how do i make my hp 1.3ghz 128mb,ram 40gig hd and now 128m video winxp pro run and play games faster?
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Like conradj213 said, you need to at least a 1.5 GHz processor to play good games, you also need upgrade your ram memory to one that at least has at least 256 MB you don't have to get rid of your old card you can buy another 128 MB and install it with out replacing your old car and you'll have a 256 MB RAM, harddrive is ok but you can upgrade it as well, 128 Mb video card, well it depends on what card you have, some are not compatible with some games, i remember seeing a 250 MB video card on amazon.com, the reviews said it was an awsome card for a low price.\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=br_ss_hs/104-4431882-2600711?search-alias=aps&keywords=video%20card
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i have an nividia 6200 and it sucks...and if you're running a new cpu, especially with windows xp for gaming, 1st win xp takes like 256 mb ram to run by itself, so when you're buying a game, keep that in mind, ALSO...new cpus have built in things where if you don't disable the hardware first and you take it out, it will lock your cpu due to an anti-theft thing...i would take mine to the store and have the geeks do it for me, but that's just me
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call up tech support and tell them ur problem. i know some ppl who had HP laptops who had the same problem. they were told to download a patch which fixed the problem.\nbefore u do this, install some software that gives u ur system info. try belarc. search for it at www.download.com where u'll get it for free. if it sshows up as 1.25GHz, call up tech support or take ur PC back if u bought it from a store.
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although your processor and ram is quiet fast enough than your 64 MB video card. you must upgrade your video card to 128MB.
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You didn't say how old your computer is or what kind it is, or what hardware you're using, or what operating system you run, so not much to go on. Is it always slow, or at certain times, e.g. during disk access, or only on the internet, etc. Not much to go on here.\n\nIf you're on dial-up service, then DSL or cable will speed up the internet more than anything else.\n\nIf you are running Win XP, and have less than 512 MB of memory, then the quickest, easiest, and cheapest performance boost you can get for your computer is to boost the memory to 512 MB. That will cost you about $70.\n\nIf you upgrade, take the memory chip with you to buy another one of the same type, but bigger size.\n\nTo check how much memory you have in your computer, click on Start, then  open the Control Panel. Now click on  Performance & Maintenance, then click on System. That will open the System Properties window.\n\nIf the General tab is open, look toward the bottom, and it will tell you which processor (CPU) you are running, whether Intel or AMD and particularly note the "speed" of the processor (200 MHz, 500 MHz, 800 MHz, 1.5 GHz or whatever), then after that is the amount of RAM (Random Access Memory) installed on the motherboard. \n\n200 MHz = two hundred MegaHertz, measured in cycles per second. This is a really slow and old computer and not worth upgrading, and probably still running Win 98 or less. It would be too slow to install Win XP.\n\nIt usually takes a 500 MHz CPU or faster to run XP. \n\nI have a second computer that I've dedicated to the internet, that I'm typing on now, and it runs at 1 GHz with only 380 MB of memory, and does just fine. \n\nYou might want to buy just one 256 MB chip first, and install with what you are currently running, to see how it does. It may be all you need, and you can always add another 256 MB chip later.
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Increase your RAM to 512MB. XP Pro requires that much memory. The hard drive is plenty big.
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Look up your system model on the support section of the manufacturer's page.  There will be a lot of technical jargon in the RAM section that you will probably not understand.  Copy it down and take it to a store that sells computer accessories (Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, etc) and show it to the salesman.  If you want really good performance, tell him you want low-latency RAM instead of the budget high density crap.  Until then, increase the size of your paging file and hope for the best.  You can also disable unnecessary startup entries and background services.  Many people will tell you to use msconfig by going to Start - Run, typing "msconfig" then go to startup tab, this is not quite accurate.  To accurately disable the startup you should disable it from within the settings of the program itself.  This is to be sure that the registry entry is not recreated on the next reboot.  To disable background services that you don't need, go to Start - Run and type services.msc.  Disabling unnecessary services here will free up a lot of resources - probably more than anything else you could do to the system minus upgrade.  Also, you should optimize your caches.  If you can perform these tweaks effectively, you may not even need a RAM upgrade, but it's still recommended if you have less than 512MB RAM in XP.
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here is a list of different windows emulators you can try.\nalso on this page is vpc helper it says that it is a utility thats designed to increase the performance Virtual PC.
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lmao, u can fix the problem by buyina ram yes, or changin the software but the best thing, the best of the best is to reinstall the whole pc program, if u got xp good, used it and don't give it a service pack or any mother stupid update, but the media player 11 and directx 9.0, that way ur pc will run fast fast, for a better look u can try going to crystalxp.net...u will love what u gonna find in that site, trust me
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Well, I advice HP. And also the following;\nIntel Centrino >= 1.7GHz\n>= 512MB RAM (1GB Recomm)\nWin XP Pro\n15.4 WXGA
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Well, first the requirements that Microsoft provides are bunk.  Second I have successfully installed and run Windows XP on a PIII 700MHz with 256MB of memory and a Radeon 7000 graphics card.  I wouldn't go any lower on the processor or memory, you might be able to get by with 600MHz but if you do make sure you have more than 256MB of memory.\n\nI would say no less than:\n\n600 to 700MHz (or better) processor\n256MB of memory\nat least a 10GB hard drive
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Check out my video tutorial on making windows faster\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4012131564215407137&q=windows+faster
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Let me start out by stating that to run Aero you should get more system memory as well as a video card that supports it.  To get all the fancy features, it will consume memory.  With 512MB you are tight already.  Adding Aero just makes it tighter.  This, of course, is optional...  You WILL need to add a good video card that supports it.\n\nOnce installed, click on the "Start" button (the pearl) -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Performance Information and Tools -> 'Update my Score'.  This will regenerate your Windows Experience Index.  I believe that you will need a score of 3.0 or better to run Aero.
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i'd say it's your RAM. no other good solution except to buy a new one. but i do have a slightly improving solution (but far from as good as buy a new RAM). go to control panel, open the system, and click the performance tab.\n\ncheck the "adjust for the performance" and click "apply". DON'T click on the "ok" button first. click on "advanced" tab.\nin the "virtual memory" section, click change.\n\nincrease the seize of the paging. this won't be a problem if you have a lot of free space on your hard disk. this be will added up to your physical memory(RAM) as a virtual memory. it will not be as fast as physical RAM, but will at least increase your computer's speed. click "ok" and that's it...
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try winxp professional
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Check the BIOS, maybe 128MB is used as Video RAM.  If that's the case, you are really OK.  But you might be looking at getting more RAM.   Visit http://www.coastmemory.com and look up your system. \n\nGood luck
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The memory you have is not sufficient if you have Win XP.\nIf you have integrated video on your computer and not a video card you have less than 200MB which is just sad. Memory is dirt cheap for 512MB do yourself a favor and get it.