Hey guys,

I recently got hold of this old laptop, and I want to set it up to play some mp3s and some basic games (Civ2 that sort of thing) I have been trying to get windows 98se onto it, but I don't have the drivers for any of it.

I would really appreciate it if anyone can point me in the right direction.

I have emailed Twinhead's support center but they haven't go back to me yet :(

TIA for all teh help, guys :)

AMD Athlon 2800+ barton @ 12.5 X 176 : 2200mhz
1024Mb DDR400 RAM in sync
MSI KT6 Delta mobo
Leadtek AGP 6600 gt 128Mb
120Gb Seagate HDD

Most folks that post here would be well advised to run through this basic list:

Check the manufacturer's site first, if possible

Search on Google - it seems yours uses a Trident display adapter

Look inside the machine (if feasible - likely not in the case of laptops)

Install Aida32 or Everest to determine your hardware, then search for the required drivers.

... however, if your system only has 32Mb (would've been nice if you'd posted those specs) then 98 might be a bit much - performance will be not the best

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Thanks for the reply jboy :)

Contacted the manufacturer : check

Searched google : check

Look inside : not happening

Install anything : don't have any sort of OS!

Specs are p1 166Mhz, 2Gb HDD, 16MB RAM

I know windows 98 will be a push, but it's the earliest version of windows that supports USB :/

AMD Athlon 2800+ barton @ 12.5 X 176 : 2200mhz
1024Mb DDR400 RAM in sync
MSI KT6 Delta mobo
Leadtek AGP 6600 gt 128Mb
120Gb Seagate HDD

"don't have any sort of OS!"

Well... why not - what's stopping you? Just go ahead & install, worry about drivers later.

From that one post, the Trident driver is actually on the 98 CD, but you may have to 'tell' Windows about it - regardless, even without it, you can run with 16 colours

Still, 16Mb probably won't cut it - that is the Absolute Minimum for 98, and hardly recommended.

Win95 B&C had a limited support for USB - depending on what you intend to connect, that might be sufficient to your needs.

16 Mb is barely enough for Win95 to run smoothly.

You may want to take a look at 98 lite:

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... but even then, kind of iffy with that little RAM

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Hey there.

I've taken your advice and installed Windows 98se however - I now get the rather infamous vmm32.vxd error, and after a little searching I see that the only hope of fixing it is to go through a complex process that I don't really understand :/

Oh well.

Thanks for your help :)

AMD Athlon 2800+ barton @ 12.5 X 176 : 2200mhz
1024Mb DDR400 RAM in sync
MSI KT6 Delta mobo
Leadtek AGP 6600 gt 128Mb
120Gb Seagate HDD

Ok, well the 'infamous' VMM32.VXD problem occurs when that rather unique file goes missing (or becomes corrupted) - it's created specifically for your machine as part of the installation process, and the usual remedy is to reinstall Windows back into its original folder.

You should try that, although (as mentioned) 16Mb is no way to run Win98 - I've a Win95 machine that only creeps along with that amount.

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