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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

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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It would only just about make W98. I'd stick to W95 or get a machine with a far more ambitious spec.
DerekW

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
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

... 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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