Check the details out here: http://pub29.ezboard.com/fcyberwizardfrm10.showMessage?topicID=257.topic

Looks like you can keep it installed but just change some settings so it releases all the bandwidth.

WATYF

I didn’t even consider installing Windows on it. I didn’t even think of it. I finally made the switch from using Windows on my main system and Linux on my secondary system. I am now pretty much Linux only. I got MS Office documents, sure, but they are simple ones that can be converted easily. Besides, I don’t really care about MS Office apps as long as I can find others that can do the same stuff. I can hear many saying that comparable Linux apps don’t have the functionality. Well, I am one of the few that will actually admit to using only about 10-15% of the functionality found in those MS products so I don’t need the bloat. I don’t trade documents from my private computer all that often either. Work provides me with Windows machines and MS software so I can use it there.

Thing is, I have been loosing sleep since I installed and got this system up and running. Why? Well, I have been sitting here late nights, poking around, tweaking, tuning, testing new stuff, learning and having a blast. All of a sudden I remember why I got into computers in the first place. I haven’t had this much fun in ages! It pretty much feels like the time I had my Amiga, where I could loose myself for way too long without really feeling it.

I have worked with XP. My opinion? Simple folks will like it and it will hopefully make them more productive (if not poorer since it costs quite a lot and they will need to buy new hardware to make it play nice). But I am simply unimpressed by this product and I won’t be buying it for home use. I got a Windows 98SE license here at home. I will continue using it on a box here at home, mostly for my wife and if the need would ever arise. But it is also the last OS I buy for home use from Microsoft.

/Dave T.

I used a number of different tools. First off, I disabled all the froo froo eye-candy garbage like Dave mentioned. Then I went to http://www.tweakxp.com and used a bunch of the tweaks there. If you search through some of the tips there, you can find out how to uninstall MSN Messenger and a bunch of other apps that M$ makes you think you can’t uninstall.

Then… once you’re done with those tweaks, definitely go to http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm This guy has mapped out every single service that XP runs. He then categorizes them by their necessity, function, and dependants… and then you can decide which ones to leave running or disable. He’s got a complete graph showing you which ones to enable/disable if you’re running a gaming rig, or a network server. I disabled a bunch of ’em that I know I’ll never need. My RAM usage at idle dropped by 30MB and I’ve never had the slightest bit of instability as a result.

I’m pretty happy with XP overall. I still wish it had less bloat, but none of the stuff I need is available for Linux, so I just have to settle for what I can force Windows to do. :o)

WATYF

In this day and age, many programs spend more time displaying splash screens than they do loading.

I appreciate CodeWeavers effort, by the way. They are really helping Linux make waves on the corporate desktop.