Comments on: What to Do With an Older System? Here’s an Idea! (Flashback 1 year ago today!) http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ScorpKing http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-9580 ScorpKing Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:00:17 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-9580 To make Linux look like Windows take a look at http://www.scorpking.za.org/node/2 To make Linux look like Windows take a look at http://www.scorpking.za.org/node/2

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-9182 El Di Pablo Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:34:56 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-9182 Hey Gadget Girl! Are you asking how to install Xubuntu? Well, you can download the CD iso here: http://is.gd/boL7 There is a start. What else specifically do you want to know? Hey Gadget Girl! Are you asking how to install Xubuntu? Well, you can download the CD iso here: http://is.gd/boL7

There is a start. What else specifically do you want to know?

]]> By: Gadget-Girl http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-9181 Gadget-Girl Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:26:10 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-9181 How did you do this? Can you tell me or send me the link? How did you do this? Can you tell me or send me the link?

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-8620 El Di Pablo Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:42:42 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-8620 Never heard of that. Sort of reminds me of the SETI@HOME project. Never heard of that. Sort of reminds me of the SETI@HOME project.

]]> By: Siamese Retriever http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-8618 Siamese Retriever Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:01:32 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-8618 Why not use it for something like the world computing grid project? I run this on my home machine which is used for Hotmail, Excel, Word, and Scrabble. And of course, Halo! And perhaps some occasional pron... Why not use it for something like the world computing grid project? I run this on my home machine which is used for Hotmail, Excel, Word, and Scrabble. And of course, Halo! And perhaps some occasional pron…

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-4054 El Di Pablo Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:05:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-4054 I found this funny Tux with butterfly wings/Windows Lilo boot screen for my laptop! Not as good as a Windows XP usplash screen, but it will do. Besides <a HREF="http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/08/success-ghosting-ubuntu-with-lilo-works.html" REL="nofollow">Grub breaks after ghosting</a>, so I need lilo anyway.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Tux+Vs+Ms+Butterfly+Lilo+Boot+Menu?content=26481" REL="nofollow">Here is the lilo splash!</a> I found this funny Tux with butterfly wings/Windows Lilo boot screen for my laptop! Not as good as a Windows XP usplash screen, but it will do. Besides Grub breaks after ghosting, so I need lilo anyway.

Here is the lilo splash!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-4048 Karl L. Gechlik Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-4048 To each their own right! I just put up an article that shows you which services can be disabled allowing a p3 256 machine to run xp smoothly... I would use open office instead of MS Office though!<br/><br/>@BlogBloke - I think you are the ONLY hit we got from BlogRush. We have decided to stick it out to the end of the month seeming we have hundreds of thousands of credits... To each their own right! I just put up an article that shows you which services can be disabled allowing a p3 256 machine to run xp smoothly… I would use open office instead of MS Office though!

@BlogBloke – I think you are the ONLY hit we got from BlogRush. We have decided to stick it out to the end of the month seeming we have hundreds of thousands of credits…

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-4047 El Di Pablo Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:42:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-4047 500MB of RAM is that laptop's max. This oone currently has only half of that. Sure, Windows XP will run on it, but not at it's best capacity. I had XP on a similar system a few years ago, and it would take 5 minutes to open anything. With Xubuntu, everything is a lot smoother.<br/><br/>The math is pretty simple:<br/><br/>Linux = Less overhead than Windows.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.bauer-power.net" REL="nofollow">Bauer-Power</a> 500MB of RAM is that laptop’s max. This oone currently has only half of that. Sure, Windows XP will run on it, but not at it’s best capacity. I had XP on a similar system a few years ago, and it would take 5 minutes to open anything. With Xubuntu, everything is a lot smoother.

The math is pretty simple:

Linux = Less overhead than Windows.

Bauer-Power

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html/comment-page-1#comment-4046 Blog Bloke Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:56:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-an-older-system-heres-an-idea.html#comment-4046 Why make your wife suffer? I'm currently running the exact same processor with 500mg of Ram and Windows XP. I have a ton of stuff preloaded on bootup in memory and it still runs great.<br/><br/>By the way, I found you via BlogRush. I'm glad that it's working for you because I'm getting zip.<br/><br/>Cheers!<br/><br/>...BB Why make your wife suffer? I’m currently running the exact same processor with 500mg of Ram and Windows XP. I have a ton of stuff preloaded on bootup in memory and it still runs great.

By the way, I found you via BlogRush. I’m glad that it’s working for you because I’m getting zip.

Cheers!

…BB

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