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Atlas77
10-15-2007, 10:45 PM
Hey guys i just bought a decent used laptop, came without a HD, ram, or power supply. It has a windows me sticker on it with the activation code. How much would it cost to buy the Windows ME CD. Thanks Stephen
DeaconFrost
10-15-2007, 10:49 PM
Honestly, I'd consider any OS besides ME. You may be able to find one on Ebay, or get one from the manufacturer, but you really don't want to. I'd hit up Ebay or our FS/FT forums and find a Windows 98 license for it....or something more current, like Windows 2000. This is all assuming the laptop is too old for XP.
Atlas77
10-15-2007, 10:52 PM
No Its a Compaq Presario 1700T series. P3 running 1000 Mhz. So should i go with 2000 or XP. Could it handle vista?
DeaconFrost
10-15-2007, 10:55 PM
I wouldn't consider Vista at all. However, I've run XP on a P3 1 Ghz with 512 MB of memory, and it ran great.
Atlas77
10-15-2007, 10:57 PM
Ok so where do i go from here. Where can i find a cheap Xp cd with code?
markt435
10-15-2007, 10:59 PM
ebay? you might be able to find a sealed OEM copy or something there.

or try the FS/FT forum
DeaconFrost
10-15-2007, 11:00 PM
If you're a student, check with your school. if not, the same advice as above. Check on Ebay or our FS/FT forum.
MajorDomo
10-15-2007, 11:07 PM
Stay away from Me....I think it's still in Beta :D
markt435
10-15-2007, 11:28 PM
Stay away from Me....I think it's still in Beta :D

are you still in beta? i thought you were on SP11 by now ;)
DeaconFrost
10-16-2007, 09:11 AM
are you still in beta? i thought you were on SP11 by now ;)
I've heard that MajorDomo RC1 will be available shortly.
TechLarry
10-16-2007, 09:18 AM
Sounds like the perfect time to download and try out Ubuntu Linux.

Ya never know. It might work out perfect for you and it won't cost you a dime.

Even an OEM copy of XP is giong to cost around $125.
milkweg
10-16-2007, 09:31 AM
I have ME on one of my 4 PC's and have no issues with it. I use it for older games.
pxc
10-16-2007, 01:38 PM
You might be able to buy the OS CD or recovery CD set from the manufacturer.
Atlas77
10-16-2007, 09:07 PM
I emailed The Compaq tech, but if it doesn't work out how would i go by getting Ubuntu Linux. How does this OS work. Can anyone take pictures of what there setup looks like?
pxc
10-16-2007, 09:19 PM
The link on this page can tell you if the WinME CD is available: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07143

This page has a screenshot tour of the newest version Ubuntu going final this month: http://lifehacker.com/software/screenshot-tour/a-look-at-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon-rc1-311005.php

I installed OpenSuSE 10.3 last week and I'm liking it more than Ubuntu on my laptop. Everything just worked right after install, including the 3D desktop, power management and wireless.
Catweazle
10-16-2007, 09:30 PM
Have you yet confirmed that you can obtain compatible RAM, HDD and power unit for the thing? If you can't locate and obtain those items it's sorta a waste of time worrying about what OS to run on it.
swatbat
10-16-2007, 09:30 PM
Stay away from Me....I think it's still in Beta :D

No no no get it right. They never pasted the alpha stage with it.

OP find a copy of xp to load on it. Just make sure you bump the memory up to 512 if you can.
Atlas77
10-16-2007, 09:34 PM
I just bought a 20 Gig HD, Ive found a cheap power supply and i could easily find cheap ram for it here or online. I went looking and i really dont want to pay 100 somewhat dollars for an OS. That almost as much i paid for the laptop. Id rather get a free one than spend even more money that i just dont have. Thanks everybody for the help
devman
10-16-2007, 09:53 PM
I just bought a 20 Gig HD, Ive found a cheap power supply and i could easily find cheap ram for it here or online. I went looking and i really dont want to pay 100 somewhat dollars for an OS. That almost as much i paid for the laptop. Id rather get a free one than spend even more money that i just dont have. Thanks everybody for the help

If thats the case then I second the Ubuntu Linux idea
markt435
10-16-2007, 09:55 PM
I just bought a 20 Gig HD, Ive found a cheap power supply and i could easily find cheap ram for it here or online. I went looking and i really dont want to pay 100 somewhat dollars for an OS. That almost as much i paid for the laptop. Id rather get a free one than spend even more money that i just dont have. Thanks everybody for the help

just get ubuntu then. or if you have a spare dvd-r around, just get fedora 7. doesn't really matter though. both are good
Lazy_Moron
10-16-2007, 09:58 PM
I cant even say Windows Me without having flashbacks of its crappyness and me getting extremely pissed off at it.

Please consider anything else other then ME!
tazman4
10-16-2007, 10:04 PM
i really dont want to pay 100 somewhat dollars for an OS. That almost as much i paid for the laptop.

Not trying to be an ass or anything, but you bought a P3 laptop that has no hdd, power supply or ram? :confused:
markt435
10-16-2007, 10:24 PM
Not trying to be an ass or anything, but you bought a P3 laptop that has no hdd, power supply or ram? :confused:

he bought a 20gb hdd
Atlas77
10-16-2007, 10:33 PM
I have the HD and The Power supply on the way. My total for this P3 laptop is sitting around 105 dollars. so add around 30 for ram and thats a perfectly working laptop for 135.
Catweazle
10-16-2007, 10:50 PM
he bought a 20gb hdd
He purchased the laptop. It's not an approach I'd have taken, but it's not one he should be criticised for taking either. If he's happy to accept the inherent risks then that's his business!

If the conponents purchased to add to it are actually compatible ones, and the thing actually works when it is put together, then it is indeed a relatively inexpensive laptop.
Archaea
10-16-2007, 10:51 PM
Hey guys i just bought a decent used laptop, came without a HD, ram, or power supply. It has a windows me sticker on it with the activation code. How much would it cost to buy the Windows ME CD. Thanks Stephen

I used Windows ME for several years and liked it better than 98...

So did my friends, if for no other reason than the added driver support.
Soujiro
10-16-2007, 11:25 PM
I third the Ubuntu nomination. Every time I had to reboot a Windows ME installation it wasn't because I wanted to, but because the blue screen told me to.
PTNL
10-17-2007, 09:53 AM
+1 for XP or Ubuntu
Azhar
10-17-2007, 10:48 AM
Who needs an ASUS EEE PC for $199 when you can get an Atlas77 EEE PC for $100. Both will run Linux :D
Charlie Hustle
10-17-2007, 01:48 PM
Sounds like the perfect time to download and try out Ubuntu Linux.

Ya never know. It might work out perfect for you and it won't cost you a dime.

Even an OEM copy of XP is giong to cost around $125.

That sounds like an excellent idea. If you already have a windows pc, then why not try linux?
QwertyJuan
10-17-2007, 01:59 PM
Definately get rid of MistakeEdition......
Atlas77
10-17-2007, 07:02 PM
Ok, i just downloaded and burned the iso to a cd. It should boot when i reboot my computer shouldn't it? Maybe its my dumb computer, how can i test it?
MrWizard6600
10-17-2007, 07:05 PM
yeah, if your looking for an adventure go with a linux/unix based system.

But otherwise, run XP.
zeplar
10-17-2007, 08:29 PM
If you can't force it to boot from the ME CD, you could try the floppy boot disk. bootdisk.com (http://www.bootdisk.com/) might have a working copy.
nonameo
10-17-2007, 09:52 PM
Get ubuntu. 7.10 is being released tomorrow. I use it EVERY day for all of my menial tasks and it works fine.
DeaconFrost
10-17-2007, 09:55 PM
Ok, i just downloaded and burned the iso to a cd. It should boot when i reboot my computer shouldn't it? Maybe its my dumb computer, how can i test it?
Assuming you burned the .iso image properly, as an image, it sounds like you might just have to change the boot order in the BIOS.
devman
10-17-2007, 11:06 PM
I didn't think Windows install CDs were bootable until Win2000

I seem to remember having to use a boot disk the many times I had to reinstall ME, that was many years ago though.
DeaconFrost
10-17-2007, 11:11 PM
Windows 98 and Windows ME were both bootable discs. I don't remember about Windows 95 though.
Atlas77
10-17-2007, 11:19 PM
Ok, i tested it out on my old IBM thinkpad 600. It sorta has a faulty cdrom but it did come the Ubuntu installation screen once. So im guessing it'll work. i dont know why it was working on my desktop. I also got the HD in today.
MattyC
10-18-2007, 05:39 AM
To bring some love from te Emuasylum forums:

Originally Posted by ThomasKarn
They say if you play a Windows ME disc backwards, it tells you Satanic messages.

Worse, if you play it forwards, it installs ME.


Go for 98 or 2k. I am sure you already got that message, but I just wanted to make sure ;)
MajorDomo
10-18-2007, 07:22 AM
To get an idea what I thought of ME....I would only install it on machines I built for people I didn't like.....for free just to make sure it got installed. :D
QwertyJuan
10-18-2007, 07:35 AM
To get an idea what I thought of ME....


We really don't are what you think of you.... it's what OTHERS think of you that counts! ;)
Azhar
10-18-2007, 09:45 AM
I didn't think Windows install CDs were bootable until Win2000

I seem to remember having to use a boot disk the many times I had to reinstall ME, that was many years ago though.

All Windows CD were bootable. It's just that older computers didn't have the capability to boot from CDROM drive until about when Win2000 was around. You had to boot from floppy so you could run MSCDEX.EXE and OAKCDROM.SYS or whatever CDROM driver you needed to get it working.