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Best OS for old P3 System?
Hey, I have an old P3 800Mhz, 256MB, 20Gb HDD, system with no OS installed.. I know its old, but it still works fine and it'd be a waste to toss out... Any suggestions as to what OS i should install on it? Something other than boring 'ol windows...
Thanks in advance..
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Linux?
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Windows 2000 or XP will run just fine, though adding some RAM wouldn't hurt for XP.
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Windows 2000 or Millenium.
You may try XP but it will run like o tortoise! ![]()
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XP runs fine with 256MB, Windows ME is a big no go. Crappiest release ever. Windows 95 was a bad idea already, 98 wasn't better and ME made it even worse.
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I agree with this.
For this reason I did not install them I had Windows 98 and 2000 later.
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I think he's asking for other os other then "boring olo windows".
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Windows XP, dude... do you guys realise that although windows XP isnt the best release, most tools these days only work for windows XP
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I totally agree..but he's asking for other os other then windows. BTw what is FTW?
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ubuntu.
tho iv never tried any other linux versions, so i dont know how they compare. if it has a hardware t&l card, try running games that require more than you have, see if the reduction in resources lets them work! |
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FTW > For teh win.
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I'm running xp pro SP2 on my old P3 rig. 933mhz with 192mb of ram, runs like a champ
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heh, alright. thanks guys!
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give suse a try to. it has had no problems with anything of mine and is really stable doesnt look to shabby either.
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Or run Solaris on it...
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i run xp on a 400mhz laptop with 96 mb of ram dont run half bad if u stet it to look like win95/98 hell i even got a wifi card in it to bad the charge lasts about an hour
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Almost everything that runs on XP will run on 2000 you just have to make sure you have all the updates. I have an old PII based system running windows 2000 I've never had any compatibility problems. Of course all it does is internet and word processing. Although I did run photoshop on it once when my computer went down for a couple of days. That was a nightmare, but I got what I needed done.
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i can run XP on my pentium pro rated as 150mhz with 128mb. it runs slow but runs just fine for email and web.
also my older lapy has a p3 600mhz, with 192mb, 8mb ati rage...and runs xp like a champ ![]() |
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Windows 2000 (fully service pack level + hotfix patch updated of course) will do the job nicely...
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Yes, but also, DSL, if you are not gaming.
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