Just a quick question guys. I've managed to get a hold of a copy of windows XP. After musing it over, I'm not sure whether to install it. I currently have windows ME and wanted to ask you guys whether its worth installing XP.

I have:

866mhz Pentium Processor III
320mb Ram


So, What should i do?

I would choose xp over me. Me has bugs doesnt it?

Go for XP, but *first* make sure that your peripherals and such have drivers for winXP. Most should, but some cheap crap dosen't.

Oh yes ME has bugs everywhere. Mainly i was just wondering if my computer can handle XP.

Why don't you go to Amazon.com and look at the system requirements they have listed there?

*Mimics Arvon*

"Why don't you go to Amazon.com and look at the system requirements they have listed there?"

Pfffh, Smartass ;)
Hehehe, will do. And how do I check if my profiteroles have drivers? ;) [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Mmmmm profiteroles [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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Open control pannel and look at the system requirements...*sheesh*

Or you can always dual-boot for Me/XP but it is a little tricky to do so. I am currently running a dual-boot 98SE/XP Pro.

Well, XP is a VERY stable system compared to W98/95 or the dreaded ME. But it does need high specs...

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Your PC is very much capable of running XP. A CPU is always a great idea, but I'm guessing that you would also need a new mobo for that, so maybe later. But memory, memory is cheap and helps a bunch! Try to get your hands on another 128 or preferably 256 stick. Go for it!
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You go to the manufacturers site and see if they have them. But any reputable manufacturer should have XP drivers, its mainly cheap/obsolete junk that dosent.

I'm running XP home, and I'm not liking it one bit. I've never had so many OS problems, and I ran 98se for the longest time. I've sent so many error reports to Microsoft that they probably think I'm spamming them. I used to have my games freak out after a couple of hours, ram problems, but never in 5 minutes. I locked up one time just trying to turn on the computer. It's not a home installation either, came on the machine.

s'all good Binky, I've been running XP on my crappy pIII-550 with 3??mb of ram for a year now and still going strong [img]smile.gif[/img] just make sure you get the proper version of XP and not the half arsed home user version ;)

With the possible exception of Dell, I've never trusted manufacturers installation - its usually very badly configured with a software bundles that conflicts with themselves combined with outdated drivers.

Better to install it again yourself - from scratch.
Yeah, I know: "That will take hours!"; but so do multiple crashes. :(

Win ME wasn't a prob for me since it was properly configured... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Windows XP I installed myself... no problems... squeaky clean! I wonder why a lot of people rant about it... and ME... the only drawback with XP is its security patches... tons of them... but they wouldn't pose any problem if you are DSL or have a fast connection. [img]smile.gif[/img] If I were you, I would get Win XP Pro... but then that's just my personal opinion...

XP over ME is my stand... and as long as you are hands-on with your PC either way will go fine for you anyway ;) Good Luck!

Upgrade your MHz to a decent amount (say 2.0 GHz or so), and upgrade your ram if you can to 512 mb. You should be fine running XP. You could run XP right now with those. I am running XP with 2.4 GHz, Pentium 4, and 256 mb of ram. It runs great for me, although upgrading my ram wouldn't be a bad idea.