Vista RAM Requirements
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"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
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Today, Eric made these interesting comments ...
"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
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Today, Eric made these interesting comments ...
How big is the HD? IDE? 5400 or 7200?
Hard drive size, especially available hard drive size, has
an impact on speed. If Windows runs out of RAM, it uses
hard drive for RAM with a swap file, which could be why my
system runs pretty smooth. I'm running a 1 GHz AMD with 512
RAM with 2 HDs, a 120 GB and a 40 GB. I'm currently running
WinME on that, and it should work even better with XP. I
wouldn't try Vista on it...
This is a pointless debate, Eric. I am system aware and can
determine my destiny just fine. The description I have
already provided is enough for you to answer your own
questions.
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HP, aka Jerry
An AMD 1.6 GHz CPU machine with "just" 512 MB, with at least
your typical old 64MB GeForce2 and a 7200 RPM 40GB IDE, should
run really smooth. If it isn't, it is probably time to backup
your data, format that HD, reinstall from scratch. I think
you'll find a huge improvement by doing that. You may find a
drop in performance if you're running junk like a 16 MB video
card or 5400 RPM HD, depending on what you do with the
machine. Upgrade a piece or two there and it will run smooth
on Win98SE, perhaps even on WinXPSP2. Just don't try running
Vista on that old machine.
Tell you what, Eric. Let's agree to disagree. You run your system
the way you think best, that is your right. So, please give me
the same courtesy. I have NO intention in doing a nuke and
reinstall on a working system just to prove that it might run
faster. I already know why it is slow, besides the obvious, and I
have a plan to fix it. But, not now, and certainly NOT with
Vista.
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HP, aka Jerry
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