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Right, things like edit.com do not work in NT's command prompt. Edit: I overlooked except. What DOS command you want to see? I meant the command prompt, and yes, it runs all ancient DOS command's perfectly well. Like you can see in the screenshot. Oh I agree, but keep in mind that 9x has far less apps and features than XP. Those extra applications use disk space.

But, then it IS too late already. Because they got infected anyway.

Eyeball, if you have outbound issues, you're too late anyway since the system is already infected then. But to answer the TheWalrus' question, it all depends on the make and model. Not every router is capable of the same things.

Did you even bother to read the link I provided? An SSD doesn't change how the OS behaves. The OS will be doing exactly the same thing it did before, it just saves the prefetch pages to a different file....

XP has a native DOS Prompt too. It's pretty compatible. Have you ever tried it? Funny you leave out Bochs, which is quite fast actually. But even DosBox is fast enough to run old software, it doesn't need 3GHz Quad Core processors anyway. Not in the way Win2k (and up) do. That means, true integrating, e.g. replacing the original files, which is something that Win9x doesn't support. You can chain-install Win9x updates yes, but this only adds more time to the total installation time. Bunk, most modern software makes use of multiple cores these days. XP doesn't bog the CPU much more than 9x, provided you set it up correctly. But then again, Win9x needs some tweaking too, for best performance. Any OS does. And keep in mind, that the NT kernel does a lot more than the Win9x one. TRUE memory protection, multitasking, and virtual memory, unlike the hacks in Win9x. And IDK, but the majority of Windows users DO play recent games. Take a look a the best selling game charts, and the funny thing is, none of them will run on 9x. Disable system restore and driver caching if you're so anal about disk space usage. That saves at least 50% of XP's default installation footprint. Most commercial file systems are proprietary, moot point. Less secure? You're kidding, right? FAT doesn't even have the slighest form security. Show me the benchmarks, NTFS beats FAT big time on modern, large HHDs. Yes, NTFS is a tad slower on smaller, anchient HHD's, but even then not by much. And if you disable 8.3 filename support and file stamps for example, it beats FAT no matter the drive and condition. To be clear, i have nothing against 9x. If you're happy, use it, by all means. But don't come up with myths, false/outdated information, to make an 'argument' that Win9x is better. Technically 9x inferior to NT. And in turn, NT is inferior to other OS's.

Tampering with, disabling, or even removing the prefetcher to 'increase performance' is a myth. It's an urban legend that will never die I guess. It simply depends on the hardware it runs on; to be more specific, the amount of devices the windows kernel has to detect at boot time.

Try these... http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums...70-a180e1a950ed http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums...70-8da05b57e3e3 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/951016

VMware v6.5 has a much larger installation footprint due to the fact that it comes with much more support tools ISO's. The Linux support tools ISO alone is well over 200MB IIRC...

You could try this procedure: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918342

I also think that MSFN has enough moderators.

There are several ways to accomplish this. You already mentioned WPI, yourself. A good alternative (but no longer developed) is Wihu. And of course there's always the good old batch files, PowerShell, VB scripting, RunOnce(Ex), GuiRunOnce, KiXtart, et cetera.

Although I've never used it myself, Siginet's OEM ACT seems to be capable of this.

Some expensive / high-end models (like from DELL) do have the possibility to upgrade the CPU and GFX daughter boards, but it's not very common. Check your vendor if your specific brand/model can be upgraded.

Nice deal on the CPU. And if you want to be on the safe side, go with the higher model PSU.

Lol, without Windows XP there would be no xpize for Windows XP.

The MSDNAA program is not they same as the copy you seem to have. MSDNAA copies don't need a card readers and such, you can just download a copy from the MSDNAA site, and get a legitimate license key. I don't know which country you're from, but over here you can get a MSDNAA XP or Vista license for about 30 euros/dollars. This probably beats any offer on E-Bay, and you're certain it's a valid license (unlike second-hand media that's sold on E-Bay). Your original question would involve 'hacking' original files on the original disk, which not only violates the Microsoft EULA, but the MSFN rules as well.

But modding versions into something else, like the original question was, certainly is.

Well, it's possible, but it's not legal. Thus I'm not going to describe how to do it. But can't you buy a Pro license for cheap, since you're a student? In the Netherlands, and many other Western countries, Microsoft has special student programs like MSDNAA. Edit: Added link to MSDNAA.

No need, Windows 7 gets a Windows XP Mode for that.

I think this violates rule 1a.

No events either? Removing it completely isn't the best idea, since lots of apps depend on it. Anyway, then I suggest Dependency Walker, it will show you exactly which files WLM needs to operate properly. Since you remove a lot with nLite, it's very hard to tell what causes the problem by just looking at the Last_session.ini.

Ram Optimizers are bunk, a myth. They do more harm than good. Anyway you provide way too little information, it could be anything, from spyware to corrupt/bogus registry entries. My suggestion is to do a fresh and clean install.

See if this works, open a command prompt and copy/paste the relevant silent repair option for your installed version: .NET Framework 3.0 - silent repair "%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0\setup.exe" /q /f /norestart .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 - silent repair msiexec /i {2BA00471-0328-3743-93BD-FA813353A783} REBOOT=ReallySuppress /l*v %temp%\netfx30sp1_repair_log.txt /qn .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 - silent repair msiexec /fpecmsu {A3051CD0-2F64-3813-A88D-B8DCCDE8F8C7} REBOOT=ReallySuppress REINSTALL=ALL /l*v %temp%\netfx30sp2_repair_log.txt /qn

Could you be a bit more specific about which WLM version you are using? Do you use a Live-ID or do you use another mail account (like Gmail)? And is it the original WLM distribution that you used, or some third party addon? Also, unlike you might think, removing IE completely can be a problem, since the main WLM2009 executable is linked to various IE DLL's. Almost forgot: Do you get any messages in the event viewer?

1. Security through obscurity is bad practice. Besides, many modern viruses are not XP only at all. And vulnerabilities in XP are still being patched unlike ME. 2. DOS? PowerShell is so much better. For compatibility, there's DosBox, Boch and Virtual Machines. 3. True, but this applies to all desktop Windows versions. In fact, I think maintenance is a lot easier and faster with win2k and up, due to their support for unattended installations, the ability to integrate SP's and hotfixes before hand, et cetera. 4. What speed? ME doesn't even support the latest technology, like dual and quad core processors, modern videocards, et cetera. 5. Less and less vendors support legacy OS's like ME. Compatibility is only going downhill more. 6. Far less than 2GB for a fresh install, but anyway, XP caches all important system files and drivers to disk (thus adding to the size). And the install size is a bit of a moot point, since HDD space is cheap these days. [Did you know XP has a decent, fast en secure filesystem, called NTFS, that has none of the ancient FAT limitations?].