Problem with the hardlinks and 'deceptive' folder/file sizes is that the deployment tools (sysprep, dism, imagex) also count the hardlinks, so if you sysprep and capture an image, the WinSxS is still not actually reduced, just compressed. It would have been nice if the hardlinks could be discounted somehow, but I think this is simply not possible. So either way the image grows big due to large WinSxS size, but that is something original images by MS are prone to as well (at least to what extent necessary). I do think if you have quite specific uses for a certain system, you could make images with WinSxS reduced and have a reliable system, even if somewhat crippled in the sense of not being able to uninstall updates. The inability to uninstall updates is not unlike what the old Vista clean up tool(s) were able to do (vsp1cln.exe and later compcln.exe) in that those basically made SP's and updates uninstallable so the backup files could be removed. Those were not included with Win7 anymore but Disk Cleanup will let you remove SP leftovers and so does Dism for offline images, but that only applies to Win7 when you have installed SP1 on top of an SP0 image, which most of us are not using. Personally I do use master Win7 images based on installs of Win7 SP0 with SP1 installed in VM that are sysprep'd and captured. The Win7 SP1 images by MS are not as clean as they should be, and they are larger than my SP0-SP1 images. Even now, on my latest images which have IE10 integrated (which normally adds about 150-200mb to an image) the install.wim is about the same size as the original Win7 SP1 install.wim. Win8 has some more options for Dism as well as the Disk Cleanup tool than Win7 does, but Server has even more options with removing of feature roles. I really wish MS would make Windows even more modular (modularity was a pronounced goal from Vista on) and give us the tools to make lite images using MS' own tools, but I don't see it happening any time soon.
Does DISM always integrate both GDR an LDR branches of the hotfixes when ''selecting'' the LDR branch for an offline image hotfixes integration? At least that's what Win Toolkit does right now. I'm not sure about this as I've only used once the LDR branch, and haven't given it much thought until now, when I wanted to see which updates are needed to silence WU for both GDR and LDR. And since Win Toolkit integrated both LDR and GDR branches of the hotfixes under the LDR option, I get the same needed Satisfy WU updates in both situations (when integrating normally, in GDR mode, and also in LDR mode).
Dear all stuff , i have some problem with the offline integrated , the KB2780124 state it show Staged any stuff has any idea ? View attachment 21247
I may be mistaken but Microsoft Silverlight has been updated to v5.1.20125.0 and v5.1.10411.0 is in the repo
Windows Update does this ? is mean the hotfix is for windows update only ? can't integrated offline ?
Windows Update detected that you need this hotfix and has "staged" it for install, open Windows Update see if you see this hotfix set to install
Fixed Silverlight versions on the server. I just forgot about it. IMPORTANT!!! From April the second I'll be in hospital for aprox. 5 weeks. But I take my Laptop with me to connect to my homenetwork and the server. Delays in providing updates may happen during that time.
We wish you all strength and health, McRip. Please take rest and don't let these hotfixes cause you any stress