Windows XP system requirements changed

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 29, 2006, 08:15 PM

Winhistory.de didn't quite agree with Windows Xp's system requirements and tested what exactly is needed to run Windows XP. Using nLite and state of the art hardware they found out Microsoft is quite exaggerating and your old PC will do just fine. Apparantly the only problem is actually installing it, though once installed it will run on any Pentium based processor with a minimum of 20Mb of RAM.
So instead of throwing your old hardware away, read their article.

Source: Winhistory

Solaris17 · Jan 29, 2006, 09:56 PM

sweet!

INSTG8R · Jan 29, 2006, 10:06 PM

Heh I had WinXP running on an old 486DX at one time it was slower than frozen pudding but hey it ran...

KennyT772 · Jan 29, 2006, 11:49 PM

i had xp pro running on a 187.5 mhz cyrix. jeez i encoded 1 4:00 mp3 in 19 hours!!!!!!!!!!

Tory · Jan 30, 2006, 02:57 AM

lol... 8Mhz

Homeless · Jan 30, 2006, 03:45 AM

hahaha that's quite funny

trog100 · Jan 30, 2006, 04:42 PM

i spose there is "run" and there is "run".. he he

but the entire PC industry is set up to keep us buying new bits.. says a guy who has only just stopped useing win98se as his main operrating system.. he he

it will be long time afore vista come anywhere near my machine.. and strangely enough the first thing i do with a new operating system is to go thru it and make it as like the old one as i can.. my current XP pro looks just like my old win95 looked years ago.. he he he

ms gives me something new and i try and turn it into the old.. weird.. ???

trog

Jan 29, 2006, 08:15 PM	#1
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Jan 29, 2006, 09:56 PM	#2
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Jan 29, 2006, 10:06 PM	#3
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Jan 29, 2006, 11:49 PM	#4
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Jan 30, 2006, 02:57 AM	#5
Tory Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 259 (0.09/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	lol... 8Mhz

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Jan 30, 2006, 03:45 AM	#6
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Jan 30, 2006, 04:42 PM	#7
trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.62/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	i spose there is "run" and there is "run".. he he but the entire PC industry is set up to keep us buying new bits.. says a guy who has only just stopped useing win98se as his main operrating system.. he he it will be long time afore vista come anywhere near my machine.. and strangely enough the first thing i do with a new operating system is to go thru it and make it as like the old one as i can.. my current XP pro looks just like my old win95 looked years ago.. he he he ms gives me something new and i try and turn it into the old.. weird.. ??? trog

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