Hi Guys,

Well I have a Dell Latitude Laptop (Model - CPx, PIII 500, 192MB Ram, 10G Disk, CD Rom). I decided to convert it to a LCD Picture Frame. So I was looking to install an OS onto it. I have looked at Linux, but that is a bit too much for me, I'm not that technically minded. So I found nLite and want to know if someone can help. I also have my old XP Pro SP2 CD (Now using Vista). I have managed to install XP onto the laptop and all works fine. But it's too big, if you know what I mean.

OK So I basically want to remove everything except for the basic OS. So I don't want IE, Network support, Outlook and anything else on the OS. I have a picture screen saver called "gPhoto Show" which I want to install to the startup folder, so it starts up when the lappy boots. I also have a free program call "Wake up on Standby", which can set the laptop to hibernate and restart at times of my choosing. I want to transfer my pics from USB pen drive.

So this is what I want,

XP OS Extreme Lite that can start up and hibernate, USB drive support so I can copy files to a specific folder,

So it must obviously support the Mouse, On Board Graphics, no sound as I don't see the point.

So I haven't really got a clue what I must remove from XP to make it Extremely small... So it just has Mouse, Graphics and really basic OS with USB support, nothing else... Can someone point me in the right direction...

Thanks...

Try and you'll see....

I recommend Virtual box. to test your iso; and a cd-rw for the real test..

Good Try

a DIY picture frame/laptop project is the perfect place to check any of the very small Linux distros out there too.

Those things can be set to boot and run completely from a CD or CF card making the whole thing 'silent' and very long lasting due to the absence of a mechanical hard drive.

Thanks guys...