Will windows XP run on this old laptop?

[MasterNetra]

I've ran Windows XP on a Pentium III 900MHz, 128MB RAM, 40GB hard drive and some really really low-end Intel "card" before at decent speed, including the Luna theme. This was from 2001 - 2006 (when the machine gave in.) If I could run Windows XP on a machine with THOSE specs, there should be no problem running it on the specs you gave out here.

Indeed but that was before service pack 3.

@OP Also avoid extras in updates like the lastest Windows media player and .Net Frameworks, that's more ram choking there.

[CharlesA]

Well, I've noticed before after installing SP3 in windows xp that the system used more ram, went from around 230-250mb of ram idle (after minimizations) to around 320MB+. He should have a fully updated SP2 at least.

Hrm. I checked my machine running XP and it's using around 156MB of RAM idle. Of course the only thing running on it is IE8.. but still..

[eragon100]

Indeed but that was before service pack 3.

@OP Also avoid extras in updates like the lastest Windows media player and .Net Frameworks, that's more ram choking there.

Allright I am gonna run the original without any service packs XD thanx for the info people!

[Hur Dur]

Yes, it will run. It will run rather well, actually. As long as you don't expect to run Flash, or anti-virus. Although, you would probably get better performance out of a Linux distro like Arch, SliTaz, Puppy, TinyCore, Slackware, Gentoo, etc.

[Quadunit404]

Indeed but that was before service pack 3.

This is true, that PC never got anything higher than Service Pack 1a

And just be aware that Microsoft cut off life support for Windows XP without any service packs around 2003 iirc, so you HAVE to install SP3 if you want updates.

[Pougnet]

I have run windows xp on a 800mhz p3 cappermine and it ran great. I posted a picture of that computer on here a while back...here it is again,

[eragon100]

I have run windows xp on a 800mhz p3 cappermine and it ran great. I posted a picture of that computer on here a while back...here it is again,

A beatifull craptop! XDDD

[Quadunit404]

I have run windows xp on a 800mhz p3 cappermine and it ran great. I posted a picture of that computer on here a while back...here it is again,

It... it's so beautiful...

[eragon100]

It... it's so beautiful...

Actually I have an even older laptop which is even crappier! 433 mhz celeron, 64 mb ram, also 8 mb dedicated graphics card Windows me flies on it! XD

[mips]

Hello guys! I know it's about windows (;_ but I got myself an old laptop (900 MHZ pentium 256 MB RAM 8 MB savage 3 graphics card 40 GB hard drive, and cd/dvd-rom...

Pentium WHAT?

You don't supply much information. Give some more specifics about the processor. The Pentium 4 for example came out in 2000.

We cannot smell what processor you are using.

But regardless if it came out in 2001 the XP will run just fine on it, a bit more ram will only help.