Running a computer with 128mb ram.

[Nickelob Ultra]

Worse comes to worse, use Safe Mode.  Expand your virtual memory too.

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[Pentium]

Actually, with that old of a computer, you don't need to buy RAM - go to a junkyard or a dumpster. A late Pentium III or an early SDRAM Pentium IV should have the correct type of memory.
Also, if you find a working Pentium III-based system with a processor clocked at 1.2 GHz or higher, use it instead of your P4. Intel jacked up the efficiency big time when they introduced their new architecture.

[steve5451]

Go to a junkyard or something. Maybe you can find another 64MB RAM stick.

[FFSO]

Downgrade to windows 98 or ME, or even 1.0

[Tyler66]

XP is horrible on 128 MB. I downgraded my eMachines T1440 to Windows 2000 and it runs alot faster, but its still slow.

Downgrade to windows 98 or ME, or even 1.0

1.0 is a bit too low for 128 MB or RAM. I did run the T1440 on Windows 95 and it worked fine at one point (until I uninstalled it). There is no need for a Windows 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, or 3.1x to be installed on a computer with 128 MB because it might never even use half of the memory.

EDIT:

God, I wish I had money to repair my computer. It wasn't great, but it could function, unlike this.
The lowest I can downgrade is to 2000, which I had driver problems and that's the oldest OS my wifi adapter supports.

If you have a LAN cable and a Modem/Router/Ethernet Hub at the cable's length; try connecting it to that. That's how I connect my oldest operating systems to the internet.

[Pentium]

Go to a junkyard or something. Maybe you can find another 64MB RAM stick.

He could probably find lots of 128- and 256-meg sticks, and maybe even 512-meg sticks if he's lucky (these were actually made, but I'm not sure how common they are or if his system supports it at all).

[Max4344]

Get Lubuntu. Sooooo Much lighter than Windows

[Chrono]

I think the main problem is the ram.

Actually, everything about it is outdated.

When I first installed XP (as reccomended by KoopaScooper) it was fine, but after a day or two it slowed down to the point where it takes 5 seconds or more to load the start menu, a minute to open a folder, 3 minutes to open a page, and so on. I've scanned for virii (plural of virus, right?) and nothing came up. I've gone on no suspicious sites, I've used CCleaner, defragmented, and it's still slow. I was going to post this on my computer, but the computer freezes for 10 seconds or a script goes un-responsive or I get warnings about Virtual Memory or just something that really pisses me off because I can't do anything.

Well forget. To get rid of 'stuff' you put on a crapton of more 'stuff'. Of course it's going to run slowly. Reformat.

[steve5451]

Get Lubuntu. Sooooo Much lighter than Windows

Isn't XUbuntu the lightest?

[Freeze]

i reccomended windows xp to you coolio :I

[otto-san]

Two more years with that thing?


I feel like I should give you a donation or something hahaha.