OS in RamDisk

[tony]

Thanks Adolfo will give it a go hopefully I figure it out. Many thanks again

[elaprince]

Thank you Aleg
Your suggestion works perfect

Anyone have problem I had just ask Aleg
MQN with OS on Ram is well worth

[Aleg]

Thank you Aleg
Your suggestion works perfect

Anyone have problem I had just ask Aleg
MQN with OS on Ram is well worth

The solution for me (and elaprince) is to not have the dotNet framework removed. This will cost you 200MB extra space, but some programs require it (also outside of paste.exe)

If using a 64-bit operating system you have to add two lines to the end of the following file:
File: nf40_8vhd.txt in subdirectory VHDW8 of the program VHD_W8_Compact.exe
Additional lines:

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\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\*.*
\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\*.*

In the screen of VHD_W8_Compact.exe, set the checkbox for keeping the dotNet4.0 Framework top right hand corner:


This should keep the dotNet 4.0 Framework when compacting windows OS.

If you don't use a 64-bit OS you don't have to add the two extra line and just using the checkbox should be sufficient.

Cheers

[Sligolad]

Thanks for posting Aleg, looks like a simple and easy solution.
Been trying to avoid lots of PM for these kind of solutions so they can be posted here for everyone's benefit.
Hopefully more members will eventually try Ramdisk with this kind of support.

[tony]

Had a quick look at Alegs instructions above are they instead of Adolfo's suggestion or is that an addition?
Also those AO have to be reversed before trying this?

[adolfo.a.aguiar]

My audio pc is headless and I would like to be able to make changes to the compacted system using Remote Desktop. I can boot it using a usb stick (as per "WinRam Installation Guide" from Horst) but the control pc can't find the audio pc.
Does anyone know if a vhd shrinked with VHD_W8_Compact loses Remote Desktop functionality?
If true, is it possible to restore this functionality?
Tks.

Adolfo

[adolfo.a.aguiar]

Had a quick look at Alegs instructions above are they instead of Adolfo's suggestion or is that an addition?
Also those AO have to be reversed before trying this?

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It's one or the other.
With my suggestion, just replace paste.exe and install the vc redist (actually, the KBs are not required). No AO reversion.
In my system, I cannot keep .NET (Aleg's suggestion) because I would exceed 3.9GB in the compacted vhd.

[tony]

Had a quick look at Alegs instructions above are they instead of Adolfo's suggestion or is that an addition?
Also those AO have to be reversed before trying this?

___________________________________________________________________________________________
It's one or the other.
With my suggestion, just replace paste.exe and install the vc redist (actually, the KBs are not required). No AO reversion.
In my system, I cannot keep .NET (Aleg's suggestion) because I would exceed 3.9GB in the compacted vhd.

Thanks Adolfo will chance yours first!

[Aleg]

My audio pc is headless and I would like to be able to make changes to the compacted system using Remote Desktop. I can boot it using a usb stick (as per "WinRam Installation Guide" from Horst) but the control pc can't find the audio pc.
Does anyone know if a vhd shrinked with VHD_W8_Compact loses Remote Desktop functionality?
If true, is it possible to restore this functionality?
Tks.

Adolfo

No VHD_W8_Compact does not loose RDP as I run my setup headless as well.
You would normally need to enable it before compacting .
If you didn't you can run from commandline: sysdm.cpl and do the settings.
You will have to do this in file-mode and not RAM-mode of course as the settings have to be made permanent inside the VHD.

[Aleg]

Had a quick look at Alegs instructions above are they instead of Adolfo's suggestion or is that an addition?
Also those AO have to be reversed before trying this?

___________________________________________________________________________________________
It's one or the other.
With my suggestion, just replace paste.exe and install the vc redist (actually, the KBs are not required). No AO reversion.
In my system, I cannot keep .NET (Aleg's suggestion) because I would exceed 3.9GB in the compacted vhd.

Thanks Adolfo will chance yours first!

There's a whole load of other stuff than can be removed as well, freeing up additional space.
I never bothered as I don't need it, but on the German site aktives-hoeren.de where this OSRAM originated there is a posting by Fujak from a few months back (and an additional one by Uli Brueggeman) which lists this extra stuff that can be removed.

Cheers