How much ram to run 2000 pro

[russell2002]

Whats the lowest you can practically get away with.

 

[stars]

Id say 256 would be a good starting point for desktop use. It's usable with less but would seem sluggish.

 

[Nothinman]

I believe it will run with 32M of memory, but I doubt it would be very fun.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
I believe it will run with 32M of memory, but I doubt it would be very fun.

 

[mechBgon]

If you're running run-of-the-mill office apps plus antivirus software, 192MB-256MB is a good start.

 

[SGtheArtist]

I've run W2K on as little as 64MB of EDO RAM and it was really bad. However just to be clear a similar system with a modern HDD actually was usuable with this same amount of RAM.

I think I've even ran it on 32MB however I not for sure.

All those systems were terribly old.

 

[Blayze]

I have it running on a old system with 160MB. It runs ok.

I would try for at least 256MB if you can.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I have seen it run with 32mb of ram, it runs, but it is not pretty.

 

[spherrod]

Used to have a P3-700 with 128MB as my Work PC - Office apps ran fine on Windows 2000 but anything else was sluggish. I'd go for 256MB if possible

 

[leigh6]

Ran my nieces system with 64 then upgraded to 128. was a world of difference. 128 to 256 was a bump but not nearly as much as the 64 to 128 bump.

 

[BigToque]

On my moms Celeron 300A I installed W2K Pro with 64mb. It was very sluggish. I bumped her to 128 and it became pretty usable for browsing and using office apps.

 

[EULA]

I run several computers with only 64mb, but there is quite a noticably longer startup time and performance drop over 128mb.