Sure. Just reinstall XP for best performance. It will run well with
512 Mb of ram, a lot better with 1 gbyte. If you have the restore discs
it will take the unit back to the date it was manufactured, but all the
drivers will be there. If you install from a Windows XP CD with a
product/activation key, you will have to find and download the drivers
to make all the hardware function, and also in both instances you will
have to install at least SP3 and about 122 updates to get the unit up to
speed and secure.
Ardell Faul
Computer Monitor Service Inc.
Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
10816 E. Mission Ave.,
Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
ardell@icehouse.net
509-891-5188
On 12/28/2011 1:02 PM, billnsotx wrote:
>
> I have an old HP Pavillion, 512 SDRAM, 1.4GHz ADM, XP Hm Edition that
> I was going to throw out, but now wondering if it's worth getting rid
> of XP (wipe it, if that's the correct term) and possibly installing
> another operating system.
>
> All I want it for is gmail, surfing the web. I'd like to be able to
> access you-tube and be able to open email attachments (pdf, jpgs). Not
> concerned with editing pix or formating disking or messing with music
> and videos.
>
> Do you think it's worth messing with? If so, want OS?
>
> Thanks for any replies. ~Bill
>
>
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