Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e..

It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older than 3 years.
It will probably run, but be very slow
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"River_Rat" wrote in message

 > Yes it is possible for that computer to run XP without a problem I would
 > suggest getting a little bigger HDD though.
 > System Requirements
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font</a>>
 >
 > MS recommends a 1.5 gig HD space available but I don't think that will be
 > enough after SP2 is installed.
 > 6 gig would be plenty for operating but not much storage after installing
 > some programs.
 >
 >
 > --
 > Good Day
 > River Rat
 >
 >
 >
 >


 > I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a small old computer I
 > have got.
 >
 > It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it has 250 Ram of
 > memory and a 333mhz processor.
 >
 > Is it possible to run xp on this system?
 >
 > Thanks

I need it only for an emergency standby system, so I wont be using it much
and won't need so many programs installed. So from what you say it seems the
only factor is space? Is that right?

Thanks
 >
 >
 >
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

This system would be bare minumn. Very Slow. But sence it's only a
backup system then go for it.

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Sash wrote:


  >> Yes it is possible for that computer to run XP without a
  >> problem I would suggest getting a little bigger HDD
  >> though. System Requirements
<font color=green>  >> <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font</a>>
  >>
  >> MS recommends a 1.5 gig HD space available but I don't
  >> think that will be enough after SP2 is installed.
  >> 6 gig would be plenty for operating but not much storage
  >> after installing some programs.
  >>
  >>
  >> --
  >> Good Day
  >> River Rat
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >>


  >> I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a
  >> small old computer I have got.
  >>
  >> It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it
  >> has 250 Ram of memory and a 333mhz processor.
  >>
  >> Is it possible to run xp on this system?
  >>
  >> Thanks
 >
 > I need it only for an emergency standby system, so I wont
 > be using it much and won't need so many programs
 > installed. So from what you say it seems the only factor
 > is space? Is that right?
 > Thanks
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

<<So from what you say it seems the only factor is space? Is that right?>>

No space is not that big of a factor if you are not going to install but a
few programs.

Your HDD will be plenty to do what you are wanting to do.


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"Sash" wrote in message


"River_Rat" wrote in message

 > Yes it is possible for that computer to run XP without a problem I would
 > suggest getting a little bigger HDD though.
 > System Requirements
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx</font</a>>
 >
 > MS recommends a 1.5 gig HD space available but I don't think that will be
 > enough after SP2 is installed.
 > 6 gig would be plenty for operating but not much storage after installing
 > some programs.
 >
 >
 > --
 > Good Day
 > River Rat
 >
 >
 >
 >


 > I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a small old computer I
 > have got.
 >
 > It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it has 250 Ram of
 > memory and a 333mhz processor.
 >
 > Is it possible to run xp on this system?
 >
 > Thanks

I need it only for an emergency standby system, so I wont be using it much
and won't need so many programs installed. So from what you say it seems the
only factor is space? Is that right?

Thanks
 >
 >
 >
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message

 > This system would be bare minumn. Very Slow. But sence it's only a backup
 > system then go for it.
 >
 > --
 > Regards,
 > Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://dts-l.org/</font" target="_blank">http://dts-l.org/</font</a>>
 >
Thanks Bert!! I'll try it, it is a toss up between 98SE and XP, what woudl
you choose?
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"River_Rat" wrote in message

 > <<So from what you say it seems the only factor is space? Is that right?>>
 >
 > No space is not that big of a factor if you are not going to install but a
 > few programs.
 >
 > Your HDD will be plenty to do what you are wanting to do.
 >
 >
 > --
 > Good Day
 > River Rat
 >

HI River

Thanks for your advice, yes I am in the process of recovering from a virus
infection which knocked the soxs off me, I had no idea it was there adn no
scanner picked it up, I lost data and am now behidn with my work/business
work and so I am determined not to let this happen again. So hence the
backup system

Kind of a wake up call. I am now 100% paranoid about viruses LOL>
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"cyanide" wrote in message

 > "sash" wrote:
  > > I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a small old
  > > computer I
  > > have got.
  > >
  > > It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it has
  > > 250 Ram of
  > > memory and a 333mhz processor.> >
  > > Is it possible to run xp on this system?
  > >
  > > Thanks
 >
 > It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older than 3 years.
 > It will probably run, but be very slow

Thanks, well I'll try it and see what happens, I've heard various stories
and will just suck it and see! Thanks forthe tip, I'll be using it for
word processing and email, thats bout all. It'll need office 2000 installed
as a bare minimum I would think.
 >
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

 > Thanks for your advice, yes I am in the process of recovering from a virus
 > infection which knocked the soxs off me, I had no idea it was there adn no
 > scanner picked it up, I lost data and am now behidn with my work/business
 > work and so I am determined not to let this happen again. So hence the
 > backup system

Instead of a backup system, consider a system of backups. Ghost or
Drive Image to make compressed mirrors of your harddrive on a
regular basis. Keep three sets in rotation, and make them once a
week, saving your data files to another drive or to CD or DVD
daily. Then you can laugh at viruses.
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"Al Smith" wrote in message

  >> Thanks for your advice, yes I am in the process of recovering from a
  >> virus infection which knocked the soxs off me, I had no idea it was there
  >> adn no scanner picked it up, I lost data and am now behidn with my
  >> work/business work and so I am determined not to let this happen again.
  >> So hence the backup system
 >
 > Instead of a backup system, consider a system of backups. Ghost or Drive
 > Image to make compressed mirrors of your harddrive on a regular basis.
 > Keep three sets in rotation, and make them once a week, saving your data
 > files to another drive or to CD or DVD daily. Then you can laugh at
 > viruses.

Now that sounds a pretty good idea! The only problem is that I'm not yet
having done that. I'm understanding the concept
of partitions on the disc drive but just need to work out how to do the
mirroring as I have not yet done that.
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

<<It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older than 3 years.
It will probably run, but be very slow>>

I will have to disagree with this. The age of the puter does not have
anything to do with running the OS.
It all has to do with the size of the components not the age of them.

My wife is running XP Pro on a 5 year old puter and it runs better with XP
then it did with 98SE, & ME.


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"cyanide" wrote in message

"sash" wrote:
  > I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a small old
  > computer I
  > have got.
  >
  > It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it has
  > 250 Ram of
  > memory and a 333mhz processor.
  >
  > Is it possible to run xp on this system?
  >
  > Thanks

It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older than 3 years.
It will probably run, but be very slow

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 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

I was going to recommend both! Create a multiboot environment with
Win98 and WinXP. But the drive is probably to small. Considering this
is a back system go a head and install XP, if it doesn't work out
format and install Win98 which we know will work just fine.

In case you get your hands on a larger drive.
Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction
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Sash wrote:
 > "Bert Kinney" wrote
  >> This system would be bare minumn. Very Slow. But sence
  >> it's only a backup system then go for it.
  >>
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  >> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
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  >>
 > Thanks Bert!! I'll try it, it is a toss up between 98SE
 > and XP, what woudl you choose?
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

If you install XP I would not suggest installing full office. Maybe
just MS-Word and use Outlook Express for mail. Remember that you
should leave a GB of disk space empty for swap file/ page files.

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Sash wrote:


  >> "sash" wrote:
   >>> I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a
   >>> small old computer I
   >>> have got.
   >>>
   >>> It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it
   >>> has 250 Ram of
   >>> memory and a 333mhz processor.> >
   >>> Is it possible to run xp on this system?
   >>>
   >>> Thanks
  >>
  >> It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older
  >> than 3 years. It will probably run, but be very slow
 >
 > Thanks, well I'll try it and see what happens, I've heard
 > various stories and will just suck it and see! Thanks
 > forthe tip, I'll be using it for word processing and
 > email, thats bout all. It'll need office 2000 installed
 > as a bare minimum I would think.
 >> Stay informed about: Possible to install xp on a spare emergency reserver pc? e.. 

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message

: If you install XP I would not suggest installing full office. Maybe
: just MS-Word and use Outlook Express for mail. Remember that you
: should leave a GB of disk space empty for swap file/ page files.
:
: --
: Regards,
: Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
: http://dts-l.org/
:
: Sash wrote:
: > "cyanide" wrote in
: > message
: >> "sash" wrote:
: >>> I am wondering if it is possible to install xp on a
: >>> small old computer I
: >>> have got.
: >>>
: >>> It is a Dan Pentium 2, with 6Gigabyte hard drive and it
: >>> has 250 Ram of
: >>> memory and a 333mhz processor.> >
: >>> Is it possible to run xp on this system?
: >>>
: >>> Thanks
: >>
: >> It's generally not recommend to run xp on machines older
: >> than 3 years. It will probably run, but be very slow

I'm running XP Pro on a AMD 800 Mhz with 256 MB RAM PC100s and not problem
at all. I have all the eye candy and it runs like a dream. It was originally
an HP but I erased the drive and put XP Pro on it. It was purchased in
September, 2000, a tad more than three years ago.
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