XP on Dell Dimension 4100

[pak]

I am newbee, but..
Have a Dell Desktop Dimension 4100. Pentium 3 , 1.0 mhz processor,
and 512 MB of memory.

Can I run windows xp on this machine?

 

[Guest]

Yes.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am newbee, but..
Have a Dell Desktop Dimension 4100. Pentium 3 , 1.0 mhz processor,
and 512 MB of memory.

Can I run windows xp on this machine?

Yes, it can, assuming specific device compatibility. The machine won't
be a speed demon, but it'll do nicely for most uses.


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[JS]

That's what I'm using now to respond to this post (It's only a 933Mhz with
512MB) and does not have any issues with XP Pro.
In my case I did a clean install to an 80GB ATA100 drive.

JS

 

[Ron Martell]

I am newbee, but..
Have a Dell Desktop Dimension 4100. Pentium 3 , 1.0 mhz processor,
and 512 MB of memory.

Can I run windows xp on this machine?

Your hardware specs are quite adequate for running Windows XP. As a
precaution go to the Dell website and make sure they have Windows XP
driver downloads for your exact model number.

If they don't show any Windows XP driver downloads then that could
mean that there are some compatibility issues with Windows XP on that
particular model and you need to check this out further before
spending money to purchase Windows XP.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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[Manuel Lourenco Jr]

If you have any Adaptec direct cd software installed, that is a known XP
compatibility problem. XP will not load those drivers and you will have to
buy/upgrade to a newer cd burning software program.