell, it seems 48.ie is an Irish provider.
Have you looked into smaller providers in france?
I found out about 48.ie They offer 100gb data for â,¬8 a month.
But don't be worried, I just upgraded my package with Orange: 70Gb per month. And it's a non-binding offer since I'm an old customer.
I'm not sure it will be enough though.
Note that I'm currently downloading the latest edition of windows 10. I'm going to try to prepare a new version soon.
Finally, as far as the stock markets are concerned, on 8 September, I was saying "I think a rebound of the stock markets is likely, so that the bulls can leave the market (at least I'm not expecting a big rebound, maybe 2% on the cac 40 before the downturn in financial markets resumes." Well, it seems I was right, the s&p 500 rebounded on 9 september but another downward movement seems to be underway. The s&p 500 is already down 0.8 since the closing of the European markets, at 3320 points. Below 3300 points, a potential target could be 3150 points.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 09:19 PM
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2020, 09:19 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 11, 2020, 05:48 AMI didn't need much data as long as I could connect my computer to a hotspot. since it's not working anymore, I'm using my cellphone as a modem, and you can understand easily that 10Gb per month is not enough. I could subscribe to fiber internet, but since I'm leaving too far from work, I think I'm going to leave.
Hey Scarface: How many cell phone providers are available in France? I assume they're all GSM, i.e., the protocol that allows you to simply insert the company's SIM card. How much data do you think you need?
With respect to the car, are you living anywhere near Paris? I'm asking because one thing I liked about Paris is that you don't really need a car, in fact the car is a disturbance. The metro is excellent and it gets you anywhere easily. Sadly here in the USA with the exception of New York, without a car you're dead. You have to buy a car often with money you don't have, then pay fuel, insurance, repairs, license plate etc etc.
And you are right, I can use public transport. That's what I already do. But it requires 3 hours round trip, vs 2 hours with a car. Note that I'm not leaving "anywhere near Paris", but in the south of the Hauts-de-Seine, and I have to use the RER B, and then the A, and then either the line 3 or the line 1 of the metro...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 16, 2020, 11:31 AM
Post by: scarface on September 16, 2020, 11:31 AM
I know that Vasudev is regularly downloading the new versions of Windows 7 in this topic.
Unfortunately, even if I made a new windows 7, I will not upload it this month since I have a data cap (unless the hotspot is working again, which is not the case currently).
I keep it for later.
Note that the next frictional games titled Amnesia Rebirth will be part of a new repack that will probably be released at the end of October.
Unfortunately, even if I made a new windows 7, I will not upload it this month since I have a data cap (unless the hotspot is working again, which is not the case currently).
I keep it for later.
Note that the next frictional games titled Amnesia Rebirth will be part of a new repack that will probably be released at the end of October.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 04, 2020, 09:55 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 04, 2020, 09:55 PM
Yeah was waiting for W7 ISOs. I'm still using 1809 and 1909 as preferred W10 versions for more stability and somewhat less bugs. Even I have a data cap since I use hotspot through cellular.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 06, 2020, 11:27 PM
Post by: scarface on October 06, 2020, 11:27 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on October 04, 2020, 09:55 PMAs for me, I'm still using v1909. But as soon as v2009 is officially released, I will install it. It could be available by the end of the month (I think I uploaded a beta version since there is no official news about it).
Yeah was waiting for W7 ISOs. I'm still using 1809 and 1909 as preferred W10 versions for more stability and somewhat less bugs. Even I have a data cap since I use hotspot through cellular.
Note that this month could be exceptional in terms of new releases since Amnesia Rebirth will be released on 20 October. A new frictional games AIO repack will be made as soon as I get it.
Note that I uploaded Resident Evil 2 months ago and I finally tested it: it's pretty good. There will be no repack for RE3 since it garnered mixed reception from players.
Like Vasudev, I'm still using my samsung s6 as modem, and I have almost reached my data cap. It will be reseted on Sunday. In the meantime, I hope shadow.97, humbert, Vasudev and maybe some users will liven up the forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1gtp5PG2ZQ
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 07, 2020, 06:11 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 07, 2020, 06:11 PM
Quote from: scarface on October 06, 2020, 11:27 PMSame here v2009 should be LTSC branch and is considered super stable but I will install it after few months.Quote from: Vasudev on October 04, 2020, 09:55 PMAs for me, I'm still using v1909. But as soon as v2009 is officially released, I will install it. It could be available by the end of the month (I think I uploaded a beta version since there is no official news about it).
Yeah was waiting for W7 ISOs. I'm still using 1809 and 1909 as preferred W10 versions for more stability and somewhat less bugs. Even I have a data cap since I use hotspot through cellular.
Note that this month could be exceptional in terms of new releases since Amnesia Rebirth will be released on 20 October. A new frictional games AIO repack will be made as soon as I get it.
Note that I uploaded Resident Evil 2 months ago and I finally tested it: it's pretty good. There will be no repack for RE3 since it garnered mixed reception from players.
Like Vasudev, I'm still using my samsung s6 as modem, and I have almost reached my data cap. It will be reseted on Sunday. In the meantime, I hope shadow.97, humbert, Vasudev and maybe some users will liven up the forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1gtp5PG2ZQ
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 07, 2020, 09:12 PM
Post by: scarface on October 07, 2020, 09:12 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on October 07, 2020, 06:11 PMI found an article stating that windows 10 20h2 is officially available: https://itigic.com/windows-10-20h2-the-october-2020-update-is-now-official/
Same here v2009 should be LTSC branch and is considered super stable but I will install it after few months.
So the version on the forum is not a beta version, but the RTM (with an update). I don't know if another version will be released this month then.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 10, 2020, 05:16 AM
Post by: humbert on October 10, 2020, 05:16 AM
The problem with these Windows releases is that they refuse to install. This happens even on Windows Update. The other day it prompted me to upgrade. I did that. Unfortunately, at the end I saw the all too familiar "we were unable to install the upgrade, restoring previous version." (or whatever). This sort of thing is the norm, not the exception. Clearly these upgrades are very badly written and not properly tested.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 11, 2020, 12:26 PM
Post by: scarface on October 11, 2020, 12:26 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 10, 2020, 05:16 AMI had the same message. Note that I disabled automatic updates in the new version of windows 10, available in the previous message. You'll have a notification instead to update manually. If you don't download these updates, you won't get this message. It might be a relief for humbert.
The problem with these Windows releases is that they refuse to install. This happens even on Windows Update. The other day it prompted me to upgrade. I did that. Unfortunately, at the end I saw the all too familiar "we were unable to install the upgrade, restoring previous version." (or whatever). This sort of thing is the norm, not the exception. Clearly these upgrades are very badly written and not properly tested.
I did this because I have a data cap and windows update is downloading tons of data, sometimes to no avail. I heard Vasudev had connection problems too, it might be interesting for him too.
With the new configuration, you can skip the updates:
Note that a repack for the latest nvidia drivers is available too in the previous message.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 12, 2020, 05:46 AM
Post by: humbert on October 12, 2020, 05:46 AM
I also have automatic updates turned off. Normally I use WAU manager every few days. Windows updates are so horribly written that out of may 10 updates, 1 or 2 won't install. And of course let's not even mention updating Windows to a higher version. The failure rate is easily over 90%. I don't know how Micro$haft gets away with this.
You have a data cap?? Are there no other ISP's where you live? With so many people streaming HD and especially 4K, data caps are ludicrous. This not to even mention downloading other stuff.
You have a data cap?? Are there no other ISP's where you live? With so many people streaming HD and especially 4K, data caps are ludicrous. This not to even mention downloading other stuff.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 13, 2020, 10:42 PM
Post by: scarface on October 13, 2020, 10:42 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 12, 2020, 05:46 AMYes there are. But I'm using my phone as a modem. I don't know if I'm going to stay where I am.
You have a data cap?? Are there no other ISP's where you live? With so many people streaming HD and especially 4K, data caps are ludicrous. This not to even mention downloading other stuff.
Note that some new versions of windows 7 and 10 could be available by the end of the week. I know that you, Vasudev, and some users are waiting for them.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 15, 2020, 06:04 AM
Post by: humbert on October 15, 2020, 06:04 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 13, 2020, 10:42 PM
Yes there are. But I'm using my phone as a modem. I don't know if I'm going to stay where I am.
Aaahhh.... now it makes sense. All cell phone companies use data caps, even more so if you're using the phone as a hotspot. Mark my words: one day these data caps will disappear into the dustbin or history. But for now......
Quote from: scarface on October 13, 2020, 10:42 PM
Note that some new versions of windows 7 and 10 could be available by the end of the week. I know that you, Vasudev, and some users are waiting for them.
Vasudev is the big tester. Let's see if he comes up with a way to get this thing to install over a previous version of Windows. He successfully did this once and left me all the details of what he did. It worked! One of just 2 successful upgrades after maybe 20 unsuccessful attempts.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 17, 2020, 10:11 PM
Post by: scarface on October 17, 2020, 10:11 PM
The new versions of windows 7 and 10 are ready. They will be uploaded tomorrow on the forum.
Maybe some of you are confined again due to this new virus. In France there is a curfew and it's forbidden to go out.
The annoucement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMEouAWNDWY
But some don't observe the curfew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KIJ06h6FA0
Maybe some of you are confined again due to this new virus. In France there is a curfew and it's forbidden to go out.
The annoucement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMEouAWNDWY
But some don't observe the curfew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KIJ06h6FA0
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 18, 2020, 04:30 AM
Post by: humbert on October 18, 2020, 04:30 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 17, 2020, 10:11 PM
Maybe some of you are confined again due to this new virus. In France there is a curfew and it's forbidden to go out.
New virus? You mean something other than SARS-CoV-2 (the Covid19 virus)? I didn't see the whole interview, but Macron was talking about more restrictions and curfews. I would imagine a crowded place like Paris is ideal for the virus to spread from one person to another. There's nothing like that here. Here in SA masks are mandatory only if entering a public place (stores, restaurants etc), but nowhere else. There are infections but nothing out of this world. And of course the this virus' kill ratio is 5%, if not slightly less.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 18, 2020, 03:14 PM
Post by: scarface on October 18, 2020, 03:14 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 18, 2020, 04:30 AMYes I was talking about the deadly Covid19.Quote from: scarface on October 17, 2020, 10:11 PM
Maybe some of you are confined again due to this new virus. In France there is a curfew and it's forbidden to go out.
New virus? You mean something other than SARS-CoV-2 (the Covid19 virus)? I didn't see the whole interview, but Macron was talking about more restrictions and curfews. I would imagine a crowded place like Paris is ideal for the virus to spread from one person to another. There's nothing like that here. Here in SA masks are mandatory only if entering a public place (stores, restaurants etc), but nowhere else. There are infections but nothing out of this world. And of course the this virus' kill ratio is 5%, if not slightly less.
Since I made an aside not linked with this topic, feel free to delete the last 2 messages and this one...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 24, 2020, 06:05 AM
Post by: humbert on October 24, 2020, 06:05 AM
Have you tested a working copy of this? Also, somewhere I read Micro$haft is getting rid of Control Panel in favor of the decrepit metro settings app. Is this true?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 25, 2020, 10:34 PM
Post by: scarface on October 25, 2020, 10:34 PM
Quote from: humbert on October 24, 2020, 06:05 AMA working copy of what? windows 10?
Have you tested a working copy of this? Also, somewhere I read Micro$haft is getting rid of Control Panel in favor of the decrepit metro settings app. Is this true?
I still use the control panel anyway.
Note that windows 10 with the october update will be available tonight here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35855#msg35855
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 29, 2020, 08:40 PM
Post by: scarface on October 29, 2020, 08:40 PM
I hope that the users of the forum are fine.
In France it's hard to live with all those bad news. The confinement, and a new knife attack. aa1234779 and Maher must be wondering what's happening. In the Arabica peninsula and in Palestine such things never happen.
Note that some new nvidia drivers will be available tonight.
I'll present a new recipe too.
In France it's hard to live with all those bad news. The confinement, and a new knife attack. aa1234779 and Maher must be wondering what's happening. In the Arabica peninsula and in Palestine such things never happen.
Note that some new nvidia drivers will be available tonight.
I'll present a new recipe too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 01, 2020, 03:36 AM
Post by: humbert on November 01, 2020, 03:36 AM
Quote from: scarface on October 29, 2020, 08:40 PM
In France it's hard to live with all those bad news. The confinement, and a new knife attack. aa1234779 and Maher must be wondering what's happening. In the Arabica peninsula and in Palestine such things never happen.
As is always the case, the righteous pay the sinner's wages. Last I heard there were close to a billion Muslims. The vast majority do not go around beheading people because they disagree with their views. Fanatics such as these, of ANY religion, are miscreants who should be put to death, the sooner the better.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on November 05, 2020, 01:54 PM
Post by: aa1234779 on November 05, 2020, 01:54 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 01, 2020, 03:36 AMQuote from: scarface on October 29, 2020, 08:40 PM
In France it's hard to live with all those bad news. The confinement, and a new knife attack. aa1234779 and Maher must be wondering what's happening. In the Arabica peninsula and in Palestine such things never happen.
As is always the case, the righteous pay the sinner's wages. Last I heard there were close to a billion Muslims. The vast majority do not go around beheading people because they disagree with their views. Fanatics such as these, of ANY religion, are miscreants who should be put to death, the sooner the better.
I hope it's not hard to live in France or El Paso or any where else for anyone.
It's not people's views that cause such incidents & violent reactions of a minority of a minority. All practicing Muslims feel insulted when their Prophet is insulted, and it's not guaranteed that to keep everyone "inline" when such insults are considered "opinion" even though the European Court of Human Rights ruled that insulting the Prophet of Islam is against their laws. Many other countries in the West consider it a hate crime. France and Denmark and others have tried this before and it has always been the same result generating more hate. Insisting on this & broadcasting insults of other's beliefs on buildings is very dumb and cause for more division in an already divided society.
Again, most Muslims will not take up violence in their reaction to such childish insults. Yet that cannot be guaranteed from all.
Repeating these insults will give us only the same reactions and more division.
The boycott of French products has been taken up by most Muslims and will cause only loss.
Everyone is losing in this situation.
Sad.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 07, 2020, 05:27 AM
Post by: humbert on November 07, 2020, 05:27 AM
Feeling insulted is one thing. It's quite another to behead people and/or carry out heinous acts of violence. All kinds of people feel insulted over all kinds of things. If laws were passed to prevent people from feeling insulted by something, just about everything would be forbidden. You can't prohibit something for no other reason than someone else doesn't like it.
Believe me -- once censorship starts, there is no end.
Believe me -- once censorship starts, there is no end.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on November 07, 2020, 11:04 AM
Post by: aa1234779 on November 07, 2020, 11:04 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 07, 2020, 05:27 AM
Feeling insulted is one thing. It's quite another to behead people and/or carry out heinous acts of violence.
As I said, drawing the Prophet Muhammad is an insult to all practicing Muslims, and if violence happens because of childish disrespect to other's beliefs, it is because a minority of the Muslim minority in Europe could not stand such speech, not Muslims or Islam is to blame, as it is not the course of action the majority of Muslims would do.
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All kinds of people feel insulted over all kinds of things. If laws were passed to prevent people from feeling insulted by something, just about everything would be forbidden. You can't prohibit something for no other reason than someone else doesn't like it.
Believe me -- once censorship starts, there is no end.
Yes people get insulted over many things, but when insults to religious figures generates the same result every time from a small minority that takes up violence, I suppose respect should be considered to be legislated, or else this depressing situation goes with hate and violence by/against Muslims continues.
As for free speech, I'm all for it as a Muslim libertarian, yet I'm also for respect. Free speech is never absolute even in US, Canada and EU. There are defamation & liable laws, and others against inciting violence, which is something similar to insulting God and his Prophet's, because it's always the same depressing results..
This situation reminds me of Larry King's interview with Seth McFarlane when he was asked about South Park's silly depiction of the Prophet Muhammad..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SAl0NVEHQ
BTW, I'm a fan of Family Guy, it's a favorite cartoon, yet I always skip insults of God, Moses and Jesus who they make a lot of fun of.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 09, 2020, 06:11 AM
Post by: humbert on November 09, 2020, 06:11 AM
Quote from: aa1234779 on November 07, 2020, 11:04 AM
As I said, drawing the Prophet Muhammad is an insult to all practicing Muslims, and if violence happens because of childish disrespect to other's beliefs, it is because a minority of the Muslim minority in Europe could not stand such speech, not Muslims or Islam is to blame, as it is not the course of action the majority of Muslims would do.
I'm not too clear what you mean. I do believe the vast majority of Muslims would never engage in violence for no other reason that someone drawing a picture of Mohammed. If they (or anyone) is offended because of a picture (or similar) just ignore it - look the other way. I'm offended by everything Donald Trump says. What do I do? Turn the TV off or change the channel.
Quote from: aa1234779 on November 07, 2020, 11:04 AM
As for free speech, I'm all for it as a Muslim libertarian, yet I'm also for respect. Free speech is never absolute even in US, Canada and EU. There are defamation & liable laws, and others against inciting violence, which is something similar to insulting God and his Prophet's, because it's always the same depressing results.
Defamation and libel is VERY different from insulting a religion. If I were to defame you, I'd have to publish all kinds of lies or, at the very least, say negative statements I can't prove. Then you could legally take me to court for damages. This is very different from simply drawing a picture or saying nasty things about Mohammed, Moses, Jesus Christ, Buddha, or any other religious leader. Religion cannot expect any special protection from the government. As you know, I am an atheist. People have been saying nasty things about us since day one, many of them totally false. Many of us have been burned at the stake or suffered brutal punishment from organized religion. I see it this way: these people can say all they want - as long as they respect our rights, I have no problem.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 12, 2020, 08:16 AM
Post by: scarface on November 12, 2020, 08:16 AM
Note that a new version of windows 7 with new updates is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35910#msg35910
Some new Nvidia drivers are available for windows 10 too.
Some new Nvidia drivers are available for windows 10 too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:00 PM
Post by: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:00 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 09, 2020, 06:11 AMThat's what I said more than once previously, myself and the majority of Muslims especially those in the west or watching western media do look away when feeling insulted, or reply to insults within laws, and in the case of Macron and his multiple comments recently insisting on the insult of Prophet Muhammad, Muslims are doing a great job of boycotting French products everywhere, a means of peaceful non-violent activism that our brethren in humanity, the French people, will get a feel of the economic effect of their laws allowing the insults of Muhammad (sorry scarface).
I'm not too clear what you mean. I do believe the vast majority of Muslims would never engage in violence for no other reason that someone drawing a picture of Mohammed. If they (or anyone) is offended because of a picture (or similar) just ignore it - look the other way. I'm offended by everything Donald Trump says. What do I do? Turn the TV off or change the channel.
QuoteDefamation and libel is VERY different from insulting a religion. If I were to defame you, I'd have to publish all kinds of lies or, at the very least, say negative statements I can't prove. Then you could legally take me to court for damages. This is very different from simply drawing a picture or saying nasty things about Mohammed, Moses, Jesus Christ, Buddha, or any other religious leader. Religion cannot expect any special protection from the government. As you know, I am an atheist. People have been saying nasty things about us since day one, many of them totally false. Many of us have been burned at the stake or suffered brutal punishment from organized religion. I see it this way: these people can say all they want - as long as they respect our rights, I have no problem.
I was just giving examples of laws that restrict absolute free speech, laws that consider some kinds of speech criminalized.
I consider insults of religious figures, even those of religions I have absolutely no belief in, a hate crime for the aftermaths that results from such disrespect to other's beliefs.. a peaceful society needs respecting beliefs of others even those that we have reservations against.
Or else, we will always get more of the same, cause for more violence & hate & division which is not good for anyone, and more boycott of French products (sorry to our good friend scarface again) which I consider negative for all of us as fellow humans that need a respectful society to prosper together on the rock we live on.
Free speech is never absolute & laws for many issues have changed over time where one thing was legal at a time and became illegal later, and vice versa, or try stickling and thinking u can change the minds of more than a billion people boycotting your countries products, and a minority of those people who are willing to do unlawful violence in this sad cycle if insulting faiths and violent reactions from some.
BTW in France, there are laws against denying the holocaust or doubting the announced numbers of Jews the criminal tyrant Hitler killed during WWII.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Holocaust_deniers
There are laws against calling for boycotting Israeli products in France.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-rights-court-faults-france-for-convicting-israel-boycott-activists/
They can feel the coming effect of a billion+ people boycotting them and think about electing & legislating new laws if they want.
It's all good ;D
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:01 PM
Post by: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:01 PM
Quote from: scarface on November 12, 2020, 08:16 AM
Note that a new version of windows 7 with new updates is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg35910#msg35910
Some new Nvidia drivers are available for windows 10 too.
Thanks
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 14, 2020, 06:26 AM
Post by: humbert on November 14, 2020, 06:26 AM
Quote from: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:00 PM
I was just giving examples of laws that restrict absolute free speech, laws that consider some kinds of speech criminalized.
I consider insults of religious figures, even those of religions I have absolutely no belief in, a hate crime for the aftermaths that results from such disrespect to other's beliefs
A REAL hate crime is the bombing of a mosque in New Zealand a year ago, or [I believe] an attack on a synagogue in France several years back. Hate crimes are by no means limited to religion. Police in the USA treating black people unjustly are fine examples. But making fun of a religious figure -- NO! In a democracy you can make fun of the the country's leaders, right? Here in America newspapers are full of cartoons mocking Trump and other politicians. Why should religions be any different, especially when the Koran specifically states that Mohammed and Jesus were MEN and not, as the Christians believe, sons of God (Jesus, not Mohammed)?
Quote from: aa1234779 on November 12, 2020, 01:00 PM
BTW in France, there are laws against denying the holocaust or doubting the announced numbers of Jews the criminal tyrant Hitler killed during WWII.
Given the suffering brought on France by the Nazis, it's understandable they'd pass such a law. In my opinion this is NOT the best way to shut these people down. Let these idiots (holocaust deniers and others) talk and let them show the world how stupid they are. If you prohibit their speech all you do is give their arguments credibility. That logic seems to work fine in the USA. Here just about anything short of libel or slander is allowed. The result is that eventually it gets to the point where the majority of people repudiate their twisted beliefs.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 15, 2020, 04:59 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 15, 2020, 04:59 PM
Quote from: scarface on November 14, 2020, 09:34 PMI did download W7 Pro and it was good. Luckily, I got new ssd and you have posted new w7 ISO. Will try it out.
Tonight, windows 10 x64 pro v20H2, v19042.630 with every update till November 2020 is available on forum.
Changelog:
Abbodi1406’s vcredist was updated to 0.39.
Some Intel drivers were updated.
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5, netfx 4.8, dx9 (and 12) and many programs.
Note: in this edition you'll find many more programs like the latest releases of vlc, firefox, handbrake, cdisplay, Sumatra, Flashplayer, 7zip 19.00, winrar 5.91, Treesize free, Visual C++ Redist, the game "Mastermind" and Ultraiso (full version), Subtitles Edit v3.5.16...
Fx sound enhancer v13.028 was added (full version).
New programs installed silently: mediacoder 0.8.61 (modified edition), Psychopinball (by Fuj), Smartcopy, Grand dictionnaire Hachette Oxford, Remove empty directories, WiseDuplicatefinder, Ant renamer, Pinball, LameXP, Belatout, Easeus Partition Master 13.8.
HDD programs: HDD low level format, HD tune pro.
Nothing was deleted in winsxs and to obtain such a size, install.wim was converted into esd.
New drivers: the list of drivers will be available soon.
Windows defender is disabled by default but can be re-enabled again via gpedit.msc.
Note that the new feature Windows Defender Tamper protection was deactivated too.
In the previous versions a script was run to remove the useless appx and provisioned packages. It wasn't used in this version.
Here is the script previously used to remove provisioned apps (the "Sysprep" switch was used).Code Select#This function finds any AppX/AppXProvisioned package and uninstalls it, except for Freshpaint, Windows Calculator, Windows Store, and Windows Photos.
#Also, to note - This does NOT remove essential system services/software/etc such as .NET framework installations, Cortana, Edge, etc.
#This is the switch parameter for running this script as a 'silent' script, for use in MDT images or any type of mass deployment without user interaction.
param (
[switch]$Debloat, [switch]$SysPrep
)
Function Begin-SysPrep {
param([switch]$SysPrep)
Write-Verbose -Message ('Starting Sysprep Fixes')
# Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates
<# Write-Verbose -Message "Adding Registry key to Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates"
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
Else {
Set-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
#Stop WindowsStore Installer Service and set to Disabled
Write-Verbose -Message ('Stopping InstallService')
Stop-Service InstallService
#>
}
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Function Start-Debloat {
param([switch]$Debloat)
#Removes AppxPackages
#Credit to Reddit user /u/GavinEke for a modified version of my whitelist code
[regex]$WhitelistedApps = 'Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.Paint3D|Microsoft.WindowsCalculator|Microsoft.WindowsStore|Microsoft.Windows.Photos|CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows|`
Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes|Microsoft.MSPaint|Microsoft.WindowsCamera|.NET|Framework|Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension|Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp|`
Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions|Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions|Microsoft.WebpImageExtension|Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller'
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Run this again to avoid error on 1803 or having to reboot.
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$AppxRemoval = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps}
ForEach ( $App in $AppxRemoval) {
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $App.PackageName
}
}
Function Remove-Keys {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#These are the registry keys that it will delete.
$Keys = @(
#Remove Background Tasks
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows File
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.File\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
#Registry keys to delete if they aren't uninstalled by RemoveAppXPackage/RemoveAppXProvisionedPackage
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Scheduled Tasks to delete
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.PreInstalledConfigTask\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
#Windows Protocol Keys
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows Share Target
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.ShareTarget\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
)
#This writes the output of each key it is removing and also removes the keys listed above.
ForEach ($Key in $Keys) {
Write-Output "Removing $Key from registry"
Remove-Item $Key -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
Function Protect-Privacy {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
#Disables Windows Feedback Experience
Write-Output "Disabling Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Advertising = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo'
If (Test-Path $Advertising) {
Set-ItemProperty $Advertising -Name Enabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function
Write-Output "Stopping Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function"
$Search = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search'
If (Test-Path $Search) {
Set-ItemProperty $Search -Name AllowCortana -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops the Windows Feedback Experience from sending anonymous data
Write-Output "Stopping the Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Period1 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf'
$Period2 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules'
$Period3 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules\PeriodInNanoSeconds'
If (!(Test-Path $Period3)) {
mkdir $Period1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period3 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Period3 -Name PeriodInNanoSeconds -Value 0 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Adding Registry key to prevent bloatware apps from returning"
#Prevents bloatware applications from returning
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures -Value 1 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Setting Mixed Reality Portal value to 0 so that you can uninstall it in Settings"
$Holo = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic'
If (Test-Path $Holo) {
Set-ItemProperty $Holo -Name FirstRunSucceeded -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables live tiles
Write-Output "Disabling live tiles"
$Live = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications'
If (!(Test-Path $Live)) {
mkdir $Live -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Live -Name NoTileApplicationNotification -Value 1 -Verbose
}
#Turns off Data Collection via the AllowTelemtry key by changing it to 0
Write-Output "Turning off Data Collection"
$DataCollection = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection'
If (Test-Path $DataCollection) {
Set-ItemProperty $DataCollection -Name AllowTelemetry -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables People icon on Taskbar
Write-Output "Disabling People icon on Taskbar"
$People = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People'
If (Test-Path $People) {
Set-ItemProperty $People -Name PeopleBand -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables suggestions on start menu
Write-Output "Disabling suggestions on the Start Menu"
$Suggestions = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager'
If (Test-Path $Suggestions) {
Set-ItemProperty $Suggestions -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
Write-Output "Removing CloudStore from registry if it exists"
$CloudStore = 'HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore'
If (Test-Path $CloudStore) {
Stop-Process Explorer.exe -Force
Remove-Item $CloudStore
Start-Process Explorer.exe -Wait
}
#Loads the registry keys/values below into the NTUSER.DAT file which prevents the apps from redownloading. Credit to a60wattfish
reg load HKU\Default_User C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name PreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
reg unload HKU\Default_User
#Disables scheduled tasks that are considered unnecessary
Write-Output "Disabling scheduled tasks"
#Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTaskLogon | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTask | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName Consolidator | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName UsbCeip | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClient | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClientOnScenarioDownload | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
#This includes fixes by xsisbest
Function FixWhitelistedApps {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If(!(Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Microsoft.Paint3D, Microsoft.MSPaint, Microsoft.WindowsCalculator, Microsoft.WindowsStore, Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes, Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder, Microsoft.Windows.Photos)) {
#Credit to abulgatz for the 4 lines of code
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Paint3D | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MSPaint | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsCalculator | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} }
}
Function CheckDMWService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.StartType -eq "Disabled"}) {
Set-Service -Name dmwappushservice -StartupType Automatic}
If(Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name dmwappushservice}
}
Function CheckInstallService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name InstallService | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name InstallService
Set-Service -Name InstallService -StartupType Automatic
}
}
Write-Output "Initiating Sysprep"
Begin-SysPrep
Write-Output "Removing bloatware apps."
Start-Debloat
Write-Output "Removing leftover bloatware registry keys."
Remove-Keys
Write-Output "Checking to see if any Whitelisted Apps were removed, and if so re-adding them."
FixWhitelistedApps
Write-Output "Stopping telemetry, disabling unneccessary scheduled tasks, and preventing bloatware from returning."
Protect-Privacy
#Write-Output "Stopping Edge from taking over as the default PDF Viewer."
#Stop-EdgePDF
CheckDMWService
CheckInstallService
Write-Output "Finished all tasks."
Size: 4.48 Gb
Link: Windows 10 x64 (https://mega.nz/file/VJMQARxZ#QMmtWQYE8Sm_9hfjlP7bBCgwvFoqe9NJyuAj9WPWHyo)
Note that a switch-less lite installer for the latest nvidia drivers for win 10 x64 is available here (v457.51)
Only graphics driver and Physx system are installed. Geforce experience is not installed.
It is possible to run this during the installation ($oem$ folder).
Link: Nvidia driver (https://mega.nz/file/wF9wjAjQ#7VZfecgF0jfA5YjyqdT3mJaNKFCsw0wNHKXpsA14Byc)
and here is the link for a switch-less win10 activator (encrypted & automatic).
I encrypted it to store it more easily since some antivirus detect it as a virus. Disable your antivirus before executing the exe (it’s not a virus).
A few seconds later,it’s done.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgaMQzMb-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEadYEZb9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXgcCOaaHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEMqvrMoEF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjglwfe7II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAyvkCNYSc
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en (https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24xRFPGMImY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiCeoOoMCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CwZmI8mUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKowWFBIuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHDoJi_LpwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW_lKGf9us
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 20, 2020, 02:41 PM
Post by: scarface on November 20, 2020, 02:41 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 15, 2020, 04:59 PMWell, I hope this version will suit your needs.
I did download W7 Pro and it was good. Luckily, I got new ssd and you have posted new w7 ISO. Will try it out.
Note that I'm going to release a new version of windows 10 (no major updates but tangible improvements). It will be smaller because I forgot to run startcomponentcleanup in the last edition, therefore there are unneeded elements.
What's more, it will include the new Netframework 5. It will include a new program too: Pdf page delete (full version). What's more, the Intel wireless drivers won't be integrated any more. Instead I will upload a switchless installer which can optionally be run during installation (like the Nvidia drivers available above).
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 29, 2020, 05:08 AM
Post by: humbert on November 29, 2020, 05:08 AM
Scarface or Vasudev: Were any of you guys able to create a working copy of W10 20H2? By this I mean have you been able to upgrade to it from a previous version? On Windows Update it says 20H2 is available for upgrade on my system. The only problem is when I run it, it keeps telling me to uninstall VirtualBox because it's "not compatible with Windows 10" and will not continue unless I do that. This is despite the fact that my copy of VirtualBox runs perfectly on W10. Clearly there is something wrong with Micro$haft's installer.
Looks like it's time to upgrade my motherboard. When I try booting up the board stops. It's only when I press F8 for the boot menu and select the first HD that it'll work, and sometimes I have to hit reset a few times for the boot menu. Oh well....
Looks like it's time to upgrade my motherboard. When I try booting up the board stops. It's only when I press F8 for the boot menu and select the first HD that it'll work, and sometimes I have to hit reset a few times for the boot menu. Oh well....
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 29, 2020, 08:08 AM
Post by: scarface on November 29, 2020, 08:08 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 29, 2020, 05:08 AMYou should look at the previous message, you will see a copy of this version. But I don't know if upgrading will work.
Were any of you guys able to create a working copy of W10 20H2? By this I mean have you been able to upgrade to it from a previous version?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 04:25 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 04:25 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 29, 2020, 05:08 AM
Scarface or Vasudev: Were any of you guys able to create a working copy of W10 20H2? By this I mean have you been able to upgrade to it from a previous version? On Windows Update it says 20H2 is available for upgrade on my system. The only problem is when I run it, it keeps telling me to uninstall VirtualBox because it's "not compatible with Windows 10" and will not continue unless I do that. This is despite the fact that my copy of VirtualBox runs perfectly on W10. Clearly there is something wrong with Micro$haft's installer.
Looks like it's time to upgrade my motherboard. When I try booting up the board stops. It's only when I press F8 for the boot menu and select the first HD that it'll work, and sometimes I have to hit reset a few times for the boot menu. Oh well....
No issue updating from 2004 to 20h2. :) Took 10 seconds or something, it was as fast as a normal restart basically.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 04, 2020, 05:46 AM
Post by: humbert on December 04, 2020, 05:46 AM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 04:25 AM
No issue updating from 2004 to 20h2. :) Took 10 seconds or something, it was as fast as a normal restart basically.
I'm currently running 1909. Maybe that's what's causing the problem. I tried mounting Scarface's ISO and running setup. The installation halted even before it did anything. Doing it from Windows Update didn't work either. It wants me to remove VirtualBox because it's "incompatible with Windows 10". This despite the fact that VirtualBox runs great on my system.
Windows is the only OS that has these problems. Anything else updates seamlessly.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 10:08 PM
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 10:08 PM
Quote from: humbert on December 04, 2020, 05:46 AMQuote from: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 04:25 AM
No issue updating from 2004 to 20h2. :) Took 10 seconds or something, it was as fast as a normal restart basically.
I'm currently running 1909. Maybe that's what's causing the problem. I tried mounting Scarface's ISO and running setup. The installation halted even before it did anything. Doing it from Windows Update didn't work either. It wants me to remove VirtualBox because it's "incompatible with Windows 10". This despite the fact that VirtualBox runs great on my system.
Windows is the only OS that has these problems. Anything else updates seamlessly.
When doing previous upgrades, 16** 17** 18** i had to temporarily uninstall virtual machine engines(vmware) and also bitlocker. It just kept bricking my pc without any explanation if i didnt do it.
I've had really bad experiences upgrading from one linux distro version to another, like ubuntu 14 -> 15/16, debian 7->8 etc.
But mostly been on debian based, so cant say all too much.
I also had to use the windows 10 upgrade tool from microsofts homepage for previous updates, as with 20h2 it worked by its own. It just said it was incompatible and would take a while for it to become available for my pc. Then one day I noticed that my windows updates werent running, tried manually updating, and woops new feature update added.
Is it not an option to uninstall virtualbox, keep config files and virtual machines and reinstall after os update?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 05, 2020, 05:09 AM
Post by: humbert on December 05, 2020, 05:09 AM
Quote from: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 10:08 PM
When doing previous upgrades, 16** 17** 18** i had to temporarily uninstall virtual machine engines(vmware) and also bitlocker. It just kept bricking my pc without any explanation if i didnt do it. Is it not an option to uninstall virtualbox, keep config files and virtual machines and reinstall after os update?
All you need to uninstall is the VirtualBox (in my case) program itself? The settings and virtual machine files don't need to be removed? I'm thinking Windows might detect them and stop the installation.
Quote from: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 10:08 PM
I also had to use the windows 10 upgrade tool from microsofts homepage for previous updates, as with 20h2 it worked by its own. It just said it was incompatible and would take a while for it to become available for my pc. Then one day I noticed that my windows updates werent running, tried manually updating, and woops new feature update added.
I googled the Windows upgrade tool and I'm confused. There are programs for downloading the ISO and some others that I'm not sure what they do. Given the fact that 20H2 is available for download through Windows update on my system, don't know if it's a good idea to even use them. When you upgraded using the upgrade tool, did you have to take down VMware?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 05, 2020, 07:35 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on December 05, 2020, 07:35 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 05, 2020, 05:09 AMShould only be the software itself, the files should be separate. not sure how Virtualbox uninstallation works. VMWare you can just backup the config and "vmware vms" and then uninstall vmware. Lots of software allow config and files to be saved when doing an uninstall.
All you need to uninstall is the VirtualBox (in my case) program itself? The settings and virtual machine files don't need to be removed? I'm thinking Windows might detect them and stop the installation.
Quote from: humbert on December 05, 2020, 05:09 AMUh, I just remember downloading tool. Pressing "upgrade now" then it downloaded update, and it restarted a few times, then it started up like normal. Except for the time it didnt work, where I had to use the commandline from a usb-stick to repair some stuff. Dont remember specifics.
I googled the Windows upgrade tool and I'm confused. There are programs for downloading the ISO and some others that I'm not sure what they do. Given the fact that 20H2 is available for download through Windows update on my system, don't know if it's a good idea to even use them. When you upgraded using the upgrade tool, did you have to take down VMware?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 06, 2020, 09:36 AM
Post by: Vasudev on December 06, 2020, 09:36 AM
Quote from: humbert on December 04, 2020, 05:46 AMI felt 20H2 wasn't polished like 1909.Quote from: Shadow.97 on December 04, 2020, 04:25 AM
No issue updating from 2004 to 20h2. :) Took 10 seconds or something, it was as fast as a normal restart basically.
I'm currently running 1909. Maybe that's what's causing the problem. I tried mounting Scarface's ISO and running setup. The installation halted even before it did anything. Doing it from Windows Update didn't work either. It wants me to remove VirtualBox because it's "incompatible with Windows 10". This despite the fact that VirtualBox runs great on my system.
Windows is the only OS that has these problems. Anything else updates seamlessly.
For Vbox issues simply uninstall VirtualBox Host adpater Ethernet or something. It usually causes slow internet or buggy wifi.
Once upgrade is done, navigate to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers and install the inf and everything should work.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 11, 2020, 04:58 AM
Post by: humbert on December 11, 2020, 04:58 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 06, 2020, 09:36 AM
I felt 20H2 wasn't polished like 1909.
For Vbox issues simply uninstall VirtualBox Host adapter Ethernet or something. It usually causes slow internet or buggy wifi.
Once upgrade is done, navigate to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers and install the inf and everything should work.
This is what I *think* you're saying but I'm not sure. Please let me know if this is correct:
1) Go to Device Manager an uninstall VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2 (in my case)
2) Go to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv, find a file called VboxDrv.inf then right-click install. This will essentially undo step 1.
Is this right or do you mean something else?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 17, 2020, 06:58 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 17, 2020, 06:58 PM
Quote from: humbert on December 11, 2020, 04:58 AMYeah. You can do this if you're sure vbox driver is the culprit.Otherwise not needed.Quote from: Vasudev on December 06, 2020, 09:36 AM
I felt 20H2 wasn't polished like 1909.
For Vbox issues simply uninstall VirtualBox Host adapter Ethernet or something. It usually causes slow internet or buggy wifi.
Once upgrade is done, navigate to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers and install the inf and everything should work.
This is what I *think* you're saying but I'm not sure. Please let me know if this is correct:
1) Go to Device Manager an uninstall VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2 (in my case)
2) Go to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv, find a file called VboxDrv.inf then right-click install. This will essentially undo step 1.
Is this right or do you mean something else?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 18, 2020, 05:48 AM
Post by: humbert on December 18, 2020, 05:48 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 17, 2020, 06:58 PM
Yeah. You can do this if you're sure vbox driver is the culprit.Otherwise not needed.
Honestly I have no idea. Windows update won't let the 20H2 installation continue because "VirtualBox won't run on Windows 10". It was you who suggested the Vbox network driver was the culprit. Have you tested this upgrade on a computer that was running Virtualbox and did this method work?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 25, 2020, 04:50 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 25, 2020, 04:50 PM
Quote from: humbert on December 18, 2020, 05:48 AMYeah I do have Vbox installed on v1809 and then upgraded to 1909 w/o any apps/drivers removed or reset.Quote from: Vasudev on December 17, 2020, 06:58 PM
Yeah. You can do this if you're sure vbox driver is the culprit.Otherwise not needed.
Honestly I have no idea. Windows update won't let the 20H2 installation continue because "VirtualBox won't run on Windows 10". It was you who suggested the Vbox network driver was the culprit. Have you tested this upgrade on a computer that was running Virtualbox and did this method work?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 26, 2020, 04:29 AM
Post by: humbert on December 26, 2020, 04:29 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 25, 2020, 04:50 PM
Yeah I do have Vbox installed on v1809 and then upgraded to 1909 w/o any apps/drivers removed or reset.
Pardon me asking again but I want to be sure.
Let me see if I have my facts straight. In the process of upgrading from 1809 to 1909, the upgrade initially failed because it kept insisting Vbox won't work on W10. You uninstalled the Virtualbox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter in Device Manager and tried the upgrade again - this time it worked. After the upgrade was complete you went to c:\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf and right-clicked on the inf to reinstall the network driver. Is all this correct?
I should mention I'd be upgrading from 1909 to 20H2, but I'm assuming the issue is the same. Let me know.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 15, 2021, 02:22 AM
Post by: scarface on January 15, 2021, 02:22 AM
Today, windows 7 x64 Professional SP1 Tunisia edition with every update till November 2021 is available. It's a full version
no drivers were integrated.
Windows defender and UAC are disabled by default.
Link: Windows 7 (https://mega.nz/file/wRcXECgJ#Xitq6CfBxq19H-FxrELxNCJiNRqyGXtsWPYxQFHJa9w)
Size: 3.40 Gb
Rebase 1.3 for windows 7x64 with its tutorial by harkaz.
An essential program to slim down Windows 7.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A (https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A)
Note that you can still download xp here (an updated, lite version of Maher’s edition which includes every update):
kb4012598 and wmp11 with its updates have been integrated. What’s more, some visual tweaks were applied as you can see on the screenshot below.
Finally, a few unneeded elements were removed (the list is available in the nlite log in the iso file).
Link: https://mega.nz/#!8NUmVCaQ!PzrY8hsTD5XRV8OoNaczvqxIqr_eOOxhHN8_obmbeqM
Here is office 2007 with all the updates, till August 2018 (it’s a switch-less installer).
https://mega.nz/file/wU1WCLya#iH1BYgcHOnL5c_FPkQCFtf1LNlai980AUXkDoqZhoYM
no drivers were integrated.
Windows defender and UAC are disabled by default.
Link: Windows 7 (https://mega.nz/file/wRcXECgJ#Xitq6CfBxq19H-FxrELxNCJiNRqyGXtsWPYxQFHJa9w)
Size: 3.40 Gb
Rebase 1.3 for windows 7x64 with its tutorial by harkaz.
An essential program to slim down Windows 7.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A (https://mega.nz/#!EUEQFQja!Zc1idDsCZXVzHuYHGpthefz_o82bMOgn7OdisvNsK_A)
Note that you can still download xp here (an updated, lite version of Maher’s edition which includes every update):
kb4012598 and wmp11 with its updates have been integrated. What’s more, some visual tweaks were applied as you can see on the screenshot below.
Finally, a few unneeded elements were removed (the list is available in the nlite log in the iso file).
Link: https://mega.nz/#!8NUmVCaQ!PzrY8hsTD5XRV8OoNaczvqxIqr_eOOxhHN8_obmbeqM
Here is office 2007 with all the updates, till August 2018 (it’s a switch-less installer).
https://mega.nz/file/wU1WCLya#iH1BYgcHOnL5c_FPkQCFtf1LNlai980AUXkDoqZhoYM
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
Post by: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
Note that a new windows 10 is available in the previous message.
changelog:
- Vlc was updated
- the game bel atout was updated
- vc redist was updated
- flashplayer was removed
- some update leftovers were removed (it is 200 mb smaller).
I guess it is a perfect update for humbert who uses windows 10.
changelog:
- Vlc was updated
- the game bel atout was updated
- vc redist was updated
- flashplayer was removed
- some update leftovers were removed (it is 200 mb smaller).
I guess it is a perfect update for humbert who uses windows 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 26, 2021, 04:57 AM
Post by: humbert on January 26, 2021, 04:57 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
Note that a new windows 10 is available in the previous message.
- Vlc was updated
I don't use VLC because it's got 3 major annoyances:
1. There is no VLC on top only while playing. It's either on top all the time or not at all. Just about all other video players do have this feature.
2. When playing a video VLC will not put itself in the center of the screen and expand from there. If you play videos of different resolutions VLC is all over the screen and must be centered manually.
3. Developers have been informed of the following problems and refuse to do anything about it. They're more interested in adding bloat and more bloat.
I prefer MPC-HC. The original was retired, but other developers have taken it up and are always updating it. YOu can find it at Github. It's much less bloated and doesn't have the annoyances I mentioned. It now supports srt subtitle files.
Quote from: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
I guess it is a perfect update for humbert who uses windows 10.
If there were some way to install it over 1909 (my current version) I'd immediately upgrade. Every attempt I've made has ended in failure. Now it's complaining about Virtualbox, but if Virtualbox weren't there it'll fail for some other reason. Micro$haft is notorious for constant upgrade failures. I think they want us to erase everything on Drive C and install from scratch.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 27, 2021, 04:11 AM
Post by: scarface on January 27, 2021, 04:11 AM
Quote from: humbert on January 26, 2021, 04:57 AM
I don't use VLC because it's got 3 major annoyances:
1. There is no VLC on top only while playing. It's either on top all the time or not at all. Just about all other video players do have this feature.
Actually, it seems this option exists in vlc but it is disabled by default.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on January 27, 2021, 05:11 AM
Post by: humbert on January 27, 2021, 05:11 AM
Quote from: scarface on January 27, 2021, 04:11 AM
1. There is no VLC on top only while playing. It's either on top all the time or not at all. Just about all other video players do have this feature.
Actually, it seems this option exists in vlc but it is disabled by default.
Notice that I wrote "only while playing" in bold type. VLC's settings are "Always On Top". Always means always. Therein lies the problem. In order to go to your file manager to select your video, first you have to either minimize VLC or remove "Always On Top". With MPC-HC and others you can set to be on top only when it plays and not when it isn't. And of course VLC won't center itself when your next video has a different resolution. You have to center it manually with your mouse.
I guess what bothers me most is that the developers have no interest in addressing these issues, especially when VLC is supposedly the best video player out there.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 27, 2021, 11:37 PM
Post by: scarface on January 27, 2021, 11:37 PM
Note that the next version of windows will only contain MPC-BE following the recommendations of humbert. Vlc will not be available any more.
Maybe it will be directly integrated or installed via a custom-made installer.
Maybe it will be directly integrated or installed via a custom-made installer.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on January 30, 2021, 01:24 AM
Post by: scarface on January 30, 2021, 01:24 AM
To humbert:
Well, I tested MPC and I'm less willing to ditch VLC now. VLC has a powerful and simple interface, and supports almost all formats. For example, I tested a custom made installer of mpc, and I had a directx 9 error under Vmware (and yet direct 9 was installed).
Note that I'd want to try to add the feature you requested by adding c++ codes in VLC, but I've not been able to compile it under windows. I've got basic understanding of c++ programming under Visual Studio. Apparently VLC is designed to be compiled under Linux. Since the source code is available for MPC, there is nothing to write, it could be pretty simple to export this feature. Maybe I could submit it to the Vlc team if I make it? If I can make a new exe, modifying the installer would be a mere formality too. I'm going to check if I can compile it under Linux then.
Note that I changed my avatar. It's a street art tag in St Etienne. It's pretty lousy as an avatar I guess. The original image is here: https://i.ibb.co/mz9wBBf/chateaucreux.jpg
You can see it here, near the train station Chateaucreux:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4431255,4.3971034,3a,75y,152.74h,87.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMnZ3AI_NSI-YxvavDBuF0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Well, I tested MPC and I'm less willing to ditch VLC now. VLC has a powerful and simple interface, and supports almost all formats. For example, I tested a custom made installer of mpc, and I had a directx 9 error under Vmware (and yet direct 9 was installed).
Note that I'd want to try to add the feature you requested by adding c++ codes in VLC, but I've not been able to compile it under windows. I've got basic understanding of c++ programming under Visual Studio. Apparently VLC is designed to be compiled under Linux. Since the source code is available for MPC, there is nothing to write, it could be pretty simple to export this feature. Maybe I could submit it to the Vlc team if I make it? If I can make a new exe, modifying the installer would be a mere formality too. I'm going to check if I can compile it under Linux then.
Note that I changed my avatar. It's a street art tag in St Etienne. It's pretty lousy as an avatar I guess. The original image is here: https://i.ibb.co/mz9wBBf/chateaucreux.jpg
You can see it here, near the train station Chateaucreux:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4431255,4.3971034,3a,75y,152.74h,87.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMnZ3AI_NSI-YxvavDBuF0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 02, 2021, 05:36 AM
Post by: humbert on February 02, 2021, 05:36 AM
I never said VLC was "bad", in fact it's a great video player. The problem here is those 2 issues I mentioned. If the videos you played were all the same resolution, no problem. If you play all kinds of different videos with different resolutions (as I do), major headache.
I hope you can somehow hack into the program and come up with some solution. I can't understand why the developers seem to have no interest in fixing the issue, especially since many other players don't have this problem.
I hope you can somehow hack into the program and come up with some solution. I can't understand why the developers seem to have no interest in fixing the issue, especially since many other players don't have this problem.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 03, 2021, 11:16 AM
Post by: scarface on February 03, 2021, 11:16 AM
It is incredibly difficult to compile vlc.
Since I don't use Linux, I'm not accustomed to its commands. For instance, there is no cd.. (to go to the parent directory) under linux, it is cd .. (with a space).
I successfully installed various programs like gcc or java. I'm using ubuntu 20.04.
At the moment I'm stuck here; if somebody knows the correct answer...
Since I don't use Linux, I'm not accustomed to its commands. For instance, there is no cd.. (to go to the parent directory) under linux, it is cd .. (with a space).
I successfully installed various programs like gcc or java. I'm using ubuntu 20.04.
At the moment I'm stuck here; if somebody knows the correct answer...
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2021, 05:42 AM
Post by: humbert on February 04, 2021, 05:42 AM
Do you run Linux under VMware? I run Linux Mint on top of VirtualBox and it works great. Mostly I just play around with it.
Was VLC initially written for Linux and ported of Windows and Mac, or vice-versa?
Was VLC initially written for Linux and ported of Windows and Mac, or vice-versa?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 04, 2021, 02:17 PM
Post by: scarface on February 04, 2021, 02:17 PM
Quote from: humbert on February 04, 2021, 05:42 AMYes I do. By the way, I was using vmare 12 and I've been obliged to upgrade to Vmware 16 since the installation of ubuntu was freezing.
Do you run Linux under VMware? I run Linux Mint on top of VirtualBox and it works great. Mostly I just play around with it.
Quote from: humbert on February 04, 2021, 05:42 AMI don't know. Vlc exists for windows, linux and Macos. It can be compiled under windows but it's not recommended.
Was VLC initially written for Linux and ported of Windows and Mac, or vice-versa?
I found sb having a similar error, but no solution given: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=147425
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 05, 2021, 06:04 AM
Post by: humbert on February 05, 2021, 06:04 AM
Of the linux distros I've played around with, I think Ubuntu is one of the worst. My choice is Linux Mint, hands down. Shadow likes Debian. I haven't played around with that one just yet.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on February 09, 2021, 07:35 PM
Post by: Vasudev on February 09, 2021, 07:35 PM
Quote from: humbert on January 26, 2021, 04:57 AMI think 2004/20H1 won't install if you have insufficient space in recovery partition. I upgraded from 1809 to 1909 via ISO and recovery partition wanted 600MB instead of 400-500MB. So, I used AOMEI in sergei strelec to delete older recovery partition and created new partition after C partition so that it can be expanded as time goes on....Quote from: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
Note that a new windows 10 is available in the previous message.
- Vlc was updated
I don't use VLC because it's got 3 major annoyances:
1. There is no VLC on top only while playing. It's either on top all the time or not at all. Just about all other video players do have this feature.
2. When playing a video VLC will not put itself in the center of the screen and expand from there. If you play videos of different resolutions VLC is all over the screen and must be centered manually.
3. Developers have been informed of the following problems and refuse to do anything about it. They're more interested in adding bloat and more bloat.
I prefer MPC-HC. The original was retired, but other developers have taken it up and are always updating it. YOu can find it at Github. It's much less bloated and doesn't have the annoyances I mentioned. It now supports srt subtitle files.Quote from: scarface on January 25, 2021, 04:40 PM
I guess it is a perfect update for humbert who uses windows 10.
If there were some way to install it over 1909 (my current version) I'd immediately upgrade. Every attempt I've made has ended in failure. Now it's complaining about Virtualbox, but if Virtualbox weren't there it'll fail for some other reason. Micro$haft is notorious for constant upgrade failures. I think they want us to erase everything on Drive C and install from scratch.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 11, 2021, 06:35 PM
Post by: scarface on February 11, 2021, 06:35 PM
Note that a new version of windows 7 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
New versions of vlc and belatout are included.
New versions of vlc and belatout are included.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 13, 2021, 06:00 AM
Post by: humbert on February 13, 2021, 06:00 AM
My 6-year old mobo died and I forcibly had to upgrade. I got myself an i9-18090K with and MSI Mobo. I put 32GB of RAM so I can run VM's and give them generous amounts of RAM, plus run a ramdrive for temp files and use no swapfile. The SSD is 1 TB. I haven't checked but it's probably QLC. In order for it to last as long as possible it should be as large as you can afford with quite a bit of trimming to help even out the wear. They have 4 bits per cell, which mean they can only take about 1000 read-write cycles. Even getting TLC has become difficult.
I downloaded a "pre-activated" copy of Windows 10 from a torrent site. It was activated for a day or so then the activation was gone (unless I did something wrong somewhere). I rearmed it for 6 months with a KMS program. Does anyone know a way to activate this thing permanently? There are keys for sale on Ebay for less than $5. Even if I bought one that works, can you deacivate with KMS and reactivate with the key? Can anyone give me a link or something on this?
I downloaded a "pre-activated" copy of Windows 10 from a torrent site. It was activated for a day or so then the activation was gone (unless I did something wrong somewhere). I rearmed it for 6 months with a KMS program. Does anyone know a way to activate this thing permanently? There are keys for sale on Ebay for less than $5. Even if I bought one that works, can you deacivate with KMS and reactivate with the key? Can anyone give me a link or something on this?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 15, 2021, 01:42 AM
Post by: scarface on February 15, 2021, 01:42 AM
Note that a new windows 10 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36197#msg36197
I guess it will be useful for humbert or usman.
If you want to play Belote, the little game Belatout was updated.
I guess it will be useful for humbert or usman.
If you want to play Belote, the little game Belatout was updated.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 18, 2021, 05:18 AM
Post by: humbert on February 18, 2021, 05:18 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 15, 2021, 01:42 AM
Note that a new windows 10 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36197#msg36197
Is this thing pre-activated or did you include an activator?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 19, 2021, 11:18 PM
Post by: scarface on February 19, 2021, 11:18 PM
It is activated during the installation.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on February 25, 2021, 05:30 AM
Post by: humbert on February 25, 2021, 05:30 AM
Quote from: scarface on February 19, 2021, 11:18 PM
It is activated during the installation.
Permanently? Or do you need to rearm it every 6 months?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on February 25, 2021, 01:18 PM
Post by: scarface on February 25, 2021, 01:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on February 25, 2021, 05:30 AMPermanently, I don't know. But I didn't rearm it after 6 months.Quote from: scarface on February 19, 2021, 11:18 PM
It is activated during the installation.
Permanently? Or do you need to rearm it every 6 months?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 01, 2021, 05:09 AM
Post by: humbert on March 01, 2021, 05:09 AM
I'm noticing that every day that passes getting a fully activated copy of Windows is easier. There are many preactivated copies on the torrents. There are also plenty of KMS programs that claim to activate permanently, even going as far as the program saying your activation is on Micro$haft's servers. It's clear MS doesn't make its money by selling activations, they make their money by advertizing and all that preinstalled garbage.
BTW, you test these on VMware. How many cores do you assign to the VM, or perhaps how many cores should you assign?
BTW, you test these on VMware. How many cores do you assign to the VM, or perhaps how many cores should you assign?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 02, 2021, 07:36 AM
Post by: scarface on March 02, 2021, 07:36 AM
Quote from: humbert on March 01, 2021, 05:09 AMIf you are against the commercial practices of Microsoft, and I can understand that, you can still buy a computer sold without Windows.
I'm noticing that every day that passes getting a fully activated copy of Windows is easier. There are many preactivated copies on the torrents. There are also plenty of KMS programs that claim to activate permanently, even going as far as the program saying your activation is on Micro$haft's servers. It's clear MS doesn't make its money by selling activations, they make their money by advertizing and all that preinstalled garbage.
For example this one, which comes up with Freedos: https://www.fnac.com/mp44489064/MSI-GF63-10SCSR-1202XFR-Thin-Core-i5-10300H-2-5-GHz-Aucun-SE-fourni-8-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD-NVMe-15-6-1920-x-1080-Full-HD-144-Hz-GF-GTX-1650-Ti-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-noir/w-4#omnsearchpos=2
Quote from: humbert on March 01, 2021, 05:09 AMI think one is enough.
BTW, you test these on VMware. How many cores do you assign to the VM, or perhaps how many cores should you assign?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 02, 2021, 06:49 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 02, 2021, 06:49 PM
Quote from: humbert on February 13, 2021, 06:00 AMThat's sad. I never heard of 18th gen Intel CPU may it's a typo. Haha... Intel CPU numbers are awful to remember. With AMD counterparts less in stock you could have got 5600x.
My 6-year old mobo died and I forcibly had to upgrade. I got myself an i9-18090K with and MSI Mobo. I put 32GB of RAM so I can run VM's and give them generous amounts of RAM, plus run a ramdrive for temp files and use no swapfile. The SSD is 1 TB. I haven't checked but it's probably QLC. In order for it to last as long as possible it should be as large as you can afford with quite a bit of trimming to help even out the wear. They have 4 bits per cell, which mean they can only take about 1000 read-write cycles. Even getting TLC has become difficult.
I downloaded a "pre-activated" copy of Windows 10 from a torrent site. It was activated for a day or so then the activation was gone (unless I did something wrong somewhere). I rearmed it for 6 months with a KMS program. Does anyone know a way to activate this thing permanently? There are keys for sale on Ebay for less than . Even if I bought one that works, can you deacivate with KMS and reactivate with the key? Can anyone give me a link or something on this?
Even I switched to 1TB QLC from Crucial P1 for 250-300$ when there was a deal. I don't see any performance difference from my Samsung NVMe. It runs cooler and has better battery life on laptop. I would think rate Hynix Gold P31 as one of the best perf per watt SSD with TLC NAND.
This is AIO activator for MSO and Win 10. It can change editions of office as well. https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/releases/tag/v0.41.2
It will add exclusions to defender and you can continue using win 10 w/o any trial limit. It will renew every 30/90 days.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 03, 2021, 04:49 AM
Post by: humbert on March 03, 2021, 04:49 AM
Scarface -> I always buy new computers without Windows or any OS for that matter. On a desktop usually I replace the motherboard, CPU, RAM (if needed) and HD. I almost always use the same case and power supply. Since I can barely use a screwdriver, I pay the vendor to assemble it for me. After everything is done I install a clean copy of Windows. When I buy a new laptop first I go to their website and download the necessary drivers. Then I wipe the drive clean and reinstall a fresh copy without all the garbage. This is often better than removing all the pre-loaded garbage they put on it.
Vasudev -> I asked the store for an AMD and they didn't have it. I bought what they had in stock because I couldn't wait a week. My big problem is the inability to assemble a PC correctly. If I could do so I would have chosen something better and possibly cheaper. Amazon or Newegg would have delivered it in 24 hours. The problem with QLC drives isn't lack of performance, it's the fact that the cells will only do about 1000 read-write cycles. When buying QLC your best bet is buying the biggest you can afford, leave most the space unused and be sure to trim it. That way it'll even out the wear and the drive will last longer. The reason that's what you find on the market is simple: THEY'RE JUST PLAIN CHEAPER. You're squeezing 4 bits to a single cell, so you've got less cells and more bits.
Vasudev -> I asked the store for an AMD and they didn't have it. I bought what they had in stock because I couldn't wait a week. My big problem is the inability to assemble a PC correctly. If I could do so I would have chosen something better and possibly cheaper. Amazon or Newegg would have delivered it in 24 hours. The problem with QLC drives isn't lack of performance, it's the fact that the cells will only do about 1000 read-write cycles. When buying QLC your best bet is buying the biggest you can afford, leave most the space unused and be sure to trim it. That way it'll even out the wear and the drive will last longer. The reason that's what you find on the market is simple: THEY'RE JUST PLAIN CHEAPER. You're squeezing 4 bits to a single cell, so you've got less cells and more bits.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 03, 2021, 05:05 AM
Post by: scarface on March 03, 2021, 05:05 AM
Quote from: humbert on March 03, 2021, 04:49 AMWell, it's not always easy to find them, at least for laptops.
Scarface -> I always buy new computers without Windows or any OS for that matter.
Quote from: humbert on March 03, 2021, 04:49 AMOn my laptop I put an old ssd since there was a free slot.
On a desktop usually I replace the motherboard, CPU, RAM (if needed) and HD. I almost always use the same case and power supply.
There was a ssd called KBG30ZMS256G Kioxia, but I don't use it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 03, 2021, 05:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 03, 2021, 05:40 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 03, 2021, 04:49 AMOn the first day, I wrote 100TB on QLC to test its limits and now it has crossed 300TB+ after upgrading from 1809 to 1909. Remade few 1909 ISOs. I'm waiting for good Win 10 21H1/21H2 stable release.
Scarface -> I always buy new computers without Windows or any OS for that matter. On a desktop usually I replace the motherboard, CPU, RAM (if needed) and HD. I almost always use the same case and power supply. Since I can barely use a screwdriver, I pay the vendor to assemble it for me. After everything is done I install a clean copy of Windows. When I buy a new laptop first I go to their website and download the necessary drivers. Then I wipe the drive clean and reinstall a fresh copy without all the garbage. This is often better than removing all the pre-loaded garbage they put on it.
Vasudev -> I asked the store for an AMD and they didn't have it. I bought what they had in stock because I couldn't wait a week. My big problem is the inability to assemble a PC correctly. If I could do so I would have chosen something better and possibly cheaper. Amazon or Newegg would have delivered it in 24 hours. The problem with QLC drives isn't lack of performance, it's the fact that the cells will only do about 1000 read-write cycles. When buying QLC your best bet is buying the biggest you can afford, leave most the space unused and be sure to trim it. That way it'll even out the wear and the drive will last longer. The reason that's what you find on the market is simple: THEY'RE JUST PLAIN CHEAPER. You're squeezing 4 bits to a single cell, so you've got less cells and more bits.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 04, 2021, 06:21 AM
Post by: humbert on March 04, 2021, 06:21 AM
Scarface ->As far as I know there is no laptop vendor that will sell you a laptop with no OS on it. In fact, the reason prices aren't that high is precisely because all that extra raw sewage they carry. Producers of that garbage pay laptop manufacturers to preload their crap. As I see it, it'll probably take me less time to wipe the drive completely and install a clean copy of W10 than to have to remove the garbage from the OS it came with. And of course it's entirely possible you might not get all of it. These miscreants do everything in their power to make their sewage as difficult to remove as possible and create situations where you almost have to use their garbage.
Vasu -> How big did you say your SSD is? I did some checking on Google, QLC drives do anywhere from 150 to 1000 read-write cycles per cell. Naturally this includes that extra overprovisioned storage they carry which the OS doesn't see. By comparison, MLC's can do 30,000 to 35,000. Take it easy on that drive :) It's sad that MLC's are almost no longer available. Companies want to sell cheap drives AND, if possible, create a situation where they can sell you another drive in a few years.
Vasu -> How big did you say your SSD is? I did some checking on Google, QLC drives do anywhere from 150 to 1000 read-write cycles per cell. Naturally this includes that extra overprovisioned storage they carry which the OS doesn't see. By comparison, MLC's can do 30,000 to 35,000. Take it easy on that drive :) It's sad that MLC's are almost no longer available. Companies want to sell cheap drives AND, if possible, create a situation where they can sell you another drive in a few years.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 04, 2021, 11:00 AM
Post by: scarface on March 04, 2021, 11:00 AM
Quote from: humbert on March 04, 2021, 06:21 AMwell, there are MSI computers shipped with Freedos.
Scarface ->As far as I know there is no laptop vendor that will sell you a laptop with no OS on it.
Of course you need to install something else then, because freedos is basically a free Msdos. You can't browse the forum with Freedos.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 05, 2021, 04:53 AM
Post by: humbert on March 05, 2021, 04:53 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 04, 2021, 11:00 AM
well, there are MSI computers shipped with Freedos.
Of course you need to install something else then, because freedos is basically a free Msdos. You can't browse the forum with Freedos.
You can't do much of anything with Freedos. Are there any MS-Dos programs out there. It's been ages since I've seen one. I keep insisting the best way to go is to wipe the drive and install a clean copy of Windows.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 10, 2021, 08:30 AM
Post by: scarface on March 10, 2021, 08:30 AM
Tonight, a new version of windows 10 x64 pro v21H2, with every update till November 2021 is available on forum.
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5, netfx 4.8, Net 5.10 desktop runtime, dx9 (and 12).
Note: in this edition you'll find many programs like the latest releases ofvlc, firefox, handbrake, cdisplay, Sumatra, Flashplayer, 7zip 19.00, winrar 6.02, Treesize free, Visual C++ Redist, Ultraiso (full version), Subtitles Edit v3.6.1.0...
Fx sound enhancer v13.028 was added (full version).
New programs installed silently: mediacoder 0.8.61 (modified edition), Psychopinball (by Fuj), Smartcopy, Grand dictionnaire Hachette Oxford, Remove empty directories, WiseDuplicatefinder, Ant renamer, Pinball, LameXP, Belatout, Easeus Partition Master 13.8.
HDD programs: HDD low level format, HD tune pro.
Nothing was deleted in winsxs and to obtain such a size, install.wim was converted into esd.
Windows defender is disabled by default but can be re-enabled again via gpedit.msc.
Note that the new feature Windows Defender Tamper protection was deactivated too.
This version is activated.
In the previous versions a script was run to remove the useless appx and provisioned packages. It wasn't used in this version.
Here is the script previously used to remove provisioned apps (the "Sysprep" switch was used).
Size: 4.04 Gb
link: Windows 10 x64 (https://mega.nz/file/NQ8QESIb#JN9xfwvC9-_vRxSnrvoJthvpOr8TijU76_mp-30Snao)
Note that a switch-less lite installer for the latest nvidia drivers for windows 10 & 11 x64 is available here (v497.09)
Only graphics driver and Physx system are installed. Geforce experience is not installed.
It is possible to run this during the installation ($oem$ folder).
Link: Nvidia driver (https://mega.nz/file/IQ1mWYia#m7DDAHqAG7Jt8QDb3qdoCpg4ln6YVJwkBCaeE6hzz5U)
and here is the link for a switch-less win10 activator (encrypted & automatic).
I encrypted it to store it more easily since some antivirus detect it as a virus. Disable your antivirus before executing the exe (it’s not a virus).
A few seconds later,it’s done.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgaMQzMb-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEadYEZb9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXgcCOaaHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEMqvrMoEF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjglwfe7II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAyvkCNYSc
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en (https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24xRFPGMImY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiCeoOoMCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CwZmI8mUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKowWFBIuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCxZRfqd_pM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW_lKGf9us
As usual, it contains many reg tweaks, netfx 3.5, netfx 4.8, Net 5.10 desktop runtime, dx9 (and 12).
Note: in this edition you'll find many programs like the latest releases of
Fx sound enhancer v13.028 was added (full version).
HDD programs: HDD low level format, HD tune pro.
Nothing was deleted in winsxs and to obtain such a size, install.wim was converted into esd.
Windows defender is disabled by default but can be re-enabled again via gpedit.msc.
Note that the new feature Windows Defender Tamper protection was deactivated too.
This version is activated.
In the previous versions a script was run to remove the useless appx and provisioned packages. It wasn't used in this version.
Here is the script previously used to remove provisioned apps (the "Sysprep" switch was used).
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#This function finds any AppX/AppXProvisioned package and uninstalls it, except for Freshpaint, Windows Calculator, Windows Store, and Windows Photos.
#Also, to note - This does NOT remove essential system services/software/etc such as .NET framework installations, Cortana, Edge, etc.
#This is the switch parameter for running this script as a 'silent' script, for use in MDT images or any type of mass deployment without user interaction.
param (
[switch]$Debloat, [switch]$SysPrep
)
Function Begin-SysPrep {
param([switch]$SysPrep)
Write-Verbose -Message ('Starting Sysprep Fixes')
# Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates
<# Write-Verbose -Message "Adding Registry key to Disable Windows Store Automatic Updates"
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
Else {
Set-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name AutoDownload -Value 2
}
#Stop WindowsStore Installer Service and set to Disabled
Write-Verbose -Message ('Stopping InstallService')
Stop-Service InstallService
#>
}
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Function Start-Debloat {
param([switch]$Debloat)
#Removes AppxPackages
#Credit to Reddit user /u/GavinEke for a modified version of my whitelist code
[regex]$WhitelistedApps = 'Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.Paint3D|Microsoft.WindowsCalculator|Microsoft.WindowsStore|Microsoft.Windows.Photos|CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows|`
Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes|Microsoft.MSPaint|Microsoft.WindowsCamera|.NET|Framework|Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension|Microsoft.ScreenSketch|Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp|`
Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions|Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions|Microsoft.WebpImageExtension|Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller'
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Run this again to avoid error on 1803 or having to reboot.
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$AppxRemoval = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps}
ForEach ( $App in $AppxRemoval) {
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $App.PackageName
}
}
Function Remove-Keys {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#These are the registry keys that it will delete.
$Keys = @(
#Remove Background Tasks
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows File
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.File\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
#Registry keys to delete if they aren't uninstalled by RemoveAppXPackage/RemoveAppXProvisionedPackage
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\46928bounde.EclipseManager_2.2.4.51_neutral__a5h4egax66k6y"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Scheduled Tasks to delete
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.PreInstalledConfigTask\PackageId\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.7909.7600.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
#Windows Protocol Keys
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.PPIProjection_10.0.15063.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.16299.15.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy"
#Windows Share Target
"HKCR:\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.ShareTarget\PackageId\ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491_2.6.18.18_neutral__24pqs290vpjk0"
)
#This writes the output of each key it is removing and also removes the keys listed above.
ForEach ($Key in $Keys) {
Write-Output "Removing $Key from registry"
Remove-Item $Key -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
Function Protect-Privacy {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
#Creates a PSDrive to be able to access the 'HKCR' tree
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
#Disables Windows Feedback Experience
Write-Output "Disabling Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Advertising = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo'
If (Test-Path $Advertising) {
Set-ItemProperty $Advertising -Name Enabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function
Write-Output "Stopping Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function"
$Search = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search'
If (Test-Path $Search) {
Set-ItemProperty $Search -Name AllowCortana -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Stops the Windows Feedback Experience from sending anonymous data
Write-Output "Stopping the Windows Feedback Experience program"
$Period1 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf'
$Period2 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules'
$Period3 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules\PeriodInNanoSeconds'
If (!(Test-Path $Period3)) {
mkdir $Period1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
mkdir $Period3 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Period3 -Name PeriodInNanoSeconds -Value 0 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Adding Registry key to prevent bloatware apps from returning"
#Prevents bloatware applications from returning
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent"
If (!(Test-Path $registryPath)) {
Mkdir $registryPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $registryPath -Name DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures -Value 1 -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Output "Setting Mixed Reality Portal value to 0 so that you can uninstall it in Settings"
$Holo = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic'
If (Test-Path $Holo) {
Set-ItemProperty $Holo -Name FirstRunSucceeded -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables live tiles
Write-Output "Disabling live tiles"
$Live = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications'
If (!(Test-Path $Live)) {
mkdir $Live -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-ItemProperty $Live -Name NoTileApplicationNotification -Value 1 -Verbose
}
#Turns off Data Collection via the AllowTelemtry key by changing it to 0
Write-Output "Turning off Data Collection"
$DataCollection = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection'
If (Test-Path $DataCollection) {
Set-ItemProperty $DataCollection -Name AllowTelemetry -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables People icon on Taskbar
Write-Output "Disabling People icon on Taskbar"
$People = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People'
If (Test-Path $People) {
Set-ItemProperty $People -Name PeopleBand -Value 0 -Verbose
}
#Disables suggestions on start menu
Write-Output "Disabling suggestions on the Start Menu"
$Suggestions = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager'
If (Test-Path $Suggestions) {
Set-ItemProperty $Suggestions -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0 -Verbose
}
Write-Output "Removing CloudStore from registry if it exists"
$CloudStore = 'HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore'
If (Test-Path $CloudStore) {
Stop-Process Explorer.exe -Force
Remove-Item $CloudStore
Start-Process Explorer.exe -Wait
}
#Loads the registry keys/values below into the NTUSER.DAT file which prevents the apps from redownloading. Credit to a60wattfish
reg load HKU\Default_User C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name PreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path Registry::HKU\Default_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled -Value 0
reg unload HKU\Default_User
#Disables scheduled tasks that are considered unnecessary
Write-Output "Disabling scheduled tasks"
#Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTaskLogon | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName XblGameSaveTask | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName Consolidator | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName UsbCeip | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClient | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName DmClientOnScenarioDownload | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
#This includes fixes by xsisbest
Function FixWhitelistedApps {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If(!(Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Microsoft.Paint3D, Microsoft.MSPaint, Microsoft.WindowsCalculator, Microsoft.WindowsStore, Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes, Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder, Microsoft.Windows.Photos)) {
#Credit to abulgatz for the 4 lines of code
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Paint3D | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MSPaint | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsCalculator | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} }
}
Function CheckDMWService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.StartType -eq "Disabled"}) {
Set-Service -Name dmwappushservice -StartupType Automatic}
If(Get-Service -Name dmwappushservice | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name dmwappushservice}
}
Function CheckInstallService {
Param([switch]$Debloat)
If (Get-Service -Name InstallService | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}) {
Start-Service -Name InstallService
Set-Service -Name InstallService -StartupType Automatic
}
}
Write-Output "Initiating Sysprep"
Begin-SysPrep
Write-Output "Removing bloatware apps."
Start-Debloat
Write-Output "Removing leftover bloatware registry keys."
Remove-Keys
Write-Output "Checking to see if any Whitelisted Apps were removed, and if so re-adding them."
FixWhitelistedApps
Write-Output "Stopping telemetry, disabling unneccessary scheduled tasks, and preventing bloatware from returning."
Protect-Privacy
#Write-Output "Stopping Edge from taking over as the default PDF Viewer."
#Stop-EdgePDF
CheckDMWService
CheckInstallService
Write-Output "Finished all tasks."Size: 4.04 Gb
link: Windows 10 x64 (https://mega.nz/file/NQ8QESIb#JN9xfwvC9-_vRxSnrvoJthvpOr8TijU76_mp-30Snao)
Note that a switch-less lite installer for the latest nvidia drivers for windows 10 & 11 x64 is available here (v497.09)
Only graphics driver and Physx system are installed. Geforce experience is not installed.
It is possible to run this during the installation ($oem$ folder).
Link: Nvidia driver (https://mega.nz/file/IQ1mWYia#m7DDAHqAG7Jt8QDb3qdoCpg4ln6YVJwkBCaeE6hzz5U)
and here is the link for a switch-less win10 activator (encrypted & automatic).
I encrypted it to store it more easily since some antivirus detect it as a virus. Disable your antivirus before executing the exe (it’s not a virus).
A few seconds later,it’s done.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!lZNnGCjI!z8lO3wDxUH0o0iQDSAr_ztf8ADlYnBc3Syi-kbNskno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgaMQzMb-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEadYEZb9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXgcCOaaHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEMqvrMoEF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjglwfe7II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAyvkCNYSc
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en (https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fsx-1hw0Xg?cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=en)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24xRFPGMImY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ioxh3OTSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiCeoOoMCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CwZmI8mUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKowWFBIuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCxZRfqd_pM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW_lKGf9us
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 10, 2021, 07:43 PM
Post by: scarface on March 10, 2021, 07:43 PM
Note that a new version of windows 7 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2021, 07:37 PM
Post by: scarface on March 11, 2021, 07:37 PM
To humbert:
Note that the activator available in the message above seems to be permanent. It's only working for the x64 edition. Note that it's not detected as a virus anymore, you don't need to deactivate your antivirus.
Note that libreoffice and mkvtoonix were updated in the programs section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p8BTr8Lpgo
Note that the activator available in the message above seems to be permanent. It's only working for the x64 edition. Note that it's not detected as a virus anymore, you don't need to deactivate your antivirus.
Note that libreoffice and mkvtoonix were updated in the programs section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p8BTr8Lpgo
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 12, 2021, 06:06 AM
Post by: humbert on March 12, 2021, 06:06 AM
Quote from: scarface on March 11, 2021, 07:37 PM
Note that the activator available in the message above seems to be permanent. It's only working for the x64 edition. Note that it's not detected as a virus anymore, you don't need to deactivate your antivirus.
I found one online that clearly says the activation is permanent. It goes so far as to say my copy is registered in Micro$haft's servers. A non-paying copy is legally registered? Must be Bill Gates' way of insuring that Windows is on every computer.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 12, 2021, 12:00 PM
Post by: scarface on March 12, 2021, 12:00 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 12, 2021, 06:06 AMThen it seems you don't need to download anything on the forum.
I found one online that clearly says the activation is permanent. It goes so far as to say my copy is registered in Micro$haft's servers. A non-paying copy is legally registered? Must be Bill Gates' way of insuring that Windows is on every computer.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 12, 2021, 07:34 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 12, 2021, 07:34 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 04, 2021, 06:21 AMMy older PM 951 256GB TLC had become slow eventhough it had 100% spare cells but it was very slow. I wrote just 28TB of data over 5 yrs which is less than warrantied 3yrs or 35TBW. The new QLC is rated for 100TBW I guess. Nearly filled 60% of the disk with games yesterday and moved them to HDD after a few days.
Scarface ->As far as I know there is no laptop vendor that will sell you a laptop with no OS on it. In fact, the reason prices aren't that high is precisely because all that extra raw sewage they carry. Producers of that garbage pay laptop manufacturers to preload their crap. As I see it, it'll probably take me less time to wipe the drive completely and install a clean copy of W10 than to have to remove the garbage from the OS it came with. And of course it's entirely possible you might not get all of it. These miscreants do everything in their power to make their sewage as difficult to remove as possible and create situations where you almost have to use their garbage.
Vasu -> How big did you say your SSD is? I did some checking on Google, QLC drives do anywhere from 150 to 1000 read-write cycles per cell. Naturally this includes that extra overprovisioned storage they carry which the OS doesn't see. By comparison, MLC's can do 30,000 to 35,000. Take it easy on that drive :) It's sad that MLC's are almost no longer available. Companies want to sell cheap drives AND, if possible, create a situation where they can sell you another drive in a few years.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 13, 2021, 04:22 AM
Post by: humbert on March 13, 2021, 04:22 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 12, 2021, 07:34 PM
My older PM 951 256GB TLC had become slow eventhough it had 100% spare cells but it was very slow. I wrote just 28TB of data over 5 yrs which is less than warrantied 3yrs or 35TBW. The new QLC is rated for 100TBW I guess. Nearly filled 60% of the disk with games yesterday and moved them to HDD after a few days.
As you know, an important setting for SSD's is "endurance", measured in TBW. Logic dictates that the larger the drive, the greater the endurance. All the more reason people should get the biggest SSD they can afford and not fill it to the max. My new 1TB Western Digital NVMe is rated at 600TBW. Compare that with 200TBW and 300TBW for 250GB and 500GB respectively. I'm sure this takes into account the fact that all SSD's are overprovisioned. Were it not like that then garbage collection would not be possible when the drive is too full
You Does the PM951 you mentioned still work? Most importantly, did you lose any data?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 16, 2021, 07:30 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 16, 2021, 07:30 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 13, 2021, 04:22 AMYes I get it. Larger is better if you intend to use it heavily.Quote from: Vasudev on March 12, 2021, 07:34 PM
My older PM 951 256GB TLC had become slow eventhough it had 100% spare cells but it was very slow. I wrote just 28TB of data over 5 yrs which is less than warrantied 3yrs or 35TBW. The new QLC is rated for 100TBW I guess. Nearly filled 60% of the disk with games yesterday and moved them to HDD after a few days.
As you know, an important setting for SSD's is "endurance", measured in TBW. Logic dictates that the larger the drive, the greater the endurance. All the more reason people should get the biggest SSD they can afford and not fill it to the max. My new 1TB Western Digital NVMe is rated at 600TBW. Compare that with 200TBW and 300TBW for 250GB and 500GB respectively. I'm sure this takes into account the fact that all SSD's are overprovisioned. Were it not like that then garbage collection would not be possible when the drive is too full
You Does the PM951 you mentioned still work? Most importantly, did you lose any data?
PM951 costed almost 450$+ in AW India model. Crucial P1 costs 80$ with taxes. With 2.1GBps reads and 1.7GBps writes (both seq.) and 4k performance around 400-800MBps that hits these rated speeds when my ambients cross 35C is a boon for me. I can have latest Samsung 970/980 Pro that can rarely hit these advertised 4-8GBps at ambients above 35C w/o active cooling.
I've 78GB set as factory over-provision. 150GB is SLC cache size.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 18, 2021, 08:16 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 18, 2021, 08:16 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 18, 2021, 07:37 PMI stopped updating nvidia driver due to constant stutters/fps drops or even nvidia optimus freezing issue on latest version. I found a ancient version from microsoft update catalog 389.xx which fixed all issues above on 980M. Linux version of 460.x drivers doesn't have this issues.
Note that new Nvidia drivers are available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 18, 2021, 08:51 PM
Post by: scarface on March 18, 2021, 08:51 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 18, 2021, 08:16 PMThe optimus driver is not included in this repack.
I stopped updating nvidia driver due to constant stutters/fps drops or even nvidia optimus freezing issue on latest version. I found a ancient version from microsoft update catalog 389.xx which fixed all issues above on 980M. Linux version of 460.x drivers doesn't have this issues.
Here are the settings used:
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 24, 2021, 05:04 AM
Post by: humbert on March 24, 2021, 05:04 AM
Scarface, Vasudev and others who work with virtual machine programs (VMWare of VirtualBox). I'm not too clear the purpose of why we're given the option of assigning a number of cores to a VM. What's the purpose of this and why would they even ask it? As far as the host is concerned, a VM is a program like any other. I've never seen an option to assign cores to any other non-VM program.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 24, 2021, 02:06 PM
Post by: scarface on March 24, 2021, 02:06 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 24, 2021, 05:04 AMIf you are not using your vm to make complex tasks, 1 core is enough.
Scarface, Vasudev and others who work with virtual machine programs (VMWare of VirtualBox). I'm not too clear the purpose of why we're given the option of assigning a number of cores to a VM. What's the purpose of this and why would they even ask it? As far as the host is concerned, a VM is a program like any other. I've never seen an option to assign cores to any other non-VM program.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on March 24, 2021, 09:37 PM
Post by: scarface on March 24, 2021, 09:37 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 24, 2021, 05:04 AMActually many programs are multithreaded, but there is no option to assign one or several cores and limit the use of the cpu. I think that's the case for the program Nicehash, used by shadow.97 to mine his/her bitcoins: it is using all the threads by default.
Scarface, Vasudev and others who work with virtual machine programs (VMWare of VirtualBox). I'm not too clear the purpose of why we're given the option of assigning a number of cores to a VM. What's the purpose of this and why would they even ask it? As far as the host is concerned, a VM is a program like any other. I've never seen an option to assign cores to any other non-VM program.
To make some of the game repacks, I used a compressor named lolz that has an option to use any number of threads. I never used it, one thread is generally enough. Note that if you are using some repacks and if you think there are better ways to repack them, let me know.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on March 25, 2021, 03:52 AM
Post by: humbert on March 25, 2021, 03:52 AM
Exactly my point. Many programs are multithreaded and won't run on a single core. VM's always run slower than the host even when you give it every every core your CPU has. I guess the only time it makes sense to use 1 core is if you're running several VM's at once and the program you're running inside the VM has no trouble with just 1 core.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:40 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:40 PM
Quote from: humbert on March 25, 2021, 03:52 AMIndeed. I use two VMs side-by-side to test Home/pro concurrently and used to assign all cores to VMs since my host is idle so that I can test my VMs quicker. But, if you try to launch a game it gets choked and you may have to pause the VMs and resume after sometime.
Exactly my point. Many programs are multithreaded and won't run on a single core. VM's always run slower than the host even when you give it every every core your CPU has. I guess the only time it makes sense to use 1 core is if you're running several VM's at once and the program you're running inside the VM has no trouble with just 1 core.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:42 PM
Post by: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:42 PM
Quote from: scarface on March 18, 2021, 08:51 PMFor Laptops with nvidia and HDMI/USBC port you may need HD Audio and USB Type C things. Also, nvidia optimus things are auto-downloaded by nvidia when have given NvContainer outbound and inbound access to internet and it will download optimus files. I had to disable the outgoing/incoming access completely for nvContainer.Quote from: Vasudev on March 18, 2021, 08:16 PMThe optimus driver is not included in this repack.
I stopped updating nvidia driver due to constant stutters/fps drops or even nvidia optimus freezing issue on latest version. I found a ancient version from microsoft update catalog 389.xx which fixed all issues above on 980M. Linux version of 460.x drivers doesn't have this issues.
Here are the settings used:
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on April 01, 2021, 02:57 AM
Post by: scarface on April 01, 2021, 02:57 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:42 PMInteresting to know that. But it seems nvContainer is not included in this repack.
For Laptops with nvidia and HDMI/USBC port you may need HD Audio and USB Type C things. Also, nvidia optimus things are auto-downloaded by nvidia when have given NvContainer outbound and inbound access to internet and it will download optimus files. I had to disable the outgoing/incoming access completely for nvContainer.
Note that the latest driver is available here:
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on April 01, 2021, 05:17 AM
Post by: humbert on April 01, 2021, 05:17 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on March 31, 2021, 08:40 PM
Indeed. I use two VMs side-by-side to test Home/pro concurrently and used to assign all cores to VMs since my host is idle so that I can test my VMs quicker. But, if you try to launch a game it gets choked and you may have to pause the VMs and resume after sometime.
It all depends of what games you play. I don't think you'll have a problem with Solitaire or even Chess. But [for example] Call of Duty? Forget it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on May 14, 2021, 05:06 AM
Post by: humbert on May 14, 2021, 05:06 AM
Quote from: scarface on May 13, 2021, 11:52 AM
Note that the new windows 10 21h1 is here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Has anyone tried to upgrade a previous version of Windows by mounting the ISO and running the setup program? My experience is that upgrades fail constantly. I can't understand why upgrading Windows is so difficult to do.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Daniil on May 16, 2021, 06:03 PM
Post by: Daniil on May 16, 2021, 06:03 PM
Have experience of failure of upgrade from Win7 (final update) to Win10. I.e., Win10 installs mostly correctly, but that's useless - many Win7 apps runs incorrectly on Win10, or can't get their settings from registry, so you need to reinstall them. Also, upgrade doesn't clears all the garbage, leaved after Win7 on your disks. So, in my opinion, it's easier to make a clear installation of Win10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on May 17, 2021, 06:15 AM
Post by: humbert on May 17, 2021, 06:15 AM
Quote from: Daniil on May 16, 2021, 06:03 PM
Have experience of failure of upgrade from Win7 (final update) to Win10. I.e., Win10 installs mostly correctly, but that's useless - many Win7 apps runs incorrectly on Win10, or can't get their settings from registry, so you need to reinstall them. Also, upgrade doesn't clears all the garbage, leaved after Win7 on your disks. So, in my opinion, it's easier to make a clear installation of Win10.
I agree. A fresh W10 installation is always the best way to go. The problems I've had involve upgrading Windows 10 to a higher version. I'm am constantly getting failed upgrade errors and I almost never find a solution on Google.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 17, 2021, 09:27 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 17, 2021, 09:27 PM
Quote from: humbert on May 17, 2021, 06:15 AMEven Dism++ full cleanup doesn't work for me.Quote from: Daniil on May 16, 2021, 06:03 PM
Have experience of failure of upgrade from Win7 (final update) to Win10. I.e., Win10 installs mostly correctly, but that's useless - many Win7 apps runs incorrectly on Win10, or can't get their settings from registry, so you need to reinstall them. Also, upgrade doesn't clears all the garbage, leaved after Win7 on your disks. So, in my opinion, it's easier to make a clear installation of Win10.
I agree. A fresh W10 installation is always the best way to go. The problems I've had involve upgrading Windows 10 to a higher version. I'm am constantly getting failed upgrade errors and I almost never find a solution on Google.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on May 18, 2021, 05:20 AM
Post by: humbert on May 18, 2021, 05:20 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 17, 2021, 09:27 PM
Even Dism++ full cleanup doesn't work for me.
This is clearly badly written software. Since when has anybody had any trouble updating any distro of Linux, including Android? I've never had a Mac but I'm sure their OS is easy to upgrade assuming the computer supports it.
BTW thanks for privatezilla. I never heard of it until today.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on May 18, 2021, 01:19 PM
Post by: scarface on May 18, 2021, 01:19 PM
Note that a version of windows 7 will all the latest updates is ready. I know that Vasudev and usman are waiting for it. It will only be available next month, though.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on May 29, 2021, 10:19 PM
Post by: Vasudev on May 29, 2021, 10:19 PM
Quote from: scarface on May 18, 2021, 01:19 PMNice.
Note that a version of windows 7 will all the latest updates is ready. I know that Vasudev and usman are waiting for it. It will only be available next month, though.
Quote from: humbert on May 18, 2021, 05:20 AMIf you have nvidia optimus linux upgrade is a mess.Full clean install is recommended for optimus.
This is clearly badly written software. Since when has anybody had any trouble updating any distro of Linux, including Android? I've never had a Mac but I'm sure their OS is easy to upgrade assuming the computer supports it.
BTW thanks for privatezilla. I never heard of it until today.
I did in-place upgrade via setup.exe using custom ISO 21H1 and took 10 mins to upgrade w/o any issues.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 01, 2021, 04:44 AM
Post by: humbert on June 01, 2021, 04:44 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on May 29, 2021, 10:19 PM
If you have nvidia optimus linux upgrade is a mess.Full clean install is recommended for optimus.
I did in-place upgrade via setup.exe using custom ISO 21H1 and took 10 mins to upgrade w/o any issues.
Was 20H2 your previous version?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 01, 2021, 07:03 AM
Post by: Vasudev on June 01, 2021, 07:03 AM
Quote from: humbert on June 01, 2021, 04:44 AM1909Quote from: Vasudev on May 29, 2021, 10:19 PM
If you have nvidia optimus linux upgrade is a mess.Full clean install is recommended for optimus.
I did in-place upgrade via setup.exe using custom ISO 21H1 and took 10 mins to upgrade w/o any issues.
Was 20H2 your previous version?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 01, 2021, 02:01 PM
Post by: scarface on June 01, 2021, 02:01 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 01, 2021, 07:03 AMI'm still using v1909...Quote from: humbert on June 01, 2021, 04:44 AM1909Quote from: Vasudev on May 29, 2021, 10:19 PM
If you have nvidia optimus linux upgrade is a mess.Full clean install is recommended for optimus.
I did in-place upgrade via setup.exe using custom ISO 21H1 and took 10 mins to upgrade w/o any issues.
Was 20H2 your previous version?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 02, 2021, 05:24 AM
Post by: humbert on June 02, 2021, 05:24 AM
It worked!! The Windows 10 file Vasudev sent updated perfectly. Installed without a hitch over 20H2. This is probably the first time a Windows upgrade installed perfectly without a hiccup. Congrats Vasu!!! How'd you do it?
One thing I absolutely hate about installing a higher version of Windows over an older one. All the garbage you spent time to remove? This thing puts it all back in!! Fortunately W10 privacy that helps automate the process of getting rid of it. And of course, once again you have to go in and re-disable Windows Defender. I hate it!! All it does is detect keygens, hacks and other false positives. It also adamantly stops any attempt to disable telemetry or other garbage Microsoft loves. Even worse is that it does NOT detect REAL malware the way EEK does. EEK is excellent.
One thing I absolutely hate about installing a higher version of Windows over an older one. All the garbage you spent time to remove? This thing puts it all back in!! Fortunately W10 privacy that helps automate the process of getting rid of it. And of course, once again you have to go in and re-disable Windows Defender. I hate it!! All it does is detect keygens, hacks and other false positives. It also adamantly stops any attempt to disable telemetry or other garbage Microsoft loves. Even worse is that it does NOT detect REAL malware the way EEK does. EEK is excellent.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
Quote from: humbert on June 02, 2021, 05:24 AMNice to hear that. Do note, me and scarface use same scripts like usual.
It worked!! The Windows 10 file Vasudev sent updated perfectly. Installed without a hitch over 20H2. This is probably the first time a Windows upgrade installed perfectly without a hiccup. Congrats Vasu!!! How'd you do it?
One thing I absolutely hate about installing a higher version of Windows over an older one. All the garbage you spent time to remove? This thing puts it all back in!! Fortunately W10 privacy that helps automate the process of getting rid of it. And of course, once again you have to go in and re-disable Windows Defender. I hate it!! All it does is detect keygens, hacks and other false positives. It also adamantly stops any attempt to disable telemetry or other garbage Microsoft loves. Even worse is that it does NOT detect REAL malware the way EEK does. EEK is excellent.
EEK is on-demand scanner and has no real time protection component. For real time protection Defender or EAM, ESET are some of them.
You can run Dism Normal cleanup and don't use /ResetBase which destroys System reset component aka Reset My PC feature.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 03, 2021, 06:11 AM
Post by: humbert on June 03, 2021, 06:11 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
Nice to hear that. Do note, me and scarface use same scripts like usual.
EEK is on-demand scanner and has no real time protection component. For real time protection Defender or EAM, ESET are some of them.
I'm seeing you have to buy both EAM and ESET. Do you use real time protection of just scan with EEK every now and then or if you suspect something strange?
Quote from: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
You can run Dism Normal cleanup and don't use /ResetBase which destroys System reset component aka Reset My PC feature.
I use the cracked version of Ccleaner combined with the latest winapp2.ini. I also use the registry cleaner that comes with Yamicsoft. They work great, my system always runs OK.
I don't care what anybody says. You MUST do cleaning, there is no other way.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 05, 2021, 07:17 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 05, 2021, 07:17 PM
Quote from: humbert on June 03, 2021, 06:11 AMI stopped using CCleaner and yamicsoft. Replaced it with Bleachbit w/ winapp2.ini, Wise Disk Cleaner, Wise Reg cleaner and Hibit Uninstaller (reg cleaner gave me issue and other parts are good.)Quote from: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
Nice to hear that. Do note, me and scarface use same scripts like usual.
EEK is on-demand scanner and has no real time protection component. For real time protection Defender or EAM, ESET are some of them.
I'm seeing you have to buy both EAM and ESET. Do you use real time protection of just scan with EEK every now and then or if you suspect something strange?Quote from: Vasudev on June 02, 2021, 06:25 PM
You can run Dism Normal cleanup and don't use /ResetBase which destroys System reset component aka Reset My PC feature.
I use the cracked version of Ccleaner combined with the latest winapp2.ini. I also use the registry cleaner that comes with Yamicsoft. They work great, my system always runs OK.
I don't care what anybody says. You MUST do cleaning, there is no other way.
I use Win defender and EEK for on-demand scanning when i suspect WD has missed some threats.
I have a LiveCD of ESET, Dr. web on USB drive using ventoy. So, I can recover data or cleanup/remove malwares using them.
Using HashTab is straight-forward!
- Main UI: The first screenshot where it will display all selected hashes which can be found by using Settings.
You can right click a hash value and save it as well.
Image 1:
After saving the file, it will have same filename with extension based on Hash function you used i.e MD5/SHA1/SHA2..... which is shown in Second screenshot and you will see a long value which can paste in Hash Comparison text box. Do note that extra spaces/blanks/tabs is read as different hash so be careful while copying from docs/websites.
Image 2:
- If hashes are correct/matching you will see Green Tick mark otherwise it will red cross mark.
Image 3:
I'm unsure if its too complicated to follow or you're totally confused after reading my explanation on how to use HashTab.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 05, 2021, 11:40 PM
Post by: scarface on June 05, 2021, 11:40 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 05, 2021, 07:17 PMNote that Hashtab is included in this version of windows: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Using HashTab is straight-forward!
I only used it for the game repacks on the forum. Note that I tried to make a smaller repack for the games "the room", to no avail. I didn't find unused files that can be deleted either.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 06, 2021, 04:20 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 06, 2021, 04:20 PM
Quote from: scarface on June 05, 2021, 11:40 PMYou can use abbodi's package to integrate netfx35 post install which reduces disk space and enables better dism cleanups. I saved 350-500MB per edition https://github.com/abbodi1406/dotNetFx35W10Quote from: Vasudev on June 05, 2021, 07:17 PMNote that Hashtab is included in this version of windows: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Using HashTab is straight-forward!
I only used it for the game repacks on the forum. Note that I tried to make a smaller repack for the games "the room", to no avail. I didn't find unused files that can be deleted either.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 08, 2021, 06:01 AM
Post by: humbert on June 08, 2021, 06:01 AM
Vasudev: OK thanks. I got it. Now I see how Hashtab works. Thanks.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 09, 2021, 06:56 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 09, 2021, 06:56 PM
Quote from: humbert on June 08, 2021, 06:01 AMYou're welcome. I'm glad you understood it the first time. If you didn't I don't know how to re-phrase them in a simple way. haha..
Vasudev: OK thanks. I got it. Now I see how Hashtab works. Thanks.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on June 10, 2021, 10:09 PM
Post by: scarface on June 10, 2021, 10:09 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 06, 2021, 04:20 PMWell, I didn't know this package. But I'm afraid it might impede the installation of future updates.Quote from: scarface on June 05, 2021, 11:40 PMYou can use abbodi's package to integrate netfx35 post install which reduces disk space and enables better dism cleanups. I saved 350-500MB per edition https://github.com/abbodi1406/dotNetFx35W10Quote from: Vasudev on June 05, 2021, 07:17 PMNote that Hashtab is included in this version of windows: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Using HashTab is straight-forward!
I only used it for the game repacks on the forum. Note that I tried to make a smaller repack for the games "the room", to no avail. I didn't find unused files that can be deleted either.
I'll try to upload some new versions soon.
Note that I left Grau du Roi this morning. I hope you enjoyed the photos on the forum.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 11, 2021, 04:57 AM
Post by: humbert on June 11, 2021, 04:57 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 09, 2021, 06:56 PM
You're welcome. I'm glad you understood it the first time. If you didn't I don't know how to re-phrase them in a simple way. haha..
At first I didn't get it. Then I started playing around with it until it finally made sense.
Did you say you used ESD to put this ISO together? If so, what exactly does that mean? What ever you did it works great. Both the desktop and the lappie upgraded without a hitch. How'd you accomplish this?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 11, 2021, 08:46 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 11, 2021, 08:46 PM
Quote from: scarface on June 10, 2021, 10:09 PM/ResetBase might kill system reset feature but /startcomponentcleanup will not impede win updates/upgrades.
Well, I didn't know this package. But I'm afraid it might impede the installation of future updates.
I'll try to upload some new versions soon.
Note that I left Grau du Roi this morning. I hope you enjoyed the photos on the forum.
Quote from: humbert on June 11, 2021, 04:57 AMWim file was around 5.62GB while ESD size was 2.97GB and ESD conversion/de-conversion is time consuming and memory/cpu intensive and approximately takes 1-2hrs to complete depending on updates.Quote from: Vasudev on June 09, 2021, 06:56 PM
You're welcome. I'm glad you understood it the first time. If you didn't I don't know how to re-phrase them in a simple way. haha..
At first I didn't get it. Then I started playing around with it until it finally made sense.
Did you say you used ESD to put this ISO together? If so, what exactly does that mean? What ever you did it works great. Both the desktop and the lappie upgraded without a hitch. How'd you accomplish this?
This time I used Win10UI from abbodi's Batutils (http://"https://github.com/abbodi1406/BatUtil") scripts along Wintoolkit (integrate edge, FSViewer, few regtweaks, hibernation disabling, show all power options, dx9 etc..) and NTLite(Remove unwanted Appx, assembly files etc).
When I use Wintoolkit/NTlite it takes atleast 3 hrs to manually slipstream updates in install.wim and boot.wim and re-check in VBox VM.
With Win10UI's ini file I made a base OS with slipstreamed updates, unchecked netfx35 integration, skipped ISO/ESD creation. So, it took 15-30 mins to update all editions. I used Wintoolkit/Ntlite to add programs and cleanup basically reducing my 6-8hrs workload.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 12, 2021, 05:29 AM
Post by: humbert on June 12, 2021, 05:29 AM
Vasu: Whatever you did on that ISO it worked perfectly. This is the only Windows upgrade ISO that worked flawlessly on both the desktop and the laptop.
You said hashes are necessary because the ISP might alter the ISO. Wouldn't they also alter the small hash file too?
You said hashes are necessary because the ISP might alter the ISO. Wouldn't they also alter the small hash file too?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 13, 2021, 09:15 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 13, 2021, 09:15 PM
Quote from: humbert on June 12, 2021, 05:29 AMThanks.
Vasu: Whatever you did on that ISO it worked perfectly. This is the only Windows upgrade ISO that worked flawlessly on both the desktop and the laptop.
You said hashes are necessary because the ISP might alter the ISO. Wouldn't they also alter the small hash file too?
Yes indeed but normal users were frustrated even with double hash checks for password protected archive and files itself, so I refrained from adding it. Then again mega.nz has encryption and file checks anyway. Next time, I will add hashes for all files so that it can be 100% ensured it is authentic.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 15, 2021, 05:58 AM
Post by: humbert on June 15, 2021, 05:58 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on June 13, 2021, 09:15 PM
Yes indeed but normal users were frustrated even with double hash checks for password protected archive and files itself, so I refrained from adding it. Then again mega.nz has encryption and file checks anyway. Next time, I will add hashes for all files so that it can be 100% ensured it is authentic.
Aren't you already doing that? Has your new ISP or anybody else interfered with anything you've uploaded, including the small hash file? I'm asking because if I wanted to somehow alter your upload, I do that and then create a new hash file.
Another thing: it appears that with 21H1 Micro$shaft has squashed the failed upgrade bug. Just right now Windows update notified me of an important update. It installed perfectly. Not only that, other optional cumulative and driver updates also installed without the slightest hiccup. This is the first time in quite a while I've installed updates from Micro$shaft flawlessly and with no headaches. So far 21H1 is rock solid. For this reason I urge all you guys to upgrade to it, the sooner the better.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on June 16, 2021, 10:02 PM
Post by: Vasudev on June 16, 2021, 10:02 PM
Quote from: humbert on June 15, 2021, 05:58 AMI'm using mobile data as hotspot nowadays so till now they haven't interfered. maybe I'll add that file you asked since its a small hash files and will provide more authenticity.Quote from: Vasudev on June 13, 2021, 09:15 PM
Yes indeed but normal users were frustrated even with double hash checks for password protected archive and files itself, so I refrained from adding it. Then again mega.nz has encryption and file checks anyway. Next time, I will add hashes for all files so that it can be 100% ensured it is authentic.
Aren't you already doing that? Has your new ISP or anybody else interfered with anything you've uploaded, including the small hash file? I'm asking because if I wanted to somehow alter your upload, I do that and then create a new hash file.
Another thing: it appears that with 21H1 Micro$shaft has squashed the failed upgrade bug. Just right now Windows update notified me of an important update. It installed perfectly. Not only that, other optional cumulative and driver updates also installed without the slightest hiccup. This is the first time in quite a while I've installed updates from Micro$shaft flawlessly and with no headaches. So far 21H1 is rock solid. For this reason I urge all you guys to upgrade to it, the sooner the better.
20H1 and 20H2 had upgrade blocks from synaptics and conexant audio/touchpad drivers I use on lenovo's and dell.
Since 1909 was EOL, I had to make a jump to 21H1 directly.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on June 17, 2021, 04:55 AM
Post by: humbert on June 17, 2021, 04:55 AM
I said M$ had squashed the upgrade bug. Not completely. The optional cumulative update did not update on my laptop, although everything else did. They've improved it but obviously haven't fixed it completely. Maybe Windows 11 will bring some more fixes with it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:48 AM
Post by: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:48 AM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 are available in this topic.
They are both very small. The drivers added in windows 10 were updated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHYRTz_ZDw
They are both very small. The drivers added in windows 10 were updated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHYRTz_ZDw
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 15, 2021, 04:56 AM
Post by: humbert on July 15, 2021, 04:56 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:48 AM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 are available in this topic.
They are both very small. The drivers added in windows 10 were updated.
I'm surprised you're still making versions of Windows 10, let alone Windows 7. I thought you'd concentrate on 11. Never forget that eventually we will all be running 11. Upgrades are an inevitable fact of life.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:04 PM
Post by: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:04 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 15, 2021, 04:56 AMAs far as W7 is concerned you're right. Maybe I will discontinue Windows 7 support pretty soon but some users might still be using it on the forum like Vasudev or Usman. By the way, you have probably noticed that windows xp is still available on the forum too. As for windows 10, It still is the best version to use. Windows 11 was not even officially released and there was not update for it on 13th July unlike the two other versions.Quote from: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:48 AM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 are available in this topic.
They are both very small. The drivers added in windows 10 were updated.
I'm surprised you're still making versions of Windows 10, let alone Windows 7. I thought you'd concentrate on 11. Never forget that eventually we will all be running 11. Upgrades are an inevitable fact of life.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 16, 2021, 04:59 AM
Post by: humbert on July 16, 2021, 04:59 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:04 PM
As far as W7 is concerned you're right. Maybe I will discontinue Windows 7 support pretty soon but some users might still be using it on the forum like Vasudev or Usman. By the way, you have probably noticed that windows xp is still available on the forum too. As for windows 10, It still is the best version to use. Windows 11 was not even officially released and there was not update for it on 13th July unlike the two other versions.
I don't know why at this juncture anyone would still want a copy of Win7. I suggest as opposed to starting on a new copy from scratch, just give a link to one you already have and let him update it. Any program you put there that he intends to use can be easily updated. The OS is another matter. Add to this the fact that there's really no need for it. W10 will run on just about any computer that ran Win7, plus the fact that W10 is sufficiently stable not to need an old OS.
And of course, hold off on W11 until it becomes more mainstream and hacks begin to exist.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 16, 2021, 05:29 PM
Post by: scarface on July 16, 2021, 05:29 PM
Following the advice of humbert, note that a poll is available. The Windows 7 iso will be removed if there answers are showing it is not needed any longer.
Note that I tested the latest version of windows 11 (22000.71). I wanted to release a new version but I won't since it has become unusable. The option to get a classic start menu was disabled in the registry. Open shell doesn't work any more. And as far as the right click context menu is concerned, you have to click "more options" to get the old one (the registry tweaks were disabled too). Apparently more and more users are furious about these new changes.
Note that I tested the latest version of windows 11 (22000.71). I wanted to release a new version but I won't since it has become unusable. The option to get a classic start menu was disabled in the registry. Open shell doesn't work any more. And as far as the right click context menu is concerned, you have to click "more options" to get the old one (the registry tweaks were disabled too). Apparently more and more users are furious about these new changes.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 17, 2021, 05:05 AM
Post by: humbert on July 17, 2021, 05:05 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 16, 2021, 05:29 PM
Note that I tested the latest version of windows 11 (22000.71). I wanted to release a new version but I won't since it has become unusable. The option to get a classic start menu was disabled in the registry. Open shell doesn't work any more. And as far as the right click context menu is concerned, you have to click "more options" to get the old one (the registry tweaks were disabled too). Apparently more and more users are furious about these new changes.
That's a good idea. Hold off on Windows 11 for a few more months at the very least. At this point it's not usable.
One thing I did like about Windows 11 is it gave me the option of bring back Windows 8's full start screen. I firmly believe this is one thing Micro$oft got right. I detest Classic Shell with a passion. I hate clicking the bottom left of the screen, mouse up, left, down, back -- all to find the app you're looking for. What could be easier then hitting the windows key and finding the tile you want staring you in the face? Add to this that you can arrange the tiles any way you want, and include whatever you use most on the first page. I strongly believe people who stick to the classic shell do not understand how to use the start page and/or are firmly committed to stick with what they know.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 18, 2021, 10:05 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 18, 2021, 10:05 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 15, 2021, 04:56 AMI'll be sticking with Win 10 until I buy new PC. Skylake isn't supported by Win11. Except that all are good.Quote from: scarface on July 15, 2021, 02:48 AM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 are available in this topic.
They are both very small. The drivers added in windows 10 were updated.
I'm surprised you're still making versions of Windows 10, let alone Windows 7. I thought you'd concentrate on 11. Never forget that eventually we will all be running 11. Upgrades are an inevitable fact of life.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 19, 2021, 05:30 AM
Post by: humbert on July 19, 2021, 05:30 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on July 18, 2021, 10:05 PM
I'll be sticking with Win 10 until I buy new PC. Skylake isn't supported by Win11. Except that all are good.
Take your time and don't even worry about it. It's a safe bet someone will find a way to disable that limitation. I'm firmly convinced that it's not that it won't work with "older" CPU's, but that M$ is disabling it on purpose. If indeed this is a CPU-hungry OS, then how it is that it runs faster than Windows 10 on a virtual machine? Logic dictates it wouldn't run on a VM at all, or at least not until Oracle updated VirtualBox to run OK on Win11.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 19, 2021, 10:36 PM
Post by: scarface on July 19, 2021, 10:36 PM
Note that a new version of windows 10 is available.
Added: Net 5.08 desktop runtime.
Added program: advor
Updates: handbrake, belatout.
Following the advice of humbert, a new version of windows 7 is available with all the updates till July 2021. This version is much smaller (converted to esd). It won’t be updated any more but it remains fully updatable.
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVxfqstjtM
Added: Net 5.08 desktop runtime.
Added program: advor
Updates: handbrake, belatout.
Following the advice of humbert, a new version of windows 7 is available with all the updates till July 2021. This version is much smaller (converted to esd). It won’t be updated any more but it remains fully updatable.
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVxfqstjtM
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 21, 2021, 04:35 AM
Post by: humbert on July 21, 2021, 04:35 AM
QuoteI'll be sticking with Win 10 until I buy new PC. Skylake isn't supported by Win11. Except that all are good.
An idea occurred to me. I found a torrent for a lite copy of Windows 11 with all the metro apps removed except Windows Defender, and of course with TPM and secure boot disabled. Why not grab a copy and try to run it on Virtualbox? I'm asking because since this thing ran so well on my VM, I continue to insist "old" CPU's were disabled on purpose. This thing just might run on your VM despite what M$ keeps saying. My CPU is supported, which is why I can't run the experiment.
QuoteUpdates: handbrake, belatout
Why do you insist on preloading handbrake? Does anyone on here use it other than you? As you know, many of us test your copies on VM's where running handbrake is not practical. If you didn't include it but someone else uses it, it's easy to simply download and install a free copy.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 21, 2021, 09:07 PM
Post by: scarface on July 21, 2021, 09:07 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 21, 2021, 04:35 AMConstructive suggestions don't upset me, but here I don't know what I can say. I tried to add many useful programs indeed. This version of windows 10 is not meant to test handbrake under a virtual machine, its purpose is primarily to be used as your OS (and you can use handbrake or not).
Updates: handbrake, belatout
Why do you insist on preloading handbrake? Does anyone on here use it other than you? As you know, many of us test your copies on VM's where running handbrake is not practical. If you didn't include it but someone else uses it, it's easy to simply download and install a free copy.
As for the question about who uses it or not, it won't give rise to a real debate, if you think handbrake is a useless program, you can explain this on the handbrake forum, maybe they will counter your arguments.
I must add that handbrake is not preinstalled like a few other programs. If you want to remove extra programs, you can remove the "$oem$ folder", as I already said, with ultraiso or winiso (tutorial here: http://www.winiso.com/support/tutorials/delete-iso.html)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Shadow.97 on July 22, 2021, 12:23 AM
Post by: Shadow.97 on July 22, 2021, 12:23 AM
Quote from: humbert on July 21, 2021, 04:35 AMI use handbreak. I've rarely downloaded Iso's from other people unless it's for testing or a pc i never will put my bank details on etc.
Why do you insist on preloading handbrake? Does anyone on here use it other than you? As you know, many of us test your copies on VM's where running handbrake is not practical. If you didn't include it but someone else uses it, it's easy to simply download and install a free copy.
Handbreak can decrease size by alot without losing alot of quality
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 22, 2021, 06:52 AM
Post by: humbert on July 22, 2021, 06:52 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 21, 2021, 09:07 PM
As for the question about who uses it or not, it won't give rise to a real debate, if you think handbrake is a useless program, you can explain this on the handbrake forum, maybe they will counter your arguments.
Who said anything about handbrake being a useless program? How can I make that judgement when I don't even use it myself? Shadow likes it and maybe some others here on the forum do too. If it weren't preinstalled, whoever needs it can very easily download and install a copy. Preloading it implies just about everyone wants it and uses it. Most of us probably end up removing it. This is not because the program is bad, simply because they have no use for it.
I consider it a real pain when you download *any* OS (yours or someone else's) and you have to waste useful time simply taking out the garbage.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 22, 2021, 03:40 PM
Post by: scarface on July 22, 2021, 03:40 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 22, 2021, 06:52 AMI followed your recommendation: all the programs installed during "oobe" were removed. The size of the disk image is 400 mb smaller. The new version is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
I consider it a real pain when you download *any* OS (yours or someone else's) and you have to waste useful time simply taking out the garbage.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 24, 2021, 05:27 AM
Post by: humbert on July 24, 2021, 05:27 AM
Quote from: scarface on July 22, 2021, 03:40 PM
I followed your recommendation: all the programs installed during "oobe" were removed. The size of the disk image is 400 mb smaller. The new version is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Splendid idea. Always remember this: the programs you preinstalled are very easy to obtain by those who really need them. You also have the option of putting a small text file on the desktop with recommended software and links. This way users can easily pick and choose.
The main reason these operating systems are preloaded with garbage is because those who make the garbage do everything in their power so that people will USE their unwanted programs. That's how they profit. They even pay computer manufacturers to preload their trash. I believe the most detestable example is Microsoft Edge. M$ puts links on the desktop, the taskbar, and on the first page of the program menu. I've heard they even go as far as that when you put anything other than Edge as the default browser, and ad comes out and says "there is no need for another browser, you already have the best browser in the world". I absolutely HATE M$ Edge and will not use it under ANY circumstances.
Incidentally, I'm well aware of the fact that the dastarly examples in the previous paragraph in no way apply to you (you=Scarface). You do it for what you believe is the benefit of the user with no self-gain involved.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on July 24, 2021, 09:05 PM
Post by: scarface on July 24, 2021, 09:05 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 24, 2021, 05:27 AMYou won't have to use Iobit uninstaller, should you install it again, indeed.
Splendid idea. Always remember this: the programs you preinstalled are very easy to obtain by those who really need them. You also have the option of putting a small text file on the desktop with recommended software and links. This way users can easily pick and choose.
Actually, to make things simpler, I made a "AIO switchless installer" with all the programs that were once installed during "oobe" in the previous windows 10 edition and added many more programs (therefore many more programs than in the previous windows image you made a fuss about). You can already find some of these programs on the forum. All of them are free or registered editions. All the programs are installed once this file is executed (there is a popup for Filezilla server because it doesn't support a complete silent installation, maybe I'll find a better alternative).
If some users are interested in this, or if some want to improve this, let me know and I will upload it (the size is roughly 1gb).
It includes the following programs:
Code Select
mediacoder
GDHO
firefox
vlc
innosetup-6.2.0
handbrake
PsychoPinball
easus partition master
LameXP
Sumatra
Pdfcreator
cdisplay
nsis-3.06.1-setup
SmartCopy
pinball
RED
WiseDuplicateFinder
Advor
PDF_Page_Delete
Renamer
Belatout
ResTuner_setup
HDDsoft
psp9
vcd
Filezillaserver
xnview
java
vse 8.8 P16
mkvtoolnix
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 25, 2021, 08:38 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 25, 2021, 08:38 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 19, 2021, 05:30 AMMSFT quotes the reason being CPU exploits that is affected Skylake+ and Skylake's newer microcode update slow it down terribly.Quote from: Vasudev on July 18, 2021, 10:05 PM
I'll be sticking with Win 10 until I buy new PC. Skylake isn't supported by Win11. Except that all are good.
Take your time and don't even worry about it. It's a safe bet someone will find a way to disable that limitation. I'm firmly convinced that it's not that it won't work with "older" CPU's, but that M$ is disabling it on purpose. If indeed this is a CPU-hungry OS, then how it is that it runs faster than Windows 10 on a virtual machine? Logic dictates it wouldn't run on a VM at all, or at least not until Oracle updated VirtualBox to run OK on Win11.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on July 26, 2021, 04:29 AM
Post by: humbert on July 26, 2021, 04:29 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on July 25, 2021, 08:38 PM
MSFT quotes the reason being CPU exploits that is affected Skylake+ and Skylake's newer microcode update slow it down terribly.
I continue to insist older CPU's can be made to run on Windows 11 if somebody goes in there and forcibly removes these limitations. My tests on VM's indicate this doesn't really demand CPU cycles any more than Windows 10. You just said Skylake "slows it down terribly". That's not the same as not running at all. I can't understand their insistence on disabling "older" CPU's that have more than enough power to run Windows 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on July 26, 2021, 10:15 PM
Post by: Vasudev on July 26, 2021, 10:15 PM
Quote from: humbert on July 26, 2021, 04:29 AMYeah I hope so.Quote from: Vasudev on July 25, 2021, 08:38 PM
MSFT quotes the reason being CPU exploits that is affected Skylake+ and Skylake's newer microcode update slow it down terribly.
I continue to insist older CPU's can be made to run on Windows 11 if somebody goes in there and forcibly removes these limitations. My tests on VM's indicate this doesn't really demand CPU cycles any more than Windows 10. You just said Skylake "slows it down terribly". That's not the same as not running at all. I can't understand their insistence on disabling "older" CPU's that have more than enough power to run Windows 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 09, 2021, 01:39 AM
Post by: scarface on August 09, 2021, 01:39 AM
Note that a new version of windows 10 will be available on Tuesday. Windows 7 will be updated too.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 10, 2021, 04:52 AM
Post by: humbert on August 10, 2021, 04:52 AM
Quote from: scarface on August 09, 2021, 01:39 AM
Note that a new version of windows 10 will be available on Tuesday. Windows 7 will be updated too.
Just wondering: who in our group still uses Windows 7 and is interested in downloading your copy?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 10, 2021, 09:39 PM
Post by: scarface on August 10, 2021, 09:39 PM
Quote from: humbert on August 10, 2021, 04:52 AMYou are certainly right. Today, I made a new version with the latest patches, once again. But maybe it's not useful any more.Quote from: scarface on August 09, 2021, 01:39 AM
Note that a new version of windows 10 will be available on Tuesday. Windows 7 will be updated too.
Just wondering: who in our group still uses Windows 7 and is interested in downloading your copy?
You know when my father was still alive, I was always complaining he wasn't doing the right things. I should have thanked him back then.
If you think all I'm doing on the forum is useless then I will stop posting. Unfortunately I'm not young any more. I'm not even playing the games I uploaded on the forum. Just like you, I like software piracy.
I'm using this forum because we are free to talk and post what we want. The administrator of the forum doesn't risk anything in Palestine, his country, I guess.
If you think you can be more useful than me on the forum, just tell me. I'm waiting for a successor.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on August 11, 2021, 12:36 AM
Post by: scarface on August 11, 2021, 12:36 AM
humbert is right: from now on, only new versions of windows 10 will be available on the forum. You will find a new updated version on the forum soon. And windows 11 is voluntarily boycotted.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on August 14, 2021, 06:00 AM
Post by: humbert on August 14, 2021, 06:00 AM
Quote from: scarface on August 11, 2021, 12:36 AM
humbert is right: from now on, only new versions of windows 10 will be available on the forum. You will find a new updated version on the forum soon. And windows 11 is voluntarily boycotted.
I agree. What's the point of making Windows 7 if nobody's interested? I also agree with your decision to hold off on Windows 11. It's still way too early. Give it another 6 months at the very least.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 05, 2021, 05:41 AM
Post by: scarface on September 05, 2021, 05:41 AM
Note that Windows 7 was finally updated with the latest updates. Maybe quite a few users are still using it on the forum even if some, like humbert, left this OS a long time ago for newer versions or for Linux.
You can find it here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVxfqstjtM
You can find it here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVxfqstjtM
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 06, 2021, 04:38 AM
Post by: humbert on September 06, 2021, 04:38 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 05, 2021, 05:41 AM
Note that Windows 7 was finally updated with the latest updates. Maybe quite a few users are still using it on the forum even if some, like humbert, left this OS a long time ago for newer versions or for Linux.
Let's see something. A question for all users on the forum: How many of you are still on Windows 7? Please raise your hands.
Me running Linux? I wish! I'd love nothing more than to unshackle from Micro$haft. Sadly that's not possible. The reason is clear: lack of support. There are many examples. If all I did was surf the web and check email, then any distro of Linux would do fine. I do much more than that.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 08, 2021, 09:24 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 08, 2021, 09:24 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 06, 2021, 04:38 AMI use W7 July edition Pro x64 for VM and some old government sites/apps that doesn't work with W10.Quote from: scarface on September 05, 2021, 05:41 AM
Note that Windows 7 was finally updated with the latest updates. Maybe quite a few users are still using it on the forum even if some, like humbert, left this OS a long time ago for newer versions or for Linux.
Let's see something. A question for all users on the forum: How many of you are still on Windows 7? Please raise your hands.
Me running Linux? I wish! I'd love nothing more than to unshackle from Micro$haft. Sadly that's not possible. The reason is clear: lack of support. There are many examples. If all I did was surf the web and check email, then any distro of Linux would do fine. I do much more than that.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 09, 2021, 05:26 AM
Post by: humbert on September 09, 2021, 05:26 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 08, 2021, 09:24 PM
I use W7 July edition Pro x64 for VM and some old government sites/apps that doesn't work with W10.
The government has no interest in upgrading the sites/apps you mentioned. This is beyond your control. You are left with no choice but to stick with W7, at least to be able to do your job.
For the rest of our forum members: is there anyone who is still on Windows 7? If so, why?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2021, 11:32 PM
Post by: scarface on September 11, 2021, 11:32 PM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 will be available next Tuesday, for humbert and Vasudev.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 12, 2021, 04:55 AM
Post by: humbert on September 12, 2021, 04:55 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 11, 2021, 11:32 PM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 7 will be available next Tuesday, for humbert and Vasudev.
Do you have any plans to put out a version of Windows 11 after its official release? Sooner or later you'll probably have to. You know as well as I do upgrades are inevitable. I've seen resistance to upgrades are far back as when MS-Dos was the operating system of choice. Eventually we'll all be overwhelmed by the tide.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 12, 2021, 05:55 PM
Post by: scarface on September 12, 2021, 05:55 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 12, 2021, 04:55 AMProbably. Even if Windows 11 might not bring anything new.
Do you have any plans to put out a version of Windows 11 after its official release?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 14, 2021, 09:33 PM
Post by: scarface on September 14, 2021, 09:33 PM
Tonight, new versions of windows 10 and 7 (x64) will be available on the forum. I know that Vasudev, usman, and humbert are eagerly waiting for them.
A lot of updated drivers will be integrated to windows 10. As for windows 7, a new encrypted switchless activator will be embedded (I noticed that the new mcafee endpoint security was scanning inside the iso and since it found a virus inside the iso was quarantined. It won't be the case any more. It might work for other antivirus as well).
What's more, the latest Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable, as well as the latest Net core 5 will be integrated to both windows 7 and 10.
A lot of updated drivers will be integrated to windows 10. As for windows 7, a new encrypted switchless activator will be embedded (I noticed that the new mcafee endpoint security was scanning inside the iso and since it found a virus inside the iso was quarantined. It won't be the case any more. It might work for other antivirus as well).
What's more, the latest Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable, as well as the latest Net core 5 will be integrated to both windows 7 and 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 15, 2021, 10:46 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 15, 2021, 10:46 PM
Quote from: scarface on September 14, 2021, 09:33 PMNever thought .net core is supported on W7 along with vc++ 2022 runtimes.
Tonight, new versions of windows 10 and 7 (x64) will be available on the forum. I know that Vasudev, usman, and humbert are eagerly waiting for them.
A lot of updated drivers will be integrated to windows 10. As for windows 7, a new encrypted switchless activator will be embedded (I noticed that the new mcafee endpoint security was scanning inside the iso and since it found a virus inside the iso was quarantined. It won't be the case any more. It might work for other antivirus as well).
What's more, the latest Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable, as well as the latest Net core 5 will be integrated to both windows 7 and 10.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 15, 2021, 11:37 PM
Post by: scarface on September 15, 2021, 11:37 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 15, 2021, 10:46 PMThe new Net core 5 runtime - meant to replace Net framework 4.8 if I’m not mistaken - is indeed compatible with window 7 as you can see here:
Never thought .net core is supported on W7 along with vc++ 2022 runtimes.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/windows?tabs=net50
Humbert made a fuss about windows 7 because he considers that windows 7 is obsolete. And he’s right but not for the good reasons. In fact, if you are analyzing the successor, windows 10, there is practically no innovation. Novelty is a marketing strategy for firms to earn more money. However, using the novelty effect to increase sales is not working when customers become aware that there is no more innovation. Customers used to sleep in front of the Apple store near the Opera Garnier in order to buy the newest iphone. It’s not true any longer since the smartphone market has reached maturity.
I’m pretty sure some users are still using windows 7 x64 on the forum, hence this new update.
In the 90's, each new Operating system from Microsoft was awaited with interest by customers. And some new systems were revolutionary indeed, like windows 95. This new start menu and the possibility to use cd-roms were really exciting. Windows 98 didn't really bring anything new. However those 16-bit systems were not always stable and you had to spend time to fix windows freezing and rebooting issues.
Dinosaurs like me and humbert remember this period vividly but you have certainly never known that time.
Windows Xp was also revolutionary because it was much more stable, being a 32-bit system. Windows xp x64 could have been interesting but it was released too late and too few drivers were made for it.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 16, 2021, 06:10 AM
Post by: humbert on September 16, 2021, 06:10 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 15, 2021, 11:37 PM
Humbert made a fuss about windows 7 because he considers that windows 7 is obsolete. And he’s right but not for the good reasons. In fact, if you are analyzing the successor, windows 10, there is practically no innovation. Novelty is a marketing strategy for firms to earn more money.
W7 is obsolete not because it doesn't work but because it's no longer supported, and not just by M$. Are there hardware makers who continue to write drivers for W7? Planned obsolence has been central to electronics since Intel first developed the 4004 in 1971, or probably before that. I see no sense in continuing to run an unsupported OS when the current one can be had for free and, as you said, doesn't have all that many innovations. Notice that only Vasudev answered my question about who is still using W7, and even then it's due to reasons beyond his control.
I'm planning to go to W11 as soon as someone has a working copy with that secure boot garbage disabled -- and NOT because W10 doesn't work.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 24, 2021, 12:00 PM
Post by: scarface on September 24, 2021, 12:00 PM
Today, windows 11 with the November updates are available on the forum.
If you’re looking at the differences between Windows 11 and Windows 10, the biggest ones will be the Start Menu and the Taskbar. But the new Start menu turned out to be pretty much unusable, that's why a classic start menu was restored in this version. Windows defender was disabled.
This new version includes directx 9, net core 5, and a few programs.
In theory, there is neither TPM nor secured boot needed.
Humbert Vasudev, and the users of the forum who need it can download it below.
Link: Windows 11 Pro x64 (https://mega.nz/file/MY0AWIxa#gL6rFWmaCxg2G6M-daphSsLazGUBzGLgKsOaih3g-ug)
If you’re looking at the differences between Windows 11 and Windows 10, the biggest ones will be the Start Menu and the Taskbar. But the new Start menu turned out to be pretty much unusable, that's why a classic start menu was restored in this version. Windows defender was disabled.
This new version includes directx 9, net core 5, and a few programs.
In theory, there is neither TPM nor secured boot needed.
Humbert Vasudev, and the users of the forum who need it can download it below.
Link: Windows 11 Pro x64 (https://mega.nz/file/MY0AWIxa#gL6rFWmaCxg2G6M-daphSsLazGUBzGLgKsOaih3g-ug)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 24, 2021, 07:25 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 24, 2021, 07:25 PM
Quote from: scarface on September 24, 2021, 12:00 PMWin 11 will not run on any laptops I own! I'm waiting for 21H2 to be released. There is some OS file corruptions preventing CU updates from working on my old PC.
Today, windows 11 RTM is available on the forum.
If you’re looking at the differences between Windows 11 and Windows 10, the biggest ones will be the Start Menu and the Taskbar. But the new Start menu turned out to be pretty much unusable, that's why a classic start menu was restored in this version. Windows defender was disabled.
This new version includes directx 9, net core 5, and a few programs.
In theory, there is neither TPM nor secured boot needed.
Humbert Vasudev, and the users of the forum who need it can download it below.
Link: Windows 11 Pro x64 (https://mega.nz/file/QJVHSSYZ#7m8568Hxz3UqhlyjdgGBK12oBjDktmzuRnk9vrLzqDQ)
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 25, 2021, 05:44 AM
Post by: humbert on September 25, 2021, 05:44 AM
Scarface â–º Does your copy of Windows 11 also include those strange programs I have to spend time deleting, or is it clean?
Also, can you install it over Windows 10 by mounting it and running setup?
Vasu â–º With respect to your comment about your laptops not running, is it because of unsupported CPU's or do you think it's something else? Do you get an error message?
Fortunately Windows 11 still supports the full start screen.😀 The start screen is the best thing Micro$haft ever came up with. Why people don't want it is beyond my comprehension. What could be easier than hitting the windows key and finding the program you want staring you in the face?
Also, can you install it over Windows 10 by mounting it and running setup?
Vasu â–º With respect to your comment about your laptops not running, is it because of unsupported CPU's or do you think it's something else? Do you get an error message?
Fortunately Windows 11 still supports the full start screen.😀 The start screen is the best thing Micro$haft ever came up with. Why people don't want it is beyond my comprehension. What could be easier than hitting the windows key and finding the program you want staring you in the face?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
Post by: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 25, 2021, 05:44 AMNo, there aren't too many programs. But If there still are too many programs, you will surely tell me the ones that are not needed.
Scarface â–º Does your copy of Windows 11 also include those strange programs I have to spend time deleting, or is it clean?
Also, can you install it over Windows 10 by mounting it and running setup?
Actually, besides 7zip or winrar, there are a few add-ons. For example, open-shell is present and some registry entries were integrated in order to have a classic Start menu. The original Start menu of Windows 11 is unusable as you can see below with some icons for "Calendar", "Photos" and "Microsoft store", but I couldn't find how to reach the other programs.
I mounted the disk and launched something called "setup.exe" and the installation started. I assume it would have worked. Actually, I'm not in a hurry to install this new version of windows 11. I'm still using an old version of Windows 10 that I installed early 2019, and when the computer gave up I got back the hard drive and the new computer was able to boot it.
You should be astoonished at how quickly Windows 11 became available on the forum though.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 26, 2021, 08:47 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 26, 2021, 08:47 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 25, 2021, 05:44 AMIt is because of unsupported CPUs Skylake 6700hq and ivybridge Pentium 2020M(upgradable to i7 3610/3630QM).
Scarface â–º Does your copy of Windows 11 also include those strange programs I have to spend time deleting, or is it clean?
Also, can you install it over Windows 10 by mounting it and running setup?
Vasu â–º With respect to your comment about your laptops not running, is it because of unsupported CPU's or do you think it's something else? Do you get an error message?
Fortunately Windows 11 still supports the full start screen.😀 The start screen is the best thing Micro$haft ever came up with. Why people don't want it is beyond my comprehension. What could be easier than hitting the windows key and finding the program you want staring you in the face?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 26, 2021, 09:51 PM
Post by: scarface on September 26, 2021, 09:51 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on September 26, 2021, 08:47 PMYour CPU is unsupported indeed. Note that my Cpu is supported, but it's not faster than yours.
It is because of unsupported CPUs Skylake 6700hq and ivybridge Pentium 2020M(upgradable to i7 3610/3630QM).
Should you test the disk image above, this edition would likely bypass this restriction.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 27, 2021, 10:41 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 27, 2021, 10:41 PM
Quote from: scarface on September 26, 2021, 09:51 PMYeah will check it out.Quote from: Vasudev on September 26, 2021, 08:47 PMYour CPU is unsupported indeed. Note that my Cpu is supported, but it's not faster than yours.
It is because of unsupported CPUs Skylake 6700hq and ivybridge Pentium 2020M(upgradable to i7 3610/3630QM).
Should you test the disk image above, this edition would likely bypass this restriction.
The current issue I am facing is Appx aka WindowsApps corrupted and I had tried installing LTSC packages which add MS store and other reqd. appx.
Tried in-place upgrade through ISO which didn't work.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 28, 2021, 05:24 AM
Post by: humbert on September 28, 2021, 05:24 AM
Quote from: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
No, there aren't too many programs. But If there still are too many programs, you will surely tell me the ones that are not needed. Actually, besides 7zip or winrar, there are a few add-ons
It's not so that they're "not needed", it's that not everyone uses them. I believe it would make more sense to put a text file on the desktop with a list and links to programs you recommend. That way the user can choose individually which to install and which to skip. This will save both you and the user plenty of time.
I do agree that it would be a good idea to install 7zip or (even better) a cracked copy of Winrar. It's just a tiny file called rarreg.key that goes in the Winrar's folder. Upgrading is no problem because that tiny file stays permanent. Winrar does everything, you don't even need 7zip (I believe).
Quote from: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
I mounted the disk and launched something called "setup.exe" and the installation started. I assume it would have worked. Actually, I'm not in a hurry to install this new version of windows 11. I'm still using an old version of Windows 10 that I installed early 2019, and when the computer gave up I got back the hard drive and the new computer was able to boot it.
You should be astoonished at how quickly Windows 11 became available on the forum though.
I'm not clear about something. On this copy of Win11 you posted, at least you ran the installation all the way to the end to make sure it works -- right? At least on top of VMWare.
Although eventually we will all be upgrading to W11, I agree it's still way too early to do so. As of this date I'm not even seeing the official release on the torrent sites. We need to give it a few more months before taking the leap. Let's let these hackers tweak it and get it to work the way it should.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 29, 2021, 10:46 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 29, 2021, 10:46 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 28, 2021, 05:24 AMYou will find genuine from MSFT or even MDL forums rather than checking torrent sites. You can find UUP dump here and compile full blown ISO with all editions https://uupdump.net/selectlang.php?id=40247218-1c93-41ca-8470-bda1cc93d7b9Quote from: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
No, there aren't too many programs. But If there still are too many programs, you will surely tell me the ones that are not needed. Actually, besides 7zip or winrar, there are a few add-ons
It's not so that they're "not needed", it's that not everyone uses them. I believe it would make more sense to put a text file on the desktop with a list and links to programs you recommend. That way the user can choose individually which to install and which to skip. This will save both you and the user plenty of time.
I do agree that it would be a good idea to install 7zip or (even better) a cracked copy of Winrar. It's just a tiny file called rarreg.key that goes in the Winrar's folder. Upgrading is no problem because that tiny file stays permanent. Winrar does everything, you don't even need 7zip (I believe).Quote from: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PM
I mounted the disk and launched something called "setup.exe" and the installation started. I assume it would have worked. Actually, I'm not in a hurry to install this new version of windows 11. I'm still using an old version of Windows 10 that I installed early 2019, and when the computer gave up I got back the hard drive and the new computer was able to boot it.
You should be astoonished at how quickly Windows 11 became available on the forum though.
I'm not clear about something. On this copy of Win11 you posted, at least you ran the installation all the way to the end to make sure it works -- right? At least on top of VMWare.
Although eventually we will all be upgrading to W11, I agree it's still way too early to do so. As of this date I'm not even seeing the official release on the torrent sites. We need to give it a few more months before taking the leap. Let's let these hackers tweak it and get it to work the way it should.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 29, 2021, 11:13 PM
Post by: scarface on September 29, 2021, 11:13 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 28, 2021, 05:24 AMWell, since I use both programs, they are both integrated. And yes, winrar is a full version. I made an installer of winrar with my own settings so I know how it works.
I do agree that it would be a good idea to install 7zip or (even better) a cracked copy of Winrar. It's just a tiny file called rarreg.key that goes in the Winrar's folder. Upgrading is no problem because that tiny file stays permanent. Winrar does everything, you don't even need 7zip (I believe).
Vasudev already told me winrar was useless but I decided to keep it anyway. If you don't like this version of windows, maybe you should download the original version, but I find it unusable. I had to take drastic measures to get the windows 95 start menu and the classic right-click menu back.
Quote from: scarface on September 25, 2021, 11:48 PMit was installed once to capture it as soon as it was modified. Then it was reinstalled to see if everything was right indeed. Actually the second installation is not really needed but it's better to check if there is no corruption during the conversion from WIM to ESD.
I'm not clear about something. On this copy of Win11 you posted, at least you ran the installation all the way to the end to make sure it works -- right? At least on top of VMWare.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AM
Post by: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AM
QuoteYou will find genuine from MSFT or even MDL forums rather than checking torrent sites. You can find UUP dump here and compile full blown ISO with all editions https://uupdump.net/selectlang.php?id=40247218-1c93-41ca-8470-bda1cc93d7b9
It says "Insider Preview". Is the the one scheduled for release Oct 5? If so it's also available on the torrents. I believe the clean, unaltered version is not the way to go. I'm not concerned with the CPU. I absolutely hate secure boot, especially if the whole idea is to prevent users from booting from flashdrives.
QuoteVasudev already told me winrar was useless but I decided to keep it anyway.
I respectfully disagree. You can do all kinds of things with Winrar. It'll decompress just about anything you throw at it and it'll compress with all kinds of options. I prefer it to 7zip.
QuoteIf you don't like this version of windows, maybe you should download the original version, but I find it unusable. I had to take drastic measures to get the windows 95 start menu and the classic right-click menu back.
Like a said before, this is not the time to upgrade. Let me ask: were you able to disable TPM and secure boot? I've seen hacks online that explain how to do that. I don't remember the URL, but Google it and it'll appear. What I'm wondering if M$ closed those loopholes or what exactly is the situation.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 30, 2021, 06:48 AM
Post by: scarface on September 30, 2021, 06:48 AM
Quote from: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AMVasudev gave you a link for the Dev channel versions.
It says "Insider Preview".
Build 22000.194 will be the one released on October 5 (and the one that you can download above).
Quote from: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AMAnd yet you said we would be forced to upgrade a few days ago.
Like a said before, this is not the time to upgrade.
In my opinion if you want to see for yourself what's new or rather the similarities with windows 7 and 10, you should use vmware and try to install this version.
I added a link for vmware 12 here: https://mega.nz/file/NB1SDQ4Y#1rX4C3JBL0mRO43DvtLE1qyK0Uv1f6D9SHP2oTxSAgk
Quote from: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AMThey are out of service.
Let me ask: were you able to disable TPM and secure boot?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on September 30, 2021, 10:18 PM
Post by: Vasudev on September 30, 2021, 10:18 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 30, 2021, 05:49 AMI use 7zip since I switch between Linux and Windows and with 7zip you can compress/decompress any files, rar5 etc.. Much more convenient and open source. I used to use WinRAR during XP and switched to 7z.QuoteYou will find genuine from MSFT or even MDL forums rather than checking torrent sites. You can find UUP dump here and compile full blown ISO with all editions https://uupdump.net/selectlang.php?id=40247218-1c93-41ca-8470-bda1cc93d7b9
It says "Insider Preview". Is the the one scheduled for release Oct 5? If so it's also available on the torrents. I believe the clean, unaltered version is not the way to go. I'm not concerned with the CPU. I absolutely hate secure boot, especially if the whole idea is to prevent users from booting from flashdrives.QuoteVasudev already told me winrar was useless but I decided to keep it anyway.
I respectfully disagree. You can do all kinds of things with Winrar. It'll decompress just about anything you throw at it and it'll compress with all kinds of options. I prefer it to 7zip.QuoteIf you don't like this version of windows, maybe you should download the original version, but I find it unusable. I had to take drastic measures to get the windows 95 start menu and the classic right-click menu back.
Like a said before, this is not the time to upgrade. Let me ask: were you able to disable TPM and secure boot? I've seen hacks online that explain how to do that. I don't remember the URL, but Google it and it'll appear. What I'm wondering if M$ closed those loopholes or what exactly is the situation.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on September 30, 2021, 10:28 PM
Post by: scarface on September 30, 2021, 10:28 PM
Quote from: humbert on September 25, 2021, 05:44 AMSince you wanted to know what programs were integrated in both windows 10 and 11... here is the AIO installer that is used to install all the programs present in both windows 10 and windows 11.
Scarface â–º Does your copy of Windows 11 also include those strange programs I have to spend time deleting, or is it clean?
As you know, many more programs were present before, but I removed them since you deemed them "unnecessary" in a tantrum.
You must be warned: this is a switchless installer, all the programs will be installed once executed. If you don't want to install them, extract its content to see what is inside.
I'm counting on humbert and Vasudev to get feedback and improvement ideas.
You can download this installer here: https://mega.nz/file/Ic80BTCa#Q7IwzFLjKCavY23QR30BRode79FF4namY6y5JqYrEv4
I will remove it when you have downloaded it, since it contains full version programs.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on October 01, 2021, 06:50 AM
Post by: humbert on October 01, 2021, 06:50 AM
QuoteSince you wanted to know what programs were integrated in both windows 10 and 11... here is the AIO installer that is used to install all the programs present in both windows 10 and windows 11.
As you know, many more programs were present before, but I removed them since you deemed them "unnecessary" in a tantrum.
No tantrum, my dear. Just stating my recommendation.
QuoteAnd yet you said we would be forced to upgrade a few days ago.
In my opinion if you want to see for yourself what's new or rather the similarities with windows 7 and 10, you should use vmware and try to install this version.
I said that EVENTUALLY we will all be, in effect, forced to upgrade. Now is not the time. And yes, I agree that Win11 is not much more than Win10 with some more restrictions and upgraded bloat. The problem is that eventually that's what they'll be supporting and W10 will go the way of its predecessors. That's not going to happen any time soon. Let's wait for these guys to fix and improve it.
BTW they're doing something right. W11 runs a little faster on Virtualbox.
QuoteI use 7zip since I switch between Linux and Windows and with 7zip you can compress/decompress any files, rar5 etc.. Much more convenient and open source. I used to use WinRAR during XP and switched to 7z.
I'm going to give it a good look. Your recommendations have always been very solid.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 03, 2021, 02:28 AM
Post by: scarface on October 03, 2021, 02:28 AM
Note that Windows 10 21H2 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on October 04, 2021, 06:33 PM
Post by: Vasudev on October 04, 2021, 06:33 PM
Quote from: scarface on October 03, 2021, 02:28 AMLovely! I might release 21H2 ISO since I'm using 21H2 using enablement package.
Note that Windows 10 21H2 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on October 14, 2021, 12:50 AM
Post by: scarface on October 14, 2021, 12:50 AM
Note that windows 7, 10 and 11 have been updated in this topic...
A New Nvidia drivers repack for win 10 and 11 is available too (in the message featuring Mr baboon).
Some new tweaks were integrated in windows 10 and 11 (for example, the useless shortcuts for the folders "pictures, videos", "documents"...were removed in "This pc".
A New Nvidia drivers repack for win 10 and 11 is available too (in the message featuring Mr baboon).
Some new tweaks were integrated in windows 10 and 11 (for example, the useless shortcuts for the folders "pictures, videos", "documents"...were removed in "This pc".
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 09, 2021, 02:56 AM
Post by: scarface on November 09, 2021, 02:56 AM
Note that new versions of windows will be available on the forum tomorrow.
For windows 11, a new modded applications could be embedded in order to launch apk files.
For windows 11, a new modded applications could be embedded in order to launch apk files.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 10, 2021, 06:11 AM
Post by: humbert on November 10, 2021, 06:11 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 09, 2021, 02:56 AM
Note that new versions of windows will be available on the forum tomorrow.
For windows 11, a new modded applications could be embedded in order to launch apk files.
Did you disable TPM and secure boot?
With respect to apk files, I read someplace that Windows 11 will be able to run apk's natively. I'm not sure how it works but the article did say the apk's would be recompiled to run under Windows. Is this what you have?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 04:27 PM
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 04:27 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 10, 2021, 06:11 AMyes.
Did you disable TPM and secure boot?
Quote from: humbert on November 10, 2021, 06:11 AMI don't know yet.
With respect to apk files, I read someplace that Windows 11 will be able to run apk's natively. I'm not sure how it works but the article did say the apk's would be recompiled to run under Windows. Is this what you have?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 04:45 PM
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 04:45 PM
Note that a new version of windows 7 x64 is available here, Vasudev will be happy: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36198#msg36198
The other versions will be available later.
Note that I'm wondering if I'm not going to put the download links for windows 7/10/11 in another topic. Maybe the one about windows 11? This topic of harkaz was not specifically created for this anyway. I guess it would be necessary to clean the old or unnecessary messages in this topic but I'm not sure Vasudev or humbert would agree with this.
The other versions will be available later.
Note that I'm wondering if I'm not going to put the download links for windows 7/10/11 in another topic. Maybe the one about windows 11? This topic of harkaz was not specifically created for this anyway. I guess it would be necessary to clean the old or unnecessary messages in this topic but I'm not sure Vasudev or humbert would agree with this.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 07:53 PM
Post by: scarface on November 10, 2021, 07:53 PM
Note that an updated version of windows 10 x64 will be available tonight.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 11, 2021, 05:48 AM
Post by: humbert on November 11, 2021, 05:48 AM
Quote from: humbert on November 10, 2021, 06:11 AM
With respect to apk files, I read someplace that Windows 11 will be able to run apk's natively. I'm not sure how it works but the article did say the apk's would be recompiled to run under Windows. Is this what you have?
QuoteI don't know yet.
No, your copy doesn't. Check this link (https://www.howtogeek.com/764204/heres-how-android-apps-work-on-windows-11) for more info on all this.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 12, 2021, 08:22 AM
Post by: scarface on November 12, 2021, 08:22 AM
Note that a new version of Windows 10 is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 14, 2021, 07:30 AM
Post by: scarface on November 14, 2021, 07:30 AM
Note that a new version of windows 11 is available here:
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994
A new chess game was added:
https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994
A new chess game was added:
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 15, 2021, 05:00 AM
Post by: humbert on November 15, 2021, 05:00 AM
Quote from: scarface on November 14, 2021, 07:30 AM
Note that a new version of windows 11 is available here:
Are you using this yourself or was it just tested on VMWare?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2021, 08:16 PM
Post by: scarface on November 15, 2021, 08:16 PM
Quote from: humbert on November 15, 2021, 05:00 AMJust tested on VMware...
Are you using this yourself or was it just tested on VMWare?
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on November 17, 2021, 06:25 AM
Post by: humbert on November 17, 2021, 06:25 AM
I just downloaded your copy. Let me have a look and I'll let you know.
BTW there is no need to put x64 on your copies of Windows 11. There is no 32 bit Windows 11. From now on it is all x64. 32 bit is obsolete -- and has been for quite a while now.
BTW there is no need to put x64 on your copies of Windows 11. There is no 32 bit Windows 11. From now on it is all x64. 32 bit is obsolete -- and has been for quite a while now.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 17, 2021, 01:47 PM
Post by: scarface on November 17, 2021, 01:47 PM
New Nvidia drivers are available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 17, 2021, 08:55 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 17, 2021, 08:55 PM
Downloaded your Win 7 SP1 to my Mega account. I could never bring W7 down to 3GB. Mine usually hovers around 5-6GB with 4 editions Home, Pro, Business and Ultimate.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 17, 2021, 11:00 PM
Post by: scarface on November 17, 2021, 11:00 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on November 17, 2021, 08:55 PMThere is only one version in the windows 7 iso that I upload for the forum. And above all, it's very small because it was converted to esd (a windows 10 boot.wim is used for compatibility reasons).
Downloaded your Win 7 SP1 to my Mega account. I could never bring W7 down to 3GB. Mine usually hovers around 5-6GB with 4 editions Home, Pro, Business and Ultimate.
Note that you can delete some unneeded editions with imagex (for example imagex /delete C:\sources\install.wim 1
Each time you remove an edition, the number of the rank decreases for the others after this rank.
After all this, it could be even easily smaller if we are cleaning winsxs with rebase (first message of this topic) and if we remove a few obsolete -printer and graphics- drivers.
In such conditions, the esd image could take up less than 2 Gb in size.
But each time I used rebase, installing updates became a problem.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on November 20, 2021, 07:48 PM
Post by: Vasudev on November 20, 2021, 07:48 PM
Quote from: scarface on November 17, 2021, 11:00 PMWith rebase future updates can't be installed sometimes. I have lot of friends who use Home, Pro and Ultimate Win 7 versions. I didn't know you can use boot.wim from win 10.Quote from: Vasudev on November 17, 2021, 08:55 PMThere is only one version in the windows 7 iso that I upload for the forum. And above all, it's very small because it was converted to esd (a windows 10 boot.wim is used for compatibility reasons).
Downloaded your Win 7 SP1 to my Mega account. I could never bring W7 down to 3GB. Mine usually hovers around 5-6GB with 4 editions Home, Pro, Business and Ultimate.
Note that you can delete some unneeded editions with imagex (for example imagex /delete C:\sources\install.wim 1
Each time you remove an edition, the number of the rank decreases for the others after this rank.
After all this, it could be even easily smaller if we are cleaning winsxs with rebase (first message of this topic) and if we remove a few obsolete -printer and graphics- drivers.
In such conditions, the esd image could take up less than 2 Gb in size.
But each time I used rebase, installing updates became a problem.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on November 28, 2021, 05:38 AM
Post by: scarface on November 28, 2021, 05:38 AM
Today, a new version of windows 11 is available on the forum.
Exceptionally this new version is released even if there is no update, but some drivers were integrated. Since more drivers are now available for windows 11, windows 7 will not be updated any longer on the forum.
Link here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994
What's new:
-7zip was updated.
-Total commander was added.
-Some drivers were integrated:
Intel-WiFi-22.90.0
realtek_wlan_2024.0.10.225
realtek_card_reader_10.0.22000.31269
PCI-bus-AMD-21.40.0
intel_rst_19.0.0.1067
intel_mei_2131.1.4.0
intel_chipset_10.1.18838.8284
Intel-BT-22.90.2-64
LAN_Killerwin11_3.1121.1048
realtekethernet10-100-1000PCIE_Win11_11.2.0909.2021
Exceptionally this new version is released even if there is no update, but some drivers were integrated. Since more drivers are now available for windows 11, windows 7 will not be updated any longer on the forum.
Link here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994
What's new:
-7zip was updated.
-Total commander was added.
-Some drivers were integrated:
Intel-WiFi-22.90.0
realtek_wlan_2024.0.10.225
realtek_card_reader_10.0.22000.31269
PCI-bus-AMD-21.40.0
intel_rst_19.0.0.1067
intel_mei_2131.1.4.0
intel_chipset_10.1.18838.8284
Intel-BT-22.90.2-64
LAN_Killerwin11_3.1121.1048
realtekethernet10-100-1000PCIE_Win11_11.2.0909.2021
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 01, 2021, 10:19 PM
Post by: scarface on December 01, 2021, 10:19 PM
Note that new Nvidia drivers were released today. A new switchless installer is available here: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36418#msg36418
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ex_5anvKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ex_5anvKM
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2021, 01:09 PM
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2021, 01:09 PM
Note that I deleted a few videos with broken links in the topic "best clips".
I'd like to keep cleaning the forum with this topic. There are hundred of messages in this topic and it's becoming hard to find what we are looking for. Maybe it would be wise to create a new topic with the links for windows 7,10,11 (that you can find in this message for example: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994) and delete all the messages that are not linked with the initial purpose of the topic, which was harkaz's rebase for windows 7. I'm waiting for humbert and Vasudev's feedback.
I'd like to keep cleaning the forum with this topic. There are hundred of messages in this topic and it's becoming hard to find what we are looking for. Maybe it would be wise to create a new topic with the links for windows 7,10,11 (that you can find in this message for example: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994) and delete all the messages that are not linked with the initial purpose of the topic, which was harkaz's rebase for windows 7. I'm waiting for humbert and Vasudev's feedback.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2021, 02:01 PM
Post by: scarface on December 11, 2021, 02:01 PM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 11 will be available next week.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 12, 2021, 06:31 AM
Post by: humbert on December 12, 2021, 06:31 AM
Quote from: scarface on December 11, 2021, 01:09 PM
Note that I deleted a few videos with broken links in the topic "best clips".
I'd like to keep cleaning the forum with this topic. There are hundred of messages in this topic and it's becoming hard to find what we are looking for. Maybe it would be wise to create a new topic with the links for windows 7,10,11 (that you can find in this message for example: https://www.nomaher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3350.msg36994#msg36994) and delete all the messages that are not linked with the initial purpose of the topic, which was harkaz's rebase for windows 7. I'm waiting for humbert and Vasudev's feedback.
Unless we're talking a very brazen difference and only 1 or 2 posts, I do not believe this is a good idea. A lot of this is gray area. Who determines what belongs there and what doesn't? I myself have often posted in topics that aren't exactly the same as my subject matter so as not to open another topic. Also: you're going to have people mad at you for deleting their posts or moving them without their consent. At least contact the poster and make sure he agrees.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 14, 2021, 07:58 PM
Post by: scarface on December 14, 2021, 07:58 PM
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 11 will be available tonight on the forum.
Vasudev and humbert must be eagerly waiting for them.
Vasudev and humbert must be eagerly waiting for them.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 16, 2021, 05:02 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 16, 2021, 05:02 PM
Quote from: scarface on December 14, 2021, 07:58 PMAlready downloaded latest Win 10. Like I said, I've skipped Win 11 completely. I have a hard time finding drivers that work properly as advertised on Win 10.
Note that new versions of windows 10 and 11 will be available tonight on the forum.
Vasudev and humbert must be eagerly waiting for them.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 16, 2021, 08:03 PM
Post by: scarface on December 16, 2021, 08:03 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 16, 2021, 05:02 PMWhich ones?
Already downloaded latest Win 10. Like I said, I've skipped Win 11 completely. I have a hard time finding drivers that work properly as advertised on Win 10.
For information, those drivers were integrated in windows 11:
Drivers working for both windows 10 and 11: https://ufile.io/snoyc75u
Drivers for windows 11: https://ufile.io/y32d2bhx
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 17, 2021, 01:42 PM
Post by: scarface on December 17, 2021, 01:42 PM
Note that I'm eventually preparing an updated edition of Windows 7, for those who are still using it.
It will be available soon.
It will be available soon.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 17, 2021, 07:07 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 17, 2021, 07:07 PM
Quote from: scarface on December 16, 2021, 08:03 PMWin 10 21H2.Quote from: Vasudev on December 16, 2021, 05:02 PMWhich ones?
Already downloaded latest Win 10. Like I said, I've skipped Win 11 completely. I have a hard time finding drivers that work properly as advertised on Win 10.
For information, those drivers were integrated in windows 11:
Drivers working for both windows 10 and 11: https://ufile.io/snoyc75u
Drivers for windows 11: https://ufile.io/y32d2bhx
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 17, 2021, 08:48 PM
Post by: scarface on December 17, 2021, 08:48 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 17, 2021, 07:07 PMI meant "which drivers?"
Win 10 21H2.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: humbert on December 18, 2021, 04:29 AM
Post by: humbert on December 18, 2021, 04:29 AM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 16, 2021, 05:02 PM
Already downloaded latest Win 10. Like I said, I've skipped Win 11 completely. I have a hard time finding drivers that work properly as advertised on Win 10.
I agree. It's way to early to upgrade to Win11. Let's sit back and let the hackers develop tweaks to make it more useful. I'll wait no less than a year, if not more.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: Vasudev on December 20, 2021, 06:51 PM
Post by: Vasudev on December 20, 2021, 06:51 PM
Quote from: scarface on December 17, 2021, 08:48 PMSpecifically Alienware Command Center and Kionix accelerometer generic driver are very hard to find. I'm trying one after another through windows update that doesn't cause sleep of death on idle, slow boot etc..Quote from: Vasudev on December 17, 2021, 07:07 PMI meant "which drivers?"
Win 10 21H2.
Title: Re: Windows 7 Component Store Cleanup - Rebase
Post by: scarface on December 20, 2021, 07:06 PM
Post by: scarface on December 20, 2021, 07:06 PM
Quote from: Vasudev on December 20, 2021, 06:51 PMApparently we do not have the same values (I'm just using a generic wireless mouse). As far as Alienware command center is concerned, it seems the current drivers are working with windows 11...
Specifically Alienware Command Center and Kionix accelerometer generic driver are very hard to find. I'm trying one after another through windows update that doesn't cause sleep of death on idle, slow boot etc..