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windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
how well does windows 98 and 2000 work on the Pentium 4 M? has anybody used one? what are your experiences?
I've never used any computer with a Pentium 4 or Pentium 4 M so I don't know... i've used a pentium 3 with windows 98 but was too young to really know how it was....
I've never used any computer with a Pentium 4 or Pentium 4 M so I don't know... i've used a pentium 3 with windows 98 but was too young to really know how it was....
My Collection:
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i5 8GB ram
P72 8th gen i7 32gb ram p600 linux
T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
Mums new T14sG1 Ryzen7 16GB ram 500GB SSD
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i5 8GB ram
P72 8th gen i7 32gb ram p600 linux
T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
Mums new T14sG1 Ryzen7 16GB ram 500GB SSD
Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
For the most part P4 mobile cpus will only be marginally faster than PIII cpus, unless you get the highest clocked versions. But be prepared to turn your laptop into a great blow torch
. Either way, they should run nicely on 2000/98.
Current Thinkpads: W530 (functional classic keyboard mod), X301, T61, T60, T43, A31p, T23, 600X, 770
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
I can't say anything about 98, but my A31p runs W2K and it's a thing of beauty IMO. No issues whatsoever as long as you don't expect a modern web browsing experience.
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George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
my music if anyone cares: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWaterMemory
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
yup just want to use it to play old video games from the mid-late 90'sajkula66 wrote:I can't say anything about 98, but my A31p runs W2K and it's a thing of beauty IMO. No issues whatsoever as long as you don't expect a modern web browsing experience.
My $0.02 only...
My Collection:
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i5 8GB ram
P72 8th gen i7 32gb ram p600 linux
T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
Mums new T14sG1 Ryzen7 16GB ram 500GB SSD
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i5 8GB ram
P72 8th gen i7 32gb ram p600 linux
T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
Mums new T14sG1 Ryzen7 16GB ram 500GB SSD
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Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M
From somebody who runs two A31p on WinXPP SP3 I can attest to the fact that it's as slow as molasses in a Maine winter when it comes to browsing sites heavy with Java and Flash using Firefox. I use the system at work for basic C++ programming, light document creation and simple web access (like to this forum). The system at home functions as a light media server, file sharing and occasional .ISO burning. I don't believe that I've ever run W2K on one and for sure have not used W98 on an A31p.ajkula66 wrote:I can't say anything about 98, but my A31p runs W2K and it's a thing of beauty IMO. No issues whatsoever as long as you don't expect a modern web browsing experience.
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