Re: slow computer

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"pentium" <pentium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Richard in AZ" wrote:


"pentium" <pentium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| hi there. my computer is rather slow, it's kind of an old PC. when
i open my
| homepage, it's okay but when i try to open a link, it takes a
minute or 2...
| it's the 1st time it has internet on this machine. my other
computers are
| okay.
| we didn't download anything on this PC. thanks for any help and
suggestions.
|
| computer:
| winXP pro version 2002
| intel celeron processor
| 797 MHz
| 128 MB RAM

128 MB of RAM is no where even close to making XP run. As you found
out, it walks, but it will
never run with 128 MB.
800 MHz is also at the bottom end of the performance curve.
You could, for most likely a nominal fee, increase the RAM.
Try www.crucial.com or www.4allmemory.com for additional RAM
Both sites will scan your PC and identify the correct type of RAM and
offer to sell you some at a
reasonable price.
Go to at lease 256 MB and 512 would be even better.

do you know any good and free link/site to increase the RAM
and MHz? :)


Richard already gave you two Web sites regarding RAM. Here's another:

http://www.kingston.com/

Increasing MHz means getting a faster processor, which probably means
getting another motherboard, so you might as well buy a new PC. :-) You
could always buy a used PC that's a few years old. That would just be a
couple hundred bucks and it would absolutely fly as far as you're
concerned! But you can even buy a new PC these days for under $500, so
you might want to consider that as well.


.

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