Windows Starter Edition.

Post by **casablanca** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:48 am

ewan275 wrote:Fair Doos Still another Pointless MS OS Like ME

In english-
"Fair point. But still another pointless OS from microsoft like ME."

Post by **ewan275** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:59 am

dirtwarrior wrote:Very cool. I thought it was running the new kernel like MCE does. MCE is a little faster than XP is.

Media Centre uses the Professional Kerneral. Basically MCE is Windows XP Pro with extra stuff installed on it.

Post by **Bender** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:16 am

ewan275 wrote:Fair Doos Still another Pointless MS OS Like ME

I would advise that you type messages that we can understand, or I will start
deleting them.

Good work Ken0ath

Post by **Jeff** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:13 am

Fireware wrote:
ewan275 wrote:Fair Doos Still another Pointless MS OS Like ME
I would advise that you type messages that we can understand, or I will start
deleting them.

Thank you. I hate it when people type messages like that.

Back on topic: How is work coming on that translation KenOath?

Jeff

Post by **Fusion** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:02 am

Nice Pics, thanks for sharing.

Post by **empireum** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:46 pm

I've just come across something on a Microsoft website for XP Starter Edition, http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/news ... terFS.mspx
There it says:

Windows XP Starter Edition Geographic and Language Availability

Windows XP Starter Edition ships on low-cost PCs sold by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Microsoft OEM distributors in more than 88 countries around the world, and is localized into 25 languages. Two multilingual versions of Windows XP Starter Edition were released earlier this year. These multilingual editions will enable people in and Malaysia to operate PCs in their native languages or English. An English version has also recently been released for distribution to most emerging markets worldwide.

That sounds interesting. It means there is an English version of XP Starter Edition. Now to know how to get our hands on that. Maybe ringing MS?

Also on that page, it mentions the (maximum) system requirements have been changed for XP Starter.

Windows XP Starter Edition Top-Line System Requirements

Windows XP Starter Edition is designed for low-cost, entry-level PCs running value-based processors such as Intel’s Celeron®, Celeron D and Celeron M; AMD’s Duron™, Geode™ and Sempron™; and similar processors from other manufacturers. As of Sept. 1, 2006, Windows XP Starter Edition has the following top-line system requirements:

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PCs with Intel® Celeron, Celeron D or Celeron M processors
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PCs with Intel Pentium® 3 processors
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PCs with Intel Pentium 4 processors not supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
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PCs with Intel Pentium 4 processor models 541, 531 and 524 supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
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PCs with AMD™ Athlon™ XP, Duron, Geode or Sempron processors
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PCs with similar value processors from other manufacturers
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233 MHz processor minimum, 300 MHz or higher recommended
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64 MB of RAM; 512 MB of RAM maximum
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1.5 GB of available hard disk space, 120 GB maximum hard disk space
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CD-ROM or DVD drive
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Super VGA video adaptor and monitor
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Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Post by **ewan275** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:03 am

So that means that it'll only work on 32bit single core processors. So it appears to be the opposite of Windows XP x64.

Post by **empireum** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:58 am

I'd like to know what happens if XP Starter is installed on a PC that exceeds these maximum requirements, i.e. features a 64-bit CPU, for example. Will it work although it's unsupported or will it refuse to work...

(Anyway, I'm glad MS has released Windows FLP by now – I like it much more than the regular XP, and that was what my old P3-600, 128MB laptop needed when it came to Windows as an OS (until I sold it):))