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Lightweight free apps for a Windows-based Eee PC

When I received my Eee PC I was quite dissatisfied with the Linux it came with. Quite honestly, while it was nice for basic tasks, it didn’t feel very responsive and the OS took up a lot of space.

After some days of usage, I decided to install a nLited version of Windows XP. By removing drivers, some languages support and many other things the final installation media wasn’t over 200 MB.

The OS alone isn’t exactly useful, so I had to install programs, but they had to be lightweight and serve the purpose well at the same time. Today we are infested with bloatware, but being a software junkie myself I think I made some good choices when installing stuff on the tiny machine, which I want to share with you:

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