well since u have 256 and no one u know has 512 i dont think ur in a position to comment. define perfect coz i have never seen a machine with 256 running xp perfectly. xp is notoriously resource hungry and probably uses alomost half of what u have without having any apps open.

and i say WOULD not COULD help when u've tried it u will really see what running perfectly is.

I stand by my original statement his rig is too weak to run xp well, the cpu is weak and imho this coupled with the amount of ram he has would make using that system intellorable.

it would be much faster if he used 2k or 9x.

and to the guy who made a comment about not having the ££££ or $$$$$ he didn't buy the os so he can use the money he saved to get more ram, i never said he had to get a whole new pc. more ram would suffice.[/quote]

Ok maybe you're right, but still, running it with 256MB is perfectly acceptable, just a little slower than win2k. (I tried it.)