installing XP

[Odd]

Andrew Farris wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 14:54 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> All that bruhaha above, I have installed virutual box.  It is a bit
>> sluggish and the windows install has a tendency to crash a bit more
>> than it should.  I can surf the net and that covers my needs.
> 
> That is unfortunate, but so long as it covers your needs sufficiently,
> then it's probably for the best.
> 
> To speed things up for windows though, you might want to look into
> 'optimizing' XP to use less resources, so it runs smoother. This guide
> is a decent walk-through on some common tweaks to make:
> http://law.wustl.edu/ComputerSupport/help/Instructions/Optimize%
> 20WinXP/How%20to%20optimize%20Windows%20XP%20for%20the%20best%
> 20performance.htm
> 
>> Thanks for helping!  And no i will not download an illegal copy of
>> windows from China.
> 
> No-one suggested downloading an illegal copy of windows from China. What
> WAS suggested was a Chinese Linux distro based on Ubuntu 9.10, with a
> winXP look-alike interface, from here: http://www.ylmf.org/en/index.html
> Nothing illegal about it.

Ripping the UI graphics from XP is certainly not legal. Plus, I'd be wary
of installing something that's probably 0wned by default.

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Odd