TinyXP or Windows 2000?

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TinyXP or Windows 2000?

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I am buying Vskid's lifebook! :) 900MHz P3-m, 256MB of ram (maxed), 20GB HD.

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It has no CD drive, so installing a new OS requires removing the hard drive. Ubuntu can install from inside windows, is it a good choice for basic tasks, or is there something more lightweight that does not need a cd drive to install?

Anyway, I can have either TinyXP or Windows on it. Main reason to need windows is the fact the in general, console emulators for windows are faster. Does anybody have feedback on what to install?

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Post by Bibin »

I use my own version of Windows XP I call schvindoze - I can't send you the disc but I can send you the nLite configuration that'll strip down your copy. Google Talk me for more info about the difference between that and TinyXP.

Ubuntu sucks. Sorry.
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You can boot from a USB stick. I've managed to install Ubuntu that way, and there's a guide for installing Windows that way too.
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nitro2k01 wrote:You can boot from a USB stick. I've managed to install Ubuntu that way, and there's a guide for installing Windows that way too.
No he can't. The Lifebook B26** series can only boot from the HDD, external floppy, or LAN. I should know; I'm using one right now. :P

I'd recommend full-blown XP SP3. I'm using it right now, and everything is nice and zippy. 8)
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lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:
nitro2k01 wrote:You can boot from a USB stick. I've managed to install Ubuntu that way, and there's a guide for installing Windows that way too.
No he can't. The Lifebook B26** series can only boot from the HDD, external floppy, or LAN. I should know; I'm using one right now. :P

I'd recommend full-blown XP SP3. I'm using it right now, and everything is nice and zippy. 8)
How'd you install it? I'm currently tried to, but I haven't gotten it to work yet.
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lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:
nitro2k01 wrote:You can boot from a USB stick. I've managed to install Ubuntu that way, and there's a guide for installing Windows that way too.
No he can't. The Lifebook B26** series can only boot from the HDD, external floppy, or LAN. I should know; I'm using one right now. :P
Really? Well, palmertech can install from Windows yes. But that's no fun. I'd recommend going for GRUB4DOS, then booting the network install kernel. During the installation, you can resize the Windows partition to make room for the Ubuntu partition.
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Or you could forget about Ubuntu; it's not really any lighter on the system than XP. (People seem to forget that XP came out going on 8 years ago; as old as Windows 95 was in 2003.) If you want a really lightweight distro, look at Puppy, Slax, or Damn Small Linux. (Or better yet, forget Linux and its sketchy hardware support and dismal-at-best ACPI and laptop WiFi capabilities.)

Go full-blown XP SP3, don't bother with hacked-up pirate editions. I have it on a worse machine than your Lifebook (Toshiba Portege 7200, P3 @ 600 mhz with 384 MB of RAM, 10 gig HD) and it runs just fine.
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vskid wrote:
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nitro2k01 wrote:You can boot from a USB stick. I've managed to install Ubuntu that way, and there's a guide for installing Windows that way too.
No he can't. The Lifebook B26** series can only boot from the HDD, external floppy, or LAN. I should know; I'm using one right now. :P

I'd recommend full-blown XP SP3. I'm using it right now, and everything is nice and zippy. 8)
How'd you install it? I'm currently tried to, but I haven't gotten it to work yet.
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bicostp wrote:Or you could forget about Ubuntu; it's not really any lighter on the system than XP. (People seem to forget that XP came out going on 8 years ago; as old as Windows 95 was in 2003.) If you want a really lightweight distro, look at Puppy, Slax, or Damn Small Linux. (Or better yet, forget Linux and its sketchy hardware support and dismal-at-best ACPI and laptop WiFi capabilities.
Funny I when I have Ubuntu running on my Acer I have everything working from the first boot. While with Windows I have to look around for all the drivers, and I mean the ethernet driver too.

Ubuntu isn't bad, it might take a little twicking to get it running smoothly in some cases, but most of the time it should run fine. Only major problem I've run into is using an Athose (sp?) wifi card, and trying to figure out how to connect to my college's wifi network. In the former case I just replace it with an Intel Pro card.

If you have any questions about running an OS on Lifebook, check with Triton, he has/had one. As well Gannon has/had a similar Tablet PC that he could help you out on.
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Thank you very much.
I have XP SP3 installing right now, so thats what you're getting, palmer.
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