Minimize XP

[chiners_68]

Hi All,

Ive got an Asus Eee PC which needs a small version of XP. These Small notebooks only come with a 4GB(Actially about 3.7GB) drive. Ive installed Xp office 2003 updates etc etc & only have 400MB free.

What is the best guide for reducing the size of XP for this device?.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

OK Look in this forum for nLite first (It has its own section) and then office shrinker (It will be in the office section)

[chiners_68]

Ive just downloaded Nlite so that was a coincidence.

Wasnt aware of office shrinker. Does this only shrink the installation source or the actual installation size?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Both actually but it is a pain in the arse to use... (Just to let you know)

[spacesurfer]

Does the Eee have a CD-ROM drive? I thought it was too small for it. I've heard of people installing Vista because it can be installed from USB. Are you attempting XP install from USB? Or maybe an external USB CD-ROM drive?

Let us know how you accomplish this, please. Thanks.

[Zxian]

If you're sure you don't need to uninstall them, you can remove the WU uninstallation files from your C:\WINDOWS folder.

[Doctor Trout]

If you want to seriously reduce your Windows memory usage, I suggest logging on to Bold_Fortune's site: http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showforum=13

Using a combination of his guide and nLite I have a copy of Windows XP (SP2) installed on my computer, complete with Office 2003 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher) taking up just under 600 MB. Plenty of space on a 4 Gig drive.

The first main area to go to is the i386 folder, and any other folders than contain backup of install files.

[WwTIPPYwW]

try XPLIte to remove some of the "Extras" of XP post installation. nLite is good for pre-installation cleanup. XPLite is good for post.

[Jeremy]

Or use a Linux live CD.

[Zxian]

Or use a Linux live CD.

The EeePC doesn't have a built in optical drive, so the only way of using a Live CD would be to load it onto the hard drive (which kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it? ).