Test Results for This PC

Ready. This system exceeds the recommended minimum of 128MB of RAM.

Ready. This system meets or exceeds Microsoft's recommended minimum of 128MB of RAM. PC World recommends 256MB or more for a better experience.

Sort of Ready. This system meets the bare minimum requirement of 64MB of RAM. However, Microsoft recommends at least 128MB of RAM. You may be able to upgrade the memory and PC World recommends 256MB or more for a better experience.

Not Ready. Windows XP requires at least 64MB of RAM. You may be able to upgrade the memory and Microsoft recommends at least 128MB of RAM. PC World recommends 256MB or more for a better experience.

Ready. This system meets the recommended minimum of a 300-MHz processor or better.

Sort of Ready. This system meets the bare minimum requirement of a 233-MHz processor. However, it is slower than Microsoft's recommended processor speed of 300 MHz or better. You may be able to upgrade the processor.

Not Ready. Windows XP requires at least a 233-MHz processor. You may be able to upgrade the processor.

Ready. This system meets the recommended minimum of 2GB free disk space.

Sort of Ready. This system meets the bare minimum requirement of 1.5GB free disk space. However, Microsoft recommends 2GB or more free disk space. You may be able to upgrade your hard disk drive.

Sort of Ready. Windows XP requires at least 1.5GB free disk space. You may be able to upgrade your hard disk drive.

Ready. The current video resolution and color depth will provide a good user experience with Windows XP.

Sort of Ready. Although the video resolution currently in use is adequate, there are not enough colors to provide a high-quality display on Windows XP. You may be able to switch to a high-color video mode that will offer better quality, especially for photographs and streaming video.

Not Ready. Windows XP requires a display resolution of at least 800 x 600 pixels. You may be able to switch to a higher-resolution display mode if your monitor and video card support it. If not, you could upgrade the video card and/or monitor.

Ready. The BIOS on this system was created after January 1, 2000. In most cases, systems with BIOS software this recent will be able to run Windows XP without problems.

Sort of Ready. The BIOS on this system was created before January 1, 2000. Microsoft has indicated that problems may occur using Windows XP with an older BIOS. You may be able to obtain an update from your vendor.

Sort of Ready. We could not determine the date of the BIOS on this system. Microsoft has indicated that systems with a BIOS created before January 1, 2000 are most likely to work well with Windows XP.

Ready. This system is already running Windows XP.

Ready. This system is running Windows NT4/2000, which can be upgraded to Windows XP Professional.

Ready. This system is running Windows 98/Me, which can be upgraded to Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.

Sort of Ready. We could not determine which version of Windows you are running.

Not Ready. Windows XP does not support an upgrade from Windows 95 or from server versions of Windows NT and Windows 2000. You will need to perform a clean install, then reinstall all your applications.

You may be ready. None of your software is on our list of popular applications that may run poorly under Windows XP. However, our software tests are not exhaustive, and you may encounter other incompatibilities.

Sort of Ready. The following software has possible or known incompatibilities with Windows XP. (Please note: our software tests are not exhaustive, and you may encounter other incompatibilities.)

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