Which Windows OS for this system?

[iluvdeal]

AMD K6-2 450Mhz, 64MB RAM, TNT1 Video Card. Intended use is primarily for internet browsing, word processing, and maybe serving (ftp, mirc). I'm trying to decide whether I should install Win 98 SE, 2000, or XP. I'm not sure if those specs are enough to handle XP. Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

[dOrKuS]

If I were in your shoes I would opt to install 98SE. 2000 manages resources great, but w/ only 64 MB ram it may hang.

Good luck

~Brian

 

[Darien]

With 64MB of RAM, 98se.

 

[FOBSIDE]

i agree. win98se with that little ram.

 

[ShawnDarichuk]

Win98SE but seriously get more RAM

my Celeron came with 64mb of ram and it could BARELY hold Win98SE, it froze lots too.

 

[iluvdeal]

Would 128MB be enough for 2000? How about XP?

 

[ShawnDarichuk]

2000 will do fine with 128, XP may struggle. i'm on XP right now and my system is using 300mb even though it's idle right now......application open are:
-Bandwidth Monitor
-ICQ
-IE
-Outlook
-MySQL
-Apache

Bandwidth monitor is a 1mb program, ICQ is about 10mb i think, IE runs under the ram Windows uses, Outlook is not that big, MySQL is 0 since nobody is connected, apache is probably about 5mb

 

[Fulcrum]

With 128 you should stay with 2000 (or 98se). I think XP should have at least 256. What ever you do, stay away from Me. I've never used Me, but I've heard enough to keep me away! Once I went to 2000 (now at XP), I swore never to look back at 98/Me even for my second system and makeshift home network storage sever. Just my opinion.