Re: New installation of Window's xp Home edition. Computer is running

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I find that ram is vastly more important than CPU speed. One of my computers
is an 800Mhz Duron with 512Mb of ram, and it's quite peppy running XP pro. I
wouldn't run games on it, but for mundane tasks, it's just fine.


"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ukv7HbVrFHA.2596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The operating system is "up and running" so whatever version he got - it
> installed in a usable form. The computer, upgraded from Windows ME, is
> likely just under powered for this robust operating system.
>
> To the O/P. Does your computer meet, and surpass, the minimum system
> requirements for CPU and installed RAM? In my opinion, if you don't have
> at least 256 meg of RAM and a 2 gig CPU you may not be totally happy with
> the machines performance. 512 meg of RAM is even better.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u1dPNqQrFHA.528@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Apparently, you purchased the wrong version (OEM, right?)
>> You now need to perform a "clean install". You should have
>> purchased a "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP.
>>
>> Clean Install Windows XP
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Walter" wrote:
>>
>> | I use to have Window's ME, I had purchased Window's XP and I had tried
>> to do
>> | an upgrade from Window's ME but computer would not allow me to do so.
>> So I
>> | did a new installation from Window's xp and now my computer is running
>> really
>> | slow at start up, shut down, and even at diferent web sites. Could
>> someone
>> | PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.
>
>


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