Intro
TinyXP is a slip stream version of Windows XP which released by software group eXPerience.
It is a minimalist operating system which has been fully tweaked and transformed for home use,games play and internet surfing, with ability to run almost all software, applications and programs, including games that runs on Windows XP.
eXPerience's latest release - TinyXP Rev09 is SP-3 integrated with updated hardware drivers and utilities tools which make users' life easier when installing a fresh copy of operating system on their machine.
For complete information about TinyXp, please click here.
Testing Environment
I'm testing this copy of TinyXP using VMware Workstation, a virtual machine with the spec as below:
Test
Stage 1: Installation Time
As mentioned above, TinyXP is based on XP SP3 with 9 setup configurations, each come with different feature:
★Abbreviations from above:
IE ---> Internet Explorer
OE ---> Outlook Express
WMP ---> Windows Media Player
Installations 1 to 8 of TinyXP include the following items,
which are all automatically installed along with Windows:
Service Pack 3 Final (Build 5512)
All Hotfixes Up To May 2008
DirectX DLL Libraries (24 to 36)
Flash Player v9.0.124.0 (IE) - / - Plugin DLL v9.0.124.0 (Firefox/Opera)
Royale Theme (Options 1 to 4) - / - Classic Theme (Options 5 to 8)
(taken from TinyXP Rev09's change log)
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I'm picking the option 1, with all stuff included in the installation.
Like usual, the setup only take 20mins to install TinyXP on my rig.
(Well, it may depends on the spec of you rig)
Stage 2: Testing the OS
Well, after installation successful, here we are, TinyXP!
TinyXP take lesser time to boot, where the normal XP take longer time to boot.
eXPerience included most of the useful applications in
their release, such as Firefox 3.0, Flashplayer and even Internet Explorer 7 & Windows Media Player 11!
You can find the programs/apps at the cd:
For Firefox, it is located at D:\Auto, double click FFOX.exe and it will perform a silent install.
For IE7 & WMP11, find them at D:\EXTRAS.
Well, i'm using Windows Live Messenger on TinyXP, and it works flawlessly too!
And even watch DMC on crunchyroll!
Stage 3: Statistics of Resources Usage
OPTION 1/2 (With IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 85 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 561 Mb
OPTION 3/4 (Without IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 75 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 517 Mb
OPTION 5/6 (BARE, With IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 60 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 488 Mb
OPTION 7/8 (BARE, Without IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 50 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 459 Mb
☆Options 1-9 include SP3, drivers up to May 2008, DirectX, Flash player and the Royale theme from Windows XP MCE.
★The BARE option (Options 5-8) do not have any themes or games and minimal services, but there’s still enough functionality to support all hardware types, and only using 50MB of RAM usage on fresh installation.
Conclusion
Overall, this slip stream OS contains hundreds of the drivers, both new and obscure, meaning saving your ass to find any drivers for your hardware. Besides, TinyXP installs thousand of tweaked registries, that improve the system so much. Moreover, it even includes bunch of troubleshooting tools which have been bundled into a “Live Restore” boot option. The included applications are Acronis Backup & Restore, Damn Small Linux 4.3, Hirens Boot CD 9.5 and SpinRite 6.0.
You will never want to go back to standard version of Windows XP after trying TinyXP.
★Pro☆:
Faster, less resources usage, very convenient for fresh install.
☆Cons★:
East Asian Language Pack was removed, and it's not legit (it's pirated)!
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FAQ
+Hey, i can't find any download link here, WHY?
Dude, downloading TinyXP is illegal because it is based on pirated version of Windows.
Translation: "Google is your Best Friend"
+Can you tell me how to create customized installation of OS?
You can use nLite(for Windows 2000, XP) or vLite(for Windows Vista) used to create customized installation of OS. No worries, they are FREEWARE.
(Info: Here, How to make a Custom Windows Install w/ nLite)
+Why Mr.Bill don't want include this customization function to his Windows CD/DVD?
I don't know, but you can suggest this by writing to him. Good Luck.
+I've tested this TinyXP, but it couldn't show any Chinese/Japanese/Korean character!?
Yup, the East Asian Language pack was removed for this version of TinyXP.
However, you can follow this guide to install back the language pack.
+Why do you write this review?
For testing & educational purpose only. And for Nee-Chan!
ngek.
♠ DMC!!! ♠
