Re: Tutorial creating & using Hirens Boot CD & MemTest86 diagnostic stress testing tools for USB boot to Windows 10 PE & WinXPmini on BIOS & UEFI
Arlen Holder <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.freeware,comp.sys.hp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware |
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| Organization | Mixmin |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Today I was on the old WinXP 1/2GB memory DELL laptop, missing a battery and with a dead screen (so it is treated as a "desktop" in a weird way). Given its main purpose is to tie to the scanner, I've pulled the Ethernet cable so it hasn't been on the Internet for quite some time. I got to thinking whether the Hirens Boot CD to WinXP would work on that old BIOS laptop, and lo and behold, it worked just fine! I was pleasantly surprised that the mouse seemed snappier and the file system seemed to be accessed faster under the Hirens Boot USB to WinXP than the original WinXP was, which was a pleasant surprise (Thanks Mike!). In addition, I ran a few virus checks that were on the Hirens Boot USB which was also nice, and a defrag operation (which quit due to lack of disk space). In summary, if you have an XP machine off the net, you might consider booting to the Hirens XP which seems to work as well or better than the original XP did. Thanks Mike.