POSReady 2009 looks interesting.
1) It is just a trimmed down version of XP (it can take less than 1 GB of disk space).
2) The ISO file is available for download directly from Microsoft.
3) Lots of components (like .Net v2.0, Indexing Service, Internet Information Services, WMP, etc.) can be selected for removal during the installation. There is no need to use nLite or other third party tools.
4) The installer is different than the one used with XP. All settings are selected at the beginning of the installation and then the installer runs on its own.
5) Activation is done offline during the installation, there is no online activation, evaluation licence is valid for 120 days.
Download:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11196
File:
POSready2009_CD.iso
SHA1: 143cb58be71e000cc205757c9965ce486189a589
Help:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/dn441478(v=winembedded.0).aspx
Screenshot from another XPF thread:
https://www.xpforums.com/threads/still-rocking-xp-with-my-i7-in-twenty18.933385/#post-3258563
Tip: to get the best component removal selection do the following in Installation Type window:
- select Minimum
- click Next
- click Back
- select Custom
1) It is just a trimmed down version of XP (it can take less than 1 GB of disk space).
2) The ISO file is available for download directly from Microsoft.
3) Lots of components (like .Net v2.0, Indexing Service, Internet Information Services, WMP, etc.) can be selected for removal during the installation. There is no need to use nLite or other third party tools.
4) The installer is different than the one used with XP. All settings are selected at the beginning of the installation and then the installer runs on its own.
5) Activation is done offline during the installation, there is no online activation, evaluation licence is valid for 120 days.
Download:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11196
File:
POSready2009_CD.iso
SHA1: 143cb58be71e000cc205757c9965ce486189a589
Help:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/dn441478(v=winembedded.0).aspx
Screenshot from another XPF thread:
https://www.xpforums.com/threads/still-rocking-xp-with-my-i7-in-twenty18.933385/#post-3258563
Tip: to get the best component removal selection do the following in Installation Type window:
- select Minimum
- click Next
- click Back
- select Custom