How can i make my mom's computer faster?...

I dont know about micro xp but on normal xp classic view speeds it up a lot on a slow pc.
Micro xp is the better option imo, at least if its anything like tiny 7, that was really fast.
And you would keep the best OS with its nice looks and all its compatability.

Loonylion2000 does, 98SE and lower need drivers installing. Using classic view in XP would noticably improve things, especially if you disable all the window effects.

i actually ran 95 in a VM, without installing VMWare tools, and i didn't have to install any drivers...

Replying to #21

before i install it on her PC, i will run it in a VM, allocating it the same RAM she has, and see how it goes! ^_^

Replying to #22

USB didn't exist when 95 was released. Windows 95C had minimal USB support but it sucked. It wasnt until 98 that USB worked properly, and even then USB thumb drives hadn't been invented so they need drivers installed to work.

Re: How can i make my mom\'s computer faster?...

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based on that, the earliest i will go with her computer is 2000...still downloading Tiny/Micro XP...then i need to finish downloading VMWare since i lost my installer file T_T
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okay, I've installed Tiny XP in a VM, with 256 MB's of RAM, it runs pretty quickly compared to her current...so will it run like that installed on her computer?!?!?!?!

Loonyliondisable unneeded services and programs that start up on boot. that will help. More ram would definitely help, 512MB is a realistic minimum for XP. depending on the type of ram it can be very cheap.

i think there a program for that

overclock, you can squeeze more processing power out of itthey have a crapload of how-to's online

Replying to #26

bad idea, it comes at the expense of stability, requires better cooling and shortens the life of the processor. And not all processors overclock.

holy crap, this PC is actually worse than mines! Well, I have 256MB of RAM too!! LOL, rediculous that I run XP pro on it which the minimum would be 512MB.What if it had Vista.....it would suck even more ballz

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try it, you insert a Vista disk, and get a blue screen o death >:Dit requires at least a GB of RAM...

Replying to #29

*garychencool looks for a Vista Download Torrentscrew Vista!

i know download the program called damn small Linux its an operating system for slower computers