Name: lolzmachine Date: May 11, 2007 at 10:16:42 Pacific Subject: winME/winXP dual partition problem OS: windows ME/ Windows XP sp CPU/Ram: CPU=? ram= 64MB Model/Manufacturer: IBM thinkpad 600
Comment:
i have an old IBM thinkpad that ran on Windows ME when i got it, upgraded the ram and installed Windows XP as a dual-partition (XP primary, i guess, lol) and now i can't get WINME to start up, what am i doin wrong, ppl?
You should have created (or used) a 2nd partition for XP. All you needed to do was boot into ME, pop in the XP CD, & wait for it to spin up. A message would have popped up asking if you want to "upgrade (recommended)". You should have then selected "advanced" instead & then directed XP to install in the 2nd partition.
it wouldn't let me, an error mesage came up that read something like "cannot upgrade from millinium edition to XP" so i did a boot setup. also, the reason for it being on the same partition was due to the fact that the remaining unpartitiond space amassed all of 15 mb space
IBM thinkpad 600 - this will not be good enough for XP, it will be virtually unusable, as it is probably around a 300mhz, the max memory is 288MB PC66 and you need 32MB of that for the graphics.
actually, i recently upgraded the ram w/a 128MB sdram card; i need to change that.
as for the chipset, i was going to gut the computer and upgrade as much as possible, so this is a "for future purposes" ordeal. i just wanna figure out if i had done something wrong, and i did. and as of this point i've done most of what seems to be left that i can do without formatting/purging my hard drive
so moreover, my question now is: "what are some upgrades to get me a moderately well-working XP laptop without gutting another one/buying a new one(i bought it as a prject computer, people)?
That Laptop is beyond XP and uneconomical to spend any more money on, plus the fact it may have a BIOS 8GB Hard Drive Limit, you need a 20GB Hard Drive for XP. Also you have to remember that Laptops rarely run at full CPU speed, so please save yourself hours of miserey and save your pennies for something better IMO!
Your laptop has little resell or trade-in value. Keep in mind that a brand new low end laptop can be had for less than $600. You can get a refurbed/reconditioned one for about $300-400, depending on the specs. Try Amazon rather than eBay.
As others advise.. restore this to an ME system and keep it that way. It's a useful backup (get you on-line) system in event of problems with any newer kit...
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