Which OS is best suited for a slow laptop?

[gogeeta13]

I have Windows 95 OSR2 on it right now, but it doesnt support my NIC, so I have to choose from Win98SE or WindowsNT SP6 to go onto it. I dont think Win2k is an option for this laptop, it is:

P133, 40MB ram, 1.4GB hdd, 10x cdrom, 10/100 PCMCIA NIC, floppy..



My one concern is NTs support of laptop's, specifically the PCMCIA bus...

Ideas?

Thanks


Note: This thread, previously seen here before being locked.

 

[kurt454]

How about Win98lite? Windows 98 with Windows 95 shell. There used to be a freeware version floating around.

 

[corkyg]

I would go with a Win98SE Upgrade from 95SR2. I did it with a laptop similar to yours, and it was fine. Check your OEM site for drivers and BIOS updates. Also make sure which PCMCIA bus it uses - 16 or 32 bit (Cardbus is 32, Card and Socket Services is 16.)

 

[Utterman]

I have windows 98 installed on a computer with about the same specs and it works just fine

 

[gogeeta13]

Can anyone help me with winNT first? I really woudl like if that worked because it is so robust

 

[Hullboy]

Go for a small linux distro, such as slackware!

search on google for info on ultra small linux installs on laptops - you are not alone with this situation..............

good luck!

 

[EHobaX]

DOS

 

[erikistired]

what brand laptop is it? pcmcia is supported under nt4, i've used it myself on a few laptops, but i'd more be worried about drivers for your vid/sound/etc. so i guess check the website for the manufacturer or if it's off brand you might need to hunt down individual drivers.

 

[hoihtah]

i'd probably go with linux shell.

 

[Citadel535]

Windows 98 should run just a little slower on it. May as well put 98SE as it is 98 + IE 5.

 

[chillicotheweb]

If you have linux or unix experiance I would suggest freebsd, slackware or debian. If you have only windows experiance I would install the latest version of Mandrake.