XP Stands for xtra pokey

[Beej]

I have a Compaq with an AMD-K6 400 mz with 165 mb ram and
an 8 gb hard drive 1/4 full. I upgraded from windows 98
to xp home and viola calling up anyprogram is now slower
than my old 8088. I'm not ready to be in the dark ages
again. H E L P!!!!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have a Compaq with an AMD-K6 400 mz with 165 mb ram and
| an 8 gb hard drive 1/4 full. I upgraded from windows 98
| to xp home and viola calling up anyprogram is now slower
| than my old 8088. I'm not ready to be in the dark ages
| again. H E L P!!!!

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

What do you expect with 165MB of RAM?

Rocky

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a Compaq with an AMD-K6 400 mz with 165 mb ram and
an 8 gb hard drive 1/4 full. I upgraded from windows 98
to xp home and viola calling up anyprogram is now slower
than my old 8088. I'm not ready to be in the dark ages
again. H E L P!!!!

You installed Windows XP on a PC with a 400MHz processor and 165MB (165??!)
of RAM and you expected BETTER performance than Windows 98 on the same
system? heh Who steered you wrong?

For Windows XP to run decently (better than what you have now) I suggest a
minimum of 600-900MHz processor and 256MB RAM. Otherwise, yes - Windows 98
will outperform Windows XP on that system, simply because Windows XP
requires more resources to operate its additional features (bells and
whistles.)

If you do not want to purchase a new computer (http://dealsites.net) and
want to make your system run better, first - increase your memory (RAM) - if
you can. Then turn off some the Windows "bubbly" features by going into
Control Panel -> System -> Advanced tab -> Performance -> Settings button ->
Adjust for Best Performance. Also download and install Microsoft's TweakUI
for Windows XP (It's a Windows XP Powertoy) and tweak even more settings.
Those two things should get it working seemingly better.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

You have about half what is usually recommended for RAM.
165mb RAM?
Is there shared RAM for the video?
Get at least 256mb more if you motherboard can handle it:
http://www.crucial.com/

It is not Windows XP that is pokey, it is your computer.

Also see this link to help speed things up:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm