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Hello Dave If u can get Linux and X running on it then look at the Matchbox Window manager http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_(window_manager) We used this a few years ago with small 7" touch screens ( resistive) as console system controllers on the Lidias project. Worked pretty well and is still actively developed HTH Regards and Best Wishes Rick Timmis Abazander Ltd Sent from my Dragon 32 On 24 Jun 2011, at 19:52, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 24/06/11 19:34, Dava wrote: >> Hey there, >> OK, a slight stab in the dark... My good friend recently bought a small >> x86 powered touch screen photo printing machine similar to the type >> Boots uses. It is currently running W2K but we haven't got access to the >> back end to modify prices etc, it is passworded and i cant seem to get >> around it. He is well up for putting a small reliable Linux distro on it >> but I'm unsure as where to start? Are there distros out there that would >> suit this? Or software of which i can put on another distro of my >> choice? It has a card reader and USB ports but wouldn't mind adding a >> bluetooth dongle for further flexibility. I had a quick gander on Google >> but yielded nothing... probably my lacking search engine skills! >> Any suggestions would be great thanks, I'm all ears :) >> >> Regards >> >> Dave >> >> > > When I think Touch I instantly think of something like Unity on Ubuntu or Gnome 3. > However I guess they could possibly be slightly too high spec depending on the > age of the machine (especially if it's only running Windows 2000). > > I gather though that the next release of Ubuntu is going to have a 2D Unity > interface included to complement the existing 3D interface. It's certainly worth > giving it a try. Maybe if the hardware is upgradable (such as a standard > motherboard etc) then maybe your friend could beef it up a bit and still use the > existing casing, touch screen etc. > > As far as getting round the password, if you can boot from CD, try this which can > be used to reset passwords (I'd suggest resetting the password rather than > changing it with this tool): > > http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ > > Rob > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq