Thanks, Fugazi. The more I look at this system, the more I realise I've been sold down the river by those IT "experts" who repaired my machine: the MB supports no more than 4 gig RAM. That's it. I did find a genuine copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for AUD$117, which is definitely affordable, but to what end? I'm only addressing 4 gig. Ever.

So, in the light of this limitation, another 2 gig RAM and a dedicated (not integrated) graphics card? Any point to go 64-bit anything?

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

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