Installing a stripped back version of windows XP
16 December 2010, 03:55 PM
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Installing a stripped back version of windows XP
I have some p4 3.0ghz 1gb ram pc's that are only used for internet use at work, as usual they are getting bogged down with crap is there away to install the absolute minimum amount of stuff and to remove a lot of the running services that I don't need?
All I need is chrome, firefox, internet explorer and office ( i have office 97 which does the job fine).
I don't need to run anything else, is it still possible to have these pc's running ok or are the modern versions of flash and newer versions of browsers just going to kill them?
All I need is chrome, firefox, internet explorer and office ( i have office 97 which does the job fine).
I don't need to run anything else, is it still possible to have these pc's running ok or are the modern versions of flash and newer versions of browsers just going to kill them?
16 December 2010, 04:02 PM
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"Should" be dooable, I would test this on one PC and see how it runs.
If a work machine I would also install Anti-virus (this will however slow the machine, but if machine has an internet connection.....) and make sure the user does not have Admin rights
If a work machine I would also install Anti-virus (this will however slow the machine, but if machine has an internet connection.....) and make sure the user does not have Admin rights
16 December 2010, 04:04 PM
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http://tweakhound.com/xp/installxp/installXP1.htm
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm
These guides are meant for home use but may be worth a read.
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm
These guides are meant for home use but may be worth a read.
16 December 2010, 08:22 PM
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Got to stick to xp, I'm dealing with people that will have a meltdown if I changed the OS I have actually got ubuntu installed on an old pc but I have got to have Internet explorer
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18 December 2010, 09:27 AM
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It will run fine now but trust me in a few months it will be chugging along like an old steam train. I have already don fresh installs twice and still they grind to a halt!
03 January 2011, 02:31 PM
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Well I have done some fresh installs and following the links above , xp is absolutely speeding through all programs, I'm going to try and create a disk image so I can roll it back every 6 months.
no msn or adobe crap and only running ms essentials for virus protection but how long will it last............
no msn or adobe crap and only running ms essentials for virus protection but how long will it last............
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If you do this again, take a look at this.
I'm being petty I know
Ace prog though....and I doubt anyone would find out
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03 January 2011, 05:33 PM
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http://www.vernalex.com/tools/spdrvscn/index.shtml
use the drivers from here
http://driverpacks.net/
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