Brandon7 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I got an old Compaq Desktop that runs Windows ME. Does anybody know of a free anivirus that would work for my computer? Should I just order a new hard drive and install a fresh install of Windows XP Home Premium or Professional. Also it only has a dial up slot, how do i get it connected to the internet? Thanks, Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 How big is the drive and how much ram? Xp is a much better system. You'll need to get a network card in order to get on broadband which are fairly cheap. Avast could be a good choice for either ME or XP. Tried and Trusted With over 50 million users of avast!, you can rest assured that you are using one of the most tried and trusted products in Windows security. We support more Windows versions (from Windows 95 to Vista 64 Bit) than any other anti-malware product. No matter what system you have, avast! has it covered. Avast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon7 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 On the side of the computer it says: 5BW220 5000 Series-Intel Celeron Processor 633 MHz -64MB Total System Memory -Up to 11MB Allocated as Video Memory -15.0GB Hard Drive -CD-ROM Drive -56K Modem What kind network card do you mean? I have a Linksys Wireless G Router with Comcast. If I upgraded the computer to xp, I would just use my Norton 360 (3 computer) on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 -Intel Celeron Processor633 MHz -64MB Total System Memory Don't even even think about XP unless the system has at least 256MB RAM and for a Celeron processor it needs to be more. Go to crucial to find out what RAM cards you need. http://www.crucial.com Stick with ME and get avast! Home as I run that on my 256MB RAM 500MHZ PIII system that was given to me for some service I did for a customer. Get a Realtek RTL8169 NIC Gigabit Ethernet card from a local PC shop as they are probably less than $10.00 but you need to install the driver software for the NIC card first before you install the card. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I can get XP running fine on smaller drives but with a minimum 256 meg sdram and probably even as low as 128 meg after tweaking. I wouldn't even think about using Norton 360 on a P3. As for adding a wireless network card to suit your setup you will probably need XP for the drivers but may work on ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon7 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Ok I will. I just have to wait until I get the computer connected the internet. Thanks, Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 On the side of the computer it says: 5BW220 5000 Series -Intel Celeron Processor 633 MHz -64MB Total System Memory -Up to 11MB Allocated as Video Memory -15.0GB Hard Drive -CD-ROM Drive -56K Modem 64MB of RAM I had that on an old Win95 machine 10 years ago. RAM is going to be your biggest problem running WinXP even though Humpty says 128MB for WinXP with a bit of tweaking. You shouldn't have to tweak anything like that today, RAM is cheap if you can still get it for older machines. I bought extra RAM of eBay (512MB). As for your anti-virus I would recommend you download AVG Free Edition 7.5.524. I use it on my Win98SE and it works and updates ok. I know there are report that they are fassing out 7.5, it should have been last month but its been extended to the end of the year. Or you could use Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1201 that still runs on all Windows versions. You can alway read this topic and see which has favourable results. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Honestly...that computer truly isn't worth your time. It must be so dog slow, well in comparison at least, to any decent modern day system. You could always put a distro of Linux on it, something small and light, because that computer won't be good for much for than web browsing and typing documents. AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon7 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Would AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.138 work on Windows ME? I have heard great things about AVG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 10, 2008 Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2008 Avg 8 free does not work with windows ME http://free.avg.com/ww.faq.num-1237#faq_1237 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Would AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.138 work on Windows ME? I have heard great things about AVG! As Hazel says no it doesn't, read the technical on my link. I wouldn't use v8.0 anyway because it has a lot of extra features which you don't need, built in antispyware. Yes AVG is great. I've been using McAfee for 12 years without any problems but I had trouble installing the updates last year so I swapt to AVG. I did a full scan and it picked up a virus that McAfee never found. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Any free AV app will pick up letters in the alphabet that McAfee missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 10, 2008 Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2008 Don't even even think about XP unless the system has at least 256MB RAM and for a Celeron processor it needs to be more. Yeah, I wouldn't even bother putting XP on that system. I have on older system too that's been retired to a closet shelf, and to put it very bluntly and to the point XP runs like total s**t on it, it actually runs much slower than Win98 on that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I had 64Mb of SDRAM on my previous Pentium II PC (back in 2003). As far as i remember, 98SE ran quite well on it. I added some RAM later though. It's good to have ATLEAST 512Mb for XP, if you want it to run somewhat smoothly. 1Gig is highly recommened. Path Copy TeraCopy Unlocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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