I've got an onld Pavillion model number...7560C maybe?...that's just begging to be reformated. It's specs are
PIII 450
256MB SDRAM
20GB HDD
I know these meet the min specs set out for XP by MS, but is it a worthwhile upgrade or should I keep it running 98SE (The OS it is currently running). How will XP run on a system like that (it is used for very light gaming, web browsing IM'ing and Office apps). A big concern is drivers, since OEM driver support is, well...t3h suck. I don't have a big problem with using the XP's native drivers for this system because I won't be using it...so. Like I said, is performance going to be a big concern here? Should I or shan't I?
My second question has to do with my current rig...a problem I've never been able to work out, whenever I run ipconfig (or any ping operation) through the command prompt the CMD window opens up, flashes the text (very rapidly) and then closes before I have a chance to read anything. I've never seen anything like this before, is it something I'm doing. (This has lasted through multiple re-installs, including a transition from XPHome to XP-Pro) so I am thinking it has something to do with Drivers or my hardware setup (I've got the A7N8X-Deluxe and use the two integrated NIC's at convenience). Any suggestions as to what might be causing this problem?
Thanks for your time!
PIII 450
256MB SDRAM
20GB HDD
I know these meet the min specs set out for XP by MS, but is it a worthwhile upgrade or should I keep it running 98SE (The OS it is currently running). How will XP run on a system like that (it is used for very light gaming, web browsing IM'ing and Office apps). A big concern is drivers, since OEM driver support is, well...t3h suck. I don't have a big problem with using the XP's native drivers for this system because I won't be using it...so. Like I said, is performance going to be a big concern here? Should I or shan't I?
My second question has to do with my current rig...a problem I've never been able to work out, whenever I run ipconfig (or any ping operation) through the command prompt the CMD window opens up, flashes the text (very rapidly) and then closes before I have a chance to read anything. I've never seen anything like this before, is it something I'm doing. (This has lasted through multiple re-installs, including a transition from XPHome to XP-Pro) so I am thinking it has something to do with Drivers or my hardware setup (I've got the A7N8X-Deluxe and use the two integrated NIC's at convenience). Any suggestions as to what might be causing this problem?
Thanks for your time!
