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10-20-2016, 09:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-20-2016, 09:54 PM by WinXPto10.)
i would disable Windows Defender
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10-21-2016, 04:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-21-2016, 04:37 AM by LarryTheComputerGuy.)
To add to what f23948 said....
- Upgrade OS to Windows 7 or 10
- Add 2 more Gigs of RAM "Your model will support up to 4GB"
- Only have a Page File on one drive.
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I didn't think a dell dimension 5150 could support windows 10? I was wantint to put 8.1 on there since i have a disk and an 8.1 product key but again i didn't think my dell 5150 would support those. As for windows 7 thats what i wanted to put on there but i dont have a free product key there all being used
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looking specs it would be best to put Linux the only problem you might have is with the tv tuner
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Eek i dont care to much for Linux. Is there any other windows i could put on there? Or is vista the highest i can go? Which vista or linux are my only options?
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It's an old Gateway GT5414E
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You'll get away with 8.1 or 10 on that machine, I have an old XP laptop with 1GB RAM running Win 10 fairly comfortably (although it does find it a strain when multiple apps and UIs are open.
Most Linux distros would run easily on that system, as for the TV tuner...it may work OOB or you may have to do a little research to see if will work on certain distros without the need for extra drivers.