Its minimum hardware requirements of 64MB of RAM and a Mhz CPU were well below hardware that was being shipped at the time, so it ran really well on just about any machine you threw at it. There was no heavy GUI sitting on top of it, so response times were almost always fast. Windows Pro isn't perfect of course. There was no built-in firewall, which made Windows Pro more vulnerable to some viruses and worms such as Code Red. Not all hardware vendors embraced Windows , which meant that older hardware would never run on it.
Its default configuration left security as an afterthought. This makes installing and reinstalling Windows Pro much less of a headache than XP. As I said to one TechRepublic member's chagrin , Windows Professional never gained a lot of traction in many business environments.
Windows Pro only lasted 18 months before Microsoft shipped XP. That was too fast of a turnaround for some businesses that were already on Windows 98 and had ultimately decided to sit out Pro while waiting for XP to ship.
You can't get new software from Microsoft such as IE 7. That's not to say that you're stuck if you decide to use Windows Pro on an old piece of equipment however. You can still put a modern Web browser such as Firefox on it. You can also patch some of the security holes in Pro by putting a virus scanner and firewall such as ZoneAlarm on it.
Microsoft will also continue Extended Support on Windows Pro until July which means that it will continue to create security patches for Pro until then. Windows Professional may be long in the tooth, but it's still a good choice for older equipment.
It does infinitely more things than DOS. I still need the content of the originl disk though to be honest. I have the same problem I have the same problem with my computer Have you been able to fix this problem? If so, will you please share what you have done. I desperately need my computer, but am not able to run anything at all on it to try and fix it! You never actually mentioned deleting your partition and formatting the drive.
This will be an option if you boot from the CD. It will show a blue screen for a few minutes and then ask you if you want to install Windows. While you answer the questions it asks you, you'll be confronted with the opportunity to delete, create and format partitions. You should delete your partition s and format each one as necessary. Just be careful not to delete anything you want to keep.
If there's nothing on the drive though, blast it away with this utility. Still Stuck Rick, I do not have partitions installed on my computer. Is there any way to abort this setup and simply format my hard drive? This is pretty drastic, but am willing to do this if it is my only option.
To install Windows XP to a new hard disk: 1. Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Windows XP Setup. I have Win PRO installed on my computer.
My computer, for some unknown reason, removed my modem and dialups. Don't know what happened, they just dissapeared. It will sit there for days. If I shut down and turn it back on it promps me that it will continue setup and go right back to the same place. I removed the modem and tried to run setup without it. In addition, all of the original default permissions will be reapplied. Dealing with user profile changes If the system on which you're performing the Windows in-place upgrade was originally upgraded to Windows Professional from Windows NT 4.
Windows NT 4. Open each one and check the ProfileImagePath string value until you find those that reference the user profiles. Performing the in-place upgrade operation Performing the Windows in-place upgrade is a pretty straightforward procedure. You can initiate the operation from a set of Windows boot disks or, if your system is capable of booting from a CD, straight from the Windows CD.
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