On 03/03/2020 19:29, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Chris Bartram formulated the question :
On 03/03/2020 17:55, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I have asked to look at the above, which sort of runs, but in treacle
mode. Takes forever to boot up, press a button and it will maybe
respond 5 minutes later.

It has Win10 installed on it, it seems to have a reasonable spec.
I'm wondering if there should be a recovery CD for it, or if anyone
knows where I could download from and burn a CD?
Just download an ISO of win 10. I'd expect a machine of that vintage
to work without many extra drivers.

https://www.microsoft.com/eb-gb/soft...load/windows10

It'll still be slow though. How much RAM?

It seems to be reporting 4gb
Don't bother. It'll struggle. Slow processor, not enough RAM, probably a
5400rpm spinning rust drive.