On Sep 12, 7:15*am, 98 Guy wrote:
SlickRCBD wrote:
Somebody just gave me an OLD NEC Ready 440T laptop
Windows 98 First Edition

Bring the ram up to at least 128 mb if it's not already.

Reformat the drive and install win-98 second edition. *Win 98 CD's are
available via torrent download if you don't have one.

I don't know if I want to spend more money upgrading the RAM. It only
has 96mb and a 250mhz processor. I'm trying to spend the minimum
amount of money, which is why I'm using this old sucker instead of
buying a new or used laptop.

I only have the OEM version that is in C:\Windows\Drivers\cabs that
came on the hard drive of my Dell Optiplex GX110. No install CD or
retail product key (as I recently found out about 5 months ago). A
friend gave me a copy of an install CD, but the product key I
extracted from the registry on the Dell didn't work when I was trying
to set up a virtual machine on my then-new Vista computer to see it it
was my Dell that was the cause of the trouble accessing Vista file
shares.

I do have a copy of Windows 2000 Professional lying around gathering
dust., but I'm not sure how it will perform on a 250mhz processor @
96mb of RAM.

Could somebody just provide a couple of links to a couple of cheap
NICs I can order (even e-bay links) that will get me on the night
school's wireless and my home wired network with a minimum of fuss?

I know I'd need to install DSCLIENT as I can't imagine NOT having the
same problem with Win98FE at night school that I did with Win98SE when
I tried to connect to the company's server a couple years back. I'm
just watiing until I can get the thing on the 'net as it's easier to
use the network than burning to a CD-RW.