Re: Should I Install 2000 on an old laptop?

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"Christopher Isherwood" <ChristopherIsherwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:A8F442ED-63C5-4028-AE28-974D0D13D47A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have an old IBM ThinkPad 600X, with 64MB RAM and 448MHz Intel Pentium III
Processor.

It was originally a business laptop, running Windows NT 4, but was resold
with 98SE. I have a copy of 2000 Professional, which I had installed on
another computer, but that computer is no longer in use (HD failure), so I
can legally install 2000 on the laptop. My question is: should I?

I know the computer meets MS's requirements, but based on past experience,
I
usually double those requirements. This laptop will only be used
occasionally
for email, and Web browsing. Does anyone think my processor speed & RAM
are
sufficient for this? Or should I just stick w/ 98SE? I prefer 2000, but I
don't want it to run too slowly.

Win2000 will run but it will be very sluggish. You would get much
better performance with Win98 or with WinNT.


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