I'd concur with the RAM upgrade, but why the videocard unless Susan is
planning on playing modernish 3D-intensive games.


Rick

ps: why don't you install the Intel drivers *then* choose "Do not use in
this Hardware profile" ?

Jack E Martinelli wrote:
Your Celeron II 700 MHz is pretty ancient stuff now. This box will never be
a modern gaming machine.
It's a fine e-mailing, surfing, word processing machine.

So I recommend continuing with the current ATI video card, which my quick
and dirty Google search suggests is the
Radeon® 7000 / Radeon® VE
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon7000/radeon7000/
You will have to examine physically the card to confirm. A label or
silkscreen should have the info.

While this card is so ancient, it is the third slowest video card, at 12.4
fps, in Tom's Hardware Guide first review of video cards, April 18, 2002,
where it is named the Radeon VE,
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...charts-01.html

I don't doubt it runs rings around the on-board Intel video system, using
either 32 or 64 MB of on-board DDR memory vs. the Intel shared system
memory.
FWIW, every card on this THG, VGA Charts I, graph is far slower than the
slowest, modern FX5200 nVidia or Radeon 9250 card, available for ca. $50
today.
But I doubt your cpu and memory can even begin to drive those video card to
their limits.

I also recommend installing another 128 MB, or 256, if funds permit, of what
is most likely PC100 or PC133 sdram.
Perhaps, $US 25 - 45, after common rebates from major memory vendors through
big box retailers. Lower price over the Internet.
After doing so, your WinME will seldom need to use the swapfile, under
normal situations.


And thanks for your prompt response. Happy computing now!