Any OS that can load nothing but a browser?

Question

Hi, I want some kind of Operating System like DOS (preferably non-graphical) that can load a browser like Firefox (including graphics). I don't need any other program installed. The reason I want this is because I want to be able to turn on my computer and just check my mail without having a long list of unnecessary programs starting in the background.

Some people I asked suggested I try one of the Linux Distros; well, I've already tried a lot of them (Xubuntu, DSL, VectorLinux, etc) and they load even slower than my Windows XP.

Bear in mind that I only want this as an additional OS to be installed in another partition of my hard drive. By the way, I have a Pentium 4 with 512 ram and a 30gb disk.

Well, I hope you can help me out. Thanks

Answer 1

Try this...

START > RUN > MSCONFIG

Under General Tab, pick Selective Startup
Check only: LOAD SYSTEM SERVICES

This should boot Windows with the bare minimum services/processes... You can go further by going to Services / Startup and picking what to and not to load.

Answer 2

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