In news:7abvr3F1uv4doU1@mid.individual.net,
olfart typed on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:24:19 -0400:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:h1qdba$k2r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> In news:9m2045d9g4dv8c2r3ae6pgtlo4mevfjfg0@4ax.com,
>> AJL typed on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:57 -0700:
>>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 4G netbooks can't even handle XP with SP3.
>>>
>>> That is a problem with very small SSD netbooks. They pretty much are
>>> limited to Linux. And the general public doesn't seem to care much
>>> for Linux so I imagine that they will go the way of the Palm
>>> Pilot... ;)
>>
>> Naw... Windows 2000 SP4 only needs 700MB and runs very well on
>> netbooks. At least on the Asus netbooks anyway. Still lots of new
>> copies of Windows 2000 being sold on eBay too.
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
>> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>
> Yes, the eeePC701 4gb 2g Ram 16g SDHC Card does very well with Win
> 2000, but there are several programs I use which don't play well with
> W2000 so I still run the full version of XP SP3 with all updates and
> the 701 does very well with it.

Yes this is true. I can use either myself. Although I had to stop using
Maxthon 1.5.6 with XP SP3. It causes webpages to load so slowly.

> No, I don't do Photoshop or Video editing on it, but I have most
> common programs installed plus garmin GPS and HAVA Video streaming
> and am using approx 2.4gb of the 4gb SSD.

That is what I remember XP only using of a 4GB SSD. But I checked again
and the OEM version of XP for Asus only has 400MB free. I can delete
Works v9 and the Live stuff to get about 800MB free, but still not a lot
and not enough to install SP3. I should grab my XP install disks and see
what size they install at.

> Plenty of room on the 16gb SDHC for large files and I have put
> several large programs(GPS) on the card with no noticable performance
> loss. Of course I can still plug in a second 16gb card via USB card
> reader for movies, etc. If I need to use some of the larger programs
> on my main computer I just connect up to it via www.logmein.com and
> run anything I want remotely from anywhere I have internet access.

I have three 16GB now. Very nice for extra storage.

> I don't use a swap file or hibernate to save hd space and this has
> never caused my performance to suffer....<wink><grin> and a big (:>)

Very good idea. <big grin>

--
Bill
Windows XP Home SP3 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC