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    HP nx9105

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Drazen, Dec 26, 2004.

  1. Drazen

    Drazen Newbie

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    Hello!
    I have buy nx9105 with Athlon mobile 2800+ CPU (128 cache). With laptop come winXP Home edition SP2. I want to ask is it better on this laptop use XP Pro SP1 plus ZoneAlarm (for securitiy on net) or XP Home with SP2? Laptop has nforce3 go chipset, 30GB HDD, 256MB DDR, MX420go VGA, 15" TFT. I use it for MS Office, web, Visio,.... Games i don`t play at all.

    How stands my CPU 2800+ 128 cache vs. 2800+ 256 cache in program i have write that i use.
    Thank you for help!
     
    Drazen, Dec 26, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    You definitely want SP2, as that enables your AMD CPUs Enhanced Virus Protection. The only reason I can think of to run WinXP Pro is if you're connecting to a Windows server in a business LAN. If you just want to run ZoneAlarm you can disable the standard Windows firewall. Be sure to install the current version of ZoneAlarm if you try this.

    I don't think the difference between 128KB and 256KB L2 cache will be very noticible.
     
    brianstretch, Dec 26, 2004
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  3. Drazen

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    O.K. Thank you for help. I`ll install Home edtion with SP2.
    Bye bye
     
    Drazen, Dec 27, 2004
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