Making Windows XP play a little better with solid state drives

hackszine.com - 10/7/2008

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I tried getting Windows XP running on my 20GB EEE PC 900, but out of the box, it's pretty sluggish. The problem may be that Windows XP is not being optimized for solid state drives (SSDs). Posting on the OCZ (maker of SATA SSD drives) forums, Tony has written up a HOWTO on making Windows XP ...

informationweek.com - 10/8/2008

Windows XP Gets Reprieve, Yet Again -

— informationweek.com — Windows XP is proving harder to kill than a Halloween vampire. With businesses having all but shunned... Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided to extend the period in which it will make copies of its older sibling available to PC makers. Microsoft ... (more) Windows XP Gets Reprieve, Yet Again -

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ocztechnologyforum.com - 10/5/2008

Making XP pro SSD friendly - OCZ Forum

— ocztechnologyforum.com — Before we get going, this thread will be read only, if you want to discuss tweaking XP... etc please post here: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...812#post300812 Also there is no benchmark that will show improvements, the ONLY way to tell is by using ... (more) Making XP pro SSD friendly - OCZ Forum

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