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I need to run Windows on a 10 y/old PC. (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Ayly_@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Howdy!

My parents have a 10+ years old HP that is almost unusable, but they want to keep the computer since they use it to print documents and it "looks nice." I'm trying to find a viable solution to make the PC run smoother. Here are the options I'm considering, and I want your opinion on those:

Install a Windows-like Linux distro so my parents aren't lost. I showed them Ubuntu, but it wasn't conclusive.
Running a thin client that connects via RDP to a Windows 10 or 11 VM on my Proxmox server. Would USB passthrough work? We have a stable network, so latency isn't a big issue.

Since I'm only home during weekends, I don't want something that could break easily. Technology and them is not a match.

If you have any other ideas, I would really appreciate it.

Happy homelabbing!

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[–] AlTeRnAtE-PoIsOn@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See if you can fit another motherboard in the HP case. If that works, new motherboard, cpu and ram. Just tell them u had to change the windows version because of updated printer drivers. New pc, same case, same printer. Done!

[–] Ayly_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a all in one computer unfortunately... I will look at a ram upgrade. It has 8gb of ddr3 memory right now.

[–] AlTeRnAtE-PoIsOn@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah. A AIO, that's crap. Then go for the ram upgrade and maybe look if you can fit a SSD.

For what it's worth, i know all about the: it looks pretty and we only use it to print, why change it. My mom has been playing solitaire on a 486 with 4mb ram and Windows 95 till 6 years ago. And, no it wasn't connected to the internet! 😅

[–] Ayly_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the advise ! I'll look into it. And pretty impressive from your mom xD

But yeah, the all in one is far from the greatest to work with..