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Winflp OS - any experiences

  • 09-02-2011 09:40AM
    #1
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭


    Ok, long story but i have just gotten back an old IBM X22 Piii laptop..
    I was deciding what what OS to put on it and think I would like to try Winflp...
    Looks like a sweet OS...

    Has anybody any experience putting this OS onto a laptop, especially without a Cd drive ???

    Thanks


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  • #2
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    robtri wrote: »
    Ok, long story but i have just gotten back an old IBM X22 Piii laptop..
    I was deciding what what OS to put on it and think I would like to try Winflp...
    Looks like a sweet OS...

    Has anybody any experience putting this OS onto a laptop, especially without a Cd drive ???

    Thanks
    you'll either need an external CD drive, or look into making bootable usb drives from ISO images. There's always linux for netbooks!

    http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook
    http://www.jolicloud.com/


  • #3
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    It's only available for Volume License customers, which means that probably comparatively few people have played with it. There seem to be a few discussions involving people installing it on EeePCs around, so probably worth looking them up if you're after advice.


  • #4
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    woolymammoth wrote: »
    you'll either need an external CD drive, or look into making bootable usb drives from ISO images. There's always linux for netbooks!

    http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook
    http://www.jolicloud.com/

    Just not a linux person at all..... yeah making a bootable usb at min...


  • #5
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    Fysh wrote: »
    It's only available for Volume License customers, which means that probably comparatively few people have played with it. There seem to be a few discussions involving people installing it on EeePCs around, so probably worth looking them up if you're after advice.

    there is a few alright, was just curious if anyone here had installed it and how they got on with it


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,171 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    anyone know how it compares to using nlite or litepc ?


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  • #7
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    There's always ReactOS which purports to be compatible with Windows XP programs and drivers. It's not ready for everyday use yet though. :(


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