XP = Sweet Sweets, Me = BSOD Empire. XP all the way.

Do you think they will stop sell xp cd without you are buying a new pc soon?

Shortly after Vista hits the retail channels next year, \P will no longer come preloaded by default shortly after that, again, at least on PC's destined for the home retail market. As far as purchasing OEM CDs though, they'll be around for years. You can still buy Windows 2000 OEM CDs if you do some hunting.

Note that retail CDs will likely dry up in the first year Vista is out, as few (if any) more will be going to retailers - OEM will be about the only way to get an XP CD once Vista is out in force.

Edited April 3, 200620 yr by cluberti

xp, xp, xp... nlite, nlite, nlite

U forgot to include Vista !! i guess its time to upgrade to VISTA but XP for sure

Upgrade to XP for sure. Or you could use Windows 2000 if you want faster performance. Be sure to install the service packs as well.

If the old PC with ME on it is an upgrade from 98 or 98/SE, then it's very unlikely that it's powerfull enough to run XP.

ME can be made to run much better than it does "out of the box".

I do it all the time. I can just about double its efficiency.

XP's a good OS, but uses several times the resources that ME uses.

ME could run OK on 64 megs of ram, for instance. XP needs 256 just to get started, 512 to run decent and 1 gig to run at optimum.

Think twice about installing XP on an ME or 98 machine.

:cheers:

Cheers mates,

Andromeda

Better u move to "Windows 2003 Standard Server" with service pack 1 included. then nLite it and after installation finish turning it into a workstation.....

U forgot to include Vista !! i guess its time to upgrade to VISTA but XP for sure

Well, this thread is over a year old.

so jeeva, what did you decide to do, i mean you had over a year to decide.

XP needs 256 just to get started, 512 to run decent and 1 gig to run at optimum.

Although I've read similar to this numerous times over ther past 4 1/2 years, many, many, more times have I read of XP running very well on 256 and quite adequately on 128. Doesn't MS say only 128MB of RAM is required?

Although I've read similar to this numerous times over ther past 4 1/2 years, many, many, more times have I read of XP running very well on 256 and quite adequately on 128. Doesn't MS say only 128MB of RAM is required?

For plain-jane computer usage, 128MB will do just fine. The only difference is that Word may take 3 or 4 seconds to load, as opposed to 1 or 2. If those 2 seconds are such a big hit to your productivity, then you should consider upgrading.

Most people fail to realize, it's not XP that needs the memory, it's all the other programs that you run.

Oh, and those of you who suggested Windows 2003... stop it. Don't tell people to either pirate or waste $1000 on an OS.

Most people fail to realize, it's not XP that needs the memory, it's all the other programs that you run.

Oh, and those of you who suggested Windows 2003... stop it. Don't tell people to either pirate or waste $1000 on an OS.

Just so.

Add another module of RAM to your system and upgrade to WinXP....

When you installa all the programs:

- Disable the programs that run at Windows Start... except you antivirus & Firewall

nm deleted

Edited October 13, 200619 yr by Kelsenellenelvian

I'd go for 2k beacuase after xp sp2 is installed you cpu will ssssllllllllooooowwww dddddooooooowwwwnnnnn