Re: **Windows XP installation**

John Waller wrote:

FWIW, I saw a 266 PII laptop with 192MB RAM and a 3GB HDD recently that ran XP Pro ok.


I guess that "ok" is in the eye of the beholder :-) Systems seem to vary quite a bit with their specs vs. performance.


Also depends on intended use. My reply was anecdotal, not advisory.

FWIW, I was asked to "fix" a relative's P4 with 256MB RAM over Christmas which was purchased with XP Home SP2 pre-installed.but was rather slow at doing anything, launching apps etc. The parents bought it for their child but she was quite unhappy with it because of its sluggish performance.

I ran anti-virus, spyware checkers, defraggers etc. Not much change.

I added a 256MB RAM stick and the system seemed to gain a new lease of life. It now runs beautifully.


Yes, point taken.

Steve N.

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