Slim down Win7Ultimate to 3GB or less possible?

[namednoob]

Hi,

 

I've been trying out WinToolKit and even when I select to remove literally everything but the red marked options I am still left out with a 6GB + OS, is it possible to slim down a windows 7 ultimate using WTK alone to around 3GB or less?

 

I need it down to this much because I have to install it on multiple VM's with 10GB HD and from those 10G it will eat 6GB for the applications it will run and I am accounting 1GB free just in case so basically:

 

6GB app

3GB OS

1GB free

 

There no paging on it either.

[Etz]

Yes you can, but that OS would be pretty much useless and non-functional as a result...

[namednoob]

That's not true, there is a windows 7 called windows tiny 7(not sure if its a wintoolkit made or what) which is around 2GB installed (the ISO is 700MB) and it works just fine unhappily I don't have a copy of it but I've seen it working.

 

I don't need most of the programs that comes with windows or drivers and the only stuff I will really need which I would add to it are dot net 4.5.2 and some vc++ runtimes and internet access.

 

But from what I've seen with WTK alone I can't make it smaller so if you guys could point on way of what I need in other to achieve that I would appreciate.

Edited July 2, 2014 by namednoob

[ianymaty]

Google for "Windows Tiny7 Rev01" there is a Facebook page that lists the process to obtain it.

Probably you'll not get the exactly same size but that will give you some hints.

[namednoob]

ianymaty thanks for the info was not aware of that facebook it lists there there is a ini file with what he removed using vlite I will check it out.

 

There is also a very big list of what he seem to have done.

[ianymaty]

Keep us updated with your results and maybe share your experience.