me no like AOL.(You can get the sasme deal with MSN) 512 mb ram. MINIMUM. 60 gb hard drive or better. 1.6 ghz (still too slow.) xp is ok if you take a week or so to learn what you're doing before you try to transfer all your files.uses(128m ram.) nvidea 32mg video. sound blaster live 1.6. check out the superstores such as best buy to see what kind of deal they can give you to custom build yer computer(prepare to wait a couple of weeks for delivery.) you ever see the comercials for gateway ?? how come they give an obviously female cow a male voice?