Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: kingandsona on March 12, 2018, 09:21:21 PM
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New to this forum so bear with me, I'm just desperate for help! I bought a laptop off of craigslist today because I was in desperate need of one seeing as my desktop has died. Only thing is I had no idea XP was no longer supported with many things. Is there a way to update it? It's in pretty good shape, just old. I tried to update the biois on the dell website but apparently the battery doesn't hold a charge well and it keeps telling me to charge it (It's on the charger but still not working.)
The specs aren't so great from what I understand, Not fun going from my alienware to this, but I'm broke and can't afford anything else. Is there any hope for this to become a better machine?
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 2002 Service pack 3
Intel(R) Celeron(R)M
Processor 1.40GHz
0.99GB of RAM
Thanks in advance!
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ouch - Celeron 1.4GHz with 1GB of memory - no matter how you slice that, it's going to be a slow PC.
so considering what you would have paid for it and your "I'm broke" statement you probably only have once choice - some sort of Linux distro.
personally, I can recommend elementaryOS (based on Ubuntu) but there are heaps and all are free.
sticking with an updated Windows OS will for one: cost you money and secondly: run like a dog with those system specs.