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Name: armord_tank
Date: December 27, 2006 at 17:28:38 Pacific
OS: windows 95
CPU/Ram: 32.0MB
Product: PackardBell A950-TWR
Comment:

Ok!i got this computer it is a Packard Bell A950-TWR it has windows 95 on it i want to upgrade to windows XP and it says i need atleast 64mb of ram 1 i dont know were to get it and it says i need a driver because i installed a Ethernet Card and i dont know were to get a driver can someone help me just email me there and let me know what i can do about all this thankyou

armord_tank



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Response Number 1
Name: jboy
Date: December 27, 2006 at 18:03:42 Pacific
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Give up on that idea - 64Mb is only enough for XP to barely run - although you have failed to specify, looks like the original processor (133MHz) is insufficient for XP as well

There was likely a good reason this machine is running Win95 - a more recent version of Windows would overwhelm it

Drivers are OS specific - have you tried searching for a Win95 one?

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Response Number 2
Name: Derek
Date: December 27, 2006 at 18:23:54 Pacific
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It would only just about make W98. I'd stick to W95 or get a machine with a far more ambitious spec.

DerekW


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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: December 30, 2006 at 15:18:00 Pacific
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Ditto that. If you want to run XP, you'll have to get a computer that meets the minimum specs. Located here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865

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Response Number 4
Name: jboy
Date: December 30, 2006 at 18:08:39 Pacific
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... seems to be waiting for that requested email (shouldn't hold his breath)

Minimum specs are just enough to run an OS very poorly - - you'll be able to say "it runs" but little else

I tend to agree with Paul Thurrott's recommended specs:

500 MHz or faster Pentium III and 256 MB or more of RAM

That's my configuration (exactly) on my old Dell - while no powerhouse, it runs tolerably well

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