Windows 2000

Just curious if anyone is actually using Windows 2000 in Aspire One 110.
I can see threads about the installation, but nobody wrote about it using for daily tasks. Anyone can share the experience (If anybody does really like the Win 2k). I guess the main problem will be the drivers...

Cheers!

 

Not sure why anyone would want to do this, considering the lack of ongoing support from Microsoft and the hardware vendors.

An nLite'd or Embedded XP installation would seem to be a more sensible choice.

 

Less resources needed to run 2000 then XP. I was using Win2k for some time but the real difference between XP and 2000 wasn't big. ATM I'm back with XP then...

 

I use W2K on my ASUS Eee 701, and found it to be ideal for that particular piece of kit.

I am now the proud owner of an AOA 110, picked up after a bit of bartering for £140 from Comet (it was their last one and an ex-display model).

I wanted a slightly bigger screen, but something still pretty much the same weight as my Eee. I am really pleased with it , and am still checking out exactly what I can do with the Linpus OS. My first reaction is that it seem more user friendly than the Xandros OS originally found on my Eee.

Never-the-less, like the original poster I would like to know of anyone using W2K on a 110.

With Linpus it is so far so good, but (mainly to accommodate most of my files from work) I may eventually have to resort to installing an MS OS. And as W2K has always done everything I have needed on my Asus., IF it can be made to run on the AOA 110, that's probably what I will go for.

 

Hello MetalGuru,

Thanks to share your experience in the Asus netbook. I would like to ask you how you could install win2k on it. I've heard that it's quite different from regular USB-XP installation. When you manage to install in AAO110, please let us know.

Cheers

 

For installing W2K on my Eee, I followed the instructions found here - http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windows_2000_from_cd

.................... plus I had a good read of some of the eee-user forum threads prior to actually doing it.

Most of the Eee's XP drivers worked for W2K.

The Eee web-cam driver, was the last one to be found by that knowledgable and supportive community.

Still not sure if I need Windows on my Aspire, so far the Linpus OS is doing all I need.

 

cant you only install win2k on ntfs?

this would be a problem?

 

It's not a problem. NTFS is suggested as better/more protected file system. Win2k is NT family so NTFS is fully supported by this system...

 

Yes, but if they have the stock SSD, the install will run like an absolute dog on NTFS.