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10-29-2003, 09:40 AM | #32 |
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Just installed XP Home on my girlfriend's ancient computer (PII-400 384mb ram) and it boots up in less then a minute. She is very happy [img]smile.gif[/img]
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10-30-2003, 02:40 PM | #34 |
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Thanks to everyone for all their help. It's greatly appreciated.
I have one final question though (I promise ): how should I go about totally cleaning up the hard drive? I'd like to get it back to pretty much how it was from the factory (just barebones Windows XP Home). I don't have the Windows discs though, so I can't do a re-install. Should I just go around deleting programs, documents, cookies, caches and whatever? Or is there another way to really clean things up? Thanks very much again.
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10-30-2003, 04:26 PM | #35 |
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Hardware tests were made about what happens if you add RAM.
From 128Mb to 256Mb --> approx 50% more speed From 256Mb to 512Mb --> 5-6% 512Mb to 1024Mb --> 2% Depends of the setup and what you´re using it for, but the test was very diverse. I upgraded from 256Mb to 512Mb and didn´t really notice improvement.
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10-30-2003, 04:34 PM | #36 | |
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10-30-2003, 04:46 PM | #37 | |
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For example, if you try and run VMWare with less then a Gig forget it. VMWare is a product that allows you to build virtual computers within your own. It's great for testing networking, new OS's, etc...
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For example, if you try and run VMWare with less then a Gig forget it. VMWare is a product that allows you to build virtual computers within your own. It's great for testing networking, new OS's, etc... [/QUOTE]Yea there are certainly programs like that, and almost any heavy graphic program will get a 256mb, or a 512mb pc down. I cannot find the url right now, but it seemed professional. [img]smile.gif[/img] Like any hardware test. If you have a home pc for playing and surfing in a light use which also runs ok, then there´s no point to upgrade. You can find some of the tests by searching from Google, then you guys can prove me wrong.
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10-30-2003, 07:30 PM | #39 | |
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10-30-2003, 07:53 PM | #40 |
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Where "graphically intense" means "better than DOS graphics", Luke? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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