26MB Windows XP using a batch file

(I actually did this last year, just didn't bother to upload it until now ...)

Windows XP (RTM), taken from a fresh install (no nLite or anything) to the bare minimum (or lowest I could get) in just a few minutes with a set of batch files. This was done by running it in VMWare and using snapshots, adding commands (deletes, etc.) to the batch file as I figure out what I can delete and what I can't (restoring from the snapshot when Windows doesn't boot), until I couldn't find anything more I could remove.

C:\windows size and RAM usage:
- Before: 609MB, 6126 files, 276 folders, 75MB commit charge
- After: 26.5MB, 133 files, 8 folders, 15MB
- + UPX: 18.8MB, but 60MB commit (and probably slower too)

Of course, there really isn't much use for it since it's really broken ... it's just a fun experiment I've been doing with different Windows versions.
You can get the batch files (and programs used) here:
http://acmlm.rustedlogic.net/etc/slimwinbat.zip
(extract to C:\slimwin, then 1.bat starts the whole process)

Obviously don't ever run this on any normal XP system unless you want to break it badly ... and it might only work with XP RTM English.

Видео 26MB Windows XP using a batch file канала Acmlm1