Tiny Vista on Compaq laptop

2008-09-03 15:00:00

#1

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6579

Ok, I have a 2-3 year old laptop. If I get the stripped version of Vista Ultimate (Tiny Vita), would I be able to reformat with it?

Specs:

- AMD Athlon 64 4000+ @2.4GHz, 1MB L2 Cache
- 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
- 1.25GB RAM
- 100 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
- It's a heavy piece of shit (7.85 lbs )

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2008-09-03 15:01:11

#2

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

If it has a DVD-rom then I don't see why not.

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2008-09-04 01:36:02

#3

CrazeD: Member; +368|6940|Maine

The only thing I can see being a problem is the RAM. Ultimate has a lot of useless shit on it. I don't know what Tiny Vista is, but if you cleaned stuff up real well so it didn't use quite as much memory, you should be golden.

If things are laggy, you could try a 4GB USB drive for ReadyBoost.

2008-09-04 01:49:14

#4

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6659|Southern California

Of course you can format it... Will you have an OS afterwards?

Did it come with a disk to re-install the os, or does it have partitioned hard drive with restore data on one of the partitions? computers that don't have install disks generally do...

2008-09-04 02:02:21

#5

utchin: Member; +8|6182

CrazeD wrote:
The only thing I can see being a problem is the RAM. Ultimate has a lot of useless shit on it. I don't know what Tiny Vista is, but if you cleaned stuff up real well so it didn't use quite as much memory, you should be golden.

If things are laggy, you could try a 4GB USB drive for ReadyBoost.

Tiny Vista removed Components:

This CD sized release of Windows Vista has had the following components removed using vLite:

Accessories
* Accessibility
* Speech Support
* Welcome Center

Drivers
* Display Adapters
* Modems Printers

Games

* Game Explorer
* Inbox Games
* Premium Inbox Games
Languages
* Japanese
* Korean
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
Multimedia
* Media Center Movie and DVD Maker
* Screensavers
* Wallpapers
* Windows Media Samples

System
* BitLocker Drive Encryption
* Help
* Microsoft Agent
* Natural Language
* Security Center
* Tablet PC
* Windows Defender
* Windows Easy Transfer

2008-09-04 02:05:30

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Games are removed. Sucks.

2008-09-04 02:06:33

#7

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6706|King Of The Islands

I refuse to have Vista on anything but a dual core.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-09-04 02:08:14

#8

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Cheez wrote:
I refuse to have Vista on anything but a dual core.

I refuse to have Vista at all.

2008-09-04 02:37:40

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Cheez wrote:
I refuse to have Vista on anything but a dual core.
I refuse to have Vista at all.

That means your graphics card is small

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-04 02:49:33

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Cheez wrote:
I refuse to have Vista on anything but a dual core.
I refuse to have Vista at all.
That means your graphics card is small

Bigger than yours.

2008-09-04 03:42:07

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:

I refuse to have Vista at all.
That means your graphics card is small
Bigger than yours.

I have many instead.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-04 03:48:06

#12

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:

That means your graphics card is small
Bigger than yours.
I have many instead.

Mutant.

2008-09-04 04:00:10

#13

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6579

I installed it in about 15 minutes last night. It runs smoothly on 1.25GB of RAM.

And like utchin said, Tiny Vista is basically a stripped version of the OS. Someone took the time to get rid of the useless components. It works well

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2008-09-04 04:00:59

#14

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

ebug9 wrote:
I installed it in about 15 minutes last night. It runs smoothly on 1.25GB of RAM.

And like utchin said, Tiny Vista is basically a stripped version of the OS. Someone took the time to get rid of the useless components. It works well

How much space does it take on the CD?

2008-09-04 04:04:18

#15

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6579

According to the thread where I got it, it says 5GB instead of the usual 17.

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2008-09-04 04:09:31

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

ebug9 wrote:
According to the thread where I got it, it says 5GB instead of the usual 17.

No I don't mean after install on HDD. The installation files before they are installed-how much space on the CD do they take?

2008-09-04 04:18:43

#17

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6579

.Sup wrote:
ebug9 wrote:
According to the thread where I got it, it says 5GB instead of the usual 17.
No I don't mean after install on HDD. The installation files before they are installed-how much space on the CD do they take?

The image file is 716MB. I burned it onto a DVD.

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