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StoryTime
Feb 26, 2010

Now listen to me children and I'll tell you of the legend of the Ninja
I remember using a laptop with a ATI Mobility chip in there, and it was almost useless without the Omega drivers.

This is the latest version I could track down: https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/radeon-omega-drivers-4-8-442.html
Online virus checks report it as clean, but you know, use at the peril of your ancient laptop.

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StoryTime
Feb 26, 2010

Now listen to me children and I'll tell you of the legend of the Ninja
The last time I replaced XP on an old laptop I went with this: https://lubuntu.net/downloads/
It's a version of Ubuntu that comes preconfigured with a desktop environment suitable for old computers (lxde I believe). It's definitely a thing you can try out. It will boot from USB fully functional, and won't need to touch your HD if you don't want it to.

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