http://www.wzsn.net/xp/index.html

This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and make it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

I ran XP Lite for some time as-is, I thought that having a cut-down operating system would help. This guide goes farther, stopping all local network services and setting group policies to limit access to the network to internet only, creating a HOSTS.TXT file blocking internet to unneeded sites.

Thought it might be of interest.

http://www.wzsn.net/xp/index.html

This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and make
it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing!! I might use some of the suggestions here on systems I have that still run XP.

Saweet!



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This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and make
it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

Very cool. Gonna give this a read.

I debated using WinXP or Win7 for my BBS hosting purposes. To be clear, this is mainly for DOS and Win32 things - the majority of what I use is in linux.

I ended up going with Win7 32 bit in the end, because it seemed easy enough to get a somewhat modern-ish web browser on there, but ultimately that was the main reason.

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http://www.wzsn.net/xp/index.html

This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and make
it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

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The best version of Windows ever..

... A woman in the buff is better than a diamond in the rough.

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http://www.wzsn.net/xp/index.html

This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and make
it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

Is Windows XP the last Windows that would run DOS programs natively?

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Re: Re: How to make Windows XP Safe (and fast)
By: metalhead to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Sep 10 2024 10:19 am

Is Windows XP the last Windows that would run DOS programs natively?

Well, it's a 32-bit OS, so it's got a built-in 16-bit DOS VDM. I ran my BBS under 2000, XP, 7 and 10, I'd say XP was probably the best combination of features and DOS compatibility.

I never had problems with 7, but the noise level seemed higher with it.

This is a great web page outlining how to cut down Windows XP and mak it as safe as possible with an outdated OS.

Very cool. Gonna give this a read.

I built an XP VM using the guide and it does go through and make things locked down, and trimmed, pretty nicely - however, it messes up many network-related things (which you shouldn't use XP for anyway)...

It is fast, secure and as advertised.



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I built an XP VM using the guide and it does go through and make things locked down, and trimmed, pretty nicely - however, it messes up many network-related things (which you shouldn't use XP for anyway)...

Hm, so now this makes me curious about trying to see if I can spin up a VM with this in it. Sort of by following the directions in that Digital Ocean Windows VPS writeup I did with Demonic.

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on 10 Sep 2024, poindexter FORTRAN said...

Well, it's a 32-bit OS, so it's got a built-in 16-bit DOS VDM. I ran my BBS under 2000, XP, 7 and 10, I'd say XP was probably the best
combination of features and DOS compatibility.

I never had problems with 7, but the noise level seemed higher with it.

Agreed with this answer on all points.

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