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i have windows me and im tryin to figure out what i should use to change it up some i cant install xp because ram is to low but im using a pentium 4 any suggestions?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Get another stick of RAM and Install XP...You won't look back
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I reloaded ME recently to test a couple of older programs and found it was just as buggy as before XP.
I can't think of anything to ramp up ME and to be honest, a P4 is an overkill for a 9x based OS.
You might find one of the tune-up utilities like Tweak ME of some use, but don't forget that anything over 512Mb of RAM is not recognised by ME.
Assuming you are not in a position to upgrade to XP (not a cheap exercise!) perhaps you might try cutting back on your system restore points and placing your swapfile on a seperate partition, optimised down to a custom managed size.
It is really a case of tuning ME up to minimise the aggro of running 'old technololgy' .... if I could put it in that context.
A regular system 'health check' is a good routine to follow as well.
However, if you can ante up the $$$$$$ go the XP route .... RAM is certainly dirt cheap at the moment (under A$.00,50 per Mb) and XP is dropping in price so it's worth shopping around for a good deal.
Like Zodiaq said ... "You won't look back".



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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
RAM is cheap - fiddling with ME is not! Installing more RAM and XP will be the biggest upgrade you will ever make
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Yeah take your RAM up to 512 and get XP.....you will not regret it
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
no offense but IMHO p4 sucks. they suck bad.

upgrade to xp. you'll love it.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

/me adds his voice to go with XP chorus!  

Do you know know what M.E. stands for?  A computer tech friend of mine told me is means "My Enemy".    





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http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=316256 - XP Home (Upgrade) - $99.99 from CDW.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=299152 - Kingston 256mb DDR RAM - $51.68 from CDW.

If you do a lil' shoppin, you could knock it down by a few dollars. But the $150 or so dollars will be the best upgrade you can make aside from buying a new pc! I really recommend XP.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Errr ....
no offense but IMHO p4 sucks. they suck bad

Try running a P4.3 .... light years ahead of the original P4.
Nothing against the alternatives either, I just prefer to use a recognised CPU instead of generic.
I thought ME was short for 'Murky Effluent"!




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by Citizen dycloric - 7/3/2003 10:45:45 PM i have windows me and im tryin to figure out what i should use to change it up some i cant install xp because ram is to low


Either upgrade RAM so you can run Win XP or downgrade to Win 98,ME is like a virus.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
it was the dud upgrade, actually. 2000 is better, I think, unless they're the same, and xp was made in 2000 too, right? I can't believe they made 3 in a year!
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Try running a P4.3 .... light years ahead of the original P4.Nothing against the alternatives either, I just prefer to use a recognised CPU instead of generic.


3 word for you... AMD Athlon XP

as for shopping around for XP and DDR...

DDR... http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3521744
For only 40.00
and XP...
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3063049
couldn't save you no money on XP sorry
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Well, for some people 150$ is a lot of money.
The price of RAM is probably not so much an issue as the price of XP itself.
Maybe you can get yourself a used copy on EBay though.
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3 word(s) for you... AMD Athlon XP
(spelling corrected)
kona0197, two words in return, "Build Quality".



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kona0197, two words in return, "Build Quality".


that might be true but it is well known that AMD out performs Intel in every test. And AMD is a HELL of ALOT cheaper.
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15 by kona0197 - 7/5/2003 7:20:47 AM AMD out performs Intel in every test. And AMD is a HELL of ALOT cheaper.



I disagree whole heartedly...maybe cheaper and a steal for the price but outperform on every test...NOT!!!

I think these numbers speak the truthhttp://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030210/barton-13.html

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i still will not buy intel... IMO they are to overpriced. for the price of a p4 3.33 ghz i can instead build a complete AMD system
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
here is another reason I will not buy intel...
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030623/p4_3200-03.html
i never want to buy a machine that has memory built in and is not upgradable.
The P4 might cream the 3000 but not the 3200 or the OPTERON!!
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OK, back to order please.

Topic.

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BTW I just did a ebay search for Windows XP and they are going for about 96 bucks and memory is about 40 bucks... no luck there, sorry...