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I work at a homeless shelter and need advice on direct x 9 wddm driver
We are running xp in in 3 old dell 2400, It doesn't have the wddm drivers to up grade to win 8.1 in the xp. is the wddm drivers something I can download if I can use Win 8.1. I also need to add a gig of memory to handle 8.1. can anyone tell me what memory I need also. It's a matter of money, its always a problem.
osprey4
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July 14th, 2014 17:00
Hi JBander,
Is this a Dimension 2400? That's a lot older than 3 years. Have you considered upgrading to Windows 7?
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July 14th, 2014 19:00
Get the ram here.
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-memory-for/Dell/dimension-2400-series
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/system-requirements
Might want to check these to see if your processor got them.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/what-is-pae-nx-sse2
What OS last a long time.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/lifecycle
Or you could use Ubuntu
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July 14th, 2014 20:00
Dell 2400 is 9 years or more old. WDDM 1.2 drivers require a newer video card.
You can get a machine with windows 7 for less that an inferior PCI card. Optiplex 620 Towers will run XP to windows 8.1 in 32 bit mode.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/417735/Optiplex_GX620_Desktop_Computer_Refurbished