Aryeh Goretsky (home) wrote:
Hello,
I ran Microsoft Windows Ultimate Edition on a ThinkPad T43p with 2GB
of RAM
and a 7200RPM drive. I found it more than adequate for email, web
browsing
and watching or listening to streaming media.
My personal preference is for performing clean installations of
Windows via
Microsoft's retail discs and then installing the manufacturer's
drivers and
software. You may be able to perform an upgrade or multi-boot
installation
from Windows XP.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
At 12:23 PM 7/10/2009, you wrote:
Message: 11
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:56:24 -0400
From: John Toliver <[email protected]>
Subject: [Thinkpad] Anyone have experience with running Vista Business
on a T43?
To: thinkpad <[email protected]>
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<[email protected]>
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I followed the advice found on the list, and invested in a T43 as my
trusty
T23 finally died on me a second time, with the screen going out.
I have heard that Vista has nice features for process management. I
think
someone mentioned it handles programs more along the lines of the
completely
fair scheduler (CFS) written into more recent linux kernels.
I installed the upgrade advisor for Vista and it said my machine
would work
well with Business edition which is fine by me. I have 1GB (will be
upgrading to 2GB soon) 1.86GHz (may upgrade to the 2200) etc. I have a
2669-CTO model I believe it mentioned.
Wanted to know if the app was correct. Will I need to kill aero and
disable
a host of features to get it running reasonably well? Or have all the
initial compatibility issues been worked out for systems to actually
support
Vista...Aero and all?
Can I do a clean upgrade from XP pro?
Thanks in advance for any feedback given.
--
I've discovered the key to success is to never give up. You either
learn
the right way, or you run out of ways to do it wrong. A win/win
situation!
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I find that win 98 se is also more than adequate for running email, web
browsing and streaming media,
on an A21p with 512 mb ram.
So why line the pockets of MS for a product you need much more expensive
and powerful hardware
on which to run?
Also interestingly, the last ~Thinkpad that IBM supplied all the drivers
for dos 6.22 and win 3.1 is/was the 390x.
thats like running a V8 in a model T.
Couple it with a fast ADSL router link to the net.
Theres nothing faster for text work like email etc.
Its my view one should be able to try before you buy.
If Vista does what you need better than anything else then go for it.
Just the otherside of the coin.
Ted
Frater
Dorset
UK.
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