Browsing with XP
Well, it is always possible that you have received a faulty module, hopefully covered by warranty if proved by substitution.
Glad to hear that things look stable now (and faster than before).
Glad to hear that things look stable now (and faster than before).
Quote from: DomS Many older machines simply do not have enough memory or processor power to keep up with some of the newer software, especially when websites have flash animation on.
Not just the older machines either. My current machine has two quad core processors running at 3GHz (8 cores total) and 16GB ram. Anything past 15-20 tabs and a flash animation will knacker my browser. When we got this machine i thought that would all be solved with multiple cores but apparently the browser itself still runs on just one core -pointless
Quote from: shermans My laptop has 1Gb and on reflection works a bit better than the desktop. It is only one year younger and I have already had to take it apart to clean out the cooling system, but have noticed it too has occasionally started to overheat lately.
I know you say you've done the cooling system but have you actually taken the fan unit right apart and cleaned out the cooling fins? Reason i ask is that i had a laptop come to me a while back that was constantly overheating (i literally had to put it in another room on a network cable to backup everything it was that noisy) and when i looked up online the cause many folks claimed it was the contact with the processor needing a copper shim. When i took it apart i noticed that it wasn't the contact with the processor at fault but the actual fan unit (with cleverly concealed screws) that was full of fluff. I dismantled that, swept out all the garbage, reassembled and it has been fine ever since.
Quote from: shermans The only other possibility is that one or other of the 1 Gb is faulty, but as it is new I am reluctant to think that.
It does happen.. also you need to touch something grounded when handling these things in order to drain any static electricity that you are carrying (which destroys things like memory). I accidentally destroyed two ram modules the other week - forgot to remove a cardigan that generates static like a power station..
Quote from: Wimpywoo 32 gb or 64gb.
I think you mean 32bit or 64bit...
Quote from: Wimpywoo I know this has nothing to do with what you are wanting to know but I do know that on a xp the network connections (drivers)are sometimes set to ad hoc or static , you may need to go to the vendor site to find out if they need updating also your adobe flash may need updating too, I might be wrong but you can always go to the Microsoft site to find out about their updates for windows xp, also if you have installed a anti virus always check the compatibility of if its for a 32 gb or 64gb.
Erm, lots to correct there...
The network connections are dynamic (as in supplied by the router's DHCP server) or static (set up by the computer's user), but that doesn't really have much to do with speed of browsing, and the drivers for most network interfaces (wired, wireless or fibre, not that the latter is usually used domestically) are already at the latest they will be due to XP being obsolete...
Updating flash doesn't change anything in terms of speed, if anything it just makes the problem worse by adding more features that require more processing power and/or memory...
XP updates for domestic customers (E.G. Home, Professional, 64bt, etc.) don't happen any more, you have to use a little registry tweak to fool MS updates into thinking it's a commercial EPOS (Electronic point of sale) version to continue receiving updates, but not all are compatible with domestic XP and could cause problems down the line...
And as mentioned, 32bit and 64bit, but that isn't a concern as the computer in question is old enough to not be 64bit compatible anyway, a 64bit version of an OS or piece of software will not work at all from the outset on an entirely 32bit system...
Anyway, the main "fixes" for older systems is usually a nuke & pave (format & reinstall), installing everything from scratch, but given it's an older system, it's pretty much trying to polish a poo, it'll be nice and shiny, but it's still poo...
I had to stop using my old laptop simply because things have changed so much in recent years that it can no longer play a 360p Youtube video any more, when 5 years ago, it could go up to 720p despite not being made for HD content...
