Re: [Thinkpad] 600x OS system?? 2000pro or XPpro???

I suggest that you use WinXP, but turn off the XP theme (use the Windows
classic theme), turn off System Restore, turn off extra services, and
consider running in a 16bit video mode. I've had good results doing this
on 600 series machines running as low as 266 mhz. Just make sure XP has
enough RAM and things will be fine. I suggest 288mb (256mb+32mb onboard)
RAM to start. Finally, make use of 'msconfig' to keep the programs that
load at bootup to a minimum (avoid frilly things like Acrobat Speed Launch,
or Winamp Agent, or MS Office Startup, etc.)

Windows XP boots faster than 2000, and when the GUI is similarly
configured, I've found performance to be better with XP (on most
hardware...I had a HP Pavilion N3250 laptop that seemed to perform better
with Win2k. Not sure why).

-hk

At 12:57 PM 2/17/2006 -0500, Allan Ballard wrote:
>I went from Win2K to XPPro on my 600X (650) and there was a speed
decrease, but not muc
>of one. I think the issue is RAM and use of the swap file moreso than the
CPU.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ron DeBaecke <eyeinstine@yahoo.com>
>>Sent: Feb 17, 2006 10:09 AM
>>To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>>Subject: [Thinkpad] 600x OS system?? 2000pro or XPpro???
>>
>>Hey guys, looking for some quick advice..
>>What operating system will run the best on a 500mhz 600X ??
>>I can install 2000pro or XPpro ?? I have always used 2000 with the
>>600E, but wondering if the 600X will run as good or better with XP..
>>The 600X has 320 megs ram if it matters.. It is used for 99% internet
>>surfing, some online poker, watching DVD's, and once in a blue moon,
>>used to type up something in office XP(word).
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Ron
>>eyeinstine@yahoo.com
>>
>>
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