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Answer» My mother-in-law gave us this computer I believe it was purchased back in 2002, it's compaq, the operating system is xp-sp3.. if this make sense. My mother-in-law gave us this computer I believe it was purchased back in 2002, it's compaq, the operating system is xp-sp3.. if this make sense. That's too old to be honest, restoring it may work but eventually will work slow due to it's oldness plus if you buy a new OS lets say windows 7, I don't know if that laptop is capable running it I'm guessing you may have some trouble looking for the compatible drivers for it and it will work slowly, here's my proof for it, I own a desktop i5 4th gen (8gb ram) the mobo only support 8.1 I tried upgrading it to windows 10 it works I found a couple of drivers too but it was slow about 40% I can see the dip in the changes. So I think that will gonna happened too. So if you buy a new XP it will work but not sure how long, as stated above you should buy a new laptop so you can be sure to hold all the tasks you needed and saves you time.Tonyshaw, You did not say how important this PC is to you. How much might you to have it replaced? It can be replace by a refurbished newer model for under $200. It will have windows 10 and a 90-day warranty, Example: https://www.amazon.com/HP-Quad-Core-Windows-10-Refurbished/dp/B01CV9G1BO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542580383&sr=8-3&keywords=hp+refurbished+desktop+computer+8300 Quote This Certified Refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new. The REFURBISHING process includes FUNCTIONALITY testing, basic cleaning, inspection, and repackaging. The product ships with all relevant accessories, a minimum 90-day warranty, and may arrive in a generic box. Only select sellers who maintain a high performance bar may offer Certified Refurbished products on Amazon.comYou can get a one-year warranty about $20 more. Like almost everyone has stated, this computer is getting to be quite old, and the computer that Geek put a link to in his answer would probably be perfect for what you need it for. However, one good program that seems to work good if I need an all around computer optimizer, is 360 Total Security. It scans for viruses, cleans out junk files, the works. You can download it here:https://www.360totalsecurity.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAiAuMTfBRAcEiwAV4SDkeJnLOvijPgqu7t7O_PD1x6AWFP5Ka9JFNrH3L19bQDRRR-jIX8amBoCeJsQAvD_BwE BUT!If you know how to correctly factory restore a computer and keep your important files, then I recommend doing that before doing anything else. You can then download a program like VLC Media Player to open those file types which have a hard time. You can then install all of your other programs that you has on your computer before the reset. Putting something like windows 7 on this machine probably wouldn't work all that well. So I do recommend buying the computer that Geek posted as your new daily driver. Hope everything goes smoothly! AnthonyAt 16 years, I don't think you have much hope left of salvaging anything from it. Plus, you say it's on XP. As much as I love XP, it doesn't have support and I wouldn't want to do any serious business work on a machine that can fail on me any time. You can perhaps look into a Chromebook if all you want is to access the net. I got a Chromebook for the heck of it since my work is primarily online, and I have to say that I'm impressed with the overall performance. It's not a laptop replacement but it works fine for majority of use cases. As for your computer, can you share the specs? You might be able to add a faster processor and upgrade the RAM for a quick performance boost |
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