Re: What are the minimum hardware requirements to run XP Pro

From: Li'l Roberto (whoisit_at_nojunk.net)
Date: 03/18/04


Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:07:41 +1030


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23VMz%23JFDEHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I recently performed a "clean install" of Windows XP Home Edition
> on the following hardware. The owner of the computer was absolutely
> delighted and has commented how much faster XP Home is compared
> to the previous Windows 98 installation. He felt like he just got
> a new computer! Total cost: $99 for Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade.
> Drive was formatted NTFS using error-checking.
>
> 1997 Model Gateway Tower PC
> 333MHz PII CPU
> 384 MB RAM
> 6 GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
> 8 MB PCI Video Card
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User

I think your customer will be back sooner rather than later for a
larger HDD - that 6GB 5400 sure looks a tad small for XP and few
apps.

rgds
Li'l Roberto



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