pr-man 1 Posted September 8, 2000 Guys would win2k pro run on a pentium 166 laptop with 64 megs ram, 2 gig HD, 10x cdrom, 56k modem and 16 bit internal soundcard? the laptop is a HP omnibook 2000 Does win2k even have a laptop install feature? ------------------ Celeron 300a@464 on a Abit BH6 Rev 1.01, 192 Pc100, Matrox G400 32 SH, SBlive Value, Supra Express 56i ISA, all running on Win2k pro with other odds and ends Share this post Link to post
brainsoft 0 Posted September 8, 2000 Win2k doesn't have a any real installation options. You can remove a FEW things after it's installed, but nothing major. ------------------ brainsoft, Xi Base Webmaster; JJR512.com Co-Administrator. Xi Base/JJR512 ActiveList: 83320323. "I don't know how I got here, I was only looking for the washroom." Share this post Link to post
brainsoft 0 Posted September 8, 2000 I know Win2k will run with 32mb, thought I don' tknow if it will run on a 166. You best bet in the NT line would be NT4... ------------------ brainsoft, Xi Base Webmaster; JJR512.com Co-Administrator. Xi Base/JJR512 ActiveList: 83320323. "I don't know how I got here, I was only looking for the washroom." Share this post Link to post
ThC 129 0 Posted September 8, 2000 if you want to display the hidden add/remove programs from windows you have to edit the sysoc.inf to allow you to. I know i have a hacked version that allows you to remove crap like games, and the other junk that gets installed when you dont want it. e-mail me or ICQ me for the file. Share this post Link to post
MoreLight 0 Posted September 8, 2000 Microsoft docs state that Win2kpro can be installed on a machine with a Pentium 133 processor (must assume Intel here), recommended 64 meg ram and the 2 gigs of space is plenty for the hard drive. They want a minimum of 650 mb. The only problem might be that your laptop's 166 processor is a pared down version for mobile computing and may not be compatible with Win2k. If you try and install win2k on the laptop, make sure you run the file "winnt32/checkupgradeonly" command on the cd. This will generate a compatibility report on the hardware and software on your laptop. If they pass the compat, then you should be good to go. If you just need to access some features of Active Directory on a 2000 network and the laptop isn't capable of the full install, then install the Directory Services Client for win9x. Make sure you have IE4.01 or greater and Active Desktop enabled. Then run "\clients\win9x\dsclient.exe" on the 2000 cd. Hope this helps Share this post Link to post
Down8 0 Posted September 8, 2000 Win2K [esp. Pro] is totally built for laptops, with the power altering stuff. This is obviously somthing you don't need, but Win2K has an option that lets you tell it what kind of machine it is on [i forget where, I'll post again if I remember], i.e. laptop, workstation, server, terminal, etc. I would definiately run the checkupgrade utlity though. -bZj Share this post Link to post
