Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Machines’

nLite 1.4.5 Final

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components. Mainly, it's a little bit of a slipstreamer, customizer, reducer and iso creator all in one package. nLite supports Windows 2000, XP x86/x64 and 2003 x86/x64 in all languages. It's written in C# (.NET) so requires Net Framework to run it.

nLite Features:
- Service Pack Integration
- Component Removal
- Unattended Setup
- Driver Integration
- Hotfixes Integration
- Tweaks
- Patches
- Bootable ISO creation

What's new in version 1.4.5 Final:
* upd: XP SP3 Slipstream under Vista, CD-Key issue

Download : nLite 1.4.5 Final

VMware Workstation 6.0 Build 42757 RC for Windows

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required. VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced features such as memory optimization and the ability to manage multi-tier configurations. Essential features such as virtual networking, live snapshots, drag and drop and shared folders, and PXE support make VMware Workstation the most powerful and indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system administrators. With millions of customers and dozens of major product awards over the last six years, VMware Workstation is a proven technology that improves productivity and flexibility. An indispensable tool for software developers and IT professionals worldwide.
VMware Workstation works by enabling multiple operating systems and their applications to run concurrently on a single physical machine. These operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines that co-exist on a single piece of hardware. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, I/O devices, etc. Virtual machines are the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

Download: VMware Workstation 6.0 Build 42757 RC for Windows

VMware Workstation 6.5 Build 84113 Beta

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required. VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced features such as memory optimization and the ability to manage multi-tier configurations. Essential features such as virtual networking, live snapshots, drag and drop and shared folders, and PXE support make VMware Workstation the most powerful and indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system administrators.
With millions of customers and dozens of major product awards over the last six years, VMware Workstation is a proven technology that improves productivity and flexibility. An indispensable tool for software developers and IT professionals worldwide.
VMware Workstation works by enabling multiple operating systems and their applications to run concurrently on a single physical machine. These operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines that co-exist on a single piece of hardware. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine's resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, I/O devices, etc. Virtual machines are the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

Download : VMware Workstation 6.5 Build 84113 Beta

VMware Workstation v6.0.3 Build 80004

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and NetWare, and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines ??” no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required.

Download : VMware Workstation v6.0.3 Build 80004

Download : VMware Player for Windows v2.0.3 Build 80004

nLite 1.4.5 Beta 2

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components. Mainly, it's a little bit of a slipstreamer, customizer, reducer and iso creator all in one package. nLite supports Windows 2000, XP x86/x64 and 2003 x86/x64 in all languages. It's written in C# (.NET) so requires Net Framework to run it.

What's new in version 1.4.5 Beta 2:
* upd: XP SP3 build 5503 support (WMI service failing)

Download : nLite 1.4.5 Beta 2 | Mirror

nLite v1.4.1 Final

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components. Mainly, it's a little bit of a slipstreamer, customizer, reducer and iso creator all in one package. nLite supports Windows 2000, XP x86/x64 and 2003 x86/x64 in all languages. It's written in C# (.NET) so requires Net Framework to run it.

ChangeLogs:
* fix: Setup stops at Saving settings
* fix: Crashing under Vista during processing or Hotfixes insertion

Download : nLite v1.4.1 Final

nLite v1.4 Final

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines.
With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components.

Features
Service Pack Integration
Component Removal
Unattended Setup
Driver Integration *
Hotfixes Integration **
Tweaks
Services Configuration
Patches ***
Bootable ISO creation

v1.4 Final ChangeLogs:
upd: Read-only attributes removed
upd: Returned Netdde and Visual Tweaks
upd: nvraid integration will not auto-insert sata_ide from now on
upd: KB933729, KB939653 non-English support
fix: SFC/WFP popup on device installation (e.g. USB stick inserted)
fix: Luna theme settings were not applied if no themes integrated
fix: Certain combination of removals causing textmode error in 2k3

Download : nLite v1.4 Final

VMware Workstation v6.0.2 Build 59824

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and NetWare, and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines ??” no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required.

Bugs Reported in Workstation 6.0.1 and Fixed in Workstation 6.0.2 :

Hosts with AMD Duron processors might not be able to power on virtual machines. This problem resulted because Duron processors that are based on Athlon do not have Intel SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions). (bug 183866)
Ubuntu 7.04 virtual machines sometimes power off unexpectedly if paravirtual kernel support is enabled. (bug 190499)

Download : VMware Workstation v6.0.2 Build 59824

nLite v1.4 RC2

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install doesn't include, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.

ChangeLog :

fix: Network Provision removal breaking services
fix: System Restore disk percentage minimum set to 10

Download : nLite v1.4 RC2

nLite v1.4 Release Candidate

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install doesn't include, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.

Changelog :

new: Password expiration Unattended option
upd: Addons (added [Strings],[UpdateCabs] and automatic i386 files detection for 64bit)
upd: KB937143,kb925398 direct integration
fix: Argentina added to the Location setting
fix: My Computer - Context Menu tweaks
fix: 1689 error during Intel textmode driver integration
fix: x64 sp2 unattended IIS install (was breaking installation)
fix: FIPS compliant
fix: Win2k Iswow64 error on Slipstream Select
fix: Shell HW Detection service can't start
fix: Network Monitor removal (breaking Computer Browser in 2k3)
rem: Removed a few Visual Effects in Tweaks (bsod at logon on German Windows)
rem: Removed Network DDE for Win2k (hanging at saving settings)

Download : nLite v1.4 Release Candidate