Bobkn - thanks for reminding me of Memtest. I last used this when I believed I had memory problems on a previous PC.

The memory configuration in my machine is actually 4 slots each containing a 1...

Fireberd - it looks like I will be having to swallow my pride and buy a PC that is 64 bit capable.

I'll wait on marking this problem 'solved' in case any other suggestions come in (ever...

Firebird - I had forgotten that the Dimension 5000 series doesn't support USB booting, so moving the boot source to a flash drive won't actually help.

In the end a new PC may be the only answer,...

Berton - thanks for your thoughts. The RAM in my PC consists of two banks of 2GB each and is the maximum that the Dell Dimension 5000 architecture supports. Until I get the 64 bit version of Win 10...

Bobkn - thanks for the thought about using a flash drive for the installation. The largest flash drive I have in my collection is 4 GB which is smaller than needed for the install. I'll order a...

I'm a newcomer to TF and have joined hoping that I can get some useful advice on an upgrade problem I have.

My PC is a Dell Dimension 5000 running Win10 V1703 in 32 bit mode. CPU is Intel 4 524...