How Can You Check What Your SPec and Hard Drive And Everthing Is?

stressedoutmum

Having to look at new computers but how can I tell what spec this old one is Im using to see the difference please>

Browntoa

download and run this

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

will give you a report with processor ram etc

Quasar

Wow, I downloaded that and it gave me a very thorough list of all the ins and outs of my lappy! Very good!

DrSmutt

I would edit your post I see you are on cable which probably means fixed IP address.

computerwoman

to find out what ram and processer you've got.
click start
go to my computer
right-click and scroll to properties
on the general tab you will see it all there

system
microsoft windows xp
home edition
service pack 2

registered to:
joe blogs

computer
AMD semprom (tm) processor
3000+
1.81GHz 1.00 GB of Ram

also to check your HD CD ROM etc

click start
click my computer

shared docoments joe bloggs documents
hard disk drive
devices with removable storage
scanners cameras

now on hard disk drive icon
right clickand scroll to properties
this brings up another box with a big round cake where it says capacity this is how big your HD is for example say I had an 80gb HD it would say 76.3 GB which means its an 80gb HD
hope this helps

stressedoutmum

Re: Dr Smutt: I would edit your post I see you are on cable which probably means fixed IP address.


Now I am a bit worried about what I have posted. If I have disclosed in my post that I shouldnt could someone please delete it to stop me worrying. thanks SOM

bat999

Only you can edit it.

Just delete the three lines that start...

Existing Ndis2 Driver...
Servers...
194...

That should do it, I think.
:cool:

stressedoutmum

My edit button seems to have gone

stressedoutmum

Think Ive sorted it now - message seems to have gone - phew that was a worry. Thanks for all your help. Will use the Start/Properties etc as advised by computerwoman and not post it!

stressedoutmum

Have been following advice on post 5 to check how big my hard drive is and my 'specs' as this computer was given to me I've no idea of what it does. I have 2 questions:

1.
my c drive says 45.2 used 7.09 gb free
my d drive says 4.16 used 2.98 gb free

Do I add the45.2, 7.09, 4.16 and 2.98 together to get my HD ie
approx 60 GB?

2. My computer is 256mb RAM - is this a big memory size or note.

Are these specs small by today's standards. Only need computer for WP, EMail, Internet and possibly games?

cwoodham

1. Not sure whether you have two separate drives here (one for backup?) or more likely just one partitioned to two drives. But in either case your total capacity is as you say the sum of the four figures.

2. I ran Windows XP with 256 MB for a couple of years and it was okay for my purposes. I now have 512 MB and it runs faster. Depends partly on what games you are running. You would see an improvement in performance with 512 MB.