Installing more RAM is beneficial to you... Are you absolutely sure you have only 8 GB of hard drive (total) space?? Check the Disk Management console. To access the Disk Management console: Start > Run > "diskmgmt.msc" Make sure the entire disk is allocated.
In your case, here's the recommended upgrades: (All these upgrades are under $150 CDN, if you're looking for a Christmas present for yourself.) - Larger Hard Disk, preferably 80 GB or 120 GB, SATA if possible. ($99/$120, add $5 for regular SATA) [Faster, newer drives improve overall performance. Larger disk allows for less fragmentation] (NOTE: If you have a SATA controller on your system the following is an option. Check your mainboard manual to determine if you have SATA support. - WD Raptor 1000 RPM SATA Hard Drive ($130/$230) [Improves access latency by 100%, and increases throughput by 40% over 7200 RPM SATA drives]) - Increase memory by 256 or 512 MB ($55/$99) [Improves performance with many applications running, and allows for a larger file cache in Windows XP to reduce disk related delay] - Install a Video Adapter card, if you don't already have one. ($50 to $150+) [Improves Windows' 2D effects and gaming if needed] - Upgrade ball mouse to optical mouse ($25) [Provides smoother mouse movement] - Install a PCI based [SATA] hard disk controller that has it's own CPU onboard ($55+) [Decreases application lag when system is accessing hard drives] --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], NIKEJULY4 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI N > I have XP PRO SP2 PENDIUM 4 WITH 256 MB. THIS computer is INTEL home made by my friend. but now he is too busy so I need some help. > > "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you running Windows 98? > How fast is the processor? > If you aren't sure, you can use Belarc Advisor, a quick small program > that will make a list of these details. > http://www.belarc.com > Typically, when you want to increase the hard drive from such a small > drive to a much larger drive, it's best to image the old data onto the > new drive and remove the older, slower drive. If you're using Windows > 98, there's some special precautions ebcause Windows 98 has some > issues with large drives. > Your processor speed won't have any effect on the size of drive your > system can accomodate. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], NIKEJULY4 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I have a 8. 44 gb hard drive. I am told that I need an 80 gb hard > drive. Is this a software instalation or hardware instalation? > > What about 256 mb memory? Do I nedd more to make my comp faster? > Like 512 mb? > > > > > > NIKEJULY4 > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > NIKEJULY4 > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
