Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:15:21 +0100
From: "Laszlo Szalai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] What OS('s) to install? Dual-boot also an option?
I think Windows 2000 is a good choice I've tried XP but it was slow on
my 110CT with 64 MB ram.
I can recommend W2K. Fast, Stable you can play Quake too ;-)
Best,
LeZ
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:02:44 +0200
From: John Niemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What OS('s) to install? Dual-boot also an option?
I have gone through pretty much every Windows version from 3.1 up to
XP, on my
desktop machines, but now I'd like to know which ones are the best for
a
Libretto with the following specs;
233 Mhz cpu, 64Mb RAM (would upgrade to 96 but it's sooo expensive,
64Mb module
costs 110€), HD 2.1 gigs but will be upped to a 40-80 gig HD
pretty
soon.
OS cost is not an issue as the OS's will be installed legally at my
workplace
with the university's license.
Main uses will be;
-Excel
-Word
-Old DOS/Win games
-Internet connection via wlan and lan
-Connecting to numerous other windows machines via lan or USB for data
transfer
Should I install a dual boot, like Win98 for games and internet and
then f.ex.
NT4.0 WITHOUT network support for stable and virus/spyware free Excel
and Word
use.
I'm mainly conserned with spyware and viruses that slow up the computer
as well
as various other c*ap collecting to the registry etc. via Internet
usage.
PS. Are older versions of Word & Excel faster/less CPU intensive? I
only need
basic word processing and some simple statistical plotting so maybe
installing
older version of those would also be a good idea?
-John
