Software-update: NTLite 1.0.0 build 2253 béta

Dino Nuhagic is bezig met de ontwikkeling van NTLite, een programma waarmee gebruikers een custom-built Windows 7-, 8- of 8.1-installatie-cd kunnen maken. Dino is geen onbekende op dit gebied, want hij is ook de maker van nLite en vLite, die hetzelfde doen, maar dan voor Windows XP en Vista.

NTLite kan onder meer ongebruikte componenten verwijderen en hotfixes, updates en drivers toevoegen. Daarnaast is het mogelijk om alvast veel instellingen te maken, tweaks toe te passen en vragen die bij het installeren naar voren komen te beantwoorden, zoals de registratiesleutel, gebruikers accounts en netwerkinstellingen. Op deze manier verkort het programma de installatietijd.

Nieuw is dat NTLite ook een reeds geïnstalleerde Windows kan aanpassen. Ook nieuw is dat er verschillende versies zijn. De basisversie is gratis, maar heeft beperkte functionaliteit. Zo kan er bijvoorbeeld maar een beperkt aantal componenten worden verwijderd en is het niet mogelijk een bestaande installatie aan te passen. De volledige versie kost een kleine 45 euro en er kan ook een commerciële licentie worden afgenomen. De changelog sinds build 2021 is hieronder te vinden.

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2253

New:

• Removals: DNS Client
• Removals: DHCP Client
• Removals: Credential Manager

Upgrade:

• Removals: Sensors split from MobilePC
• Removals: Snipping tool split from TabletPC

Fixed:

• Removals: Start search was broken even if Search kept

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2241

Upgrade:

• Removals Win10: ‘Manual Setup’ leftovers in new build 9879

Fixed:

• Unattended: Direct WIM unattended file creation crash
• New hardware list import wasn’t checking against already added drivers on the queue

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2236

New:

• ‘Post-Setup’ page for executing Installers, Commands, Registry and PowerShell files
• Target: Windows Embedded ThinPC and Industrial edition support
• Unattended: Autologon logon count
• Removals Win7: DVD Maker *free

Upgrade:

• Target: Automatic cleanup of previously stuck mounted folder on Unload
• Removals Win7: Network Center does not need WLAN any more

Changes:

• Automation: Automation page renamed to Unattended
• UI: Page navigation menu dynamically filling, instead of enabling pages
• Apply: Experimental option SxS Cleanup removed, Update Cleanup upgraded

Fixed:

• Apply: Crash on Save image without any operations
• Removals: error 2 at oem.inf removal
• Presets: ‘New preset’ in some cases did not reset all components
• Features: Sometimes features would get re-enabled after toggling component removal

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2108

Updated:

• Removals: Event Viewer now only needs .NET Framework Core
• Removals: Default Wallpaper split from Wallpapers

Fixed:

• Win7 Removals: Detection of ‘SMB Server Common’ component
• Win7 Removals: Cardspace and BioMetrics leftovers
• Removals: Boot.wim languages detection and leftovers
• Removals: Languages removal KB2975719 WU error 0x80073712

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2098

Updated:

• Win8.1 Removals: All languages remove their keyboards as well
• Integration: Update 1 and 2 better Auto-sort
• Removals: Win7sp1 Firewall (failed setup at Completing)

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2092

New:

• Removals: MDAC
• Removals: Private Character Editor
• Compatibility: Visual Studio

Changes:

• Integration: KB947821 forced to Runonce
• Tweaks: Removed Hibernate and Startup Sound

Fixed:

• Win7PE Integration: Error 87
• Win7 Removals: Speech TTS detection
• Removals: Windows\Boot empty lang folders cleanup

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2079

New:

• Win7 Removals: Market Themes *free

Changes:

• Removals: Split Meriyo Font from Japanese Language (Office 2010 dependency)

Fixed:

• Preset: Host-Imported saved driver list crashes preset loading
• UI: Too long Notes tooltips, now wrapped

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2074

Fixed:

• Integration/Features: Win8.1 64bit from Win7sp1 32bit as a host (error 858/6)
• Installer: Portable Mode was deploying Start Menu shortcuts

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2072

New:

• Installer: Portable Mode option

Fixed:

• Integration: Win8.1 integrations from Win7sp1 host (error 340)
• Integration: IE11 lang package auto-sorting after IE11
• Automation: duplicate UI language selection
• Presets: export long preset names were cutoff

Version 1.0.0 bèta build 2056

New:

• Target: Windows 10 Technical Preview support
• Win10 Component: Unified Telemetry Client (Asimov)
• Win10 Component: EdgeCP *free
• Win10 Component: MultiPoint Connector *free
• Win10 Component: Legacy Language Support *free
• Compatibility: Virtual Box Hardware List template

Upgrade:

• Integration: Language pack integration now automatically includes Setup language
• Automation: Setup language selection in Automation
• Pending: Listing missing drivers in Apply page summary, instead of just a warning

Changes:

• Removal: All language components included in free version

Fixed:

• Compatibility: Metro Compatibility option expanded to cover more needed components
• Removal: Bitlocker requirement in Win7
• Removal: Merged Fax and Printing removals to solve Feature enabling issues
• Preset: Saving of Create ISO post-process option