New Os on Old Computer

Midnight-Gecko · 08-14-2006, 08:24 PM

Hey, my little sister wants a computer in which to perform tasks on such as write word documents and play silly little games. Ofcourse, I didnt pay much attention to her untill I found an ancient computer. Ok so its not that ancient. Im not sure as of its specs yet. But Im sure reformatting is a must, I was wondering If I could use the OS from my computer and boot it up on that old thing. I have the disc and all. Or would that not work?

BTW the OS is Windows XP

**The_Other_One** · 08-14-2006, 09:06 PM

Can't say much without knowing the specs... I think the requirements for XP's a Pentium II 333MHz, 128M RAM, and at least 1.5G on your HD.

Midnight-Gecko · 08-14-2006, 09:20 PM

So with the minimum specs, I would beable to have the OS work on both computers?

08-14-2006, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Midnight-Gecko New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9	New Os on Old Computer Hey, my little sister wants a computer in which to perform tasks on such as write word documents and play silly little games. Ofcourse, I didnt pay much attention to her untill I found an ancient computer. Ok so its not that ancient. Im not sure as of its specs yet. But Im sure reformatting is a must, I was wondering If I could use the OS from my computer and boot it up on that old thing. I have the disc and all. Or would that not work? BTW the OS is Windows XP

08-14-2006, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,426	Can't say much without knowing the specs... I think the requirements for XP's a Pentium II 333MHz, 128M RAM, and at least 1.5G on your HD. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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08-14-2006, 09:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Midnight-Gecko New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9	So with the minimum specs, I would beable to have the OS work on both computers?