Phillies wrote:

> I have an old Compaq Deskpro that was especially built for Windows 98
> and I would now like to upgrade to Windows XP - the memory is 128 MB
> of RAM and available disk space is 3711.3 - assuming I uninstall Win
> 98 - do I have enough space for XP?


3711.3 what? Megabytes? If so, it's very tight.Windows XP will use more disk
space than 98 and you will have little free after upgrading. Almost
certainly you'll need more disk space very soon.


> or will I have to purchase more
> memory?


128MB of RAM is definitely insufficient for Windows XP. You get good
performance if the amount of RAM you have keeps you from using the page
file, and that depends on what apps you run. Most people running a typical
range of business applications find that somewhere around 256-384MB works
well, others need 512MB. With only 128MB you are very unlikely to find
performance to be acceptable.


> Or is it best to just buy a new computer?


Given that you need more RAM now, and will need a new drive very soon, you
might want to consider just buying a new computer. It will be faster and
better in other respects and won't cost very much more than just more RAM
and disk space.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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