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Name: Barry Mack Date: January 31, 2009 at 10:12:49 Pacific OS: Windows XP pro CPU/Ram: amd athlon xp2000+ ,512mb Subcategory: Installation
Comment:
My Brother has An Athlon XP2000+ processor 1.6ghz and 512mb Ram. he wants to know if he can upgrade his Ram to 2Gb and install Vista. were not component savvy, but just want to see if its worth upgrading parts in his tower system? any assistance or thoughts would be helpful, money is tight. thanks
Name: OtheHill Date: January 31, 2009 at 10:34:53 Pacific
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Have your brother go to crucial.com and use their online scanner to see if it is possible to upgrade the RAM and to what extent it may be possible.
What would be the reason to switch to Vista? If cash is tight why do that at all? You understand you will need to BUY Vista?
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Response Number 2
Name: trek1701A Date: January 31, 2009 at 14:25:13 Pacific
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Beside late this year or early the next Windows 7 is set for release. History sometimes will repeat itself. Many skipped going from windows 98 to windows me.
I'd stick with xp. If software doesn't require anything greater then xp why make the switch.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 31, 2009 at 15:38:04 Pacific
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Stick with XP. There's always the possibility there are no Vista drivers for the hardware on the PC.
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