Microsoft Windows MicroXP v0.82 | 85 Mb
Following
the
release of MicroXP v0.82, this new version fixes an issue with
Wireless
LAN where it was not able to automatically find networks
around you
without knowing the SSID identification code of the network.
This
problem only appeared with Service Pack 3.
The fix was
simple,
just replace three DLL files in this SP3 version with the older
SP2
versions of the files - problem is fixed and you can use wireless
just
the same as you could in previous (SP2) releases of MicroXP.
REPLACED
FILES
- Replaced SP3 version of "wzcdlg.dll" with SP2 version (saves
5Kb)
- Replaced SP3 version of "wzcsapi.dll" with SP2 version
(saves 1Kb)
- Replaced SP3 version of "wzcsvc.dll" with SP2
version (saves 121Kb)
REMOVED FILES
- Removed all .XSD files.
-
Removed "L2Schemas" folder from the WINDOWS folder.
- Removed
"Provisioning" folder from the WINDOWS folder.
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.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
-
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.
-
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.
- 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.
-
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.
-
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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