I need some help reviving an old laptop. I want to install a very lightweight OS because the specs on this laptop SUCK (1GB RAM, 1.66GHz processor), but it's an old laptop and the BIOS setup is blocked with a password that I don't know.
I want an OS that can actually handle having a web browser open. Windows 7 gives me a "Your computer is low on memory" and force closes Chrome whenever I try to open it. Same with firefox and even Maxthon browser.
I tried distros of Linux, especially one that I don't remember the name of but it was for SUPER low resource computers, and that didn't even help.
I -want- to install XP, specifically the "Black Edition" which can be found if you look well enough, but I can't install that FROM windows ONTO a USB HDD like you can with most other OS.
I really need some advice because this is the only laptop I have (I'm using my Android to post this) and I just want a working laptop that I can browse the web on. x.x
Help would be appreciated.
I want an OS that can actually handle having a web browser open. Windows 7 gives me a "Your computer is low on memory" and force closes Chrome whenever I try to open it. Same with firefox and even Maxthon browser.
I tried distros of Linux, especially one that I don't remember the name of but it was for SUPER low resource computers, and that didn't even help.
I -want- to install XP, specifically the "Black Edition" which can be found if you look well enough, but I can't install that FROM windows ONTO a USB HDD like you can with most other OS.
I really need some advice because this is the only laptop I have (I'm using my Android to post this) and I just want a working laptop that I can browse the web on. x.x
Help would be appreciated.