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windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M

#1 Post by Whitieiii » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:45 am

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....
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Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M

#2 Post by brchan » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:44 am

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 :lol: . Either way, they should run nicely on 2000/98.
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Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M

#3 Post by ajkula66 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:31 am

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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Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M

#4 Post by Whitieiii » Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:48 pm

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.

My $0.02 only...
yup just want to use it to play old video games from the mid-late 90's
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Re: windows 98/2000 on Pentium 4 M

#5 Post by rkawakami » Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:30 pm

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.

My $0.02 only...
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.

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