speeding up my clunker pentium 2

Reply #9

BobP — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 01:37:46 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by luckycat on March 12, 2004would my pc work the 1.7 syncit swindow 98 256 k about 4yrs old. any feedback appreciated. also I have loads of programs/files on it would I lose them?? does the pc have to be empty??some of u said u had old models what is considered old??and if old does it still work.?At four years old it is likely your computer is under one gigahertz in speed, could be anything from a P-III 450 to an 800, depending on what you spend on it unless it was some... [ More ]

Reply #8

luckycat — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:18:28 GMT

would my pc work the 1.7 syncit swindow 98 256 k about 4yrs old. any feedback appreciated. also I have loads of programs/files on it would I lose them?? does the pc have to be empty??some of u said u had old models what is considered old??and if old does it still work.

Reply #7

BobP — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:15:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by lottosyncman on March 11, 2004i have an older pentium 233mhz i currently am running with lottosync 1.7 any suggestions on how to improve its processing speed using this programThis link goes to Computer Surplus Outlet a good place for used computer parts.http://www.qksrv.net/click-504226-5835421If as you say your computer is a P-II it should be a slot-1 motherboard, open the case or manual and see if it shows switch/jumper settings for higher processors. Many of thos... [ More ]

Reply #6

EXCALIBUR — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:09:02 GMT

You really can't upgrade your motherboard it's too old.You need to buy a new motherboard and it would be best if it already has the processor, the heathsink and the cooling fan installed on it, because if you don't install those things right, you will burn-up the processor and they are very expensive.And that will not be good enough, unless you also get a new and fast hard drive.You can use the all Pc case if the new motherboard will fit in it, if not you will need to buy a new one, you might ha... [ More ]

Reply #5

Colin F — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:56:02 GMT

I used to run a 200MHz Computer at home upgraded from 100Mhz. I could afford to upgrade but I kept saying to myself I can only type so fast with one finger so why bother. (I have taught myself to use all fingers but I keep going back to one because I'm faster on one.)Now, since becoming involved in this Lotto thing I regard 3GHz as slow and I do things that run for days at that speed. I'm looking forward to the day when they have 30GHz ah! what the heck 300GHz ones.Dell have some pretty good dea... [ More ]

Reply #4

hypersoniq — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:23:01 GMT

shut down all non-essential programs, including...- Web Browsers - E-mail - System Performance Monitors- Anti-Virus programs - Printer control programs - MS Office Startup/FastFind - Idle Taskbar programs like Quicktime Launcher, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, etc...IF you run Win2k, you can use the task manager to set process priority to HIGH and also disable non-essential services.IF Win98, use 'msconfig' in the run dialog box to shut down all startup programs not listed in the st... [ More ]

Reply #3

vick — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:23:36 GMT

yeah that should cost a alot, at least you'll have good weather

Reply #2

lottosyncman — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:00:20 GMT

yeah i will but not until i get back from hawaii in may my brother is getting married their and its costing me a bundle!!!! when i get married i'am doing it in the backyard!!!! lol

Reply #1

vick — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:41:25 GMT

Your gunna have to spend some money to upgrade=Processormobomemoryhard drive=no way around it

speeding up my clunker pentium 2

lottosyncman — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:19:36 GMT

i have an older pentium 233mhz i currently am running with lottosync 1.7 any suggestions on how to improve its processing speed using this program