System requirements for upgrade to Windows XP Home edition

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BlackyA4 - 26 Jul 2007 06:00 GMT

My 7 year old Dell Dimension 4100 has a 866mhz processor , 256 MB RAM,
and a 40 GB hard drive. OK according to Microsoft, but at least one post
stated I REALLY need 512 MB RAM and a 1 GB Mhz processor.
Will the new system be slow as molasses on my old rig?

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David B. - 26 Jul 2007 14:00 GMT

Without any upgrades it will be slow, your better off sticking with XP.

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> My 7 year old Dell Dimension 4100 has a 866mhz processor , 256 MB RAM,
> and a 40 GB hard drive. OK according to Microsoft, but at least one
> post
> stated I REALLY need 512 MB RAM and a 1 GB Mhz processor.
> Will the new system be slow as molasses on my old rig?

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BlackyA4 - 26 Jul 2007 17:46 GMT

> Without any upgrades it will be slow, your better off sticking with XP.
>
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> > Will the new system be slow as molasses on my old rig?
> I should have stated in the body- I am considering upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP Home Edition-

Will my system be able to handle Windows XP?

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David B. - 26 Jul 2007 18:07 GMT

At the very least I would bump the ram up to 512, XP would run fairly well
on your specs with the memory upgrade.

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> Will my system be able to handle Windows XP?

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