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"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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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.

If Im wrong install XP you tool and see , if your so fucking sure , Mr
knowall .

This is why no-one helps you fool


>
> > 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.
>
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