An increase in RAM that large will almost surley speed up your boot time and performance. You can also try changing settings for things like messenger programs and system monitors not to start when Windows starts up. Look in the lower right hand corner next to your clock... Those are the things that run at startup. The more you have, the longer it will take to complete your start up process
Hi all,
I had purchased a Dell PC in 1999 with following specifications:
Pentium III processor 500 MHz.
64 MB RAM
6 GB Harddrive.
Friend of mine has a new Dell with:
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz.
128 MB RAM.
40 GB Harddrive.
On my PC, I am running Windows 98, whereas my friends PC
has Windows XP Home edition. My computer takes a long time
to start windows, but his startup takes less than 10 seconds.
Dell says I cannot upgrade my PC higher than 550 MHz.
If I increase my RAM to 256 MB and keep speed at 500 MHz,
will my Windows be any faster?
Thank you.

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