XP System requirements

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I've just looked at the MS page for XP Pro system requirements and I'm
staggered at the low amount of RAM recommended (125MB). I always assumed
that XP had a recommendation of 256 MB with an optimum RAM of 512!
Has there been an amendment to this which hasn't got onto the MS website?
 
They are quoting minimum. If you want to do anything with XP, 256 is
considered minimum, and I prefer 512.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
 
Rob Schneider said:
They are quoting minimum. If you want to do anything with XP, 256 is
considered minimum, and I prefer 512.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
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I'm actually running a set up as follows:
Toshiba Tecra 9000 with 512 MB RAM and XP Pro networked to a Toshiba Portege
7020 with 192 MB RAM currently with Red Hat 9 Linux installed. The 192 MG
RAM on the Portege is JUST on the minimum for decent Red Hat operation. I
need XP to use as my Internet-connected machine as I have a USB TA that
Linux won't recognise and is a bit flakey in W2K. I was therefore wondering
whether I could install XP on the Portege (no applications as such, just web
browsing and email for one particular User) and dual-boot the Tecra with Red
Hat and W2K. Hence the query on the specs!
 
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Rifleman said:
I've just looked at the MS page for XP Pro system requirements and I'm
staggered at the low amount of RAM recommended (125MB). I always
assumed that XP had a recommendation of 256 MB
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Microsoft's recommendations have always been too low. You are
correct that 256MB is the minimum most people need for decent
performance.

with an optimum RAM of
512!
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There is no "optimum." "Optimum" is a word thrown around by
magazine writers who I suspect don't know what the word means.

What's optimum for one person isn't necessarily optimum for the
next. How much RAM you need for good performance depends on what
apps you run and how large are the files you open with them. If
the amount of RAM you have keeps you from using the page file,
it's optimum for what *you* do. For most people running common
business apps, somewhere in the 256-512MB range will do that, but
for others--particularly those doing things like editing large
photographic images--much more is needed to be optimum.
 
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