SillyDog701

[Purple Lizard]

Thanks DJGM, that was a big help I've ordered another 256 MB of the internet. Soon I'll be able to get a copy of tiger and try that out

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[Purple Lizard]

OK Ive added the other 256 MB of RAM to my imac and wow what a difference it's running so much faster even simple things like navigating
the Finder are alot quicker with 384 MB.

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[Mandrake]

OK Ive added the other 256 MB of RAM to my imac and wow what a difference it's running so much faster even simple things like navigating
the Finder are alot quicker with 384 MB.

Yeah, a ram upgrade is fairly cheap but makes a world of difference in terms of performance.

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[Antony]

OK Ive added the other 256 MB of RAM to my imac and wow what a difference it's running so much faster even simple things like navigating
the Finder are alot quicker with 384 MB.

Yeah, a ram upgrade is fairly cheap but makes a world of difference in terms of performance.

Agree, I upgraded my PowerBook 12" from 768MB to 1.25GB RAM, it speeds up quite a bit.
The only problem... the 1GB RAM chip for laptop was not that cheap.

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[TK19]

Good news! Instead of getting the 188Mhz computer I was going to get, I got a better one from someone else! Here are the specs:

Gateway 2000
Intel Pentium II@266Mhz
4GB HDD
64 MB Ram
Windows XP Pro

This computer had Windows 98 when I recieved it but I upgraded to XP. Windows 98 was definately a lot faster! Also I am upgrading the ram, and probebly putting in a bigger HDD.

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[DJGM]

Windows XP on a 266Mhz CPU with only 64MB RAM?!? That's going to be like running through very thick
treacle even if you switch the UI to "Windows Classic" mode. Boost the RAM to at least 512MB RAM,
and you might just find that Gateway2000 system useable with Windows XP.

Otherwise, you could boost it to about 256MB RAM, and replace Windows XP with 2000 . . . or Linux.

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[beanboy89]

Good news! Instead of getting the 188Mhz computer I was going to get, I got a better one from someone else! Here are the specs:

Gateway 2000
Intel Pentium II@266Mhz
4GB HDD
64 MB Ram
Windows XP Pro

This computer had Windows 98 when I recieved it but I upgraded to XP. Windows 98 was definately a lot faster! Also I am upgrading the ram, and probebly putting in a bigger HDD.

It's understandable that Windows XP would be slower on that PC. A Pentium at 266 MHz and 64 MB RAM is the minimum requirements listed by Microsoft for Windows XP. To run Windows XP smoothly, you'd need 128 MB RAM at a minimum, but the more RAM the better things will run.

Also, Windows 2000 could do well on that PC as it is currently, but again more RAM would help.

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[DJGM]

Realistically, I wouldn't install or run Windows XP on any system with less than 256MB RAM on it.

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[TK19]

Yea, I am definately getting more Ram....Mabye I will Install ME.

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[DJGM]

Yea, I am definately getting more Ram....Mabye I will Install ME.

NO-O-O-O-O! Unless you're a glutton for punishment, steer clear of Windows Malignant Edition!

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[Purple Lizard]

Definately not Win ME i had to delete it and re-install Win 98 after using this

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[TK19]

Last night I reinstalled windows 98 F.E. from the XP uninstall in the add/remove programs and plan on buying and installing SE.

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[Don_HH2K]

Well, geek theory proven last night. If you apply the correct know-how, you can run XP usably on a machine with only 64MB of RAM but a 500MHz processor, and on another with only a 233MHz processor and 160MB of RAM.

Well, I'd install Server 2003, which is inherently a bit faster, but it's locking me out due to incompatibilities with the first system, and it doesn't get along with the second one's PCMCIA and infrared controllers.

Next challenge -- Windows Malignant Edition on a 486/33 and 16MB of RAM (as I have already found out that 2000 just won't run on a 486 processor).

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[mailpup]

Let me help keep this thread alive by adding my three PCs.

PC #1 (I built in April 2005)
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum motherboard
AMD Athlon FX-55
Corsair XMS 3200XLPRO 1024MB (2X512)
ASUS Radeon EAX800XT Platinum Edition PCI-E
Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Teac 516E DVD-ROM
Liteon 1673s DVD+-RW
Sony 3.5 floppy
Windows XP Home
Sceptre 19" TFT

PC#2
Dell Dimension 8250
P4 3.06GHz
512MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
120GB Ultra ATA HDD
SB Audigy Value
Liteon DVD-ROM
NEC DVD+RW
3.5 floppy
Iomega 250 zip drive
Windows XP Home
Dell 19" CRT

PC#3
Dell Dimension XPS T750
P3 750MHz
256MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9200
30GB HDD
Creative SB
Teac 516E DVD-ROM
Sony CD-RW
3.5 floppy
Windows 98SE
Sony 15" TFT

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[Purple Lizard]

I bought a copy of Mac OS X 10.4.2 on eBay UK 3 days ago, It was delivered this morning and I'm installing it now, I'm sure glad that I upgraded the RAM like you guys suggested.

I haven't run through my computers in a while so I'll do that now
iMac (2nd Gen lamp style)

G4 Processor 700 MHz
384 MB RAM
40 GB HDD ( i think)
ComboDrive
10/100 LAN
USB x3 (1.1 oh dear)
FireWire 1394 x2
32 MB ATi graphics card
Mac OS 10.4.2
Safari 2 (although it won't let me use it and won't accept the admin password DOH!)
and oh dear IE 5.2.3 for Mac

Dell Dimension XPS
Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
1 GB RAM
160 GB HDD
DVD-RW (+/-)
256 MB Geforce Graphins card
USB2 6x
10/100 LAN
XP Pro SP2 and 2000 Server

Thats all for now folks!

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