Koopa wrote:
I’d like to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my Dell Latitude D430 as it
takes a
couple of minutes to load Edge in Windows 10 which it is currently
running.
I’ve had a look at Dell website and you need a 16GB usb dongle to restore >> using their methods. Does anyone know when I can download a Windows XP
Pro
OEM installation image?
If you don't find one, let me know, I have an original Dell Latitude XP
Pro + SP2 CD here, I could upload a .iso image somewhere ...
I’d like to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my Dell Latitude D430 as it takes a couple of minutes to load Edge in Windows 10 which it is currently running.
I’ve had a look at Dell website and you need a 16GB usb dongle to restore using their methods. Does anyone know when I can download a Windows XP Pro OEM installation image?
On 07/06/2022 14:32, Andy Burns wrote:
Koopa wrote:I still have a couple of XP machines, but only used offline.
I’d like to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my Dell Latitude D430 as it
takes a
couple of minutes to load Edge in Windows 10 which it is currently
running.
I’ve had a look at Dell website and you need a 16GB usb dongle to restore >>> using their methods. Does anyone know when I can download a Windows XP
Pro
OEM installation image?
If you don't find one, let me know, I have an original Dell Latitude XP
Pro + SP2 CD here, I could upload a .iso image somewhere ...
How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?
Am Dienstag, 07. Juni 2022, um 15:08:30 Uhr schrieb GB:
How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?XP runs server applications by default that aren't patched anymore, so
just having a connection without really using it is already a risk.
Browsing is also a problem because mostly all browser developers
stopped supporting XP, so vulnerabilities in the browser aren't being
fixed anymore. Some websites aren't compatible anymore.
On Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at 15:56:33 UTC+1, Marco Moock wrote:
Am Dienstag, 07. Juni 2022, um 15:08:30 Uhr schrieb GB:
Download from Archive.com ?How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?XP runs server applications by default that aren't patched anymore, so
just having a connection without really using it is already a risk. Browsing is also a problem because mostly all browser developers
stopped supporting XP, so vulnerabilities in the browser aren't being
fixed anymore. Some websites aren't compatible anymore.
https://archive.org/search.php?query=xp+iso&sin=
Koopa wrote:
If you don't find one, let me know, I have an original Dell Latitude XP
Pro + SP2 CD here, I could upload a .iso image somewhere ...
I’d like to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my Dell Latitude D430 as it
takes a couple of minutes to load Edge in Windows 10 which it is
currently running.
I’ve had a look at Dell website and you need a 16GB usb dongle to
restore using their methods. Does anyone know when I can download a
Windows XP Pro OEM installation image?
How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?
On 07/06/2022 14:32, Andy Burns wrote:
Koopa wrote:
If you don't find one, let me know, I have an original Dell Latitude
XP Pro + SP2 CD here, I could upload a .iso image somewhere ...
Hi, thanks for the offer. I've emailed you.
On 07/06/2022 17:47, Andy Burns wrote:
Koopa wrote:
Thanks Andy, all installed and activated. Just got to download all
the drivers from Dell now.
NP.
I presume SP3 (or the unofficial SP4) is easily available?
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
On 07/06/2022 17:47, Andy Burns wrote:
Koopa wrote:
Thanks Andy, all installed and activated. Just got to download all
the drivers from Dell now.
NP.
I presume SP3 (or the unofficial SP4) is easily available?
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
Thanks Andy, all installed and activated. Just got to download all the drivers
from Dell now.
Koopa wrote:
Thanks Andy, all installed and activated. Just got to download all the
drivers from Dell now.
NP.
I presume SP3 (or the unofficial SP4) is easily available?
for a faster machine, swap the existing HDD for an SSD.....
SH wrote
Couple of sites show it having a 1.8" HD on a CE/ZIF connector, if still available you could piggy-back an mSATA SSD onto a conversion board, I'd worry about what web browser first ...
Andy Burns wrote:
A machine that age, could well be IDE instead of SATA, that'll pretty much >> exclude SSD ...
fair point!
SH wrote:
for a faster machine, swap the existing HDD for an SSD.....
A machine that age, could well be IDE instead of SATA, that'll pretty
much exclude SSD ...
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
What do you think was slowing it down?
On 07/06/2022 18:14, GB wrote:
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
What do you think was slowing it down?
Windows 10 ran like a pig, 3 minutes to load an Edge browser!
On 07/06/2022 18:14, GB wrote:
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
What do you think was slowing it down?
Windows 10 ran like a pig, 3 minutes to load an Edge browser!
On 07/06/2022 19:00, Koopa wrote:
On 07/06/2022 18:14, GB wrote:
Don't know I'm just happy to have a fast machine again.
What do you think was slowing it down?
Windows 10 ran like a pig, 3 minutes to load an Edge browser!
I have a Dell Vostro running a 2GHz Core2Duo on W10, ie similar to yours
but a tad faster. That ran a bit slowly, but nothing like you are
describing.
It did have 4GB of RAM, and an SSD. If your machine has 2GB of RAM, that should be okay for XP, but it's low for W10.
I have a Dell Vostro running a 2GHz Core2Duo on W10, ie similar to yours
but a tad faster. That ran a bit slowly, but nothing like you are
describing.
It did have 4GB of RAM, and an SSD. If your machine has 2GB of RAM, that
should be okay for XP, but it's low for W10.
I just reinstalled Windows 10 Home 32bit from an installation disc I
created with the media creation tool. It takes a few minutes to get to the desktop but Edge now loads in about 30 seconds instead of the 2-3 minutes
it took before.
Last time I just did an in place upgrade from Windows 8 which is probably
why it ran like a dog. I’ve got all the latest security updates installed which took all afternoon yesterday to do.
I would rather have a slow but patched Windows 10 machine then a useless Windows XP machine. It’s all still activated as I had Windows 10 Home on it before.
On 09/06/2022 12:53, Koopa wrote:
I have a Dell Vostro running a 2GHz Core2Duo on W10, ie similar to yours >>> but a tad faster. That ran a bit slowly, but nothing like you are
describing.
It did have 4GB of RAM, and an SSD. If your machine has 2GB of RAM, that >>> should be okay for XP, but it's low for W10.
I just reinstalled Windows 10 Home 32bit from an installation disc I
created with the media creation tool. It takes a few minutes to get to the >> desktop but Edge now loads in about 30 seconds instead of the 2-3 minutes
it took before.
Koopa <koopa@troopa.net> wrote:
On 09/06/2022 12:53, Koopa wrote:
I have a Dell Vostro running a 2GHz Core2Duo on W10, ie similar to yours >>>> but a tad faster. That ran a bit slowly, but nothing like you are
describing.
It did have 4GB of RAM, and an SSD. If your machine has 2GB of RAM, that >>>> should be okay for XP, but it's low for W10.
I just reinstalled Windows 10 Home 32bit from an installation disc I
created with the media creation tool. It takes a few minutes to get to the >>> desktop but Edge now loads in about 30 seconds instead of the 2-3 minutes >>> it took before.
Sorry to reply to my own post again but Edge seems to be loading in about
10 seconds now, this is running it for the first time after desktop has loaded, sweet. Maybe it’s the Edge startup boost feature.
I installed Thunderbird as well but that takes a good 40 to 50 seconds to load. So the machine is usable if a tad slow.
How easy is it to add a bit of RAM? No point going over 4GB.
GB wrote:
How easy is it to add a bit of RAM? No point going over 4GB.
2GB is the max for a D430, 1GB soldered on, optional 1GB in slot.
Am I right in thinking you can use Windows 10s built in connection software to create a mobile broadband connection.
Koopa <koopa@troopa.net> wrote:
Am I right in thinking you can use Windows 10s built in connection software >> to create a mobile broadband connection.
Yes, it's just a dialup network. Set up a dialup connection using the
serial device of the dongle as the connection port (COMn, see Device
Manager. If you have several try them all), the modem config
string to:
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","yourapn"
where "yourapn" is the APN for the mobile network you're connecting to (google it). Then set the number to dial to be *99# and the connection to use PPP - empty username and password.
You should then be able to connect as a dialup internet connection.
Note that some devices show up as a USB stick or CD
with their drivers and need a 'tickle' to get them to show their modem
ports - info for Linux:
https://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
I don't think internal WWAN cards do that though.
Thanks I'll need to get a SIM first and some data on it. Seems easy
enough to setup.
How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?
How risky is it running XP on a machine that you use for browsing?
Browsing is also a problem because mostly all browser developers
stopped supporting XP, so vulnerabilities in the browser aren't being
fixed anymore. Some websites aren't compatible anymore.
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