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XP Starter Edition Examined

Posted by michael on from the windows-with-training-wheels dept.

de la mettrie writes "C-Net reports that analysts do not recommend using Microsoft's new 'Windows XP Starter Edition', a low-cost XP version aimed at the Asian market (and previously covered on Slashdot). The report notes that numerous networking features are removed, and the Starter Edition allows only three applications to be run concurrently. According to Microsoft, this limitation 'helps [users] stay organized and reduces confusion.'"

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  1. Re:I'm going to be laughing at this one for days by hey · · Score: 4, Informative

    You can make a program keep running but not show in the task bar by hiding the main window. ie:

    ShowWindow(ghwndMain, SW_HIDE);

    Programs can hide other programs (security hole but that's another issue). So maybe somebody will write an application that show you all your running apps and give you an easy way to toggle if they are showing or now.