So my dads girlfriend gave me a lapdance...

[Ctuchik]

And because he just LOVES to torment me it has a fresh install of windows XP on it and i don't have a newer OS to replace it with..

Now i wanna get it connected to the internet and the FUCKING THING WON'T COOPERATE!

I connect through an ethernet cable that requires no password or anything, basically ticking the "configure internet settings automatically" should work, but apparently because i have another computer connected through the same router it doesn't and the laptop is telling me that i need to connect through my other PC first. But i don't want to do that..

Help!

 

[Ctuchik]

No never mind. Stupid default IE was the culprit. installed chrome from a USB stick and now it's working.

 

[backdoor]

I bet he deleted his browsing history before giving it to you

 

[Ctuchik]

No he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled XP not using the recovery disc that came with it because he'd lost it..

Leaving me with a half working laptop and no real way of getting any of the drivers updated because HP's driver support page is of no help. When i try to find the laptop using it's model number they list over 20 different ones. And i can't tell which is the one i have.. Hell i can't even tell if mine is listed there at all..

 

[ECA]

Put Mint on it.

 

[Shagrat]

Yep I agree with @ECA drop Mint on it, really nice OS. I did the same with a spare laptop I have just for tinkering on and really like it.

 

[~Yuckfou~]

Yup, or I like Ubuntu too.
It'll work, and faster.

 

[caLLous]

Or, depending on its specs, a lighter weight flavour like Xubuntu. I put it on my 10 year old VAIO and it absolutely flies.

 

[fettoken]

Someone's abusing their mod-powers tbh.

 

[Trem]

Not me, I can't fiddle in this area. Made me laugh though

 

[Wij]

Or, depending on its specs, a lighter weight flavour like Xubuntu. I put it on my 10 year old VAIO and it absolutely flies.

Xubuntu is fugleh.

If the machine is a bit crusty and you need the speed boost of of a lightweight distro but without barrels of ugly then try PeppermintOS 6.