Can Windows 95/98/2000 install on this?
Hello,
So I have an eMachines E443 laptop from 2010, that I don't use much, and the OS on there currently is Windows 10, so (It runs really slowly) would it be possible to install Windows 95/98/2000 on there via USB flash device? Would I need some sort-of boot loader to do so? I'd like to give the eMachines an easier OS to handle as the Hard Disk has a hard life on Windows 10 (It's always between 95 - 100% use most of the time)
Here's the specs;
eMachines E443
320 GB Hard Drive
8GB DDR3 Ram
AMD C-50 Processor @ 1GHz.
No floppy disk contoroller
3x USB 2.0 ports
Would it work? Also I can resize ram to Minimum 2GB as I have 2x 4GB sticks in now, and I have 2x 2GB extra ram from a previous laptop.
So I have an eMachines E443 laptop from 2010, that I don't use much, and the OS on there currently is Windows 10, so (It runs really slowly) would it be possible to install Windows 95/98/2000 on there via USB flash device? Would I need some sort-of boot loader to do so? I'd like to give the eMachines an easier OS to handle as the Hard Disk has a hard life on Windows 10 (It's always between 95 - 100% use most of the time)
Here's the specs;
eMachines E443
320 GB Hard Drive
8GB DDR3 Ram
AMD C-50 Processor @ 1GHz.
No floppy disk contoroller
3x USB 2.0 ports
Would it work? Also I can resize ram to Minimum 2GB as I have 2x 4GB sticks in now, and I have 2x 2GB extra ram from a previous laptop.
Comments
Your best bet would be Windows 7.
But something else to consider: are you running the 64 bit or 32 bit version of Windows 10? With a machine like that you may see better performance with the 32-bit version (and as a bonus you get Windows 3.1/DOS compatibility)
It is Windows 10 64-bit version 1703, although just to find out today, the Win10 installation for some reason won't boot anymore. And yes, I did already have Windows 7 on there; it was extremely slow, and very minimal capability. What I mean is that whenever I tried to run a graphical game (Such as Solitaire or even, Minesweeper), it said it couldn't start because the graphics were not good enough (Too old). =/
Little to no driver support
2Gb is still too much RAM
Hard drives over 127Gb don't work
USB support under 9x is kinda finicky
Windows NT 5.0 (2000)
Driver support still limited
2Gb of RAM is fine
Unsure of supported disk size, I think you need to apply a fix.
USB support is generally good.
You didn't mention a CD-ROM drive. Installing older versions of Windows will be difficult if not impossible without one.
I second this. Your system should be able to handle Win7 just fine.
Yup I did Windows 8.1 too, it.. was.. AMAZ (lag lag lag lag lag) IN( lag lag lag lag) G! Long story short, anything Windows Vista or later lags a lot. (And I did try Vista)
Yup, I forgot to mention that yes, it does have a CD Rom for CDs/DVDs and I do have a spare DVD RW disk that I could use to install Windows; anything under 650 MB is ok. No floppy disk controller (as I mentioned) so yeah. And if an OS requires more than one disk (For example, Win 3.1) I can't burn more than one disk without stalling the system during setup just to burn (For example) Disk 2 out of 6.
You could easily put Windows 95, 98, or 2000 on it... Considering you are able to find the supporting drivers.
Windows XP or 7 would be the best you'd get out of it, maybe Vista if you'd tolerate it.