I have several old win 95 laptops. Can theese be used for lynix if so what version is best for an old laptop?
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Absolutely, but you will want to find a linux that has built in power saving settings.  Windows has features that will detect if the computer it is on is running on battery or on direct power.  When on battery, certain things are done to save energy: CPU is run at slower speed, consuming less power and running cooler.  The CPU fan is run less often.  The screen is run at a lower light level.  And the drives are parked and slept when not in use.  All these extend the life of the battery greatly.  You will want to find a version of linux that can perform these functions or the battery life on the notebooks will be very short.  Even more so since the batteries are very old by now.  If you plan on running the laptops on power all the time, then it will come down to your preference as to what version of Linux you should use.
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It's probably not compatible with your operating system. For example many windows 95 programs wont work because that was 16 bit, and XP runs off 32 bit processors.\n\nYou can try changing it by right clicking the setup -> properties and changing the compatibility mode until it gives the desired effect (works lol)
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An older game like that will have no problem running on any computer you can buy now.  If you are shopping for a basic laptop, my suggestions are:\n\n1) Don't buy a celeron.\n2) Make sure you get at least 512MB of RAM (1GB is a good investment)\n3) Don't spend more than $1000.\n4) Don't buy a celeron (that's really important)
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It might be time to upgrade this old Compaq, as it sound like it is a Pentium 2, 233 MHz?  You can buy a PCMCIA ethernet card for $15 and Wi-Fi PCMCIA cards for $30 or less.  I suspect you have the Windows 98 OS on the laptop, so you need to make sure the cards support Win 98.  You could also purchase a PCMCIA USB card, but again need to make sure Win 98 is supported.  Since, you won't use the Ethernet and the Wi-Fi connection at the same time you could put one of the communications cards in the slot and the USB in the other slot.\n\nWe sell the Ethernet cards and Wi-Fi cards or you could search ebay or Google as there are many place to buy these.
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There was a short-lived variant of 95 that supposedly had USB support, however it never worked.  That's when 98 popped onto the scene.\n\nTry updating the 95 system to Win98SE and then make your connection.
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Yes the x 100 series will work on win 98. Just run the install disk or download driver from Lexmark
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If you want your computer running a more recent version of windows to run windows 95, you have to find a installation Cd of windows 95 and reinstall it on your disk, or on a new partition.\n\nIf you choose to install it on your current partition, you will prefer to format the disk beforehand. This will destroy you data on it, so beware.
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You will find alot of old programs will not work with 64 bit...you have to upgrade your software
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A pc that old may not have a USB 2.0 slot.  If it has XP on it, and you plug a USB 2 into a USB 1 slot, XP will tell you and adjust the settings to slow your device down in order to work with your slot.  Earlier version of windows don't do that automatically.   So you may have to either get a PCI card with USB 2.0 ports which will work with your version of windows, or get a wireless adapter that is USB 1.0.\n\nIn theory what you are doing will work, it's just the little things.......... (isn't it always the little things!)
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It depends on if the maker of the card ever made Firewire drivers for Win98.\n\nI know that the Audigy 1 card had firewire, and it also has full support 98se drivers.\n\nHowever, my question is why would you want to use an OS which is essentially 8 years old?
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check the system requirements for XP and 2000...maybe you have enough to handle them but in the long run - you are better off getting something with XP already on it...even a $400 Dell would be much better than the 95 machine....click the link below....good luck...=)
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Is that the old Dell Latitude LS laptop? That one was rated as not very good for 3D games, had only a CDROM, had only 128 MB RAM  and had a hard disk with insufficient capacity for today’s video/multimedia applications. I hope that I am wrong.
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if u have a spare copy of xp u can make a customised version of it 2 run on older machines,u should install nlite \nwww.nliteos.com    u will b surprised how well it will run
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Buy a copy of Windows XP, either home or professional version (probably home), upgrade edition and go for it. You will thank the day you do it...getting rid of WinME. But...(always a but), some of the programs (older ones) that ran on WinME may not run on XP due to 16 bit vs 32 bit conflict. There is no easy way around that except buying upgraded versions of your software. Check what youre running. It will probably be more than worth it to sacrifice some of those dumb games and get with XP.
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It depends on 2 things: what kind of hardware you have and what sort of things you do with your computer.\n\nHARDWARE: It is safe to say that most PCs sold today can carry the weight of WinXP, plus the load of MS Office XP/2003 and browsing Internet. But if you are still using a 5 or more year-old PC with 128MB or less RAM, you are better off using Win98. Another issue you might need to know is that whether the PC comes with any USB socket (which is very common nowadays but not before 2000, not in developing countries anyway) and whether you want to use it if it does have one. WinXP makes it easier to use USB devices, whereas Win98 does not comes with any USB driver. (A 3rd-party native USB driver for win98 can be found at http://rapidshare.de/files/1217842/nusb22e.exe.html)\n\nWHAT YOU DO: First off, if you are to play any current PC games, go for WinXP. If you are to do any kind of graphics intensive applications like any of the Adobe family software, video editing and encoding, CAD/CAM system, etc., all of which require a lot of memory size, go for WinXP (since it can address a higher RAM size). If you need an EASY (without installing any 3rd-party driver) way to transfer files from and to USB devices (like flash drives, digital cameras, mobile MP3 players, mobile harddisks, etc.) go for WinXP. If you only need it for typing some documents/letters, browsing the web, and listening to audio CDs, you can stick with Win98. If you have some legacy software written to run on Win98 only (such as customised accounting package), stick to Win98.\n\nOf course there are many other more specific issues can be considered, but the above can serve as a basic guideline. I hope this help.
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Buying a all-in-1 machine is the best route.  You'll have warranty protection, updated features and drivers, and save some desktop space.\n\nFurthermore, the older scanners will no longer have drivers for Win XP and beyond, and no technical support whatsoever.
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The 95 version is probably not compatibile with XP...;