Re: minimum hard disk/cpu question
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 01/12/05
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:08:13 -0800
64MB is the minimum memory, 233Mhz is the minimum processor speed. the
install of XP alone, requires 1.5GB worth of the hard drive, not much room
for anything else when you get finished installing. XP is extremely
graphics intensive and likely well beyond the capability of that Toughbook,
you likely can't get XP drivers for all the hardware and assuming you could
get it installed, it would run slower than molasses on a freezing day.
You can turn off the eye candy though it won't make a lot of difference on
the setup you describe and if you do, it will look very similar to Win98.
Is it even worth it...short answer, no!
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Dave Gower" <davegow.removethis@magma.ca> wrote in message news:-46dnY09v4XwH3ncRVn-rQ@magma.ca... > I've got a Panasonic Toughbook which I use for simple tasks (note-taking, > calculations, a little surfing). It works great and I would hate to throw > it away, but I am getting tired of the Win98 that it came with, which is > far inferior to XP that I have gotten used to on my main computer, and > anyway is way overdue for reinstall. > > The Toughbook has a 64M CPU and a 2G HD. According to the Microsoft > website, 64M is the minimum (128 recommended) and 1.5G disk space. Am I > going to encounter problems if I try to upgrade with hardware this close > to the minimum? Is it even worth it? >
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