Win xp ?

[ivtec]

Hi guys i have here a n Old Vaio P m 1.5 cpu, Mem1G, and i have installed in xp sp1 from the recovery cds that came from sony,i got win xp sp2 from a download link which installed.
how can i make it workable,i have I6 and i tried upgrade to I8 but will not install also tried to install Firefox but it wont install either,
i have Installed Xubuntu 12.04 along side win xp which works great.

[SteveNielsen]

Re: Win xp ?

Check the disk for errors and do a virus scan. Then try installing SP3 for XP.

[goontron]

Re: Win xp ?

you need sp3.

[ivtec]

Re: Win xp ?

you need sp3.

Thanks guys,i shouldn't have any virus cause i just did the fresh reinstall,anybody has a good link for sps3.thanks

[stj]

Re: Win xp ?

be warned,
sp3 will slow it right down.

[SteveNielsen]

Re: Win xp ?

You can still get it from Microsoft last I checked.

[lti]

Re: Win xp ?

be warned,
sp3 will slow it right down.

When SP3 was released, I remember everyone saying that it would make everything faster.

According to Microsoft, SP3 should download through Windows Update. It can still be downloaded here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=24
There is also a CD image:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=25129

[c_hegge]

Re: Win xp ?

be warned,
sp3 will slow it right down.

I've installed it on hundreds of PCs - including some older ones, and it's never made one of them slower than SP2.

[stj]

Re: Win xp ?

it will be slower if your not stacked with ram.
it's caused by extra security(insecurity?) crap.

[c_hegge]

Re: Win xp ?

The OP has 1GB, which is plenty. I haven't found it to make any difference on machines with 1GB of RAM.

[stj]

Re: Win xp ?

that's a lot of ram for an xp era machine - most only have 512meg

[lti]

Re: Win xp ?

SP3 has slowed down every computer I have installed it on, including one with 2GB of RAM. I haven't seen a computer running XP with more RAM than that.

[ivtec]

Re: Win xp ?

Thanks guys.I was able to get I8 but those microsoft for Sp3 links will not open.well for now if i do not use internet it will run ok,i just need to run a music programe thanks.

[desert-rat]

Re: Win xp ?

If you want to go a different direction , some of the Linux distros will run on older systems . I will post more if asked.

[stj]

Re: Win xp ?

http://distrowatch.com
that pretty much covers it

[goontron]

Re: Win xp ?

as i remember because of my dang photographic memory ivtec is the one constantly posting ubuntu questions.

[ivtec]

Re: Win xp ?

as i remember because of my dang photographic memory ivtec is the one constantly posting ubuntu questions.

goontron tell me what does that has to do with this,you are kidding!

[goontron]

Re: Win xp ?

goontron tell me what does that has to do with this,you are kidding!

as i remember he is runnning ubuntu, so why post this?

http://distrowatch.com
that pretty much covers it

[desert-rat]

Re: Win xp ?

Distro watch would of been the link I would of posted. With a link to Wattos , I know it, and a few other distros are written to run on older systems . Ubuntu and many other distros of Linux wont run on older systems . If any one hear does not know , you down load an i.s.o. image , burn it to a disk and run it as a live cd/dvd to see if it will work with all your hard ware .
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wattos
http://www.ubuntu.com
p.s. Hear is the distro watch page for Ubuntu , with a link to there user forum . Ubuntu questions might be better answered there .
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu

[lti]

Re: Win xp ?

He's already dual-booting with Xubuntu.