Re: SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
- From: Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:29:02 -0700
George Hester wrote:
> Hardware failure. Ok thanks. Min for XP is 5GB? Could you please
> provide a link at Microsoft which discusses this minimum? Thanks.
>
Here's what MS says are the minimum requirements (I included the link to
the page where I got this below):
PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended;
233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD
K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum
supported; may limit performance and some features)
1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
* Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and
the applications and features you choose to install. Additional
available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a
network.
Here's the link
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx
Now, all that said, I can tell you from my many years doing professional
computer repair/tech support that a machine with the hardware as
described above will either not run XP at all or run it horribly. It is
a rule of thumb that whatever a company tells you are the minimum
system requirements - ignore them and look at the "recommended" system
requirements. Unfortunately, MS doesn't list "recommended" system
requirements on that page.
My very rough guideline is if the machine is successfully running
Win9x/ME and is less than a PIII 600 (and yes, I know people have run
XP on slower machines - I said this is *my* guideline/opinion) then I
don't suggest upgrading to XP. I also don't suggest running XP with
less than 256MB of RAM; 512MB is better. I wouldn't install XP on a box
that had a 6GB hard drive, either. That is not only because of the
size, but because of the age of the drive.
IMO, there is no reason to take a nicely performing computer running
Win9x/ME and force it to run an operating system for which it was never
designed. The results will not be satisfactory and your silicon-based
life form will be sad.
Malke
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