[craiig]

my uncle is trying to install windows xp on to his 7 year old computer =/
im not sure which xp it is.......
but his computer has like 122mb of Ram some Amd old processor
(he needs a new pc and wants a laptop anyone hav a sergestion for like £300)
(sorry if im not in the right place for that^^ but i didnt see any point in making 2 posts)

he is trying but for some reason it isnt compatible
anyone tell me anything at all about xp like requirments or anything at all (greatfull for any info at all)
thank you.//

[Dave Hybrid]

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

It should run, but from experience it will be slow.

Better off with Windows 2000 on old machines.

[cheesewheels99]

256mb ram like 800mhz cpu i think my freind put it on his laptop with 128mb ram and like 800mhz cpu and a computer with 128mb ram and a 533mhz cpu im pretty shure it runs kinnda slow

[craiig]

thanks !! x)

[SimonTrucker]

Originally Posted by cheesewheels99 256mb ram like 800mhz cpu i think my freind put it on his laptop with 128mb ram and like 800mhz cpu and a computer with 128mb ram and a 533mhz cpu im pretty shure it runs kinnda slow

I've got an old laptop. A Compaq Evo N400, which has an 800MHz processor..
I've added another 256 ram stick, which wasn't expensive, to give me half a gig of ram.

Although it's never going to be as quick as a decent modern desktop, it runs XP Pro quite happily, at a usable speed.
Whether what I call 'usable speed' will be usable speed to your uncle, or not, is another question only he can answer.

You should be able to get a pretty quick laptop, second hand, for £300 ish off the net.
Wait till after X-mas and I expect you would get an even better one.
People will have had new ones for X-mas, so there will probably be a flood of older ones in the New Year.