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| message from =?Utf-8?B?RWFzeXBpbG90?= on 8 Jun 2004 |
I bought a Toshiba 4025CDT which came with Windows 98. Its got all the usual stuff including 639k conventional memory, a 65,535k extended memory (XMS) card, and a ethernet card installed. I paid $1500+ in 1999 and everything was marvelous until I installed Works. When Works Suite installed 98 Second Edition, everything slowed way down and even crashes sometimes. Toshiba wants to allow me $104.00 for a trade-in (duh, they sell computers) and does not recommend a software upgrade. Am I doomed by insufficient memory and processor speed, or can I fix this by upgrading to XP home edition? I don't care too much about speed, I just can't tolerate crashes. Better still, is there an inexpensive generic motherboard upgrade available for this unit?
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| Kenny S replied to =?Utf-8?B?RWFzeXBpbG90?= on 9 Jun 2004 |
add as more ram as you can..... if it can take 256 or 512 do it.
It will run, but a little slow.
I personally would not trade that computer in for 104 dollars... its a
shame.
you could add this computer later as a second computer to a network and a
friend or family member could use it.
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| Rich Barry replied to =?Utf-8?B?RWFzeXBpbG90?= on 8 Jun 2004 |
Easypilot, WinXP needs at least 256MB of Ram and 512MB is preferred.
Stick with Win98SE or just
trade it in. Toshiba is right in not recommending a Software upgrade.
usual stuff including 639k conventional memory, a 65,535k extended memory
(XMS) card, and a ethernet card installed. I paid $1500+ in 1999 and
everything was marvelous until I installed Works. When Works Suite installed
98 Second Edition, everything slowed way down and even crashes sometimes.
Toshiba wants to allow me $104.00 for a trade-in (duh, they sell computers)
and does not recommend a software upgrade. Am I doomed by insufficient
memory and processor speed, or can I fix this by upgrading to XP home
edition? I don't care too much about speed, I just can't tolerate crashes.
Better still, is there an inexpensive generic motherboard upgrade available
for this unit?
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| Bruce Chambers replied to =?Utf-8?B?RWFzeXBpbG90?= on 8 Jun 2004 |
Greetings --
"Glacial" is the term that comes to my mind, I'm afraid. You will
need to increase the amount of RAM significantly. If you turn off all
of WinXP GUI eye-candy, it will still be very slow, but it might
usable for simple word processing, email, web-browsing, etc. It won't
be any good for graphics-intensive applications, and most newer games.
(During the public preview period, I tested WinXP on a 500 MHz machine
with 256 Mb of RAM, and it was slower than I like.)
1) Right-click the Task Bar > Properties > Start Menu, ensure
"Classic Start menu" is selected.
2) Right-click an empty spot on the Desktop > Properties > Themes >
select "Windows Classic."
3) Right-click My Computer > Properties > Performance > Settings >
Visual Effects, ensure "Adjust for best performance" is selected.
However, with a PC this old (5 years is more than 2 generations,
in terms of computing power), it's essential to make sure it's
components are WinXP-compatible _before_ proceeding. Have you ensured
that all the PC's components are capable of supporting WinXP? This
information will be found at each of the PC's component's
manufacturer's web sites, and on Microsoft's Catalog:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx . Computer components
designed for use with Win9x/Me very often fail to meet WinXP's much
more stringent hardware quality requirements.
Can you obtain OS-specific device drivers for your PC's
components, and any necessary motherboard BIOS updates? Additionally,
you can download and run Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you
have any incompatible hardware components.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.as
p)
Bruce Chambers
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