Curse

eggrolls · Jan 25, 2008, 08:28 PM // 20:28

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Originally Posted by NathanMurray

Hay guys whats up since were on the topic of new and improved CPU's I need to update my computer without buying a new one becuase of financial difficulties (I'm the son of single mum) and well I only need things that seems critically outdated to be updated so please help. Also I know that my system sucks my CPU is about 5 years old

System Information
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Time of this report: 1/25/2008, 20:44:17
Machine name: KITCHENCOMPUTER
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 06
System Model: DD228A-ABG t124a
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
Page File: 314MB used, 502MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Upgrade the RAM first. 1GB is good as mentioned earlier.
Graphics card is second priority, depending on what you already have.

DO NOT upgrade the processor or the motherboard. You will need to reinstall Windows XP, which requires the original Windows XP CD, not some recovery CD from HP. If you actually have a Windows XP CD, the license is still OEM and not retail, which may cause problems with activating XP.

gremlin · Jan 26, 2008, 12:00 AM // 00:00

Eggrolls

Good point about recovery CDs one could really come unstuck there.

I seem to have been given a recovery cd and a vista cd as well
Nice one Medion