vista upgrade advice - old pc

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gen3000

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Hey,
basically a relative has asked been given vista ultimate and wants to install it on their pc. The PC is pretty ancient right now running a celeron 2.2ghz with 256meg ram and an internal 128meg video card.
Took a look inside and don't see even an AGP port so I guess it will need a PCI video card.
It will be used mainly for surfing internet, video/music etc not much gaming. However, when people come round an odd game will be played.
Basically, will 1gig be fine for this? She's prepared to pay for 2gig instead? Any advice?
Will these components be suitable:
2x http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=217958
and
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...gationKey=11137,41600000,4294957147&InMerch=1

Apparently can only take pc2700 most :|

Thanks in advance.
 
NO!

Vista was designed for mid to high end computer hardware built from 2006 and on only, it was never intended to be put on older systems.

Stick with XP or 98 or what ever that thing is running.

If they want to run vista tell them to buy a new mid to high end computer, say target price range of 800-2k for a self built, 1500+ for a boutique built.
 
The problem is that with such an old computer, it may be better for you to just save the Vista installation for a new build. Even if you upgraded the computer with 2GB of RAM, Vista will cause things to slow down due to the Celeron processor.
 
Ok thanks. I did mention to them it was better to get a new pc but they think because vista is newer it must me better and its quite hard to explain to them otherwise.
 
You'll suffer serious slowdowns in Vista using your relatives' current system. Plus, Vista (or rather, the hardware vendors) eliminated a lot of support for older equipment. Things may not work properly as a result.
 
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