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Subject: Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? (proc. upgradability?)

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Dane
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Date Posted: 09:25:31 12/07/04 Tue
In reply to: Dane 's message, "Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500?" on 07:29:09 12/07/04 Tue

While I'm at it... where could I find the "top speed" processor this would support? :)

>Just picked up an old Solo 2500 that wasn't working
>(no display, no post). Found a thread here that
>suggested reseating the processor board -- did that,
>laptop now works great! Wahoo!
>
>I started putting a copy of Win98 on the system, and
>someone recommended WinXP (meets the minimum req's)...
>says they have a Pentium 266 and WinXP actually ran
>better (and faster!) than Win98 on the same machine...
>
>Has anyone else had any luck running WinXP on a Solo
>2500?
>
>(This 2500 has a 266MHz proc, and 96MB RAM)
>
>thanks,
>..dane

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Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? Paul 16:41:10 12/07/04 Tue

Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? Dane 09:40:49 12/08/04 Wed

Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? -- Eric, 06:44:17 10/17/05 Mon

Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? -- eddie, 01:19:21 04/13/06 Thu

Re: Can WinXP run on a Solo 2500? Eddie 01:16:59 04/13/06 Thu

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>While I'm at it... where could I find the "top speed" >processor this would support? :) > >>Just picked up an old Solo 2500 that wasn't working >>(no display, no post). Found a thread here that >>suggested reseating the processor board -- did that, >>laptop now works great! Wahoo! >> >>I started putting a copy of Win98 on the system, and >>someone recommended WinXP (meets the minimum req's)... >>says they have a Pentium 266 and WinXP actually ran >>better (and faster!) than Win98 on the same machine... >> >>Has anyone else had any luck running WinXP on a Solo >>2500? >> >>(This 2500 has a 266MHz proc, and 96MB RAM) >> >>thanks, >>..dane

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