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Click Start, then Run, type in dxdiag, and then press Enter. You will see the DirectX Diagnostic Tool come up. Under the System tab, look in the System Information box, where you can find the processor speed under 'Processor'.
(I helped save b3ta! thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:14, archived)
# ooh
sounds promising. i'll try it
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:15, archived)
# More stuff:
www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98
(I helped save b3ta! thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:17, archived)
# hooray!
intel pentium iii, 650MHz.

Is that quick enough to upgrade to XP?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:17, archived)
# yup
it needs anything above a 300Mhz
(I helped save b3ta! viperrr mostly comes out at night, mostly, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:18, archived)
# yeah
that's what microsoft say. but there's a difference between possible and comfortable
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:20, archived)
# very true...
if you got enough RAM you should be okay i reckon, and you've got twice the minimum processor speed
(I helped save b3ta! viperrr mostly comes out at night, mostly, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:23, archived)
# From Cnet
For best results, choose a hard drive that spins at 7,200 or 10,000RPM (vs. a 5,400RPM drive), a fast enough processor to feed it (400, 600, or 800MHz vs. 233 or 266MHz), and generous amounts of RAM (256 or 512MB vs. 64 or 128MB).

reviews.cnet.com/4520-3672_7-5021075-2.html
(I helped save b3ta! thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:28, archived)
# ram is the key
although my brother has it on a laptop that's a mere 266 or something, with barely 128megs, and it'll work in a usable manner - not necessarily work-friendly, but surf-safe at least
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:31, archived)
# i doubt that
note also that XP eats RAM like a cow eats grass
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:19, archived)
# co-incidentally
It also churnes out methane and shit.


// Microsoft(c)
// Contributing to global warming since 1984
(furby, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:43, archived)
# turn off
all the tellytubby nonsense
or go to windows 2000 instead
(popey, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:47, archived)