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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: runninbare on October 17, 2007, 09:50:57 AM

Title: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: runninbare on October 17, 2007, 09:50:57 AM

I meet all of the requirements for upgrading to XP exept one.
It requires 1.5 GB of available hard disc space.
My system printout states I have Hard Drive C: 10988MB
What can I do to increase the Free Space?
Bob     

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: GX44 on October 17, 2007, 09:57:40 AM

10988Mb is approx 10.73Gb of spcae... You have more than enough to install XP.

Unless this is your hardc drive capacity?

EDIT: Please don't post your email address in any of your posts  ;)

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: runninbare on October 17, 2007, 11:42:33 AM

Thanks for your reply, this is the hard drive freespace, the totalspace is 13053, am attaching sys. diag. sheet.

[getting space - attachment deleted by admin]

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 17, 2007, 06:56:07 PM

You have plenty of space to upgrade to XP.

You will find quite a slowdown in speed with only
192MB of ram and a 400MHZ CPU.

It should work okay though......only much slower.

I assume you have a socket 370 PPGA processor.

If so the best you could increase to would be 533MHZ
CPU. The SSpecs are---->SL3FZ. See the link below.

http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SL/SL3FZ.html

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: Broni on October 17, 2007, 09:51:16 PM

Edit your 1st post, and remove your email address, unless you want to get tons of junk mail there!!!

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: GX44 on October 18, 2007, 04:48:41 AM

Agreed, Street1, More than enough space but system will be very slow considering rest of the hardware.

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: patio on October 18, 2007, 06:10:03 PM

Quote from: GX44 on October 18, 2007, 04:48:41 AM

Agreed, Street1, More than enough space but system will be very slow considering rest of the hardware.

Add another 128 stick of RAM and throw Win2K on there and you will have a happy machine...

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: runninbare on October 19, 2007, 08:33:38 AM

I just upgraded RAM to 512 & ordered DSL high speed, which will bring me out of the dark ages of dial up.
I also am bidding on Windows XP upgrade.
My current processor is Intel Celeron 400MHZ
on my similar Gateway PC that just crashed, it has a Intel P2 Model5 448MHz processor, would this be worthwhile to swap it into my current PC for faster speed?

Title: Re: OS Requirements for Upgrading from Windows 98 to XP
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 19, 2007, 09:06:13 PM

400 MHz is pretty slow for an XP...