In my case - a new 3500+ AMD 64 processor, 1 Gig of DDR2 800 Memory and newly formatted hard drive. I think that's about 2.4 Ghz.
NOT a slow or screwed up machine. I.E. not until attempting to install Google's multi-bundle. Yes, I re-used a 3 1/2 Gig hard drive - not quite new. Just barely big enough for X/P. Why? I'm not willing to risk legacy data on my 160 Gig hard drive. I'd much rather install M.S. O/S on an independent drive. Hey - maybe its my fault for being geeky and unorthodox to have multiple hard drives and operating systems. (No performance problems running Fedora - installed on an external 20gig SCSI hard drive .) Maybe its compatibility problems with the ECS K8M890M motherboard and its VIA chipset. I do not know. It is not my intent to 'dog' Google - just to warn others. -WaV On 7/3/07, George Nincehelser <[email protected]> wrote:
I've literally installed Google Pack on hundreds of systems without issues. Granted, if you load *everything* and have a slow or already screwed up machine, you're going to have problems. Things I avoid loading are RealPlayer, Skype, and Google Desktop (which is a real pain on a slow machine as it indexes everything on your hard drive). Other than that, it's a really useful set of software. It's one of the first things I load on a new system. George On 7/2/07, Don Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Recently while installing Google Earth - I made the mistake of accepting > installation of a slick looking bundle of anti-virus, anti-spyware neato > screensaver and etc. junk from Google. > DONT make the same mistake. Up till now, I trusted Google for not > screwing things up. Not any more. > Online I found hundreds of others who have had even worse problems than > I did. > What could the point be of installing software to "protect" your > computer - when it basically only brings your system to its knees? > (Sounds like homeland security, huh?) > > -WaV >
