Legacy windows (older system)

Mar 3, 2018
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I’m looking for a legacy windows (not xp) that’s free. Linux driver support for my old system is not available or not compatible. Win thin pc and flp are no longer supported

My specs are
Athlon 64 3700+
2gb ddr400
ASUS a8n-sli se
X800xl.
Knoppix 8.1
 
Solution
You may have to stick to an older distro for all of the drivers/devices to be supported easily (better). Your old hardware is the issue and driver compatibility/availability is going to be a challenge with newer distros.

Honestly, it might simply be time to consider modernizing your rig.

COLGeek

Cybernaut
Moderator
There is no free version of Windows. Linux should run fine on this old rig. Or, it may just be time for a major hardware upgrade.

You could run Windows 10, un-activated indefinitely, but it is going to perform poorly on this old rig. Driver support for the hardware, especially the GPU, will be an issue as well.
 

COLGeek

Cybernaut
Moderator
You may have to stick to an older distro for all of the drivers/devices to be supported easily (better). Your old hardware is the issue and driver compatibility/availability is going to be a challenge with newer distros.

Honestly, it might simply be time to consider modernizing your rig.
 
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