Running Xp On A Crap Computer

[ghost944]

I once installed win xp home on my mates back up pc which was a pentium 1 166mhz MMX with 64mb EDO ram before but i have to say it was quite slow

[Livy]

is that possible, does xp not require a certain speed of pc so that you can install it, it happened to me when i was isntallin win me, it required a 166 i think,

[harrycary]

Per the M$ website:

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home/Pro Edition:

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

While pc133 memory will run on a lot of mobos with a bus speed of 100mHz, some brands of memory are not so backwards compatible. Notably on Compaq PCs, as I've experienced this first hand.

[Wolfmight]

Try Windows ME or 2000... both better than 98.. 2000 has few problems with games and ME doesnt support alot of hardware automaticly.

[gamer]

www.blackviper.com

windows xp tweek site, the best i've found.

[Spindulik]

You gotta be kidding!

700mHz is plenty enough for XP! As long as it is at least a Pentium III (even works on PentiumII). AND that you have 128mb of RAM, or higher. Finally, your motherboard should support fast speed bus, cache, etc...........

"Celeron & DURON" blow.

The PC I have (at work) is a PIII 500mHz, on an old used Gateway motherboard with the old style 128MB RAM . I run XP Corp with NO PROBLEM. I even play Unreal Tournament at lunch time. Watch a few DIVX movies too.


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Plus I have a lot of other sh!t connected to this PC too, like:
- external burner
- ZIP drive
- Internal burner
- Scanner
- Photo printer
- Lexmark printer
- Firewire card (for ext. burner)
- ethernet card
- 56k modem
- drivers for 2 kinds of digital cameras
- 10 GB hard drive
- 3GB slave Hard Drive

XP still runs smoothe

[KUALKIERA]

Originally posted by Chrissymartin@25 June 2003 - 21:57
I am running XP on a really crap computer

700mhz procceser
64mb Ram
20gb hard Drive

is there any way that i can get it to perform well on such a poor computer?

Simple answer: The 64mbRAM is a Killer for XP. Very memory hungry system. Apart from that should be ok.

[Keikan]

WOW must be REALLY SLOW if it 64mb ram xp is mem hogg *Yeehawk*... that was a donkey....... nm....