Better for an older laptop? Win98 or Win2000?  | | | 
September 13th, 2004, 11:36 AM
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| Better for an older laptop? Win98 or Win2000?
Just need to know what one is better. I had xp on it but its way to slow. Any ideas? | 
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September 13th, 2004, 11:43 AM
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I have an older Armada 700 that runs win 2k pro just fine... its a P2 -233 or 266 whateverish and has 1 gig of ram...
runs a little slow complared to my P4 3.2 lappy but is rock solid... | |
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September 13th, 2004, 11:45 AM
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Specs? Esp CPU and memory.
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September 13th, 2004, 11:50 AM
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I wouldn't put 98 on any laptop.
I would recommend NT4 on anything less than 128MB of RAM and PIII-like CPU.
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September 13th, 2004, 12:02 PM
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whats wrong with 98 rick? I imagine many people on this forum use it everyday with absolutely no issues..me included.
that being said...I know microsoft tried to say that 2000 ran better than 98 on comps with 64m ram etc, lol...but I seriously doubt it
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September 13th, 2004, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilRick I wouldn't put 98 on any laptop. | For a PC, it runs fine, but for a laptop . . .
I'm talking about security, performance, the whole she-bang, not just the fact that yes you can install it and it will work. | |
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September 13th, 2004, 12:30 PM
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Rick,
What would you suggest for an ancient Toshiba Tecra 510CDT (133mgz, 32mb ram)? I've tried Win2K, but "slow" isn't even the word I'd use to describe it. 98SE, however, seems to be working out OK. Certainly, it won't be confused with a supercomputer, but it does a decent job.
And yes, I'm trying to find a stick of 128mb (max it will support) or at least 64mb on Fleabay. (I have a hard time justifying spending more for the memory than I paid for the machine-$60-no shipping!). I may try 2K then... | |
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September 13th, 2004, 12:34 PM
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Yuck. 98SE might be your only alternative in you don't have NT4. | |
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September 13th, 2004, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilRick Yuck... | Yeah, but fine for checking email when I travel, or DLing a needed driver at someone's house (whose machine is down), which is all I ever really used my $1200 Inspiron for. On my router (RR), it's almost as fast for browsing as my 2.8c P4! And if it gets lost, stolen (HA!), or broken, it is much less than a $100 investment...almost inconsequential.
I do have access to NT4...do you think it'd run OK given these limited specs? | |
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September 13th, 2004, 12:50 PM
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With at least 64MB it would do fine. I sent you a PM. | |
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