TinyXP: Highly Customizable Pirated XP

[Thorin]

I read this great article about TinyXP, a pirated version of XP Pro with all the latest drivers and stripped down versions (the BARE option apparently only has a 50MB RAM footprint!):

http://apcmag.com/pirated_windows_more_impressive_than_the_real_thing.htm

Sure, they're pirates, but Microsoft should hire these fellas (or contract them?) to make TinyVista and then include a way to register the customized TinyVista.  It'd be a win-win: users get better customization, Microsoft gets another sale.

Here's a quote I never thought I'd read about Windows, though:

Of course, TinyXP is based on a pirated version of Windows so it?s completely illegal to use as the basis for any installation. Having said that, it?s also a remarkable example of what can be achieved thanks to the flexibility and modularity of the Windows platform, and it?s something which any administrator or enthusiast with a bit of time on their hands (OK, a LOT of time) can achieve.

[Lazybones]

ms takes advatage of this in their imbeded products and win PE products. However these are only seen by enterprise and oem customers.

[Darren Dirt]

The old "WinLite" and "98Lite" etc. products were awesome... That's what I used to use to reinstall 98, then I'd use Ghost or something to save time for the 9 months later when I'd have to rebuild the OS... Nice to see an XP equivalent, since I rea-ea-EAlly don't want to ever have Vista running, not even on the kids' machine...