Looking for Sys Req's to run XP media center edition 2005?

**parkpointer** · December 4th, 2005, 03:28 PM

Hi,
I haven't made the switch to XP just yet, looking at variables and wondering now about if xp media center edition 2005 will work on a 1998 Win98SE machine.
As it stands now, my computer has been upgraded many times, but may not fully compatible.
cpu = 1.4 GHz PIII at 100mhz fsb
hds = (2) SATA drives on a separate PCI card: 1-160gb, 1-200gb both partitioned
cd1 = 16xDVD/cd rom
cd2 = 24x/10x/40x cdrw
video = ATI 9200 AIW with remote, vcr recorder/dvd-cd player & cable tv hooked up
monitor = 19 inch 1600 x 1200
modem = dsl
sound = creative 24 bit audigy LS with 2.1 spkrs
kybd/mouse = wireless MS units (mouse optical)

Would like to move onto Win xp, wondering about which model, though?
thanks for any help!!

**parkpointer** · December 4th, 2005, 03:39 PM

One more thing. I am experimenting with on board memory. The computer has three slots and was told by Dell that a 128 mb stick was max per slot. Currently I am running 256mb sticks on two slots and a 512mb stick on the third. The computer is running very well without any glitches and seems to enjoy the freedom, HA-HA!
parkpointer

**Gabriel** · December 5th, 2005, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by parkpointer

Hi,
Would like to move onto Win xp, wondering about which model, though?
thanks for any help!!

I don't think you will have problems...

Cheers,
Gabriel

**Ferrit** · December 5th, 2005, 10:24 AM

The only thing I see as a possible problem is the AIW 9200.
Seems to me someone in the chat tried that card and had some issues getting it to work correctly with Media Centre

**alchemist83** · December 22nd, 2005, 01:05 PM

Hi - Hope this helps you, found this info whilst looking for myself. Go here and see for urself exactly wot i found.

Also a quick extract below:

Hardware Requirements
Media Center has higher hardware requirements than other versions of Windows XP. MCE 2005 requires at least a 1.6 GHz (or equivalent) processor, DirectX 9 hardware-accelerated GPU (such as a recent ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce), and 256 MB of RAM. Some functionality, such as Media Center Extender support, use of multiple tuners, or HDTV playback/recording carries higher system requirements.