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Subject: Re: Getting ready for Rebel XP

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 22:11:39 07/14/02

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On July 14, 2002 at 16:39:07, Jerry Jones wrote:

>On July 14, 2002 at 16:01:43, Joachim Rang wrote:
>
>>On July 14, 2002 at 15:23:55, Jerry Jones wrote:
>>
>>>I'm going to order Rebel XP as soon as it's available.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to install Windows XP , Pro / Office XP or its Service Pack
>>>on a computer that has a base memory of 32 Mb and a 433 Mhz CPU and on which
>>>currently Win 98 is installed ?
>>>
>>>JJ
>>
>>Your CPU is okay for WinXP but RAM is not. You should upgrade to at least 64 MB,
>>better to 128 MB.
>
>
>??? Is 32 MB Ram  not enough for XP ???
>Why would Microsoft do that ? That way they lose customers.
>
>JJ


They don't lose customers -- since all new comptuers come with enough memory.
And also, the avg upgrade time for most users is around 2-3 years.  Guess
what--its 2 years since win2k has been out (well really 3).



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