Running XP

[Stephen D. Benning]

On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 09:57, Mark G Orr wrote:
> Hello, I have a computer with a 2.2 Ghz celeron processor and 128 mb ram.
> The c omputer came installed with XP Home Ed.


XP is a memory hog.  By that, I mean that XP will use nearly the whole
128 Megs just to run itself, leaving no memory for ANY other
applications (including E-Prime) to run smoothly.  An alternative is to
get a memory upgrade (see http://www.pricewatch.com for some good
deals); memory's cheap, and I suspect you'd end up being happier having
more memory, no matter which version of Windows you choose to run.

> The E-prime web site recommends not using XP with only 128 mb ram, so I
> installed Win 98.  However, Win 98 will not work with such a fast
> processor without some patches.  These patches are available, but I need
> to contact microsoft, then they send them to me.
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> So, my Question is:  what is the problem with running E-prime on an XP
> machine with only 128 mb ram?   I have access to XP pro if needed instead
> of XP home.  THis may be my easiest option.
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> Thanks.
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> -Mark Orr
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