VanguardLH wrote in :

KenK wrote:

Using XP Home.

I have an isolated eMachine and it performs well in normal use -
Googling, writing letters, email, news groups, etc. with 2 G RAM. I
have a Compac Presario 5000 with XP Home and 3/4G ram. Very slow.
Think upping RAM to 2 G would be worth the money? Both use the same
DSL feed.

Yes, but that means you are loading LOTS of programs into memory to
eat up the memory. Adding more memory just means you're likely to do
the same thing: load too many programs on Windows startup or login.

Does the manual stipulate what is the maximum system memory that the
motherboard will support?

Looked but nothing listed. Only says you can increase the RAM.

You might like to install 2 GB of RAM but
it appears you are stuck with just the 1 GB that came in the pre-built
PC.

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compat...-Compaq/presar
io-5000-series-model-5430us "Maximum memory: 1 GB"
"Slots: 2"

eMachine Celeron 2.95 GHz
Compaq Pentium 1500 MHz 3 pc-133 RAM slots

That PC's RAM is already maxed out.

Use msconfig.exe or SysInternals' AutoRuns to see what all you are
loading on Windows startup or when you login. Disable (for now, don't
delete, just disable) all the non-critical software you installed that
starts on Windows load or login. Then check the behavior of your
computer. If it is now fast then you need to reconsider if you really
must have all those startup programs.




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