- Jun 20, 2001
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Hello Everybody,
I know this is going to sound a bit weird, but what do all of you think about downgrading. I have this older laptop that came preinstalled with Win98.
Laptop Specs:
Toshiba Satellite 2545XCDT
AMD K6-2, 3DNow!, 333MHz
64MB RAM
After a few years, it had a bunch of garbage on it and I figured it was time for a reformat/reinstall of the OS. I decided to keep up with the times and installed WinXP. I havent had a problem with the OS so far considering I have 2 desktops with WinXP Pro and 1 with WinXP Home.
I installed XP Pro on the laptop with all the service packs, updates, and drivers. However, I noticed it takes like a year and a half to boot up now. It gets to the Windows user screen in OK time, but once you select any user, it takes forever to finally get that user running. I got rid of all the background and startup applications that could be slowing it down, but it still takes a while.
I know it's an old computer, but I'm sure the OS has a good deal to do with it. I recently installed Win98SE on a Pentium 200 that boots up quicker than the laptop.
So now the question is what do you all think about downgrading the OS to Win98SE or WinME. I have them both, so I guess it's whichever one you guys choose. I'm a little scared of WinME since it used to crash my brothers desktop all the time. If you think downgrading is a bad idea, let me know also. Any valuable input is highly appreciated. Thanx in advance for any help.
I know this is going to sound a bit weird, but what do all of you think about downgrading. I have this older laptop that came preinstalled with Win98.
Laptop Specs:
Toshiba Satellite 2545XCDT
AMD K6-2, 3DNow!, 333MHz
64MB RAM
After a few years, it had a bunch of garbage on it and I figured it was time for a reformat/reinstall of the OS. I decided to keep up with the times and installed WinXP. I havent had a problem with the OS so far considering I have 2 desktops with WinXP Pro and 1 with WinXP Home.
I installed XP Pro on the laptop with all the service packs, updates, and drivers. However, I noticed it takes like a year and a half to boot up now. It gets to the Windows user screen in OK time, but once you select any user, it takes forever to finally get that user running. I got rid of all the background and startup applications that could be slowing it down, but it still takes a while.
I know it's an old computer, but I'm sure the OS has a good deal to do with it. I recently installed Win98SE on a Pentium 200 that boots up quicker than the laptop.
So now the question is what do you all think about downgrading the OS to Win98SE or WinME. I have them both, so I guess it's whichever one you guys choose. I'm a little scared of WinME since it used to crash my brothers desktop all the time. If you think downgrading is a bad idea, let me know also. Any valuable input is highly appreciated. Thanx in advance for any help.