Windows "Starter"

[ejoiner 21]

I saw this post as linked here, which MS is targeting at very poor countries. Its Windows, but an extremely limited/lite version. I wonder...in a dual boot environment...if this might not be PERFECT for gaming? I would love a WinXP version with ZERO overhead. http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompa...13111598_newsmlEric

[mgh 89]

The article says:"The Starter Edition is a simplified version of Windows XP, oriented at users who have never had a computer or have little computer experience. It can open only three programs at the same time, with a maximum of three windows for each program and cannot connect to computer networks."Would this be adequate for FS?

[Guest Ken_Salter]

Unfortunate I don't think this is on MSDN Suscriber downloads otherwise I would try it out.You probably won't be able to run any add-ons that are actually programs (Active Sky, Radar Contact, FSAutoStart lol....)

[Flyer Ken 0]

"...cannot connect to computer networks."Wouldn't that mean no Internet? No Vatsim in that case!

[Guest]

correct. It's meant for third world countries where internet access isn't generally available.Mainly to be used on lowend laptops in remote areas where the only available powersupply may be a solar collector or a diesel generator.

[W2DR 1,859]

Eric - XPlite is an interesting option ( http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html ). I've tried this on a dualboot system and it does, indeed, allow you to take take most all of the overhead out of XP :-). The only problem is that it made no difference at all in the performance of FS2004 :-(.DougP4 3.0C SL6WK @ 3.510 (1.600 VCore - 234 FSB) / Asus P4C800-E Deluxe (BIOS 1019) / 2x512MB Corsair TWINX CXM3700 (3-4-4-8) / 4x120GB WD 7200 IDE)/ Hercules 9800 Pro (128MB @ 410/360) / A-Open 1648 AAP Ripper / Plextor 708A Writer/ Enermax 431W PSU / Inwin Case / Intel HSF