On Apr 5, 2005 1:48 PM, Peter da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't know about XP but I ran 2000 on my Toshiba Libretto and it was > > > maxed out at 64M. > > > [Nod] Saw it done & played with it. Not quick, though, was it? > > The pre-MMX Pentium-1 CPU had more to do with that than the low memory. For > web browsing with Firefox it was entirely usable. > > > ObOnedownmanship: I managed to get W2K on my Thinkpad 701C "Butterfly" > > once, for a laugh. 486DX4/75 with 40MB RAM. Worked... eventually... > > How did you manage that? Windows 2000 checked for and refused to install on > anything less than a Pentium. Some kind of w2kPostFacto hack?
[Confused] I have a distinct memory of doing this but it was about 4y ago now. I'm sure it wasn't NT4 but it might have been, I suppose. AFAICR, no, vanilla install. XP and W2K3 are fussy about CPUs, but W2K isn't, IME. But now you have me doubting my memory... -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
