Windows XP system requirements changed

Deleted member 3 · Jan 29, 2006

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.

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Solaris17 · Jan 29, 2006

sweet!

INSTG8R · Jan 29, 2006

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

KennyT772 · Jan 30, 2006

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

lol... 8Mhz

Homeless · Jan 30, 2006

hahaha that's quite funny

trog100 · Jan 30, 2006

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

System Name	Rocinante
Processor	I9 14900KS
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling	EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory	64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 500GB 980 Pro \| 1x 1TB 980 Pro \| 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s)	Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case	Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply	Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

System Name	Raptor
Processor	Intel E8400 Wolfdale @3600
Motherboard	Asus P5Q-Pro LGA775
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9700
Memory	1024mbx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR800
Video Card(s)	XFX 9600GT
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 500GB
Display(s)	Acer AL2216Wbd and Acer AL1717
Case	Gigabyte 3DAurora Black
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Faitality
Power Supply	OCZ GameXStream 500w

Processor	Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Motherboard	Biostar TForce 6100
Cooling	Freezer 64 Pro
Memory	2GB G.skill DDR400
Video Card(s)	8800GTS
Storage	500GB Raid 0
Display(s)	Sceptre 20.1inch wide 8ms
Case	Ultra Aluminus
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2 value
Power Supply	Seasonic 430w

System Name	money pit..
Processor	Intel 9900K 4.8 at 1.152 core voltage minus 0.120 offset
Motherboard	Asus rog Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling	Dark Rock TF air cooler.. Stock vga air coolers with case side fans to help cooling..
Memory	32 gb corsair vengeance 3200
Video Card(s)	Palit Gaming Pro OC 2080TI
Storage	150 nvme boot drive partition.. 1T Sandisk sata.. 1T Transend sata.. 1T 970 evo nvme m 2..
Display(s)	27" Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hrz Nvidia G-Sync, IPS.. 2560x1440..
Case	Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
Audio Device(s)	onboard sounds with stereo amp..
Power Supply	EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech K270
Software	Win 10 pro..
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