The author of the popular nLite and vLite programs for trimming Windows XP and Vista down to size says he currently has no plans to release a similar tool for Windows 7.

If netbook enthusiasts and OS minimalists had their way, Dino Nuhagic would be nominated for sainthood.

Nuhagic is the creator of nLite and vLite– two free utilities for building a customised Windows XP or Vista installation disc or ISO image complete with slipstreamed service packs and hotfixes, unwanted components weeded out and new apps and specific drivers added.

nLite in particular has found new popularity among the owners of netbooks as a way to reduce the memory footprint of XP and cut back on how much space the OS takes up on a netbook's small hard drive or even smaller solid state drive.

vLite cuts Windows Vista down to size – and also Windows 7 beta builds, from what we hear...

And although vLite does work with Windows 7 beta builds, there's obviousinterest in an updated program tailored for Windows 7. But don't hold your breath.

"For now vLite for (Windows) 7 is unlikely purely due to lack of time" Dino Nuhagic told APC mag in an email interview."With my new full-time job I don't have much time for my programs."


While Nuhagic allowed that "this (situation) might change", he says that Windows 7 is certainly a step in the right direction for those wanting a slimmer OS. "7 is better than Vista in regards of user-perceived performance. Also I like the bigger removable component list (in the Control Panel)."

But Nuhagic's not ruling out the development ofa 7Lite to trim the fat from Windows 7. "Until it's Minwin with a few chosen components on top of it I will not rest! ☺" he writes.

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Edited August 26, 200915 yr by LUZR4LIFE

considering 7 is very close to vista, i'm guessing it probably won't be too difficult to make it work. when i say not too difficult, i mean not having to create a completely new tool for 7.

oh and btw your copy and paste merged a lot of words together

Edited August 26, 200915 yr by ccl0

considering 7 is very close to vista, i'm guessing it probably won't be too difficult to make it work. when i say not too difficult, i mean not having to create a completely new tool for 7.

oh and btw your copy and paste merged a lot of words together

Thanks, I fixed the post.

Legolash2o has his W7toolkit which is very nice for integrations.

We are also working on a Win7 utility for integrations and removals. But progress is slow.

I haven't had timeto checkout W7T yet, so I am still not sure what it ll does. I just came across the 7Lite topic so I just thought I would share.

if i had to guess, and all it is is a guess, i'd say it might be updated before sp1 hits... whenever that might be

Yeah 7Lite sounds cool for me :giveheart: