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Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:38 pm
by Daniele63
Laptop

Vista 2

Here's my childhood laptop which I used around 2007-2009 to browse YouTube and old forums.
It still works!


Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:28 pm
by cat
that's so cool!!! and it still runs vista!

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:38 pm
by Daniele63
cat wrote:that's so cool!!! and it still runs vista!

Yep and it's slow af lol

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:43 pm
by Daniele63
I tried to play a game on it yesterday and it shutted off from overheating.

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:47 pm
by cat
Noooooo!

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2025 12:53 am
by Vaking Voda
It looks like it has an Xbox 360 ring

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 3:54 am
by nullification
Daniele63 wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:38 pm
Here's my childhood laptop which I used around 2007-2009 to browse YouTube and old forums.It still works!
I recognize so many things from that desktop, I believe this laptop has the potential to be a time capsule. Have you checked on the internet cache, seen if there's anything that hasn't been documented or archived?

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 4:02 am
by Daniele63
nullification wrote: Sun Dec 14, 2025 3:54 am
Daniele63 wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:38 pm
Here's my childhood laptop which I used around 2007-2009 to browse YouTube and old forums.It still works!
I recognize so many things from that desktop, I believe this laptop has the potential to be a time capsule. Have you checked on the internet cache, seen if there's anything that hasn't been documented or archived?
Yeah I remember checking the search history way back and I think there was and old forum thread from jeuxvideo.com but I should check again sometime.

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 1:18 pm
by kornfan1799
Daniele63 wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:38 pm
Here's my childhood laptop which I used around 2007-2009 to browse YouTube and old forums.It still works!
LE SIMS 2????? OH MY GOD DUDE UR HELLA LUCKY ,i lowkey wanna get the sims 2 pc version the only sims discs i own are ps2 le sims 1 and the sims 3 pc cd rom :yellow_sleep:

Re: Acer Laptop from 2007ish

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 7:07 pm
by nullification
Daniele63 wrote: Sun Dec 14, 2025 4:02 am
nullification wrote: Sun Dec 14, 2025 3:54 am
Daniele63 wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:38 pm
Here's my childhood laptop which I used around 2007-2009 to browse YouTube and old forums.It still works!
I recognize so many things from that desktop, I believe this laptop has the potential to be a time capsule. Have you checked on the internet cache, seen if there's anything that hasn't been documented or archived?
Yeah I remember checking the search history way back and I think there was and old forum thread from jeuxvideo.com but I should check again sometime.
  1. Log in to the Windows Vista system using an account with access to the user profile.
  2. Open Internet Explorer.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Select Internet Options.
  5. Under the General tab, locate the Browsing history section.
  6. Click Settings.
  7. Click View files to open the IE cache folder.
  8. Review cached files such as HTML pages, images, and scripts.
  9. Sort files by Date Modified to identify recently cached pages.
  10. Double-click HTML files to view their contents.
  11. Optionally navigate directly to:

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    C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
  12. Check subfolders for additional cached content.
  13. Copy or document relevant files if required.
Example of how it could look like (taken on XP):
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