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nLited XP installs for a cab
spystyle:
OK, the file is ready.
The 2 MB file is here:
http://tinyurl.com/2r3x2o
I haven't tested the file yet but I plan on it, apparently you can embed regular or Nlite'd XP. I will try to embed TinyXP with these files.
The package is completely self contained, with all files needed from the XPe trial and instructions. Also alternate instructions, boot floppy and boot CD image. If you can read - you can embed XP.
(assuming everything is working)
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The instructions talk about running embedded XP off of a CF card. I have done some speed testing with "thumb drives" against regular hard drives and let me tell you - hard drives are much much faster.
If you happen to be running an old P2 or P3 with an Intel mainboard try installing "Intel application accelerator" - for Intel boards it can speed up hard drive access times by 300%
So, if you are crying about XP boot time, and boot your cab (or PC) with your breath held - stay far far away from thumbdrives and CF media.
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Also, if you want to test different operating systems with building a bunch of computers, you can test them virtually on your PC with Microsoft Virtual PC 2004, it's free:
http://tinyurl.com/2jr7a7
I use it all the time.
If you need to find of operating systems to test, like TinyXP, Google up 'utorrent' and '---No torrents please - thanks!---' (separately)
Cheers,
Craig
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: spystyle on July 12, 2007, 04:14:36 pm ---
The instructions talk about running embedded XP off of a CF card. I have done some speed testing with "thumb drives" against regular hard drives and let me tell you - hard drives are much much faster.
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Yeah, that link I gave was for running a Car PC, where hard drives would be subject to FAR more abuse and would tend to shorten the life of the drive, whereas the CF card, having no moving parts, would/could easily justify its use, especially since the boot time is less important than hardware durability in a car PC.
I dunno why it struck me all of a sudden, but on a second read-through of your post it dawned on me that I had read something about that in the past and needed to sift through my bookmarks.
MAMEOS - the next frontier ;D
spystyle:
Truly, for a car PC "thumb drives" are excellent. But for MAME cabinets I think a conventional HDD is the best way to go (inexpensive and fast).
Happy gaming :)
Craig
spystyle:
--- Quote from: RXII on July 10, 2007, 08:57:38 pm ---I have a 2.0ghz P4, 256mb Ram and and a 20gb HDD and have just installed Tiny XP "Beast Edition". I am very happy with the performance of the PC and now with Mala installed and a complete set of Mame v.106 I am ready to go. I have also used bootskin and TweakUI for a few things and the PC boots up to Mala in 30 seconds.....that's not too bad I guess. Any ideas on squeezing it a bit more??
Cheers,
Simon.
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Hey Simon,
You've got it to 30 seconds and would like to squeeze it a little more huh?
Try just swapping Winlogon with Minlogon and tell me if it makes a difference, use the attached file (readme included).
Cheers,
Craig
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everyone : the attached file should make any XP installation boot faster, give it a go on a "non critical" PC and tell me what you think.
This is just the first part of the embedding procedure seen above, but only takes a minute. It's said to increase boot speed because Winlogon performs so many tasks and Minlogon just boots as a user named "system".
If you are going to make modifications to your home PC always make backups of your irreplaceable data onto good quality DVD-r first.
On the topic of backups, make monthly backups! Hard drives are not considered a reliable means of permanent data storage. Some day you will thank me for this tip.
p.s. This file didn't work for me on a modified Win2K, I think it's not 2K compatible.
spystyle:
Hey! I am about to install TinyXP on a friend's computer so I will test out that "Minlogon" on it. (I had previously only tested it in VirtualPC)
So I am installing Tiny and I decided to check and see which version is the most recent, here are my findings:
(This is also handy to illustrate that "Final" is actually first and "Rev05" is last)
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eXPerience "TinyXP" release dates:
Build, day, month, year
Final 18.11.2005
Rev01 01.01.2006
Rev02 28.01.2006
Rev03 30.03.2006
Beast 06.06.2006
Rev05 06.08.2006
TinyXP Platinum Edition 2 - 17.06.07
MicroXP v0.6b - 04.07.07
TinyXP Vista Edition - 30.07.2006
XP Ultimate Edition - 02.10.2006
Mini-XP SP2 Unattended - 14.11.2005
Tiny XP SP2 Unattended - 16.11.2005
TinyXP "FINAL" - 18.11.05
TinyXP Platinum Edition - 27.12.05
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The author recently released a version called "MicoXP". It was released a year after "TinyXP". I've read about it and it looks unsuitable for the average home PC (I would use "Beast" with "Bashrat's driver packs") but very suitable for a MAME PC. You can read about it via this Google link:
http://tinyurl.com/23982u
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On the topic of torrent clinets : Utorrent, the best client, has been bought by the MPAA!!! Version 1.6.1 was the last "safe" version, so uninstall any newer versions, install 1.6.1, go to "preferences" and disable updating. (I also make "Utorrent.exe" read-only hoping it won't update itself)
Cheers,
Craig
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