Great responses: Daave, when is the SP3 coming out and will it be available
for those with SP2? Thanks, Rick

"Daave" wrote:

> Good post, Xandros.
>
> And where to buy? See:
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116194
>
> You may be able to shave off a few bucks if you shop around, but beware
> of unscrupulous dealers!
>
> Oh, and you may want to wait for the Upgrade w/ SP3... ;-)
>
>
>
> Xandros wrote:
> > XP will run fine on a 500MHz system with 512MB of Ram. Turn off the
> > eye candy and indexing services and install antivirus/spyware
> > programs that are not a resource hog and it will be fine. The people
> > who gripe about older systems being "glacial" have no idea how to
> > tweak a system. I've run XP in many systems that are 400Mhz and up.
> > 256MB of Ram is pretty light but if you are using the system for
> > simple task then XP is good to go. Heck you can run Windows 2000 on
> > that system. XP will run just as well.
> >
> > Grab the XP drivers you need from here
> > http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ucc92
> >
> > If you have a qualifying product like a windows 98 CD then you can
> > purchase a Windows XP Upgrade version. If you have no qualifying
> > product then you need a full version.
> >
> >
> > "dk_" <nobody@spamless.com> wrote in message
> > news:13odqv875kpume9@corp.supernews.com...
> >> I have an old IBM laptop A20m running a Celeron 500MHz with 512 MB
> >> RAM, running Windows 98SE.
> >>
> >> The laptop is a hand-me-down and it is not actually registered to me
> >> in any
> >> way. I do have the original IBM disks.
> >>
> >> I would like to upgrade to XP.
> >>
> >> Here comes the dumb questions...
> >>
> >> Do I purchase an upgrade, or a stand alone XP full version? And what
> >> about which service pack#? And Home Edition or Pro?
> >>
> >> Where is the best legitimate place for making the purchase? What
> >> should I expect to have to pay?
> >>
> >> Many thanks.
> >>
> >> -Dennis
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dennis Kessler
> >> http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture
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