Installing Windows XP on a 400 Mhz PC!!!

greenhorn · 20th August 2009, 14:27

just curious. Do you HAVE to install XP ? there are some lightweight linuxes which will make you feel like you're running a brand new machine

srijit · 20th August 2009, 14:45

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

just curious. Do you HAVE to install XP ? there are some lightweight linuxes which will make you feel like you're running a brand new machine

XP is not that bad. Have used it on a 233Mhz system with 128Mb RAM back in 2003. Disabled visual styles and a bunch of services and it performed nicely. Linux in those days was not up to scratch. Todays versions should be good though.
My point is XP can still work on old systems. Dont always need Linux.

ramki067 · 21st August 2009, 14:44

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

google for the details of the motherboard. Alternately, just post its name here, and we'll do it for you

Its a SIS 620 motherboard (written on green colored chip). And also doesn't this MB support 20GB Harddisk? I'm presently using a 4.3 GB one. My system hangs several times while booting XP installed with SP3.

Thanks,
Ramki

SirAlec · 21st August 2009, 17:12

sis 620! its a very old mobo.?
please upgrade for intel and microsoft's sake

don't torture yourself.

ph03n!x · 21st August 2009, 20:05

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Originally Posted by ramki067

Its a SIS 620 motherboard (written on green colored chip). And also doesn't this MB support 20GB Harddisk? I'm presently using a 4.3 GB one. My system hangs several times while booting XP installed with SP3.

Thanks,
Ramki

It should support up to 32 GB, IIRC. But am sure everything that comes onboard with this MoBo is supported in XP- there are drivers out there...

ramki067 · 28th August 2009, 10:46

I fixed the 20GB HD and tried to install Win XP on my system and the install starts and proceeds till "Setup is starting Windows..." line and hangs! and doesn't recover even after 1/2 hour. I'm clueless on whats going on here... Please help.

Ramki.

diabloo · 28th August 2009, 11:13

@Ramki, unless you get a kick of running XP on 400Mhz processor, you should drop this. Even if you succeed, your patience will be put to test on that slow machine. Believe me, opening a brower & then a web site will take you more than a minute.

In case you still want to use your old system, I suggest installing Windows 2000.

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greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,878 Thanked: 4,910 Times View My Garage	just curious. Do you HAVE to install XP ? there are some lightweight linuxes which will make you feel like you're running a brand new machine
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SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,395 Thanked: 727 Times	sis 620! its a very old mobo.? please upgrade for intel and microsoft's sake don't torture yourself.
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28th August 2009, 10:46	#21
ramki067 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 616 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	I fixed the 20GB HD and tried to install Win XP on my system and the install starts and proceeds till "Setup is starting Windows..." line and hangs! and doesn't recover even after 1/2 hour. I'm clueless on whats going on here... Please help. Ramki.
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28th August 2009, 11:13	#22
diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	@Ramki, unless you get a kick of running XP on 400Mhz processor, you should drop this. Even if you succeed, your patience will be put to test on that slow machine. Believe me, opening a brower & then a web site will take you more than a minute. In case you still want to use your old system, I suggest installing Windows 2000.
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