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CostelD
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 Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 13:47 Post subject: Looking for the best OS for my shitty system |
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Like the title says
Here's my system
Mainboard Kobian(Mercury) KT400 FDSX
Processor AMD Athlon XP 2000+ running at 1662 ,I can overclock it to 2000 but the shitty Motherboard doesn't have voltage control in the BIOS so it always dies
Video: GeCube Radeon 9600 256/128
Memory: KingMax 256 DDR400+Kingmax 512 DDR400=768 RAM
HDD:Seagate ATA 80 GB
...a TV tuner,lan board and a sound board which sucks big elefant cock
Untill now I've been using a modified windows XP SP2 modified by some guy at the arggg bay,jibreil I think
Thanks for your help in advance and plz no sarcasm regarding the PC,I really don't have money for another one
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:04 Post subject: |
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XP really is the best choice for you. At least it is if you intend to game on it .. if not, then Ubuntu or Slackware would be great choices for a Linux install.
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CostelD
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:17 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | XP really is the best choice for you. At least it is if you intend to game on it .. if not, then Ubuntu or Slackware would be great choices for a Linux install. |
I know that XP is the best choice,no doubt about it,I wanna game on,yea yea on this shitty system, some older games do work,the thing I wanted to ask is what version of XP?
SP2 or SP3 and what release eth0 or...I need some suggestions and I want the older drivers to be compatible with the windows
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Karmeck
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:21 Post subject: |
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TinyXP Rev09 - eXPerience
or you can go extreme with MicroXP v0.82 - eXPerience
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:21 Post subject: |
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Ohhh, sorry! I though you asked what OS 
Personally I wouldn't touch XP-SP3 (heh, I don't touch XP period anymore, I'm a Vista boy) and would rather stick with SP2. Ignore all the bullshit claims about XP-SP3 being "10 gazillion percent faster than SP2 and Vista-SP1" -- that is unfounded and unproven. I've seen a MARKED slowdown on system with SP3 over SP2.
Eth0 usually make pretty good "pre-activated" WinXP setups, so stick with those unless you've got a legit key. As for drivers, it all depends on exactly what hardware you have. Best do a bit of research first, go visit the homepages of your hardware manufacturers (or use DriverGuide) to get XP-compatible drivers for your older hardware.
@Karmeck
I'm sorry, but I disagree STRONGLY. *NEVER* download a "Tiny" version of an OS. Slipstreamed editions should only contain files, not remove them. You don't know what that person has removed from Windows and how it will affect you in return.
Please don't bother trying to contradict me as any system builder on here will tell you the same. If you're going to nLite an install, do it yourself.
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CostelD
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:40 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestion guys,I think I'll download Microsoft Windows XP Professional N Student Edition SP2 Integrated April 2008-Eth0
hope it's good
anyone know if it's bootable? because I don't have a fdd just a shitty cd-rw
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CostelD
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:47 Post subject: |
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everywhere I try to download it ,people keep saying that it's no good,it gives them a "fatal error" message
anybody know it eth0 screwed this one or are those guys morons?
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:50 Post subject: |
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That I don't know, sorry. I've not installed it :-\
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Karmeck
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:52 Post subject: |
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"don't know what that person has removed "
Worng, eXPerience always list what he has removed.
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CostelD
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:52 Post subject: |
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what's the difference between corporate and student editions?
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 14:55 Post subject: |
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| Karmeck wrote: | "don't know what that person has removed "
Worng, eXPerience always list what he has removed. |
Argue all you want, you'll be the only person who does. Downloading a hacked copy of an OS where some idiot has removed stuff HE thinks YOU won't need, is a recipe for disaster.
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CostelD
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 15:31 Post subject: |
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if I download Microsoft Windows XP Professional Corporate Edition SP2 Integrated February 2008-Eth0 can I update it to make it similar to the april edition?
another question Microsoft.Windows.XP.Professional.OEM.SP2.Integrated.February.2008-ETH0
what does the OEM stand for?
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Aug 2008 15:34 Post subject: |
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OEM is "Original Equipment Manufacturer" -- it basically means it's the same install that you'd get on a pre-built machine from companies like Dell or Packard Bell.
As for updating to the "April Edition", all that means is that the April one has all the Windows Updates up until April. Other than that, there's no difference. You can grab any release and update manually.
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CostelD
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