Installing Windows XP

pinstripe007 · Mar 22, 2004, 03:54 PM

I heard something about installing Win XP...I want to see if there is any truth to this and/or opinions about doing such a thing.

What I heard is that Win XP can be installed without ACPI and will perform much better than with ACPI better. Is this true? Has anyone done this?

Thanks for any input

No_Style · Mar 22, 2004, 04:17 PM

It's not worth the hassle in my opinion. If you like to relive the Win95 days of pushing off the power button after you shutdown, you'll have it in a non-ACPI Win. XP. There's a lot more useful tweaks than getting rid of ACPI

pinstripe007 · Mar 22, 2004, 04:21 PM

Thanks for the input.

You would not have any links or tips to those tweaks to get the most out of your system would you?

No_Style · Mar 22, 2004, 04:33 PM

TweakXP <-- Lots of tweaks in general
Kelly's Korner XP <-- Lots of Registry Based Tweaks
Black Viper's <-- Services Related Tweaks

3 Useful sites.

Be sure to do whatever back ups you need before applying tweaks.

PangingJr · Mar 22, 2004, 04:37 PM

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Technically, MS would prefer ACPI be used. It takes away some decision making from the BIOS and leaves those up to the OS.
With a standard HAL, the BIOS can "surprise" the OS; i.e. there are things the BIOS can do that can throw a curve at the OS,
but the OS still has to honor the request regardless of whether it makes sense or not.

ACPI isn't just power management. It's a control protocol between the BIOS and the OS which incorporates the ability to control power to individual devices at the OS level. The biggest thing however is device enumeration/detection.
ACPI has no negative impact on the XP system's performance.

pr0digal jenius · Mar 22, 2004, 06:01 PM

yes, i wouldn't go that route either, use tweak XP, Customizer XP, X-Teq Setup, or one of numerous other programs out there...

...or if yer a hands on person... RegEdit...haha

Mar 22, 2004, 03:54 PM	#1
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Mar 22, 2004, 04:17 PM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I've tried it. It's not worth the hassle in my opinion. If you like to relive the Win95 days of pushing off the power button after you shutdown, you'll have it in a non-ACPI Win. XP. There's a lot more useful tweaks than getting rid of ACPI __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 22, 2004, 04:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
pinstripe007 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 105 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the input. You would not have any links or tips to those tweaks to get the most out of your system would you? __________________ [color=blue] [color=red][color=darkgreen]\|Desktop\| [/color]Mobo:[/color] DFI nForce2 "Ultra Infinity" [color=red]CPU:[/color] AMD Athlon XP 2500+ @ 3200+ Barton [color=red]RAM:[/color] 2x256 & 1x512 PC3200 Buffalo Technology CH-5 @ 11-2-2-2.0 [color=red]Vid:[/color] Sapphire ATI r9700pro @ 360/320 [color=darkgreen]\|Laptop - Prostar 3722\| [color=red]Display: [/color][color=blue]15.4" WSXGA+ [/color][color=yellow]; [color=red]CPU: [/color][color=blue]1.7 GHz Dothan 2MB L2 Cache[/color]; [color=red]RAM: [/color][color=blue]1024MB PC2700 DDR[/color]; [color=red]Vid: [/color][/color][/color][color=blue]ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128M[/color] [/color]

Mar 22, 2004, 04:33 PM	#4
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	TweakXP <-- Lots of tweaks in general Kelly's Korner XP <-- Lots of Registry Based Tweaks Black Viper's <-- Services Related Tweaks 3 Useful sites. Be sure to do whatever back ups you need before applying tweaks. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 22, 2004, 06:01 PM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yes, i wouldn't go that route either, use tweak XP, Customizer XP, X-Teq Setup, or one of numerous other programs out there... ...or if yer a hands on person... RegEdit...haha