Newbie Here-First Post!!

[redgoat]

This may seem like a crazy question, but....

My friend gave me a laptop ( A "Thinkhead") It is old, obviously.
I have gotten on the craze of wiping clean the computers that are given to me, and making them a part of my network.

Well, this one has a phone jack for dial-up, but nothing that an Ethernet cable can plug into. Is there an adapter or some way that I can plug DSL into this antique?

Any help will be appreciated......

[Broni]

Yeah, you just need Ethernet PCMCIA Laptop Card, like this:

[redgoat]

Yeah, you just need Ethernet PCMCIA Laptop Card, like this:

It's just a generic card that I can get at Best Buy??

Thanks so much.....

[Broni]

Yeah, you can get it almost anywhere. Just ask for Laptop Ethernet Card.
I don't know how old your laptop is, so make sure, it has a slot for expansion card.
If you give me its brand, and model number, we can try to find out.

[redgoat]

A Twinhead laptop 
Slimnote VX2
Model No:P88T
S/N H1206534
It does have that slot.

Also, I have a Windows XP disk that I want to install, but I cannot boot it from the drive to replace the old O/S...
Any ideas??
I'm new to a good majority of this stuff....

[Broni]

It does have that slot.

Then, you're all set.

Also, I have a Windows XP disk that I want to install, but I cannot boot it from the drive to replace the old O/S...

To your advantage, it'd be the best, if you start a new topic about it.

[redgoat]

Thanx so far for your help and patience.....

[Broni]

Any time