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Wanted: Advice on Nlite'ing Windows
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JennyB:
I installed Linux on the hard drive of my old computer and brought it across to this one, thinkig I would experiment with it now and again. But most of the programs I love are only in Windows, so I never have.
So now the plan is to use the extra drive to sort out a really lean and Linuxy installation of XP and try to keep it that way.
Main programs:
* Browser/Email: Opera, with Firefox 2 for Operaphobic sites
* Office Suite: OpenOffice
* PDF reader: Foxit Reader
* Image Browser: Picasa
* Editor: NoteTab
* File Manager: DOpus
* Shell/Launcher: BBLean, F&RR
Its a fairly basic setup - single user, broadband, no network. I'm looking for advice on what to partioining to use, and a maintenance system that will keep it from getting all messy again.
f0dder:
First piece of advice: test in vmware beforing installing, this will save you a lot of grief.
Some of the applications can be 'installed' directly from the install CD, others can with some registry tweaks (that can be applied install-time), and some will have to be installed manually after windows.
Also look at RyanVM's post-sp2 update packs.
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