Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
windows xp on pentium mmx
Name: mack 007 Date: March 23, 2009 at 05:55:54 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Hardware Problems
Comment:
I have a laptop which contain pentium mmx 266 MHZ with 64 mb of ram and windows xp. my computer is very old it works since 1989. it is still working good but not so speedy. but its a great experiance that i have one of the old computer with windows xp what could i do to increase the speed Mayank patel india
Name: StuartS Date: March 23, 2009 at 06:04:40 Pacific
Reply:
Install more memory. 64Mbs is the absolute minimum for Windows XP. 512 Mbs would be more appropriate.
Stuart
0
Response Number 2
Name: T-R-A Date: March 23, 2009 at 07:40:21 Pacific
Reply:
It may be from '99, but we weren't even beyond 486's in '89.
Nonetheless, you also could try a reinstall using nLite to cut the junk out of XP (but as StuartS said, you need more RAM). Little else you could do on such an old machine...
Summary: I have a 40 GB har drive on my Pentium MMX with 200 mhz and 64 mb of RAM, I tried to install windows XP over Windows 98 SE and it worked. I now have Windows XP, and it seems to run as fast as Windows ...
Summary: i want upgrade my windows me to windows xp... my system is windows me, 1.5 gb hd, 32 mb ram can i use setup.exe switchs like setup.exe /nm like in windows me? i have windows xp pro/home not upgrade. b...
Summary: HEy whatsup, I wanna install windows xp on my old dell intel pentium II 266Mhz computer. I got a STB Velocity 128 (4mb) Video card. At the moment i got a 32mb memory card, 64mb is required to install ...
0 
