Although we’ve been asking for a leaner, meaner Windows operating system for our lightweight mobile devices, the best we’ve seen so far is a stay of execution for Windows XP and the potential for Windows Mobile 7 to be more "laptop friendly". That creates a market for products like nLite and vLite, both of which are actually free. These two apps let you customize the programs and services you want in Windows XP and Vista respectively and I got my first look at nLite when considering my XP install on the Eee PC that was limited to 4 GB of storage.
vLite is the Vista customizer and if you ever wanted to get a feel for how it works, Simple Help offers a nice step-by-step guide on the process. Note that the guide doesn’t tell you what to include or remove from your install: that’s a personal choice up to you. This is one of the better guides I’ve seen out there, so if you’ve wanted to take your legally owned Vista DVD and lighten it up a bit, this guide should get you started. While I have upgraded my Samsung Q1UP from XP to Vista, I should note that I didn’t use vLite; the device is capable of running everything in Vista and has plenty of storage so I opted for a standard installation.
(via Lifehacker)
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