Can i install windows XP on...

Streeteh · 1 Jun 2009 at 22:01

This?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-165-AS&groupid=959&catid=1400&subcat=

Really fancy one but want to be able to play the odd game such as baldurs gate etc. I've tried linux in the past and really didn't get along with it so was wondering how easy it is to install windows on these badboys.

The specs are clearly sufficient, i was just wondering if there was some issues that would occur.

Cheers for any advice.

VirtualAdept · 1 Jun 2009 at 22:35

Yeah, I've got one of the orignal EEE's and that runs xp fine... apart from the lack of space.

Streeteh · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:08

VirtualAdept said:
Yeah, I've got one of the orignal EEE's and that runs xp fine... apart from the lack of space.

Cool, i assume it's capable of running old games like baldurs gate too?

Also, i was gonna chuck in a SD card, i assume i could install stuff to that too in order to somewhat alleviate the space issues?

Beerbaron · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:13

you could put in a 2gb stick of memory to make it a bit nippier

chrisxuk · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:25

I use an 8gb SD Card in my EEE PC 701 and set it so XP thinks its a hard drive. Now i have 12gb instead of just 4

I followed this guide http://wiki.eeeuser.com/xp_sdhc_mounted (hope its alright to post this guide) and it worked

Streeteh · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:29

Cool, cheers for the replies guys.

Thing is, after doing some browsing i've noticed the EEE 1000H. Now this has a slightly larger screen (10") and a 160gb harddrive with windows XP preinstalled for £20 more. If i wanted to install XP on the 900 i'd need to buy an external dvd drive which will prob cost about that anyway.

So, what's the catch with the EEE 1000H? It seems a little too good to be true, £20 extra for a hard drive 8 times larger?

chrisxuk · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:36

Is the 1000H on OcUK? I can't see it.

Streeteh · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:39

chrisxuk said:
Is the 1000H on OcUK? I can't see it.

It isn't, am i allowed to talk about it on here?

chrisxuk · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:46

Good question, i'm sure as long as we don't mention where we could get one from

But paying an extra £20 for an extra 100gb, bigger screen and with XP already installed seems a great deal.

Streeteh · 2 Jun 2009 at 08:49

Aye, it does sound like too good an offer to pass up on. Anyways, cheers for the advice/feedback guys, i think i'll go for the 1000H.

Deleted member 66701 · 2 Jun 2009 at 10:06

So, what's the catch with the EEE 1000H? It seems a little too good to be true, £20 extra for a hard drive 8 times larger?

It's a regular hard drive though, not an SSD, which is why it's only slightly more expensive despite the x8 increase in capacity.

siege2 · 2 Jun 2009 at 10:20

dont forget for portabilty having bigger screens, an ordinary hd etc will kill the time you can use the netbook without mains!
PS I have a netbook eeeepc 901 with 16gb ssd HD installed and 2 gb memory instead off 1gb, has the 6600 Mah battery very happy paid 184.00 pounds for it .

Splewis · 4 Jun 2009 at 12:25

VirtualAdept said:
Yeah, I've got one of the orignal EEE's and that runs xp fine... apart from the lack of space.

Yeah 4Gb is horrendous, had to disable so much of windows components that love eating up space, especially updates.
I use a 16GB USB and a 16GB SD card for space though.

VirtualAdept · 4 Jun 2009 at 15:21

Splewis said:
Yeah 4Gb is horrendous, had to disable so much of windows components that love eating up space, especially updates.
I use a 16GB USB and a 16GB SD card for space though.

I'm loathe to add a usb stick to it since my wife, who uses it most, dropped her old laptop and snapped a usb wifi stick...

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