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FruitLoop <Hyperactive@fruitloop.net> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> kevin <kevin@Invalid.Address.Com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> SmakDaddy <archangel@engineer.com> wrote

>>>>>> Might see how viable 256K of ram is and install XP instead.

>>>>> depending on what its to be used for,you might get away with
>>>>> installing a user friendly (well, friendly fora linux flavour)
>>>>> linux distrobutuon like mandriva or something.

>>>> Nar, the owner is a pretty naive user.

>>>>> you can pretty much guarantee there will be free-to-download
>>>>> hardware specific or compatible generic drivers for all the
>>>>> hardware on the laptop.

>>>> Its a desktop.

>>>>> also depends  on the purpous though. if its for internet, email,
>>>>> and word, then something like mandriva will do all that easily.
>>>>> if its to run games and stuff, that xp option sounds a lot better...

>>>> Yeah, particularly for the camera etc, XP or SE is the way to go
>>>> IMO. Main advantage with XP over SE is that it will be easier for
>>>> me to fix as required, mainly because of the install in place with
>>>> XP. SE is a tad dinosaury in that area. Quite adequate for their
>>>> use tho.

>>> Not sure about XP since you only have 256k RAM.

>> 64 actually.

>>> Can the RAM be upgraded?

>> Likely, but there arent any XP drivers for it,
>> just 2K drivers so that might not be a great idea.

>>> Anyone know what the min RAM is for XP?

>> There isnt any real minimum, I have installed
>> it on a 64M system. Rather slow tho.

> No minimum , my ass , MS have minimum system specs on software ,

Wrong, as always.

> Off the top of my head Processor 300mhz and 128 meg ram for XP

Have fun explaining the 64M system I installed it on fine.

>>> Do you have a regular Win98 CD and upgrade CD to Win98se?
>>
>> Yes, but chose not to use that.
>>
>>> Or a Win98 CD Full Version (if they made one)?
>>
>> 98SE OEM, yes, that installs fine and is how I proved
>> that it was a stuffed SE install, that fixes the problem.
>> And its happy to use the Product Key thats on the
>> manual that came with the system too.
>>
>>> If so dump the restore CD and repartition the Drive to one
>>> Partition.
>>
>> It only had the one partition, I just formatted that and SE installs
>> fine.
>>
>>> Then install Win98(se) and or upgrade to Win98se.
>>> You should be all set from there.
>>
>> Its more complicated than that. For some odd reason while there
>> are 5 video drivers on the compaq site for that system, not one of
>> them is for the intel video chipset that is actually present.
>>
>> Looks rather like its one of Compaq's odditys that never did
>> get made in very big volume and its unclear if the recovery
>> CDs actually belong with that system at all. Compaq couldnt
>> find any data on the number thats on the CDs and their
>> database only shows a recovery CD for 2K for that system.
>>
>> Looks rather like someone used a separate compaq oem SE
>> and the recovery CDs are from something else or something.
>>
>> I worked out which chipset its got using Everest, Intel i752 and
>> an Intel 82810E graphics controller. Nothing on the intel site for
>> the i752. Decent collection of drivers for the 82810 but when you
>> try installing the one for 98 etc, it says its for the 810 etc video
>> chipsets. Its happy to install and does appear to work on that
>> system tho, at least allowing the better video modes to be set
>> now. They dont play games on that PC so it should be fine.
>>
>>> I think the problem was you were looking at the wrong CD trying to
>>> run a Win98 CD (Restore CD) on a system that has been ugraded to
>>> Win98se.
>>
>> Nope, its always had SE on it, the manual
>> and product key are for a compaq oem SE.
>>
>>> It wanted to see the Win98se CD and not Win98 unless it asks for it.
>>
>> The QReasy error message doesnt even mention that possibility, it
>> rabbits on about various possibilitys with the hardware its booted
>> on.