http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html

As a longtime user of the excellent 98lite software, I was
thrilled to learn that Shane Brooks now offers a similar
utility for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

XP lite allows you to do what Bill Gates has testified to be
impossible - remove Internet Explorer from Windows. You can
totally clean your system of those parts of Windows which are
exploited by virus and worm creators:

Internet Explorer
Outlook Express
Windows Address Book
Windows Scripting Host
Windows Media Player

And anything else that you don't need/want/trust:

Windows Update Manager
Fax Service
NetMeeting
Hyper Terminal
Chat
Microsoft Agent
DirectX
DirectShow
Paint

....almost 100 Windows components total.

Normally, if you tried to delete these parts of Windows, the
Windows File Protection would simply replace the missing parts
upon your next bootup. XPlite and 2000lite allow you to turn
OFF the File Protection, remove whatever parts of Windows you
don't want, then turn File Protection back ON, and your new
configuration is fully protected.

I bought 2000lite last week, and removed almost everything
from my system it would allow. WOW! It got rid of more than
200 MB of files. More importantly, my system after bootup
uses about 42 MB less RAM than it did before the cleansing!
Unreal...

I posted this here, even though this program costs $39.95 and
is therefore off-topic, because I know many on this newsgroup
use freeware programs instead of the virulent applications
Microsoft forces us to install along with Windows. Now we can
get rid of the offending code altogether.

With your system cleansed of security risks, you can get
completely off the treadmill of endless MS security patches
and updates. I'm running Windows 2000 Pro with no Service
Packs, patches, or updates. Solid as a rock. It the best
money I ever spent on software, and a must-have for any
dedicated freeware advocate or clear-thinking Windows user.

On 23 Sep 2003 02:08:15 GMT, hoffman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html
>
>As a longtime user of the excellent 98lite software, I was
>thrilled to learn that Shane Brooks now offers a similar
>utility for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
>
That is very interesting. Unfortunately, that's yet another fifty
dollars I don't want spend on top of the other thousands I've already
spent. And you have to buy the 2000 and the Xp versions seperately.
Forty dollars for the download version, fifty dollars for the CD
versions.

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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:58:39 GMT, your name <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>That is very interesting. Unfortunately, that's yet another fifty
>dollars I don't want spend on top of the other thousands I've already
>spent.

On further investigation (I'm notorious) it looks like there's a free
trial version. It times out in 2004 sometime, but they say in their
readme file that there'll be new free updates before then.

The trial version will turn off file protection, allow you to remove a
lot of the Windows crud, etc. So, it kind of looks like the removed
components will go missing even after the trial expires. To reinstall
won't be available with the XP Lite software after it expires maybe?

The trial includes support for both 2K and XP.

http://www.litepc.com/xppreview.html

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your name wrote:
| On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:58:39 GMT, your name <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
|
|| That is very interesting. Unfortunately, that's yet another fifty
|| dollars I don't want spend on top of the other thousands I've already
|| spent.
|
| On further investigation (I'm notorious) it looks like there's a free
| trial version. It times out in 2004 sometime, but they say in their
| readme file that there'll be new free updates before then.
|
| The trial version will turn off file protection, allow you to remove a
| lot of the Windows crud, etc. So, it kind of looks like the removed
| components will go missing even after the trial expires. To reinstall
| won't be available with the XP Lite software after it expires maybe?
|
| The trial includes support for both 2K and XP.
|
| http://www.litepc.com/xppreview.html

Can't you do most of that already with registry tweaks and hex editors? See
http://www.winguides.com and http://www.tweakxp.com

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:41:13 +0100, "Lee Marsh"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>| The trial includes support for both 2K and XP.
>|
>| http://www.litepc.com/xppreview.html
>
>Can't you do most of that already with registry tweaks and hex editors? See
>http://www.winguides.com and http://www.tweakxp.com
>

Yes, don't bother with xplite. Although the trial can disable file
protection, it can basically only remove games and indexing service.
It can't get rid of explorer.

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hoffman wrote:
> (clipped)
>
> I posted this here, even though this program costs $39.95 and
> is therefore off-topic, because I know many on this newsgroup
> use freeware programs instead of the virulent applications
> Microsoft forces us to install along with Windows. Now we can
> get rid of the offending code altogether.

hoffan,
There is never a good excuse for promoting commercial software and
shareware in this group. Please try to stay on topic.

--
Regards from John Corliss
alt.comp.freeware F.A.Q.:
http://www.ccountry.net/~jcorliss/F.A.Q./FrameSet1.html

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:41:13 +0100, "Lee Marsh"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>your name wrote:
>| On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:58:39 GMT, your name <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>Can't you do most of that already with registry tweaks and hex editors? See
>http://www.winguides.com and http://www.tweakxp.com
>
Correct and you can disable Windows file Protection yourself:
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/wfp/wfp4.shtml
You should reenable it after you make your changes as it does protect
your system from masqurading *.exe, *.dll, ect.

There, $50 bucks saved. ;-)

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:12:15 GMT, your name <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:41:13 +0100, "Lee Marsh"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>| The trial includes support for both 2K and XP.
>>|
>>| http://www.litepc.com/xppreview.html
>>
>>Can't you do most of that already with registry tweaks and hex editors? See
>>http://www.winguides.com and http://www.tweakxp.com
>>
>
>Yes, don't bother with xplite. Although the trial can disable file
>protection, it can basically only remove games and indexing service.
>It can't get rid of explorer.

Getting rid of Explorer is dead easy. If you're running Windows NT 5.x
(Windows 2000 or XP) run 'gpedit.msc' from the Run dialog (doesn't
seem to run from lsxcommand unless you use the complete path). Now
navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
Check out the 'Custom User Interface.' This setting lets you change
your Windows shell. That's right... Microsoft actually provided a
[hidden] built-in way to change the shell.

Roger RamJet wrote:

| Getting rid of Explorer is dead easy. If you're running Windows NT 5.x
| (Windows 2000 or XP) run 'gpedit.msc' from the Run dialog (doesn't
| seem to run from lsxcommand unless you use the complete path). Now
| navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
| Check out the 'Custom User Interface.' This setting lets you change
| your Windows shell. That's right... Microsoft actually provided a
| [hidden] built-in way to change the shell.

Nice!, whats the most stable, less system hungry shell out their at the
moment?.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:04:30 +0100, "Lee Marsh"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Roger RamJet wrote:
>
>| Getting rid of Explorer is dead easy. If you're running Windows NT 5.x
>| (Windows 2000 or XP) run 'gpedit.msc' from the Run dialog (doesn't
>| seem to run from lsxcommand unless you use the complete path). Now
>| navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
>| Check out the 'Custom User Interface.' This setting lets you change
>| your Windows shell. That's right... Microsoft actually provided a
>| [hidden] built-in way to change the shell.
>
>Nice!, whats the most stable, less system hungry shell out their at the
>moment?.
>

I can't really say as I use LINUX and WINE. I'm sure if you post your
request as a seperate thread you will get a few suggestions.