That is why I still love hardware

[AlexHall74]

If you really want to tune XP for music apps check out this link...

http://www.musicxp.net/

Ciao!

-AlexHall74

[XLR8A]

Originally Posted by waketek

Just an FYI, Dell has some software that comes installed on there machines that can cause issues with Highend Audio/video software. A friend had the same issues. He ended up using the Dell machine but reformatting the hard drive and installing a Copy of XP pro and ditched the Dell setup. The machine is not bad but the software and operating config it ships with is not optimized for Professional Audio use. Last but not least when running Audio apps it is best to shut all background processes off that are not needed. This includes virus software and firewalls. I would disconnect from internet and shut off all programs runing in background.

Not only Dell, it's almost every "brand" pc have those problems...
The best solution is to install two operating systems, one optimized for music,
and the second one for internet, office, nuclear research and other games...
Those OS's must be seperated completely, installing one OS with two configs
it's not a solution, two independent systems is da' flex.

Peace.

[XLR8A]

Btw, the regular version of XP (not pro) i wouldn't recomend even to my worst enemy.
Personally i always prefer to use Mac for serious music production, but a propa'
configured Pc can do the job just fine for half price. I used both and it's
actually no more than just a matter of personal preference.