Minimum Specs for XP.... HAHAHAHA!

**purewire** · 10-03-2002 03:07 PM

I just loaded XP Pro on my laptop system. The thing is, is it is a an old 166MMX PI, 72MB RAM (Type unknown), 4.3GB HDD, NeoMagic 1.5MB Graphics. Dell Latitude LM. XP Pro works great on it, no slower than it was before with 98SE, and the screen looks better. So far so good. I mean Hell, all I use it for is writing and bit of surfing and chatting. I just wanted to see if it would work and it DID!!!

**boosted3si** · 10-03-2002 03:17 PM

I had a lady come in that had XP installed w/ 64MB of RAM and 166MHz cpu. I recommended getting more RAM, so she did get some.

**purewire** · 10-03-2002 03:40 PM

yeah i will prolly get some more RAM, i just upgraded the HDD, as it was only 2.1GB. But it seems fine right now.

**Colossus** · 10-03-2002 08:25 PM

The slowest machine that I have XP running on is my old Dell Latitude laptop.

Specs:
Intel P2 233Mhz
128MB Ram
6GB HD
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Runs a little slower then 98se did, but not that bad.

**Beretta** · 10-03-2002 08:28 PM

Odd when I tried it on my 450Mhz PIII 128MB RAM it was slower then a dog. Hmm I have yet to try it on my T-Bird 1Ghz 256MB DDR2100. No doubt it should be smoother lol but for right now I am pretty comfortable with Windows 2000 + Service Pack 2 = Very Stable.

**Indus** · 10-04-2002 12:42 PM

The minimum requirement AFAIK is only 64mb of ram because here..

That's a non mmx and 64mb EDO ram comp.

**Beretta** · 10-04-2002 06:22 PM

Hmmm Indus that looks like Windows 2000 with XP icons lol. Or is that just Windows XP with the old theme?

**webraycer** · 10-04-2002 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Beretta
Hmmm Indus that looks like Windows 2000 with XP icons lol. Or is that just Windows XP with the old theme?

Um...... check again----- the system properties window says Windows XP Pro

**jagojago12** · 10-05-2002 02:21 PM

Originally posted by Beretta
Hmmm Indus that looks like Windows 2000 with XP icons lol. Or is that just Windows XP with the old theme?

He disabled the Windows XP theme. Saves a good bit of RAM. Upto teh order of 10MB sometimes depending on theme complexity.

**jagojago12** · 10-05-2002 02:23 PM

Originally posted by Indus
The minimum requirement AFAIK is only 64mb of ram because here..

That's a non mmx and 64mb EDO ram comp.

Is that screenshot of a PC from Louisville, KY, Sluggerfield? I went there this past May for that Intel ISEF stuff. Very fun. A lot of commotion near the galleria, Hyatt and Galt holtels

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**boosted3si** · 10-05-2002 02:27 PM

Having the "pretty" themes enabled on XP do use quite a bit of RAM. Also, having all of the fading options, smooth sliding, etc (the advanced area when you right click my computer, etc etc).

If you have the RAM, might as well make it look pretty, right?

If you don't have the RAM and want to run XP, that's just something you're missing out on. :/

**Beretta** · 10-05-2002 03:53 PM

Thanks for once more answering my question jagojago12...you own.

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