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I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my processor speed meets
XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display processor speed for my
system on Win98SE ?
 
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In news:C8D3AB29-6C63-4685-A2A2-94BCC8809B46@microsoft.com,
md_bluehair1 <mdbluehair1@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my processor
> speed
> meets XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display
> processor
> speed for my system on Win98SE ?


Two points:

1. Probably much more significant than processor speed is the
amount of RAM you have.

2. If you're looking a the Microsoft official requirements for XP
(233MHz processor and 64MB of RAM), you need to be aware that
those minimums are not sufficient to run XP at anything close to
acceptable speed.

Don't consider upgrading to XP unless you have at the very least
a 350-400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard drive.

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CPU-Z
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md_bluehair1 wrote:
> I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my
> processor speed meets XP requirements. Does anyone know
> how to display processor speed for my system on Win98SE ?
 
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And remember you can buy a new Dell for $300 with XP and
some software and a new warranty. It will cost you at least
$100 for an upgrade XP CD.


To see exactly what you have now, download and run the Bel
Arc Advisor www.belarc.com or EVEREST from www.lavalys.com


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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
message news:OMXDzVGvFHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| In
news:C8D3AB29-6C63-4685-A2A2-94BCC8809B46@microsoft.com,
| md_bluehair1 <mdbluehair1@discussions.microsoft.com>
typed:
|
| > I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my
processor
| > speed
| > meets XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display
| > processor
| > speed for my system on Win98SE ?
|
|
| Two points:
|
| 1. Probably much more significant than processor speed is
the
| amount of RAM you have.
|
| 2. If you're looking a the Microsoft official requirements
for XP
| (233MHz processor and 64MB of RAM), you need to be aware
that
| those minimums are not sufficient to run XP at anything
close to
| acceptable speed.
|
| Don't consider upgrading to XP unless you have at the very
least
| a 350-400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard
drive.
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
 
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In news:%23pJPkmKvFHA.1988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Jim Macklin <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> typed:

> And remember you can buy a new Dell for $300 with XP and
> some software and a new warranty. It will cost you at least
> $100 for an upgrade XP CD.


Yes, an excellent point! It hardly pays to upgrade.

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> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
> message news:OMXDzVGvFHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In
> news:C8D3AB29-6C63-4685-A2A2-94BCC8809B46@microsoft.com,
>> md_bluehair1 <mdbluehair1@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my
>>> processor
>>> speed
>>> meets XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display
>>> processor
>>> speed for my system on Win98SE ?
>>
>>
>> Two points:
>>
>> 1. Probably much more significant than processor speed is the
>> amount of RAM you have.
>>
>> 2. If you're looking a the Microsoft official requirements for
>> XP
>> (233MHz processor and 64MB of RAM), you need to be aware that
>> those minimums are not sufficient to run XP at anything close
>> to
>> acceptable speed.
>>
>> Don't consider upgrading to XP unless you have at the very
>> least
>> a 350-400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
 
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Ken

256MB of RAM is minimal!

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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:OMXDzVGvFHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In news:C8D3AB29-6C63-4685-A2A2-94BCC8809B46@microsoft.com,
> md_bluehair1 <mdbluehair1@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>
>> I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my processor
>> speed
>> meets XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display
>> processor
>> speed for my system on Win98SE ?
>
>
> Two points:
>
> 1. Probably much more significant than processor speed is the
> amount of RAM you have.
>
> 2. If you're looking a the Microsoft official requirements for XP
> (233MHz processor and 64MB of RAM), you need to be aware that
> those minimums are not sufficient to run XP at anything close to
> acceptable speed.
>
> Don't consider upgrading to XP unless you have at the very least
> a 350-400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard drive.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
 
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In news:%23ngIgmHvFHA.3100@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Gerry Cornell <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> typed:

> Ken
>
> 256MB of RAM is minimal!


Isn't that what I said? I said "at the very least."

But it very much depends on what apps you run. For some people
who don't run very demanding apps, 256MB is enough to keep them
from using the page file much and is adequate for their needs.

--
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> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:OMXDzVGvFHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In news:C8D3AB29-6C63-4685-A2A2-94BCC8809B46@microsoft.com,
>> md_bluehair1 <mdbluehair1@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> I'm considering upgrading to XP. I need to find if my
>>> processor
>>> speed
>>> meets XP requirements. Does anyone know how to display
>>> processor
>>> speed for my system on Win98SE ?
>>
>>
>> Two points:
>>
>> 1. Probably much more significant than processor speed is the
>> amount of RAM you have.
>>
>> 2. If you're looking a the Microsoft official requirements for
>> XP
>> (233MHz processor and 64MB of RAM), you need to be aware that
>> those minimums are not sufficient to run XP at anything close
>> to
>> acceptable speed.
>>
>> Don't consider upgrading to XP unless you have at the very
>> least
>> a 350-400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
 
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