Will an old compaq pentium 1 run windows xp?

[purbeast0]

I'm wondering if its even worth trying to install windows XP on this laptop. It's an old compaq presario of my fathers, and I was going to bring it on my trip to Aruba for the sole fact of being able to unload my digical camera pics on there if my camera fills up.

i don't know the exact specs at all aside from that its a pentium 1 (and i dont have it with me) because I remember seeing the sticker on it.

 

[Cal166]

RTFM

 

[Nitemare]

probably, might take about 6 hours to boot up though

How many Mhz and how much memory?

 

[purbeast0]

there is no manual you asswipe.

like i said i don't know the exact specs from here, im at work and its at home. it boots up win95 in about 2 minutes though heh if that makes any difference .

i cant install my camera drivers on the win95 machine which won't allow me to get the pictures off of the camera. maybe i can just install win98 or something ...

 

[Cal166]

The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Home Edition are:
? Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
? At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
? At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
? CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
? Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
? Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
? Sound card
? Speakers or headphones

RTFM

 

[Phoenix15]

I've ran XP on a 233 before. Just for what you are going to be doing, it will probablly be fine.

 

[Kenazo]

Put win98 on there. Winxp won't run on it. It has a hard time running on a 300mhz, so it sure won't be useable on such a computer. W/ Win98, just remember you'll probably need drivers to hook up your computer.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: Cal166
The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Home Edition are:
? Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
? At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
? At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
? CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
? Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
? Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
? Sound card
? Speakers or headphones

windows xp will not install on a computer with less than 128MB of ram, it will run on 64MB, but will make 3.11 look like a slice of heaven

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: Cal166
The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Home Edition are:
? Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
? At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
? At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
? CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
? Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
? Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
? Sound card
? Speakers or headphones

RTFM

I can almost GAURNTEE <sp?> that you dont have the hard drive requirements if you only have a pentium 1 on there....

 

[imported_Kensai]

It'll probably run, but at a snail's pace.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
I've ran XP on a 233 before. Just for what you are going to be doing, it will probablly be fine.

Yeah, I used to be a tutor in an A+ class, and the teacher had a bunch of old arse comps sitting around. He was like "Try putting XP on one of those", so I did. The last 15 minutes of the 90 minute class I was playing Virtual pinball.

They like almost exactly hit the minimum requirements.

 

[So]

You're not gonna get XP to run worth a damn on that. 2k either. 98 might be okay, but 95 will be the only snappy ms os you'll find for even a mid range p-1 (maybye the 233 era ones will run 2k alright). I fear we're talking a p-90->133 here though.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Put win98 on there. Winxp won't run on it. It has a hard time running on a 300mhz, so it sure won't be useable on such a computer. W/ Win98, just remember you'll probably need drivers to hook up your computer.

yea i don't have the original driver disc with the PC.

will win98 install generic drivers for the laptop just so i can get display?

like i said, i ONLY need it to get these pics off of my camera (incase my camera fills up with pictures). windows 98 might be a solutin if the drivers are supported for it, which i'm about to go find.

 

[KingPhil]

A straight pentium??? Sure, it will run......... but will it be "tolerable", probably not......

Will the hard drive have enough room to even install the OS, who knows......

 

[Cal166]

I Believe there's a forum about these kinda questions also.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: So
You're not gonna get XP to run worth a damn on that. 2k either. 98 might be okay, but 95 will be the only snappy ms os you'll find for even a mid range p-1 (maybye the 233 era ones will run 2k alright). I fear we're talking a p-90->133 here though.

Pshh, Win98 runs fine on anything faster than a 100mhz. I ran it on a 133 during my college days and it was great. CivII was very responsive.

And, actually I'm sitting at work on a P133 running Win98 running RDP connecting to a terminal server. Works fine for this too.

 

[purbeast0]

well i found out that there are drivers that work w/win98se so hopefully i can install that and it will work ...

laptop HD's are just normal IDE HD's and will hookup to a normal PC if taken out, right?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Kenazo

Originally posted by: So
You're not gonna get XP to run worth a damn on that. 2k either. 98 might be okay, but 95 will be the only snappy ms os you'll find for even a mid range p-1 (maybye the 233 era ones will run 2k alright). I fear we're talking a p-90->133 here though.

Pshh, Win98 runs fine on anything faster than a 100mhz. I ran it on a 133 during my college days and it was great. CivII was very responsive.

And, actually I'm sitting at work on a P133 running Win98 running RDP connecting to a terminal server. Works fine for this too.

Fair enoguh. my momory is vague. I remember 95 seeming DOG slow on my 486 when I went back to play with it around 2000, so I assumed 98 / P-133 was a similar scenario.

In that case, yeah, 98 will do fine. Still, 95 will give ya better responsiveness if the computer is at the low (i.e. OLD) end of the Pentium line.

 

[Cruise51]

I wouldn't even think of running anythng higher than 98 on that.
-The processor is likely not fast enough
-The hard drive is likely not big enough
-There is likely not enough ram
-There is likely no port compatible with your camera
-Even if it actually boots, it will take 15 minutes to load.
So your stuck with windows 95 or 98.

 

[akubi]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
well i found out that there are drivers that work w/win98se so hopefully i can install that and it will work ...

laptop HD's are just normal IDE HD's and will hookup to a normal PC if taken out, right?

nope i think laptop 2.5" hds use 44-pin cables while normal 3.5" hds use 40-pin.

you can get a cheap usb enclosure for the laptop hd.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Kenazo

Originally posted by: So
You're not gonna get XP to run worth a damn on that. 2k either. 98 might be okay, but 95 will be the only snappy ms os you'll find for even a mid range p-1 (maybye the 233 era ones will run 2k alright). I fear we're talking a p-90->133 here though.

Pshh, Win98 runs fine on anything faster than a 100mhz. I ran it on a 133 during my college days and it was great. CivII was very responsive.

And, actually I'm sitting at work on a P133 running Win98 running RDP connecting to a terminal server. Works fine for this too.

Fair enoguh. my momory is vague. I remember 95 seeming DOG slow on my 486 when I went back to play with it around 2000, so I assumed 98 / P-133 was a similar scenario.

In that case, yeah, 98 will do fine. Still, 95 will give ya better responsiveness if the computer is at the low (i.e. OLD) end of the Pentium line.

I suppose I should clarify, it runs fine on a P133 that has 64 megs of ram. If you only had 32 it might be a bit slow, but doable. Forget about running it on 16.

EDIT.. Oh, I see this has moved to O/S forum where it should be.

Anyway, does this laptop even have USB?? or do you happen to have a PCMCIA USB card?

 

[purbeast0]

yes this laptop has a USB port on it which is what my camera uses. And also the HD is 20gb because I installed this new HD in it years ago, but I could not remember if it was IDE or not.

the thing is, this computer doesnt have ethernet (only phone line jack) nor a CDR. so I am trying to just hook up this HD to my desktop PC when I get back from the trip to get the pictures off.

 

[nweaver]

you can buy a special converter to go from Standard IDE + power to the laptop connection (which is smaller, and both)

 

[Kenazo]

I think the cheapest and best solution to get the pics off would be to get a PCMCIA NIC.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
I think the cheapest and best solution to get the pics off would be to get a PCMCIA NIC.

that will allow me to xfer via the phone line? or is it at all possible to xfer stuff between a USB cable between the two computers?