Upgrade CPU components or scrap and purchase new?

Hi:

I have an IBM laptop with Win XP Pro and an older Dell XPS T700 r that has
W98 second edition that I want to network with a wireless router. My
question is I want to eventually wipe the hard drive on the Dell and install
WXP Pro on it but don't know if the dimm, video card etc will be able to
handle the Windows XP. Is there a specific URL on Microsoft's website that
addresses this or can someone tell me the best workaround without having to
drop $500 on a memory stick, video card etc?? The microprocessor is a P III
with 100 MHz and an Intel 440BX AGPset if that helps.

Any advice is truly appreciated
--
Leanne

In article <520E6BFB-A30C-4A1A-B6D8-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Leanne <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi:
>
>I have an IBM laptop with Win XP Pro and an older Dell XPS T700 r that has
>W98 second edition that I want to network with a wireless router. My
>question is I want to eventually wipe the hard drive on the Dell and install
>WXP Pro on it but don't know if the dimm, video card etc will be able to
>handle the Windows XP. Is there a specific URL on Microsoft's website that
>addresses this or can someone tell me the best workaround without having to
>drop $500 on a memory stick, video card etc?? The microprocessor is a P III
>with 100 MHz and an Intel 440BX AGPset if that helps.
>
>Any advice is truly appreciated

A100 MHz CPU is much too slow to run XP. Is that number right?

Here are the official system requirements:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...n/sysreqs.mspx

For reasonable performance, I recommend at least a 400 MHz CPU and
256 MB of RAM.

You can buy a brand new computer (probably with XP Home Edition),
complete with monitor and printer, for under $500. An XP Pro upgrade
would be around $180.
--
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Deduced by 100 Mhz, you meant the cpu bus speed, not the multiplier outcome
for actual speed. And only the original Pentium came clocked at 100 Mhz
which includes the multiplier.

A little fishing at the ms site looking for XP upgrade will allow you to
download a file that will deduce your entire PC for workability with XP.

For the amount of money you're speaking of, you should be able to shop
around and get a motherboard/cpu/ram/video card/P4 power supply for that.
"Leanne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:520E6BFB-A30C-4A1A-B6D8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi:
>
> I have an IBM laptop with Win XP Pro and an older Dell XPS T700 r that has
> W98 second edition that I want to network with a wireless router. My
> question is I want to eventually wipe the hard drive on the Dell and
install
> WXP Pro on it but don't know if the dimm, video card etc will be able to
> handle the Windows XP. Is there a specific URL on Microsoft's website
that
> addresses this or can someone tell me the best workaround without having
to
> drop $500 on a memory stick, video card etc?? The microprocessor is a P
III
> with 100 MHz and an Intel 440BX AGPset if that helps.
>
> Any advice is truly appreciated
> --
> Leanne

Steve,

Intel never made a 100MHz P III processor, but it did start out utilizing a
100MHz FSB (front side bus). The 440BX chipset supports P III's with 100MHz
FSB, not 133MHz FSB (per Intel site). This is probably where the confusion
is coming from.

Leanne,

You probably have a processor in the 450-1000MHz range (based on the age and
operating system). The 1000MHz (or 1GHz) version didn't come out until late
2000. So if you bought this in 1998-99, your processor is probably on the
low end of that range. To know for sure what you have, go to Dell's support
site at
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=04&l=en&s=bsd.
Enter the service tag number and hit the arrow; then click on the "Original
System Configuration" link in the left-hand column. For my Dell Dimension
4300, the first item listed is the processor. If you're not familiar with
the "service tag" it is on the back or bottom of the computer and consists
of a barcode and a tag number of 6 or 7 letters and/or digits (like
2JMV823).

I honestly wouldn't invest the money to upgrade that older Dell to try and
run XP on it. According to one page on Dell site they don't support XP on
that system and haven't updated the BIOS in four years; they also say they
have no plans to update it to support XP. I agree with Steve - new systems
are so inexpensive now you should sell that old Dell to someone who can get
by on it as-is and combine that money with the money you planned on spending
on the upgrades and just by a new system. Or leave 98 on it and give it to
a family member.

Phil

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <520E6BFB-A30C-4A1A-B6D8-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Leanne <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >Hi:
> >
> >I have an IBM laptop with Win XP Pro and an older Dell XPS T700 r that
has
> >W98 second edition that I want to network with a wireless router. My
> >question is I want to eventually wipe the hard drive on the Dell and
install
> >WXP Pro on it but don't know if the dimm, video card etc will be able to
> >handle the Windows XP. Is there a specific URL on Microsoft's website
that
> >addresses this or can someone tell me the best workaround without having
to
> >drop $500 on a memory stick, video card etc?? The microprocessor is a P
III
> >with 100 MHz and an Intel 440BX AGPset if that helps.
> >
> >Any advice is truly appreciated
>
> A100 MHz CPU is much too slow to run XP. Is that number right?
>
> Here are the official system requirements:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...n/sysreqs.mspx
>
> For reasonable performance, I recommend at least a 400 MHz CPU and
> 256 MB of RAM.
>
> You can buy a brand new computer (probably with XP Home Edition),
> complete with monitor and printer, for under $500. An XP Pro upgrade
> would be around $180.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm