Surfing slow as anything on Laptop... help!!!!

foxyuk

Hi guys i got 8 yr old daughter laptop

Dell Lattitude cpi,,,, model d266xt

I took off Windows 98 and installed windows xp, bought a netgear card so she can use net via my router

it works but takes for ever

set up on pc

says

PENT 2, 266 MHZ, 512 KB, 64MB MEMORY PRIMARY HARD DRIVE 3253MB



What do i need to do or get to speed up the pc booting up?, internet quicker etc?



Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABH_3

My first thought would be, buy more ram https://www.crucial.com and use the memory selector. In the short-term you could try 'Optomising' WinXP:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,5155,00.asp
http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2005/12/03/10-simple-ways-to-speed-up-windows-xp/
http://tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm
http://help.lockergnome.com/general/Optimize-Xp-Windows-Xp-Optimization-Guide-ftopict33380.html

and don't forget to buy more RAM.

HTH

foxyuk

checked that website dont do it cpi latitude d any other good companies


ta

albertross_2

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cpi+memory&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

you could always put 98 back on. (if you have the disk). XP needs a lot more ram to run smoothly.

ABH_3

foxyuk wrote: »

checked that website dont do it cpi latitude d any other good companies


ta

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Dell+Latitude+CPi+d266xt+memory&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

HTH

foxyuk

albertross wrote: »

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cpi+memory&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

you could always put 98 back on.

netgear card is not compatible with windows 98

ManAtHome

Wouldn't have thought a P2-266 would have a hope with XP, no matter how much memory you put in it. I'd go with Albert's suggestion and put Win98 back on (or upgrade slightly to WinME - better for USB stuff). Even then, it's likely to be slow - would guess it must be well over 10 years old?

Zahc

Back to win98 I reckon. Wouldn't touch ME with yours!

Zahc

albertross_2

I had a feeling you might say that, not even 98SE?

Not much you can do then, unless you can get some cheap ram, or another wireless card, it's possibly not a viable system for wireless.

foxyuk

ManAtHome wrote: »

Wouldn't have thought a P2-266 would have a hope with XP, no matter how much memory you put in it. I'd go with Albert's suggestion and put Win98 back on (or upgrade slightly to WinME - better for USB stuff). Even then, it's likely to be slow - would guess it must be well over 10 years old?

you reckon there will be a difference if i put on windows 98 second edition oe windows me?

Do i need to completely delete all files again or by putting in the new op system it will delete it....

Most people uprage i am going opposite way?

foxyuk

albertross wrote: »

I had a feeling you might say that, not even 98SE?

Not much you can do then, unless you can get some cheap ram, or another wireless card, it's possibly not a viable system for wireless.

ok the manual says takes second edition .... do i delete everything or put in disc for win 98 2nd edt

or do i buy this cheaper than ram...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dell-Latitude-CPi-Laptop-pentium-2-128MB-RAM-6-GB-HD_W0QQitemZ110135837215QQihZ001QQcategoryZ177QQcmdZViewItem