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"Stripped" or PE windows XP build
SoundDoc:
Has anyone here messed around with building a XP cab, but instead of going the route of a full windows install, built up a pre-installation enviroment with mame, and their frontend?
I've built a couple of PE enviroments for information Kiosks bofore, since they didn't need the full blown os, just enough to run themselves, and was thinking of trying to get one built up with mamewah.
Just curious if anyone else has attempted this.
SD
nipsmg:
No but it's not a bad idea..
The only problem is the legality of distribution of WinPE. As far as i can recall, it's not free and it's only legally available to customers with the following standings:
Select License SAM
Open Value Companywide Option
Campus and School Agreement/Academic Select SAM*
EA/EA Subscription
You'd have to be a LARGE corporation to get it. Now there's tons of PE builds and builders available out there and MS doesn't seem to be doing much about it, so I dunno if it's really an issue.
This is only what I read too, so if I'm wrong on that, PLEASE correct me.
--NipsMG
nipsmg:
Also:
To prevent its use as a pirated operating system, WinPE automatically exits whatever shell it is running and reboots after 24 hours of continuous use.
Not that it would be a huge problem.
SoundDoc:
I wasn't thinking of re-distrubuting it, more along the lines of "if you want to try it, heres how:".
As for the legallity of it, I'm aware of microsofts stance on their distrubitution of WindowsPE, but as many other have done, (reference BartPE) It can be built from a preinstalled XP installation, or even from a XP home CD.
I'm not really into discussing the legalities of building my "MamePE", others have allready done that, as as most arguments, its neither black or white. I own my XP, and if I want to play with it, and see what I can contort it into, thats my right as I see it.
I know you wern't ragging on me regarding the legalaties of trying it, I just wanted to kill all the "It's Illegal!!!!" replies and messages off the get go.
Anyways, seeing as there is no need even for a shell, It should be possible to launch straight into mamewah I'm guessing. It would be a very fast, slim Kernel with only one purpose. You could I guess also include a shell, like Nu2Menu, for launching other applications as well, or can mamewah lauch games/programs like Mad Dog Mcgree, etc?
SD
Minwah:
--- Quote from: SoundDoc on June 15, 2004, 10:15:45 am ---You could I guess also include a shell, like Nu2Menu, for launching other applications as well, or can mamewah lauch games/programs like Mad Dog Mcgree, etc?
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Haven't tried that particular game (don't have it), but yes you can :) There's a section in 'MW Readme.doc' if your interested ;)