-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Buying New PC - would like advice
- From: "David J. Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:47:39 -0500
Same here Office 2000 on XP Pro no problem.
Dave
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John W.
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:17 AM
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Buying New PC - would like advice
I run Office 2000 Pro on windows XP with no problems.
John
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From: "Smith, Robin" <robin.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Buying New PC - would like advice
> It's time to retire my 5 year-old Pentium 3, 300mHz Micron running Windows
> 95. I am looking at a Dell 8250. Here's the configuration:
>
> Windows XP Pro
> Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.40GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache
> 512MB PC1066 RDRAM (2X256 modules)
> 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
> 16 Max DVD-ROM Drive
> 40x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive with Roxios Easy CD Creator
> 17 in 1702FP Dell Ultrasharp(tm) Digital Flat Panel Display
> 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX(tm) Graphics Card with TV-Out
> SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card
> Harman Kardon® HK-395 Speakers with Subwoofer
> WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
> Norton Antivirus® 2003 12-month subscription upgrade
> 56K Telephony Modem for Windows
> Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
> At work I pretend to be an NT admin but at home I'm far from from a power
> user. I basically surf the web, use email, work with Paint Shop Pro, use a
> home desktop publishing program (ala Print Shop or Printmaster), and use
> Office 2000. Things that I will be doing differently with the new PC:
> burning CDs, connecting a multifunction Printer-Scanner-Copier, connecting
a
> digital camera and possibly getting cable modem access.
> I own a valid, licensed copy of Office 2000.
> I basically have three questions:
> 1) Is there any noticeable difference between a 2.40 GHz processor and a
> 2.66Ghz? (The cost difference from Dell is substantial - $560)
> 2) Reasons to choose Windows XP Pro over the Home edition?
> 3) Is there anything wrong with running my copy of Office 2000 on Windows
> XP?
> All advice and opinions are appreciated. This is a great group!
> Robin
>
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