Turn On/Off Features on a vLited Installation

Whenever I try to remove Internet Printing Client using Turn On/Off Windows Features OR using OCSETUP, my system errors out, likely because I have removed components with vLite. The system runs REALLY well, and the Event Log is clean (other than when I try to defeat a feature). The errors come from trying to set packages to either a staged or installed state; likely because their missing.

When I used Turn On/Off Windows Features, I receive the error:
An error has occurred. Not all of the features were successfully changed.

Does anyone know of a good guide as to what registry components would need removal so that I could get this functionality back? The usual SFC, reinstall options are not what I'm looking for, since I wish to keep the lighter installation. I have corrected a lot of stuff with the System Update Readiness Tool, so that's been a BIG help. I have removed all of the missing packages and components from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ComponentBased Servicing

Thanks all.

Perhaps someone could answer this for me regarding "Visibility" states of packages in the following registry path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\[pick a package]

Each packages shows a key called "Visibility" which I believe shows if the packages is visible in Turn on/off Windows Features. If this is true, what are the Visibility states? I've seen both "1" and "2" but it appears to make no difference.

What I'm attemting to do is try to remove packages of my choice, without using the tool because it errors out (same result if I use OCSETUP). But I would like the items to be shown as "removed" with the check box clear. Right now, they are just hidden, and I cannot be sure that the components are truly removed and not taking up CPU cycles or RAM.

Thanks everyone.

Wow cannot believe that no one else has run into this with vLite. Oh well

You probably removed something from from the ISO that is needed by add/remove services. You could try a repair with a standard ISO. The only thing that I would recommend doing with vlite is to slipstream sp2. I would leave everything else as is.

townsbg said:

You probably removed something from from the ISO that is needed by add/remove services. You could try a repair with a standard ISO. The only thing that I would recommend doing with vlite is to slipstream sp2. I would leave everything else as is.

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Hey Anakin Skywalker, nice to see an old name , and good to see you still helping people with Vista.

I checked out the PC Help Forum in the Vista section, and asked this question. Does any one respond to anything over there?

Did you try my suggestion?

Well I'll be honest I was just looking through some old threads (right now I'm running Windows 8 so no rush), but I was just wondering if anyone reads stuff over there. (I should have clarified that I didn't just post there now, but on a previous occasion)