re: new memory(dell 8100)install vista
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 10:38 am
Posted by Steve Dunn
(4 messages posted)
If you want to install vista you'll need at least 1GB RAM for it to run ok. How big
is hard drive - because vista uses a lot more than xp (say c. 10GB rather than 1.5Gb
on first install) and uses it up at a faster rate (its system restore for example
is more sophisticated and space hungry).
'it is not functioning right now as there is no space left on the memory so nothing
loads up anymore'
I don't understand this comment! 128MB RAM is very low to run XP (XP won't run well,
but it should load). Are you sure the machine is viable?
I keep saying XP - but this is ME forum, so presume 8100 is running ME. comments
still apply - ME needs less resources than XP, so 'gap' to Vista is even bigger.
Honestly, if you want Vista, you would be better getting a new machine to run it
on. But why you would want vista? (compatibility issues, resource hog comparatively,
offers nothing significant over XP to 99.99% of users).
On Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 8:51 am, Tom wrote:
>i have a dell 8100 with little memory and it is a second comp.. can i remove the
>old memory and install new memory and then install my vista on it. it is not functioning
>right now as there is no space left on the memory so nothing loads up anymore. i
>have checked for virus' but that was not the problem. it was 128mb 64+64. can
i
>install 256+256 or use the same 64+64 to upgrade. Any help would be great.thanks
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