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Okay, and when I do buy a new machine, I really want to be able to run Google Earth. I try to on this machine, it says my video card is not good enough. What is the minimum I need to run Google Earth?

What is the best operating system that I should get when I buy a new system?

And one more semi-unrelated question without starting a new thread. I currently can't play DVD's on my Windows Media Player. They say I need a new codec

I have windows media player version 9.00.00.4503

I've been told to go to:

windows.microsoft.com/en/UF/windows/windows-media-player-plug-ins

And so when my mouse/system freezes and I am forced to restart just by pushing the off button, and when the browser freezes, this is all due to low RAM?

Why would reinstalling XP help? Is there a different operating system I could put on this machine to help it run better before I get a new one?

but nothing on this site matches what I need.

Where should I go?

"The reason being is that XP can't differentiate between being connected to router and actually being connected to internet." Why not? Seems like it should be able to do a simple thing like that, right?
 
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first thing to do is post your budget so the gurus can recommend a setup for you.if you like wmp then download the k-lite codec pack so it can play your dvds format.or you could download vlc media player which will play pretty much anything you throw at it without installing a codec pack.having been thru what you are going thru i wouldnt do anything to your old machine except to take it to the recycle place.
 
I am about to reload Windows XP, but before I do, can someone answer these this question:

Are all of these problems due to lack of RAM:

browser stops responding, mouse/system freezes, browser won't recognize internet?

Or is the last one a problem with XP itself, and why would an operating system not be able to do such a function?
 
I want to be able to run a windows operating system, a browser that can have 8 tabs open at once, some of them playing videos, and to run MS Office, and Google Earth (which I just checked needs a 3d accelerated card with shader support), and I want enough hard drive space so that the problems I currently have do not happen.

How much RAM should I have to get this? And how much hard drive space should I have? I currently have 18.6GB.
 
farmerjohn1324 said:
I am about to reload Windows XP, but before I do, can someone answer these this question:

Are all of these problems due to lack of RAM:

browser stops responding, mouse/system freezes, browser won't recognize internet?

Or is the last one a problem with XP itself, and why would an operating system not be able to do such a function?
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Your problem is due to a lack of RAM but ALSO your very low-end CPU that was the lowest-end (read: SLOWEST) when you bought it in 2003! 11 years ago! AND you likely have an extremely slow hard drive that has had years of wear.

The problem isn't necessarily to do with XP, but rather the hardware that it is running on. For the record I used XP for years (as did many other people) on much stronger hardware than what you have and it ran fine. It even ran Google Earth! :eek:

These are typically also symptoms of malware. If you've had this installation of XP for 11 years and have never scanned your system for malware then there is a very good chance that *something* has slipped in there over the years and hasn't been removed.

But please, forget about this computer. Throw it away. You REALLY need to upgrade!

Google Earth will run on pretty much any machine that has been made within the past 8 years I reckon, so the Dell that Voyager posted or the ThinkPad that I posted will have no problems running it. You don't need a crazy system to run it but probably something more powerful than what you have now.

You should look for a machine with Windows 7 or 8.1. Most refurbished machines run Windows 7 (Professional, usually). Windows 7 was the only Microsoft OS to come with DVD codecs so you can actually play DVDs with Media Player on Windows 7 without having to buy and install codecs. Otherwise, you can download VLC Media Player for free to play DVDs (and that will work on any Microsoft OS): http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

I hope this helps. You will love an upgrade and kick yourself for not getting a new machine sooner.
 
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Actually, this computer was made from parts about 10 months ago. I have no idea of the history of the parts or of the operating system.

But what is bare minimum RAM, processor speed, and hard drive capacity I should get? Bare minimum to run what I need to do? If 512mb is giving me problems, do I need 2gb, 4gb, 8gb?

And if 1.70ghz is too slow, what speed should I shoot for?
 
It doesn't matter how it was assembled. The fact is it is was low-end in 2003. There's your issue.

What you want is at least 3GB of RAM (preferably 4GB and a 64-bit OS), probably 250GB HDD minimum (most refurbs I've seen have 320GB or 500GB) and as for the processor you want a dual-core as the absolute minimum. Probably around 2.0GHz but the clockspeed doesn't matter too much.

You currently have a 1.7GHz sole-core - a 1.0GHz dual-core would probably thrash it. A 1.5GHz dual-core would definitely thrash it. So don't worry too much about the clockspeed at this point in time.

Something like this would be ideal for you (and yes, it will run Google Earth): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ell_latitude_e6400-_-9SIA5WM1XG2868-_-Product

$200 and it has a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and Windows 7 Home.

Perfect.
 
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