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First of all sorry if this is in the wrong forum but i`m new to all this.What I would like to know is,is there a minimum system requirement for Windows xp as I would like to upgrade but not sure if I can or not?Secondly,what is the difference between xp home and xp pro?Thanks in advance for any replies.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

I think XP needs atleast 64mb of Ram but don`t quote me on that.

I had it running on a celeron 366 with a 4gig HD being used up solely by XP and another 40gig for everything else, I had 192mb of ram I think and it was always complaining because the virtual memory minimum was too low, but it worked OK.

I now have Duron 1.1ghz and 598mb ram and it runs like a dream.

<OB>

The minimum specs for XP are given as:

Pentium 233MHz
64MB RAM
1.5 Gigabytes of free hard drive space


RAM seems to be the most important thing, much more important than the processor speed. As the specs suggest, you can install and run XP itself with only 64MB of memory, but in reality, 128MB is an absolute minimum if you want to do anything vaguely useful with it! 256MB (or more) would be a very good idea.

As for Home versus Pro, XP Home is a slightly cut down version with some of the more "professional" things taken out, like network admin stuff, security features (e.g. encrypted file systems), and dual CPU support. There`s a comparison chart on Microsoft`s web site showing what features each version has.

Mike

I have just upgraded my pc.Problem is,windows xp can`t find my modem.Any suggestions?(in case you`re wondering,i`m not at my own pc.)

Look to see if there is any software included with the modem. Install this, restart PC, connect modem to PC then install drivers. This is what I had to do for my Alcatel ADSL Modem, your modem may be different though.

Thanks.The only thing I can find is on my master cds that came with my pc.I can reinstall my modem using this but would that work?

find out who manufactured your modem, go to their website and update to the latest drivers.

<OB>

Note that your modem must be plugged in and *switched on* when you boot up winxp, otherwise it won`t find it (at least mine won`t)

Hope it helps
-=-Gurra W