Welches OS auf Dell Latitude C400

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MicroXP v0.82

by eXPerience

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Thank you for trying this special MicroXP edition of Windows XP.

With a WINDOWS folder that is only 199Mb and a CD size of just 99.9Mb,
this has to be one of the smallest Windows XP installations out there.

Whats more - you can use 99% of the programs you always use and up to
now there is not one single report of any game not working in MicroXP.

This installation takes only 5 Minutes 30 seconds.

This install includes default XP drivers for Ethernet/Sound/SCSI/RAID

It has all languages kept, except Chinese/Japanese/Korean.

It has all keyboard layout choices kept.

It also has Service Pack 3 final slipstreamed into it.

LAN Networking is now possible - Use 'Map Network Drive' and just put
the computer name of the computer you want to network with.

Digital Cameras and Scanners can also now be used.

The ISO file size is the same as in the previous release - 99.9Mb

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[Statistics]

Installation time, in VMware, from
ISO file, from end of formatting .......... 5 Mins 30 Secs

RAM Usage On First Installation ........... 39 Mb
Handles ................................... 2229
Threads ................................... 157
Processes ................................. 15

Entire Install Size ....................... 205Mb

Documents and settings folder size ........ 3.19 Mb
Program Files folder size ................. 2.79 Mb
WINDOWS folder size ....................... 199 Mb

Files In System32 ......................... 815

ISO File Size ............................. 99.9 Mb

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[Services Remaining In Windows]

Cryptographic Services
DCOM Server Process Launcher
DHCP Client
Event Log
Logical Disk Manager
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
Network Connections
Plug and Play
Print Spooler
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
Remote Access Connection Manager
Remote Procedure Call
Server
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telephony
Windows Audio
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Installer
Wireless Zero Configuration
Workstation

All these services are enabled on installation,
so you can start using Windows straight away.

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[eXPerience Desktop Folder Contents]

Desktop Icon Layout (Lets you save your desktop icon layout)
Driver Install Tool (Easily install all your drivers, see ReadMe)
Keyboard Settings (Quick access to Regional and Language options)
Networking Guide (Shows how to get connected to your networked PC's)
Registry Backup (Make a complete backup of the registry in one click)
Services Config (Files to enable and disable functionality)
ShrinkXP Scripts (to remove any items you do not want or need)
Web Browser (Browzar, to download a full browser of YOUR choice)
Windows Media Player 11 (This is just a readme file about WMP11)

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[WHAT YOU CANNOT DO]

This is a greatly reduced installation of Windows XP Professional SP3

Please read these notes BEFORE using this edition of Windows:

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- SINGLE USER ONLY

You cannot add any additional users. Do not try to add more users,
otherwise your main account that is used by default (Administrator)
will become the new account and after logging in, you will not have
any desktop theme (not even Classic) and the whole account will be
ruined. You'll probably have to install Windows again because if
you make a new account it replaces Administrator and tries to
log you in with Default User - the problem with this is - there
is no Default User anymore.

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- NO NATIVE SUPPORT FOR FTP SITES

There is no built in support for downloading from FTP sites,
try using Filezilla or WS_FTP if you need to do that. Even just
Opera or Firefox can probably do it. This functionality is gone
because the Application Layer Gateway service is gone, along
with ALG.EXE that normally runs in Task Manager, taking up about
6Mb RAM for what amounts to no reason.

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- NO VISITING WINDOWS UPDATE

You cannot visit Windows Update with this version of Windows
because Internet Explorer is removed. You can manually download
updates from Microsoft and you can also use the alternative
Windiz Update website through Opera or Firefox. Because so
much has been removed from this edition of Windows, you are not
likely to be any more safe installing updates for Windows.
NOTE: Because this edition of Windows uses a patched
winlogon.exe in order to remove the oembios.bin file,
you really should not update Windows anyway, in case
winlogon.exe gets replaced by an update. There are more
details about this in the eXPerience folder on the desktop
once MicroXP is installed.

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- NO FAST USER SWITCHING

Apart from you only being able to have the one account anyway
(Administrator) the ability to do Fast User Switching is also
removed.

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- NO PASSWORD STORAGE/AUTOCOMPLETE

Windows will not save stored passwords, however, this only really
applied to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, which are removed.
You will be fine using Firefox or Opera web browsers and Thunderbird
email client for emails. Those are self contained programs and take
care of storing your passwords by themselves.

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- NO CD-ROM AUTOPLAY

When you insert a CD that would bring up a screen to install the
program contained on the CD, this does not happen in this version
of Windows, you will have to explore the CD manually and run
whatever file it is that runs the program's setup, usually
setup.exe on the root of the CD. If the CD has a file called
AUTORUN.INF then open that file and look at which .exe file
is listed in AUTORUN.INF

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- NO SMART CARD DETECTION

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- NO SCHEDULED TASKS

You cannot set programs, like AntiVirus or Hard Disk Defrag programs
to run in the future IF they need the Scheduled Tasks service in
Windows. If you are going to run those types of programs you will
have to manually scan or defrag whenever it is convenient. Despite
this, one program that will schedule its operations is Perfectdisk
defrag, you do not need Task Scheduler for this program to run a
scheduled defrag.

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- NO REMOTE DESKTOP

There is no Remote Desktop in this version of Windows
because the Terminal Services service is removed.

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- NO THEMES

You cannot have the Luna (Blue/Olive/Silver) desktop theme in this
version of Windows, the only theme you can choose is Windows
Classic which it is already set to by default. You can however
install Windowblinds if you want to and it will work fine,
Windowblinds does not rely on the Themes service. You could even
make MicroXP look like Vista with the Ironjer AeroGlass The
Remix V4. Use v4 not v5 of that if you use it.

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- NO UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SERVICE

I always thought UPS Service delivered parcels but apparently not,
if you have this type of device then it will not work on this version
of Windows. A UPS is only used for emergencies like if you have
a power cut - thats if you even have such a device.

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[WHAT YOU CAN DO]

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- PROGRAMS -

You can still install and run just about all the programs and games
that you can run on a normal installation of XP. There is a text file
in the eXPerience folder on the desktop that has a list of programs
that work and includes some that don't work (not many). Even Office
2007 installs on this version of Windows

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- GAMES -

Up to now, there has not been one single report of any game not
working on MicroXP. Gaming is what this edition of Windows is all
about, it gives better benchmarks than any other version of
Windows I have ever tested.

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- LAN NETWORKING -

At last - MicroXP now has the ability to browse your local network.
All you need to know is the computer name of the computer you want
to connect to and thats about it, just right click My Computer and
choose Map Network Drive. All computers can see each other even
if every computer in the network is running this MicroXP.

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- CAMERAS AND SCANNERS

Now in MicroXP it is possible to use a digital camera (USB only,
no Firewire) or a scanner. Tested and working with a Fuji FinePix
6MP camera. The Photo Printing Wizard is not included, neither
is the wizard to download photos from the internet, but the rest
of the functionality for cameras and scanners is as complete as
in full Windows. My favourite saying: whats missing, you're not
gonna miss! Print photos with Photoshop or maybe even Irfanview.
Ctrl+P to print works in every single program that supports it,
so its not like we ever needed the photo printing wizard, which
only ever made all images I fed through it A4, even small images,
so it actually did not even work, unless I skipped a button but
there really are no buttons to skip in that wizard, its useless.

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- DIAL-UP CONNECTION -

You can still use a Dial-Up connection (Broadband or old 56k modem).
This is the one major flaw in other stripped out operating systems,
a lot of UK users still use a modem with broadband... in this
edition, RAS Dial-Up/PPPoE/DSL/ADSL connectivity is OK as well
as old 56k modems. Yes, try this install on a Pentium II or even
an old 486 might run it! They had 75Mhz processors and 8Mb RAM
with 4Mb graphics cards.

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- WEB BROWSER -

This installation already includes a basic web browser called
Browzar that uses a few core files left from Internet
Explorer. No, Internet Explorer is not included, but select
files included in this installation that come from Internet
Explorer are vital to running Windows. Its also Internet Explorer
related files that allow you to open CHM files, which you can do
in this edition of Windows. This Browzar web browser is only here
so you can at least get online and download Firefox, Opera, Netscape
or whatever browser you want. This not only saves space on this CD,
but you get to choose what web browser you want to use and you get
the latest version not an old and possibly insecure version. Flash
v9.0.124.0 for Firefox and Opera is included, so Google Video and
YouTube work straight away in whichever browser you install.

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- PASSES WGA CHECKS

If you go to download for example, Windows Media Player 11 from
Microsoft's downloads section, you will need to validate windows
by running the GenuineCheck.exe file that Microsoft asks you to
download as part of the Windows Genuine Advantage checks. Its
fine to do this, don't be scared of your key being blacklisted.

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- WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11

You can install Windows Media Player 11 in this edition of Windows.
NOTE: Because the file WMPLOC.DLL is not in system32, Windows Media
Player 11 will say that it could not complete setup or words to
that effect. IGNORE THIS ERROR! Windows Media Player 11 is fully
working after you install it and get that error, Windows Media
Video type formats stream in Opera and Firefox still - so you can
ignore that installation error. Just make sure if you install
Windows Media Player 11 to have the Cryptographic Services
service enabled. Windows Media Player 11 needs that service started
to install. After installing Windows Media Player 11 you can then
disable Cryptographic Services if you wish, like a lot of stuff
in Windows, it doesn't really do anything important.

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- WMV STREAMS -

Once you have installed Opera, Firefox, Netscape or the browser
of your choice, as long as you install Windows Media Player 11,
you can stream Windows Media Videos from websites like the BBC's
News website, or anywhere that has WMV streams. This is possible
because there are three DLL files added to the Windows Media
Player folder in Program Files. Don't worry, theres no Windows
Media Player there, it only contains the vital DLL files for
streaming compatibility in Firefox and Opera if you install
Windows Media Player 11. Note that you do need to install Windows
Media Player 11 to view .WMV movies in web pages.

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- FLASH -

If you install Opera or Firefox web browser(s) in this special
MicroXP edition of Windows, you can go visit YouTube or Google
Video without even having to install Flash Player. You can just
watch the videos right away.

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All programs tested and working on MicroXP --->

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[ANTI-VIRUS]
-AntiVir
-Kaspersky Antivirus
-NOD32
-Symantec Antivirus Corporate

[APPEARANCE]
-ClockTraySkins
-Desktop Sidebar
-WindowBlinds

[AUDIO]
-Audacity
-AudioBlast
-Audiograbber
-Fruity Loops Studio
-KraMixer DJ
-Magic Audio Converter
-RM To MP3 WAV Converter
-Sony Sound Forge
-Vibe Streamer

[BITTORRENT/P2P]
-Azureus
-BitComet
-BitLord
-eMule
-LimeWire Pro
-uTorrent

[BROWSERS]
-Firefox
-Opera
-OffByOne

[BURNING]
-Blindwrite
-Nero Micro

[CHAT]
-mIRC
-MSN Live Messenger
-Skype
-Trillian Pro
-WinGizmo

[CLEANERS]
-CCleaner
-Norton WinDoctor 2005
-TuneUp Utilities 2007

[CODECS]
-CCCP Codec Pack
-K-Lite Mega Codec Pack*

[COMPRESSION]
-7-Zip
-KGB Archiver
-WinRAR
-WinUHA
-Zip Genius

[DEFRAG]

-Diskeeper 2007
-O&O Defrag
-Perfectdisk Server (Scheduling also works)
-SysInternals System File Defragmenter
-Vopt Defrag

[DVD & CD]
-AnyDVD
-Bitrate Viewer
-CloneCD
-CloneDVD (Slysoft/Elaborate Bytes)
-CloneDVD (DVD X Studios)
-DVD2DVD-R Pro
-DVD2One
-DVD Audio Ripper
-DVD Decrypter
-DVDFab Platinum
-DVD Region+CSS Free
-DVD Shrink
-Nero Info Tool
-RipIt4Me

[EXPLORATION]
-Dir To Text
-ERD Commander 2003 Explorer
-FolderSizes
-Total Commander

[FIREWALLS]
-Comodo Firewall
-Kaspersky Internet Security
-Sygate Personal Firewall Pro
-Zone Alarm

[GAME TOOLS]
-Blender
-Fraps

[HEX TOOLS]
-Hex Workshop
-UltraEdit 32
-XVI32

[IMAGE TOOLS]
-GIF Movie Gear
-GIMP
-IrfanView
-Photoshop CS2
-Snippy

[MISCELLANIOUS]
-Buddy Icon Grabber
-ExamDiff Pro
-Google Earth
-HashCalc
-Imageshackert
-Inno Setup Compiler
-Orca
-PeExplorer
-Quick Batch File Compiler
-Replace Text In Files
-Resource Hacker
-SFV Checker
-SnagIt
-Thunderbird (Mozilla)
-Universal Extractor
-VMware Workstation

[MOVIE TOOLS]
-Cinema Craft Encoder
-Cinema Craft Encoder SP2
-EO Video
-Gvi2Avi
-MPEG Video Wizard DVD
-Sonic Scenarist Pro (v3)
-Sonic Scenarist Pro (v4)
-Sony Vegas & DVD Architect
-TMPGEnc Plus
-VirtualDub
-WinAVI Video Converter
-WinVDR PRO

[MULTIMEDIA]
-Alcohol 120%
-Daemon Tools
-MagicISO
-PowerISO
-UltraISO

[NETWORK]
-DU Meter
-FileZilla
-FlashFXP
-FlashGet
-FTP Wanderer
-Hide IP Platinum
-PeerGuardian
-RealVNC Enterprise
-TCP View
-VisualRoute 2007
-WhoIs (Karen Kenworthy)
-WinHTTrack Website Copier
-Wireshark
-WS_FTP Professional 2007

[OFFICE]
-Atlantis Word Processor
-Floppy Office (12 Office Programs)
-FoxIt PDF Reader Pro
-Notepad 2
-Office 2003 Professional LITE Version (Excel/Outlook/Powerpoint/Word)
-Office 2007 Enterprise (All programs work except "Groove")
-Spreadsheet (Spread32.exe)

[PLAYERS]
-Core media Player
-Media Player Classic
-Mplayer (MPUI)
-PowerDVD
-VLC Media Player
-Winamp Pro
-Windows Media Player 11

[PROGRAMMING]
-AutoIt 2
-AutoIt 3
-Notepad++
-PureBasic

[RECOVERY]
-Active @ UNDELETE (tested and able to recover)
-EasyRecovery Professional (tested and able to recover)
-Handy Recovery (tested and able to recover)
-Passware Kit Enterprise
-Stellar Phoenix Recovery Suite (tested and able to recover)

[REGISTRY TOOLS]
-Registry Mechanic
-Registry Pruner
-Registry Toolkit
-Regmon
-RegSupreme Pro
-WinASO Registry Optimizer

[RUNTIMES]
-Java Runtime Environment
-Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1
-Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0

[SECURITY]
-Ad-Aware SE Pro
-AVG Anti-Spyware
-CWShredder
-HijackFree
-HijackThis
-Hitman Pro
-KeePass Password Safe
-Spybot Search & Destroy
-Spyware Blaster
-TrueCrypt
-xp-AntiSpy

[SYSTEM]
-Aida32 SysInfo
-CPU-Z
-Dead Disk Doctor
-Disk Speed
-Disk Temperature
-HD Tune
-Server Magic 4.0
-SpaceMonger
-Startup Control Panel

[WEB DESIGN]
-Dreamweaver 8 (advanced features not tested)
-NVU Web Designer

[WINDOWS TOOLS]
-BSOD Joke Screensaver (SysInternals)
-DLL Export Viewer
-Filemon
-nLite
-Process Explorer
-Service Tuner 2007 (by eXPerience)
-Shell Extension Viewer
-Shutdown Timer
-Unstoppable Copier
-vLite

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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - This will install but it gives an error
about "Ivfsrc.ax". This file cannot be registered because Windows
Media Player is not present. Just click Ignore to the error when
installing K-Lite, I have never noticed any bad effects of not
having this file. SOLUTION: use VLC Player or Media Player
Classic (thats included with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack) to play
WMV and WMA files or you can even install Windows Media Player
11 if you want. If you want to stream WMV videos in Firefox/Opera
then you will have to install Windows Media Player 11.

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[SOFTWARE THAT WILL NOT WORK]

Flash Player ActiveX version for IE - might not install. SOLUTION - You already
have the Flash plugin file (NPSWF32.dll) for playing FLV flash movies in Opera
or Firefox. You can still play SWF files with the standalone SWF player "Swiff
Player" because the "flash.ocx" file is present and registered in
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed". However, if you try to install Adobe Flash
Player, it seems to unregister this OCX file again making Swiff Player not
work. SOLUTION - Go into "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed" and double click the
"flash.ocx" file, this will register it again and "Swiff Player" will play
SWF files again.

GFI LanGuard Enterprise - "Access violation at address "00425BEE" in module
'lnss.exe'. Read of address 00000008". This program starts but you contnue
to get this access violation error all the time.

Internet Explorer 7 - Cannot be installed. Whilst IE7 seems to claim to be
a full web browser, it is not, because unless you already have IE6 on your
system, IE7 cannot be installed, therefore, it seems that IE7 is nothing
more than an "addon" to IE6, like some sort of (bloated 35Mb) extension
to IE6. What a joke... its really a blessing to not be able to install
this, in fact it warms my heart. You need to use Windows Update? No you
don't, not on this version of Windows, there is barely anything left in
Windows to be exploited, but if you really must insist on jumping at your
own shadow and must update Windows, just use "Windiz" update website with
Opera or Firefox browsers... by the way, neither of those web browsers
will expect you to have any previous version of their browser installed,
they both install no problem and take up only half the space IE7 takes up.

Mailwasher Pro - This starts up and opens the GUI but says "Access Violation
at address 0069AC42 in module 'Mailwasher.exe'. Read of address FFFFFFFF".

Mainconcept Personal Video Recorder - "PVR Engine Construction Failure: 0x80040154"

MediaMonkey Gold - Cannot run, this gives an error saying "Couldn't find Microsoft
Access Database Driver". MediaMonkey Gold requires both the "MDAC" and "Jet Database"
components, which are both removed.

MediaPortal - This will not run, gives an "Unhandled Exception" error.

Musicmatch Jukebox Plus - Will not run.

RatDVD - Comes up with an error - Module name: C:\Program Files\ratDVD\XEBEncoder.exe.
Does not mention any missing files, either in the Windows GUI, or in Filemon = no fix.

Rootkit Revealer - reports an error with CMD.EXE.

SiSoftware Sandra Enterprise - Cannot install because MDAC is removed.

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NOTE: If you use any registry cleaning programs on this version of Windows, always
make a backup of your registry before scanning or fixing any problems. There is a
folder in the eXPerience folder on the desktop so you can make a registry backup.

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When you install programs like Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120% or your sound card drivers,
you might get a pop up asking you to insert your Windows CD. All you need to do is put
your MicroXP CD in your CD-Drive and let the "Found New Hardware" wizard search
automatically and it will find the SCSI driver for Daemon Tools/Alcohol 120%, and
various other drivers you might need. These drivers are not stored in your WINDOWS
folder but they are still available on the MicroXP CD along with USB drivers etc.

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