Will win2k work on a..........

[JoPalm]

cel 500 with 192mb of ram and a v3 2000?

 

[Azeroth]

why not? i got it once running in a 48Mbram laptop with a p 150mhz and 2.4gb, so yes you can run it!
well actually i did not do a clean install i upgrade it.

 

[Azeroth]

:Q i didn't saw the voodoo, em i guess you would have to downloa it's drivers for windows 2000 at 3dfx

 

[JoPalm]

Thx, anyone else have anything to say?

The reason why I asked was that some ppl i know kept saying "you have to have a really fast computer to run it and 256mb or ram minimum". But I've seen all of you here run it on many different systems.

 

[joeyjojoe]

although i don't know about the laptop above, i am fairly certain your computer is fast enough ... a celeron should be fine. just don't install win2k advanced server.

 

[JoPalm]

Yea I plan just to install win2k pro.

 

[virtuamike]

Believe it or not, I've actually seen W2K Pro run on a P90.

 

[speed01]

I've run Win2k Pro on a 200 Mhz IDT Winchip machine with 96 meg of ram. Not the fastest but it did work and was stable.

 

[JoPalm]

Would it be faster than running my current 98se? It'll for sure be more stable =). I've used it once on a p3 600, that's why i want to use it on my own, probably i'll do a dual boot with 98se and win2k

 

[Noriaki]

Your computer is fine to use Win2k.

I ran Win2k with 128MB RAM, the only time I noticed a problem was in really memory hungry games like Diablo2 that use 110MB.

Damn man, I had to run Diablo2 and Quake3 at the same time to get over 256MB...

192 is enough.

And a Cel500 is fast enough.

Win2k can always benefit from more RAM, but 192MB is certainly enough to make it run happily.

 

[Workin']

You're set. Load it up and let 'er rip!

 

[JoPalm]

Thx guys! My confidence level has just risen

How would i make my system dual boot if i have win98se on there already?
I'm probably going to get another faster HD and put win2k on it and have win98 on the other one, how would i go about making the system dual boot since there are 2hd's.... is it fairly easy to learn and do.

Thx

 

[devine952]

Well just finished installing Win2K Advanced Server on a PII 350 with 64MB ram and a 6GB HD. Well the machine works, even though MS specs refer to a minimum of 256mb ram. I installed it because I got fed up with trying to download Win2KPro warez. It was easier to get Ad Server, probably because less people want it.

 

[Workin']

<< is it fairly easy to learn and do. >>

It's easy. Just get Win98 set up, then install Win2k - it'll set everything up the way it needs to be. Usually, at least......

 

[JoPalm]

Thx, i'll try that when i have some time.

 

[TrackMan]

is it more important to have more mhz or more ram: ie what would be better- 64 megs ram, ~500 mhz pIII, or 320 megs ram , 300 mhz celeron. Im interested in upgrading my pc for 2k, what would you suggest?

 

[skriefal]

If your only two choices are &quot;500MHz P3 &amp; 64MB&quot; or &quot;300MHz Celeron &amp; 320MB&quot; then I'd definitely opt for the latter. With Win2k, the extra 256MB RAM will help more than the faster processor would.