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Thanks. I ran that scan and it says I could do exactly what I intended. The only thing that's odd is that this is another site that tells me I have only one open slot for memory. My manual that came with the computer shows I have two open slots. Until I take off the cover after my new 1.0 GB (jig or gig?) card comes I guess I won't know which is correct.

Another alternative is OpenDNS at 208.67.222.222 There is some controversy about OpenDNS redirecting some search queries but, at least for a short time, openDNS may have a slight edge in speed in the USA (while Google DNS is faster in most other countries.) Fiber-optics FiOS users (none yet in Las Vegas) will likely be better off with their own ISP's default DNS.

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Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by Ike Spring 2005 Dell Dimension 2400. I had the Dell 2400 and more memory would make your pc fly. On the Dell website they will scan your pc and tell you exactly what kind of memory to use. Write it down and then look for memory on other sites as Dell is to expensive.. You clicked on the wrong thing on pcpitstop, for the free scan there is no download other then a very small one, nothing like Optimizer

Ike, crucial.com has a pc analyzer that looks at your system and suggests what memory you need. They may even have specials on some products. google "cucial +codes', may find free shipping, discounts, etc.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ike Thanks for the tip. If I wanted to buy more memory from a brick and mortar store, where would I want to go? Probably Best Buy or Fry's.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ike Thanks. And thanks to all for the overwhelming amount of arcane information for me to digest. It's nice to know that we're still a community of sorts despite our differences. One happy dysfunctional family.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ike Where do I find that list of memory hogs at pcpitstop? All of these listed on this page are memory hogs. http://www.pcpitstop.com/libraries/p.../topmemoryhogs

Quote: Originally Posted by Ike I don't know about Linux. Windows is all I've ever used since it came out. With Windows I've tried every browser ever mentioned on this board - Opera, Chrome, Firefox, I forget all their names. I can't use them because of how they present text. It's almost illegible. Very interesting. Can somebody else tell us why this might happen? It seems unusual that one could only use IE to have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ike OK, that link to Amazon.com is for a PC2700 card. All my googling directs me to a PC2100 266. That explains the difference in speed. I think I'd better stick with the latter unless someone can assure me a PC2700 333 would be a better upgrade. Same at Newegg, except their PC2100 costs $57 rather than $35 at Amazon. I await your input. And thanks for everything. This may solve my sluggish system problem...