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Ben,
Thanks for all you help on this.
I had this problem with another system and the work around was in BIOS where
I could enable "Limit CPUID Maximum Value to 3". There is no option for this
on these PC's. I even flashed the BIOS to the newest version 1.16
Danny
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:42f7b534.12306493@nntp.charter.net...
> That's what I figured. I just checked with the Intel web site. It does
> show
> the "Intel® Application Accelerator" chipset drivers for the 845 chipset
> family
> and NT 4.0, and it has NT 4.0 graphics drivers, essentially the same ones
> as for
> the earlier 810 and 815 chipsets with Intel "Extreme" graphics.
>
> It seems like you have two basic choices:
>
> 1. Attempt installation of NT 4.0 on the DX200M, followed by an attempt
> (with
> crossed fingers) to install both sets of NT 4.0 drivers. This stands a
> chance
> of success only if the motherboard chipset is one of the 845-series. If,
> instead, the chipset is 865 or 875 or 900-series, you are out of luck with
> this
> computer.
>
> 2. Get an older Pentium III class computer or 845-chipset Pentium 4
> computer to
> run the required application software.
>
> With its transition to newer chipsets, 865 and later, Intel ceased testing
> any
> drivers for Windows NT 4.0, which, of course, Microsoft has not supported
> for a
> couple of years.
>
> I hope this helps... Ben
>
> On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 16:44:37 GMT, "Danny" <dannyrobinson@canada.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Yes....my answer is "has to do with a software package that MUST run on
>>NT4"
>>
>>Thanks Ben
>>______________________________________
>>
>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>news:42f77de9.11446966@nntp.charter.net...
>>> I've never seen a DX200M, but it usually comes licensed with XP Pro, so
>>> it's
>>> pretty modern. It runs a Socket 478 Celeron chip, so it is likely to
>>> have
>>> an
>>> Intel 845, 865 or 875 motherboard chipset and maybe even graphics on the
>>> motherboard.
>>>
>>> After all this speculation, the short answer is to see if the INTEL web
>>> site has
>>> the NT4 drivers for whatever chipset and graphics are in the system. If
>>> so, you
>>> should be able to install NT4. If not, you are out of luck.
>>>
>>> Why NT4, and not Windows 2000, which has far fewer limitations? Win
>>> 2000
>>> gets
>>> rid of the NT4 boot partition size limit and provides the USB support
>>> lacking in
>>> NT4. If your answer has to do with costs (NT4 almost free these days),
>>> it's not
>>> worth it. If your answer has to do with a software package that MUST
>>> run
>>> on
>>> NT4, you have my sympathy... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:00:52 GMT, "Danny" <dannyrobinson@canada.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Has anyone figured out how to get NT 4 installed on a DX200M computer.
>>>>Any
>>>>advice would be appreicated.
>>>>
>>>>Danny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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