Make a P3 733MHz boot (Run) faster

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All you need is more RAM. Take it up to 512MB and it should run fine. You
can get well priced and good ram at http://www.crucial.com/

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<andrew.pennynospam@checkmyfile.com> wrote

> hello
>
>
> i have been given a old P3 733MHz, detials are:::
>
>
> P3 733Mhz
> 128Mb RAM
> 13GB
>
>
> i have put on XP but it takes ages to boot.
>
>
> i read somewhere that you can disable services to speed up booting. it
>
> was something to do with disabling the network services. since the
> computer is not to be used on a network, which services can i disable?
>
>
> also is there any thing else i can do to make it boot faster.
>
>
> now heres the catch!! it has to be on the very cheap!
>
>
> i dont want to spend loads on a old PC!
>
>
> thanks for your help
>
>
> andrew
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

ACK, maybe Win98se but never ME

Lil' Dave wrote:

> Ideal candidate for Windows Millenium Edition. Otherwise, dump some more
> RAM in the case.
>
> <andrew.pennynospam@checkmyfile.com> wrote in message
> news:1121343881.733224.223500@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>hello
>>
>>
>>i have been given a old P3 733MHz, detials are:::
>>
>>
>>P3 733Mhz
>>128Mb RAM
>>13GB
>>
>>
>>i have put on XP but it takes ages to boot.
>>
>>
>>i read somewhere that you can disable services to speed up booting. it
>>
>>was something to do with disabling the network services. since the
>>computer is not to be used on a network, which services can i disable?
>>
>>
>>also is there any thing else i can do to make it boot faster.
>>
>>
>>now heres the catch!! it has to be on the very cheap!
>>
>>
>>i dont want to spend loads on a old PC!
>>
>>
>>thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>andrew
>>
>
>
>