What would be the safest, fastest internet my computer is capable of? I currently have AOL 9.0 dial-up and it's slower than shit. Plus the computer is pretty slow when it comes to starting up and shutting down. (Windows XP)
Compaq
Intel(R)Celeron(TM)CPU
1300MHz
1.29 GHz
128 MB of RAM
Should I install more RAM?
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Anonymous2007-07-26 23:09 ID:yOsr+5LN
Do you have any other computers in the house?
If so then hook it up to AOL and install a light weight linux distro on your computer and network them(as in sharing the connection). I dont think any linux distro supports AOL and if it did your modem would probably not work. Light distos are good because they are fast and have only internet basics that you need. Web browser, e-mail client, chat clients, etc.
Some recommendations: Damn Small linux(DSL), puppy linux, feather linux
puppy is what seems to work best for me(using it right now on a laptop with about the same specs and it screams)
That is the only thing i can think of besides reinstalling windows for a fresh start and then some serious fine tuning to get you system at the best speed.