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| Thread ID: 79771 | 2007-06-01 00:43:00 | Running XP on a 600mhz computer - too slow? | Krad (7878) | Press F1 |
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| 554827 | 2007-06-01 04:43:00 | I used to run it on a P3 500MHz with 128MB of RAM, it was not all that bad... for the office tasks open one at a time :p | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 554828 | 2007-06-01 04:45:00 | Running it on less than 256mb is possible but only if you like going crazy waiting for stuff to load. | pctek (84) | ||
| 554829 | 2007-06-01 10:29:00 | 2 years ago before i got my computer in my Signature i built a PC using thrown out parts from out IT dept at school ( i was head tech :D ) it was a PII 233 with 20GB HDD and 128Mb ram - took 2 hours to Install XP then 5 and half hours to install the SP2 update - after that it ran fine - was a tad slow and games were a no-no but it was like a godsend to me :D but now that i have my own PC i would never go back :P | MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 554830 | 2007-06-01 10:50:00 | it was a PII 233 with 20GB HDD and 128Mb ram - took 2 hours to Install XP then 5 and half hours to install the SP2 update - after that it ran fine - was a tad slow and games were a no-no but it was like a godsend to me Maybe so. But you then install some apps, do some net browsing and so on for a few months and then see how the thing performs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 554831 | 2007-06-01 13:39:00 | I am running XP on a PII 350MHz with 224MB of ram. It's not my main PC of course, but it's perfectly adequate for my needs (print/file server). I have all fancy eye-candy turned off to increase performance. It seems quite responsive (as responsive as using it via VNC over a wireless network can be). Back when I was using that PC as my main box (not that long ago!) I dual booted XP and 98SE. The XP worked quite well, not too slow, and I could even run most of my programs I wanted too run on it. Here's what resources the PC is currently using atm. www.imagef1.net.nz This is probably as stripped back as I could make an unmodified XP installation. |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 554832 | 2007-06-01 21:19:00 | I have seen lower than everyone who posted: www.winhistory.de (8MHz, 20MB RAM :D) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 554833 | 2007-06-01 21:28:00 | I have seen lower than everyone who posted: www.winhistory.de (8MHz, 20MB RAM :D)This is not a thread on how slow a PC can XP be run on... it is a thread asking how a 600MHz PC will run XP... which requires personal experience to be able to answer... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 554834 | 2007-06-03 00:55:00 | Maybe so. But you then install some apps, do some net browsing and so on for a few months and then see how the thing performs. nah - i had that PC for about 7-8 months and never had any trouble with it slowdown wise - i just stopped the crap accumulating in the first place :p |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 554835 | 2007-06-05 04:23:00 | I have it running on a 600MHz P3 with 640MB. Family use it for browsing, e-mail, Office 2002. Runs fine. Thanks for that. I am convinced it is worth trying as it is a second pc used for emails etc and not for big tasks. |
Krad (7878) | ||
| 554836 | 2007-06-05 04:46:00 | I am running XP on a PII 350MHz with 224MB of ram. It's not my main PC of course, but it's perfectly adequate for my needs (print/file server). I have all fancy eye-candy turned off to increase performance. It seems quite responsive (as responsive as using it via VNC over a wireless network can be). Back when I was using that PC as my main box (not that long ago!) I dual booted XP and 98SE. The XP worked quite well, not too slow, and I could even run most of my programs I wanted too run on it. Here's what resources the PC is currently using atm. www.imagef1.net.nz This is probably as stripped back as I could make an unmodified XP installation. This is the sort of setup I'm wanting. Thanks for that. |
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