My pc is a bit slow and Ive been using mac for a while, so dont laugh if im in the stone ages. But my pc is slow and is always playing up.
I only really use it for burning/ backing up discs. But now having problems with that.
Should I upgrade my Ram from 256mb to 1 mb?
 
Many thanks!
 

Yes you should

Can it even support that? And no that is to much for what u need. Go for like 512.

256mb to 1mb is the most awsome and performance enhancing upgrade i have ever heard of.
 
On a serious note, what os are you running on that pc? and depending on how many dimm slots it has, i would fill all of them up with the maximum amount of ram possible.
 
Also if you are having trouble, re-format your hdd and start again. it should be fairly quicker by doing that as well.

 
Im running Xp pro
My pc is Compaq and it has 2 slots which have 2 x 64mb ram and the pci 1z I dont reall need ( like the original graphics/sound card/ usb1 are housed all in 1 box type unit inside the pc, So I guess I just swap my 256 with a 512 card yeah? Is there any makes to avoid?
 
Reagarding my reinstall, I am having Big troubles just reinstalling the pc to its original state???

As far as having problems with burning CDs, can you describe exactly the problem you are experiencing, and the burning software you are using?  It could be anything from a software issue to a hardware malfunction (such as the CD burner going bad).
 
Can you tell us the exact model of your Compaq computer?  The reason being, it may not support more than 256MB of ram (total).  With the exact model we can determine if 2 256MB sticks of ram will work.  I'm sure 1GB of ram is impossible on this old of a rig.  
 
As for your old computer, I'm afraid that other than ram and perhaps a hard drive upgrade (what size hard drive do you have?), there isn't much else that can be done.  I use my K6-2 for playing old games, office use, and dial up internet.  For these things it works fine.  Burning CDs on your computer, while I'm sure it works, would be a job much better served with some newer hardware.  Do you know of anyone giving away an old computer?  I have several friends with 800-1000MHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon computers that are free for the taking.  You may want to see what you can find in your local paper.
 
I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble reinstalling your software.  This computer is far too old to have windows XP Pro installed from the factory, so I assume you or someone you know did it the first time around.  Do you know anyone handy with computers that can help you with the reinstall?

your sig is intresting heh
 
XP with 512mb ram norm smooth 256 any thing that loads after XP has loaded will start to swap between the hdd and ram alot (Norton no go for 256 unless your want an pc to go very slow)

It depends, you probably still wont get a huge amount of ram, seen as it has 2 slots, im guessing the age of the compaq pc (is it like a biegie on?) we used to use the intel verisons alot at work, and i think it can only support like max 128mb or 256mb per dimm, i might be mistaken though, if i was you id buy 2x512mb sticks and use them, becuase really you dont want anything below that and its not exactly expensive to get 1gb compaired to 512mb anyway.

1gb won't be possible, for that im nearly 100% sure. 512 probably. aside gaming or running todays software like msn 8 with plus etc, that pc will do "fine" for what you're using it atm and webbrownsing as well (that if you're not going to watch youtube videos or anything that uses macromedia flash, cuz the cpu wont handle it no mather how much ram you'll add into it )

 
Dudes like this always come and write this funny things
 
I like it cuz they make me laugh a lil bit... Its my new signature XD!
 
BTW, to answer your question and dont say that i came to make fun of you, first find out if your motherboard supports 1gb of ram, if it does, then yes upgrade.

Thanks for the responce.
 
Let me just say my pc has been working fine up until recently and my philips dvd drive has started to creak and playback and burning has just got worse, so think its time for a new 1.
My Pc is a presario (beige) 7482
AMD k6-2 55omhz
35gb
256 mb ram
dvd/cd drive philps 824p
3dfx voodoo 5 (no new driver)
Ive been using Any dvd/ clone dvd and they worked fine also til recently and now just keeps saying error to clean disc surface etc.
 
Right now, I could do with just getting it booted up somehow with my system win 98se restore disc....

Gettin 512mb would make your computer faster enough to do what you want, but 1gb is not that expensive now and can make your computer work really fast and give you a better perfomance with a small amount of $.
 
You can even get a 100Gb (or less) hard drive (which will outperform 3x or even 4x times your current one) for a cheap price too.
 
If you know how to do this, it would be great, you can get your system upgraded for around $100 maybe and that should make it last a little longer.
 
Dont spend more than the necessaru because as others would say, its not worth it. Upgrading RAM and HDD would make it prettyfaster than what it is now.

Pc is 7 years old
Dvd drive is about 4 I think, but has had lots of use and has been great til now.
However by my experience until now, I feel that with a few upgrades I must be able to get this running smoothly again. However I am up 4 all the advise given. Just firstly want to know how to restore my pc?

But if you're going to spend $ on a new dvd drive and more ram, you sure you couldnt spend a little more on a new system? Not making fun of you or your system really, i'm pretty able to "scale" systems and for example i have here at my side an old pentium III slot1 550 mhz, and it does pretty fine for what i use it for, but you could benefit from a newer system because wasting cash on old sdram won't be much worth imo.  
I mean, if you go to a store and you buy todays cheap of the cheapest mobo\cpu\ram, it will always be like 4 or 5 times faster than that amd k6 is.
So..yes, it might be time to replace your amd-k6.
Anyways, i still have my amd k6, and i still love it because i had much fun in the past with it!

As for help or free pc's I have none. Which is why I come to you good people.

Also as regards to 'U tube' and Flash it works fine.
Its a strange old pc but overall its been ok.

you should just get a new computer. Even retail PCs starting at $400 come with dvd burners and everything else 100gb+ hd, 512mb-1gb memory, new OS.

A new dvd drive would be about £40 and ram would be £23
That no where near what a new system would be
I can not afford much really and need that advise to weigh the odds up.
Many Thanks
 

i'd say try your hardest to get rid of your k6... i had one forever, most of my computer-life (i'm still young) and in retrospect it was hell. please, for your sake and mine, try to begin anew.
 
*shudders*

Hm, i understand your point of not wanting to buy a new system if that one has been so trustworthy till now. Do this, tell me\us your motherboard model and how and your actual ram config atm. (if it is 2x128 or 1 256mb stick get it?)
As for the motherboard reference, if you dont know how to get it do this, go to 'Start->Execute' and write this -> dxdiag . Then it might ask something with Yes or No as options, click Yes. Then you will have there your system specs, and you motherboard reference.

Thanks
But this is my main 1st problem, I cant load my windows after trying to install it as On trying to reinstall with my upgrade disc it stops with blue screen and says " ERROR 1527 BAD UPDATE SEQUENCE NUMBER
Could this be down to my disc drive and it not reading from it properly?
How do I get round this please?