Best OS for a "junk" machine?
I am about to give away a few machines to a few folks who have had little to no experience with using computers. The specs are quite low end: Duron/Pentium III 800Mhz with around 512MB and a Geforce 2 card
I have several options as to what OS i can put on them, but i am not sure what the most maintenance free OS would be in terms of support. The machines will be in use at least an hour from where i live, and i am the tech support on them.
Windows 2000
Windows XP
The machines will basically be used for sending e-mail and browing a bit - nothing more serious than that to start with.
Any tips for "lockdown" mode etc so that the user does not fubar the entire machine two hours into use?
Software "must haves" etc would be great to hear as well.