Hello, Is there a tool available that I can use to analyze my machine and=20 point out any defeciencies that need to be rectified before Win8.x will=20 run at a reasonable speed? My machine is a 2 GB, dual Opteron running at=20 2.4GHz. The video board is a ATI Radeon 9600 with 256MB of ram on board.=20 Is this enough for Win8x? Hard drive space is no concern as I have=20 multiple 300 GB drives. Thanks, rich! On 5/25/2014 10:24 PM, Peter wrote: > On 25/05/2014 12:38 AM, RussellMc wrote: >> On 25 May 2014 02:14, John Gardner wrote: >> >>> ...16-bit pgms run on my 32-bit W8.1 Update tablet with NTVDM,... >>> >>> Hmm - Explicitly: NTVDM does _not_ work on x64 machines. >>> >> Alas, even the most entryest-level netbooks these days may be 64 bit. >> As is the WIN8.1 one that I bought a few months ago. >> That does not stop it being paint-drying slow. >> An older netbook that I have running XP-Pro is much faster. Both have 2G= B >> of RAM. >> >> >> Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .