Windows Xp - Need Pc to operate more efficently.

Well, aldan, I'm proud of my assets also but, at my age, they just don't seem to 'stand as proud' as they used to..

 

Try Advanced System Care and Driver Booster.
http://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php

 

Make a backup image of the system drive before using.

 

thanks guys for yer input.

 

just a quick note.. with only 512 give sabayon a miss.. it's like solaris.. needs a gig to be any use..

mint might cope (tho maybe picky and a bit slow) even with xfce .. I would "brew up" my own from a core system and add only what's needed.. with twm etc..

just for fun I'll sling up a similar specs beastie tonite and see what can be homebrewed.. only big problem for me might be needing to rely on "borrowed" internet.. so wifi drivers essential

just noticed.. it's a hated emachine.. surprised it's still working in any way.. honest opinion.. it can't have seen much use.. scrap it before it gives up the ghost.. most unreliable things on the planet

 

Have to say, it's served me well over the years. And the performance has slightly improved. I'll buy a dual core at some stage, but for now, I'll have to plug away with what I've got. Thanks anyway for your input.

 

DOS programs are still used today?
Question:
Why upgrade it if DOS is being used? I mean who has DOS apps that use 4GB of ram?
Sorry about the trolling comment. If it is for business and in DOS. What a minute. Some people swear by the old MSDOS wordperfect program because it is like a super terminal.

Oh and from what I know. Microsoft XP works best with DOS apps. There are some apps that juse won't run in Windows Vista and above because there is a thunking problem with direct hardware access from 16bit to 32bit hardware.