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[Bigron]

I have the maximum allowable memory installed. Here are its vital statistics:-

Operating System Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United Kingdom)
Installed: 20/08/2012 13:27:34
Boot Mode: BIOS (Secure Boot not supported)
System Model FUJITSU SIEMENS SCENIC P / SCENICO P
System Serial Number: YBEM532307
Asset Tag: YBEM532307
Chassis Serial Number: YBEM532307
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a 2.65 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded
Main Circuit Board b Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1451 S26361-D1451
Serial Number: 13036569
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 4.06 Rev. 1.03.1451 11/05/2003
Drives 200.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
46.59 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 [Optical drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

HP USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
WDC WD1600AVBB-63SYA0 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WMAP9A925912, rev 00.07H00, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD400LB-07DNA2 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, rev 79.07B79, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules c,d 2040 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM-1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM-2' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes
            
c: (NTFS on drive 0) *    40.01 GB    5.90 GB free       
e: (NTFS on drive 1)    160.04 GB    40.70 GB free       
* Operating System is installed on c:

Ron.

[TheBoy]

you think my PC is outdated crap, right?

Yup.


And, remember, my laptop here, in the bath with me as we speak, is 11yrs old...   ...so I'm not one of these must have latest-and-greatest

[TheBoy]

System Model FUJITSU SIEMENS SCENIC P / SCENICO P
Processor a 2.65 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
Not hyper-threaded

Yes, scrap it.  It could run Win7 "OK-ish", esp if you popped in an SSD, but you're looking at £30 for the SSD (120Gb) and £60 for the Win7 licence.  So £80 down, and still an old P4 sat there trying to make your leccy meter spin faster.

[Bigron]

Laptop in the bath with you - can you see where you went wrong there? 

Ron.

[TheBoy]

Laptop in the bath with you - can you see where you went wrong there? 

Ron.

Its the only time I get to surf OOF


Back to specs, this laptop is a Core2 Duo 2Ghz, 2Gb RAM, 965 chipset and graphics, 240Gb SSD, Windows 10 (1803) Pro.

It runs OK-ish for most browsing tasks and general office work, and actually is my laptop I pick up to do most stuff, despite having a newer early i5 Lenovo and a PoS top end 2017 MacBook Pro.

Webpages with lots of embedded ads, like egay (or the Jag forums - all of them), make it stutter loading webpages though. That's just shear lack of grunt.

[Bigron]

I'm sure you're right, TB, 'cos you are clever and I am not.
I suppose I'll just have to sell my body until I have enoiugh to upgrade. Er, the PC, not my body!

Ron.

[dave the builder]

Yes, scrap it. 

I disagree
yes, find another computer for internet etc ,
BUT , the old XP machine would be good air gap diagnostic machine ,add a cheap obd2 scan tool and bore scope etc

ex corporate core 2 duo with 4GB of ram ,windows 10 desktop can be had on ebay very cheap (cheaper than buying win7  )
good enough to watch youtube video, browse forums ,check emil
I doubt Bigron is wanting to play the latest games or encode vydeo etc

something like this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fast-Cheap-PC-HP-Compaq-8000-Elite-SFF-DC-2-70Ghz-4GB-RAM-160GB-HDD-Win-10/322610947630?hash=item4b1d1c662e:g:CTIAAOSwQQlbBYGS

[zirk]

Hvae you tried the 'Setting the Power Button to Sleep' yet Ron, if so, what was the outcome?.

[TheBoy]

I disagree
yes, find another computer for internet etc ,
BUT , the old XP machine would be good air gap diagnostic machine ,add a cheap obd2 scan tool and bore scope etc

I believe the OPs machine is a desktop (actually, given its a Scenic, I know it is - the Fushitsu Scenic is a particularly shit machine, even 15yrs ago ), so not ideal.

So, its a worthwhile idea, but probably not for what the OP has.


I myself have an XP laptop (Dell Latitude D505) with the Wifi adapter removed (so no mong can re-enable it) that's used for Testbook (a particularly fussy diags platform, that takes over the entire PC). I have another XP laptop (HP 6820s) that's used for SDD (another particularly fussy diags platform, that takes over the entire PC and doesn't coexist well with other stuff).

[dave the builder]

Oh    I thought it was a laptop , I must learn to read one day 

I've a few legacy laptops that i keep for older software ,diagnostic interfaces and epos software etc

what are your thoughts on that base unit ,i found in your fave on-line shopping place for Bigron's needs ?
given , he has a screen,keyboard etc ,

I imagine his mattress would not be much lower if he dug    a pair of £20 notes from under it 

[zirk]

I myself have an XP laptop (Dell Latitude D505) with the Wifi adapter removed (so no mong can re-enable it) that's used for Testbook (a particularly fussy diags platform, that takes over the entire PC). I have another XP laptop (HP 6820s) that's used for SDD (another particularly fussy diags platform, that takes over the entire PC and doesn't coexist well with other stuff).

I got a really old XP Lappy with a Square'al Screen, like you Ive diss'ed the Wifi, I use it purely for Programming modern 2018 spec Trunked Radios, as its the only machine I have left (I really have tried hard to find another) that will talk to the Radios using a real Comm Port with a simple RS232 Lead, nothing else will do, USB Emulation or not, problem is the Machine really is on its last legs, but it is what it is. 

[Steve B]

Laptop in the bath with you - can you see where you went wrong there? 

Ron.

Its the only time I get to surf OOF


Back to specs, this laptop is a Core2 Duo 2Ghz, 2Gb RAM, 965 chipset and graphics, 240Gb SSD, Windows 10 (1803) Pro.

It runs OK-ish for most browsing tasks and general office work, and actually is my laptop I pick up to do most stuff, despite having a newer early i5 Lenovo and a PoS top end 2017 MacBook Pro.

Webpages with lots of embedded ads, like egay (or the Jag forums - all of them), make it stutter loading webpages though. That's just shear lack of grunt.

TB...So when you are on here you are always in the nude are you..

[TheBoy]

what are your thoughts on that base unit ,i found in your fave on-line shopping place for Bigron's needs ?
given , he has a screen,keyboard etc ,

It looks to have PS/2 ports, which will match OPs stuff, though I'd still go for something newer and buy a cheap USB keyboard/mouse set for a fiver...

...but if costs really are that tight, it would do the job...  ...slowly.

[TheBoy]

TB...So when you are on here you are always in the nude are you..

Probably about 90% of the time, yup

Now get that picture out of your head

[Bigron]

Did you HAVE to offer that thought on a Sunday morning, TB?
Where's my medication!  :

Ron.