Aegis Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I slimmed down my system to 47.6MB! All it really is now is the basic Windows Core. Think I'll boot from my 64MB flash drive . No, what I really want to do is to make an installer available for everyone to use. I'm still experimenting to slim it down even more though, and I can't program...If you would like to assist me in making an installer, please PM me. Everybody else...tell me if you like the idea. FYI, unlike most slimmed down versions, this one actually can support most of the third-party applications out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm mostly curious as to what you have left...I'm guessing that ALL non-essential services are gone, as well as all the extra software that comes with Windows (IE, OE, Netmeeting, etc etc).Good job though! 47.6MB is quite an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 if you can post a file list, like the one available for a slimmed down - 7mb!! - win98 (http://www.winimize.com/filelist.html) that would be a great help in letting people do this for themselves, and you may get more help that way.I don't know how legal an installer would be - if you mean packaging up these 47mb of files and distributing them as a self-contained mini-XP installation, i would think MS would frown on that, but they can't stop you if you create a batch file that after installing an unattended XP can then delete all unneccessary files as per your file list. this would seem a better option.I'd be interested to know if you can boot this from a mini CD or USB key, as you suggested. Ive been looking into booting a mini98 from a 16mb usb key but if i can boot and run XP on a 128mb key with selected programs, i'll do that instead.ask in the unattended XP forum as the guys there could help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Well, the smallest possible size is 4MB (Kernel only) - have a look at Windows XP Embedded, if you want to make smallest possible (but I dont see a reason) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 maybe you don't need to know programming, maybe a little of batch coding:make a file list of all the archives present on your system, then write a batch file to copy those files to an alternative location and that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 The installer I had in mind would of course be the legal way, but I'm not sure if it can be done using a batch file because there are some questions I need to ask the user, such as what language they use and to export a certain registry key that differs depending on the computer. And I can't post the files just yet because I consider it still a beta.I'm curious about the 4MB Windows XP: can you install any software on it? what about activation files? what files are in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Cool Aegis you are the man. How stable is this. Have you worked all the kinks out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadHunter2 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hey guys please post a file list which files you have removed or we can't trust you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Dude, I'd run this! Make us a list of the files left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator747 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Cool! Does it still have networking support? Can it still run most win32 apps?If so it would be sweet to make it boot off of a cd into a ram drive like Bartpe\Winpe. And use it in a similar way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdogg Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 this will be cool to use at the least does it have the abiltiy to connect to the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Hehe, thats amazing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 This is enough for now...Enjoy! (System32 files only)required.txtmininstall.reg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Thanx! Guess I'm gonna burn my day on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack99 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 hows bout some screenshots dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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