Updaing an old laptop! Help...

missymoo4

Pleaes don't laugh...
I've been given my husbads old laptop!
I woild like to get wireless on it and also office 07 which I already have on home pc and win 98 which I also have discs for.
Laptop is Toshiba 7100 Using win 95
It says 64.omb Ram!
Is it possible to upgrade this???
Many thanks

-TangleFoot-

Donnie wrote: »

Forget about Office 2007.

System requirements:

• 256MB RAM
• Windows XP SP2 or above

Donnie

missymoo4 wrote: »

Pleaes don't laugh...
I've been given my husbads old laptop!
I woild like to get wireless on it and also office 07 which I already have on home pc and win 98 which I also have discs for.
Laptop is Toshiba 7100 Using win 95
It says 64.omb Ram!
Is it possible to upgrade this???
Many thanks

Forget about Office 2007. You can increase the RAM to 192 MB with a module of PC100 128 MB RAM(Part No. KTT-SO100/128), install a Wireless Card and add some flavour of Linux that may contain Open Office.

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/Toshiba_Portege_7100_c11193.html

missymoo4

Thnks for quick replies.
Would you rec an adaptarcard thingy for the wireless and how would you upgrade the ram?
Tight on finances but willing to give it a go.

totalsolutions

Its really old and might just not be worth the time and trouble. Then you will be disappointed with the lack of any experience or feeling for it. Your DH has just got you spending monies you may not have or want to spend.

Anyway the way forward may be to visit a computer show near you for scrap parts really cheap. google british computer fairs

Donnie

RAM £7.49

Your luck with Wireless Cards will vary. Best to get educated. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?mediawiki/index.php/List

Beast

It's probably not worth spending the money on the Office 2007 licence for the experience you're going to get on such an old machine to be honest, probably best to find a very light flavour of Linux with Open Office.

missymoo4

I think i might have to abandon the idea and look for a cheap one on e-bay.
thanks for your replies though x

penrhyn

You are right bin it.
Big Pockets often have ex company laptops for reasonable money. I'd avoid Fleebay myself.

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/

macman

And Windows 95 has no support and cannot be secured online.

Donnie

missymoo4 wrote: »

I think i might have to abandon the idea and look for a cheap one on e-bay.
thanks for your replies though x

Even though it would only cost you £20 for the upgrades, the performance will be relatively poor. Just good for general surfing and word processing.

I would do it just for the fun of it. But then, I'm like that.

Specs here

I would run something like Puppy Linux on the refurb.