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TheMusicPirate
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O.P. just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

My laptop thati bought used is a Dell Latitude CP

and it says that is is designed for microsoft windows 98.
does that mean i can't install winxp on it?

thanks.

12-04-2005 11:48 PM

Lou
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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

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Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
My laptop thati bought used is a Dell Latitude CP

and it says that is is designed for microsoft windows 98.
does that mean i can't install winxp on it?

thanks.

depends. What are your system specs?

This means that it was designed to better function with windows 98

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12-04-2005 11:55 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by lou_habs

quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
My laptop thati bought used is a Dell Latitude CP

and it says that is is designed for microsoft windows 98.
does that mean i can't install winxp on it?

thanks.
depends. What are your system specs?

This means that it was designed to better function with windows 98

Pentium 233mmx
64MB Ram
2.1gb

cdrom
usb
56k

whati was going to updgrade to was:

Pentium II
at least 512mb
at least 60 - 80gb

and a dvd/cd burner
and a network card.

if i even can upgrade to those things.

12-05-2005 01:30 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

i dont think XP would run very well (if at all) at all on those specs

12-05-2005 01:34 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
Pentium II
at least 512mb

overdoing it a bit?

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12-05-2005 01:36 AM

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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
Pentium II
at least 512mb

overdoing it a bit?

what do yuo mean?

12-05-2005 01:58 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

i think he was being sarcastic.. although its hard to tell

12-05-2005 02:00 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
what do yuo mean?

If my P4 can run with 256, what the HELL is a P2 going to do with 512?

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12-05-2005 02:13 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
Pentium 233mmx
64MB Ram
2.1gb

cdrom
usb
56k

whati was going to updgrade to was:

Pentium II
at least 512mb
at least 60 - 80gb

and a dvd/cd burner
and a network card.

I wish you luck in your upgrades:

You're going to have trouble with the processor upgrades because of the socket differences [maybe], as well as compatibility with the laptops motherboard
You're going to have to try and find compatible RAM for the machine as it will be SDRAM for laptops and will be quite expensive.
That machine most likely wouldn't support a hard drive that large (BIOS limitation)
You're going to need to try and find a CD/DVD drive with the same width/height/legth and most importantly the same interface, unless you purchase an external one.

All in all, it is going to be quite expensive and probably won't work how you want it to.

This post was edited on 12-05-2005 at 02:18 AM by surfichris.

12-05-2005 02:18 AM

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RE: just bought a used laptop...need questions answered...

XP needs about 90 mb of RAM to run efficiently....
Though it will run on like 40 mb probably, but then you need RAM for other stuff too....

Laptops are hard to upgrade aswel, its very fiddly.

12-06-2005 02:56 AM

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