Thinking of Installing XP on a P3 1Ghz with 640 RAM will it be better than Windows ME?

My dads computer is a few years old, (P3 1Ghz with 640 RAM) and I am considering putting Win xp (home or prof) on it.

My question is, will there be an increase in performance?

This machine is quite well maintained, and hasnt needed a OS reinstall at any point in the past, but thought a re install now, may be needed to get the best out of it.

I have heard from many people that WIn ME is a dog of an operating system, so thought installing XP might be a good move.

I would be interested in your feedback on this, thanks.

 

you should install win xp

 

Here's Nicrosoft specs for Windows Xp Pro installation. --

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional
• PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*

• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

• CD-ROM or DVD drive

• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

So go ahead !

 

Yeah, definedtly go with XP pro. I have messed around with ME and that OS sucks pretty bad.

nameless9

 

Yeah, definedtly go with XP pro. I have messed around with ME and that OS sucks pretty bad.

nameless9