NLITING XP AND OTHER TECHIE STORIES
i installed the full XP home version ona 4GB computer. now isn't that stupid? i was tempted to nLite my XP and create an ISO image and reinstall a streamlined XP. actually, i already created an ISO image but something pulled me back and kept me from making a bootable disk and installing it on my eee pc.
buti na lang. i read the eee pc user forums first before doing so because some people had been complaining of problems since maybe 1) they've stripped down XP too much or 2) something's really wrong about stripping it down. period.
so i scanned the forums and found that this sticky about stripping down XP manually and using light applications and cleaners to keep this tiny laptop running smoothly.
there are also threads discussing the merits of using portable applications that you can use via usb flash disk and you don't have to install them in your "hard drive". i'm now trying some of them. now i can edit photos through The GIMP portable! i can do a lot of stuff now through these portable apps *hugs hugs*
what i plan to do is to install the frequently used apps (portable version) like open office, AVG, FoxIt PDF reader and pidgin on my SSD and then just install the rarely used apps (the GIMP portable, VLC player portable, 7-zip portable, clamwin portable) on my 512 usb flash drive. saves a lot of space, really.
i never realized that adobe reader is so bloated until i tried using it in eee pc. masakit pa nito if i forget to turn off the automatic downloads, nagda-download ng mga kung anu-ano 'tong adobe. napupuno SSD ko.
because of my quest for reducing my applications and OS to under 1GB of SSD space, i encountered various distros of linux like damn small linux and puppy linux that can breathe new life to old PCs running on "obsolete" hardware like laptops with less than 4GB of harddisk or so. now you can install these OSs bundled with applications (yes, puppy linux is already bundled with useful apps) in your old laptops or PCs so that you can use them for your kids or donate to your old gradeschool/highschool.
i wanted to try these OS but 1) can't wear out my SSD by installing and uninstalling various OS; 2) masyadong matrabaho papalit-palit ng OS and 3) futile since i won't keeping them, i just wanna see how these things work.
i love my asus eee pc na! a colleague told me that i looked different, hindi na haggard. bakit, anong meron daw? then she saw that i wasn't lagging my 3-kilo laptop with me. i told her i'm totally free of that burden. wheeee!
buti na lang. i read the eee pc user forums first before doing so because some people had been complaining of problems since maybe 1) they've stripped down XP too much or 2) something's really wrong about stripping it down. period.
so i scanned the forums and found that this sticky about stripping down XP manually and using light applications and cleaners to keep this tiny laptop running smoothly.
there are also threads discussing the merits of using portable applications that you can use via usb flash disk and you don't have to install them in your "hard drive". i'm now trying some of them. now i can edit photos through The GIMP portable! i can do a lot of stuff now through these portable apps *hugs hugs*
what i plan to do is to install the frequently used apps (portable version) like open office, AVG, FoxIt PDF reader and pidgin on my SSD and then just install the rarely used apps (the GIMP portable, VLC player portable, 7-zip portable, clamwin portable) on my 512 usb flash drive. saves a lot of space, really.
i never realized that adobe reader is so bloated until i tried using it in eee pc. masakit pa nito if i forget to turn off the automatic downloads, nagda-download ng mga kung anu-ano 'tong adobe. napupuno SSD ko.
because of my quest for reducing my applications and OS to under 1GB of SSD space, i encountered various distros of linux like damn small linux and puppy linux that can breathe new life to old PCs running on "obsolete" hardware like laptops with less than 4GB of harddisk or so. now you can install these OSs bundled with applications (yes, puppy linux is already bundled with useful apps) in your old laptops or PCs so that you can use them for your kids or donate to your old gradeschool/highschool.
i wanted to try these OS but 1) can't wear out my SSD by installing and uninstalling various OS; 2) masyadong matrabaho papalit-palit ng OS and 3) futile since i won't keeping them, i just wanna see how these things work.
i love my asus eee pc na! a colleague told me that i looked different, hindi na haggard. bakit, anong meron daw? then she saw that i wasn't lagging my 3-kilo laptop with me. i told her i'm totally free of that burden. wheeee!
