my neighbor got a older pc that she wants to be able to get online with and play games so if ib upgrade her to xp will that work if so how do i do that
2007-01-08 08:54:04 · 9 answers · asked by hotliltigerhunny 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
how do i find out what the info is onn the pc to see if it can be done
2007-01-08 09:20:19 · update #1
Who's to say upgrading to XP will solve anything, but create more problems. Older PC's do not usually have the guts to handle windows XP. Also, that upgrade path is pretty tricky, considering you're jumping 8+ years in OS advancements.
So in answer to your question, NO. Upgrading will not allow her to play games or surf the Internet. I'd post the problem she is having with win95, the exact error message worded properly.
2007-01-08 15:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
those two operating systems are years apart ... chances are if you have a computer that has Windows95 on it, it is too old to upgrade to WinXP. Win95 machines could get by with 16 megabytes of RAM or less. WinXP needs a lot more - 256meg is barely enough. There are other things like processor speed (the MHz - megahertz rating for example) that make this upgrade inadvisable.
It's time to buy a new one if that's all you have and you are unsatisfied.
2007-01-08 09:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by homerq7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the machine is old, especially if it has Windows 95, you probably can't even get XP to run on it. A better choice might be Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000.
2007-01-08 08:56:49 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 09:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you how but I have an older PC and I just went fom 95 to XP and my computer is so much faster.My friend did it for free but it was no easy task.
2007-01-08 09:03:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a few years back, but I don't think you can update XP over 95.
2007-01-08 12:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will give you this advice ( Don't upgrade it to XP) Cos it will be come so Bad and she can't to do any thing ... The best way if you can to change you're computer that will be better
2007-01-08 08:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rasmah.com 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
her computer probably doesn't have the minium requirements to run XP, but if it does you just buy Xp put it into your CD player when your computer is booting up and follow the instructions.
2007-01-08 08:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, a Win95 computer probably won't run WinXP. Way too slow.
2007-01-08 09:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋