Want to know what type of upgrading I will have to do to get my 4 year old computer running more smoothly and?

efficiently. Here are my system specs


I'm trying to run a program for making videos by pinnacle.


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition


Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600


OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation


System Name MICHAEL


System Manufacturer MEDIONPC


System Model MS-6747


System Type X86-based PC


Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz


Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz


BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 11/25/2003


SMBIOS Version 2.3


Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32


Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1


Locale United States


Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"


User Name MICHAEL\mike


Time Zone Eastern Standard Time


Total Physical Memory 4,224.00 MB


Available Physical Memory 47.25 MB


Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB


Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB


Page File Space 1.22 GB


Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Want to know what type of upgrading I will have to do to get my 4 year old computer running more smoothly and?
im unclear on the ram ... make sure u have 2 gigs and load windows on it fresh and it should be fine .. maybe install a faster harddrive like a wd raptor ..
Reply:Strange that the physical memory reports as 4GB when you only have 512MB.





What the above poster said is good advice. Your hard drive is a decent size, and newer hard drives may not fit in your system as you probably have a IDE connection rather than a SATA.





I would certainly maximize your RAM, and partition your drive. Do it before the reinstall if you want to save lots of data off it.
Reply:i didn't know a computer back then would take 4gb of RAM, anyway, how many gb is your hard drive? Anyway, looks like you have plenty of RAM. I would say, just do an op. sys. reinstall. If you have a low capacity hard drive, consider buying a new hard drive for the reinstall. If you buy a new hard drive, during installation, allocate 15gb (1500mb) of space for the op. install and format in NTFS. L8r, after you boot, you can partition the rest of the hard drive under disk management. In disk management, partition +/- 20gb ( 20000mb) per each partition. Format in NTFS. Any additional software, download / install to one of the partitions. AVOID downloading / installing to the partition wth the op. sys. on it, ( usually the "C" drive). Your computer will work better.





%26gt;(r-clik) my computer


%26gt;manage


%26gt;disk management


%26gt;(r-clik) an unallocted space


%26gt; allocate


%26gt; format





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