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Originally Posted by MTI
I agree with the idea of trying a fresh install of XP SP4 before spending any money. I would think that a SSD boot drive would be better investment for speed.
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Web browser memory requirements have grown over time. Having such a small amount of memory causes the OS to use Virtual Memory, or "Swap space" which will slow the machine noticeably, due to the fact that the working set of data must be saved to HDD from RAM and swapped out constantly. If the machine frequently seems to pause while the HDD runs, you're out of physical RAM. While adding an SSD is definitely going to speed things up, it should probably be done only after adding more RAM. Furthermore, such an old machine cannot take full advantage of a new SSD.
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