My bet is the OS install is not done. Motherboard, video drivers and such are not done by Microsoft.
Bob
hi there,
I recently upgraded from a pc-133 sytem, it was an MSI mobo with an 1800xp amd chip (running win 2000). that system had 512 mb of memory and ran great.
the mobo melted so I bought a new mobo and a faster processor too (AMD 2200) and it uses faster memory, -2700 / 333 memory, (?) but i only have 256mb of memory now. so despite the faster board and chip, I see a marked decrease in overall system speed. pix take a while to redraw, etc. so can I assume the memory is the problem? -- and if so, so how much should I get for basic picture editing, multiple programs open at once, etc., no gaming? --fj

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