Need feedback for install windows 7 in laptop

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by LaptopPcBuy, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. #1
    can we install windows 7 in laptop pentium 3.
     
    LaptopPcBuy, Feb 21, 2010 IP
  2. zodiac

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    #2
    it won't let you install if you don't have the minimum requirements.
    1 GHz and 1 GB of memory.
     
    zodiac, Feb 21, 2010 IP
  3. PRGuy

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    Here is the minimum system requirements for installing windows 7 as published on microsoft's site. But it will work on some lower configuration systems too. But performance does matter.

    If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

    1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

    1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

    16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

    DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
     
    PRGuy, Feb 21, 2010 IP
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    Installing Windows 7 on a PIII system would give you horrible results. In this case the minimum requirements really are the minimum, a PIII system would roll over and die trying to run Win7 lol.
     
    JMel, Feb 22, 2010 IP
  5. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    Stick with xp IMO or upgrade your specs
     
    Bohra, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    Digital_shubhi Illustrious Member

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    :D

    Your laptop will start crying if you try installing 7 on it. Pentium 3 doesn't have the capacity to hold 7.

    - Mr.President -
     
    Digital_shubhi, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    I am running windows 7 on my Asus netbook that has 1gig of ram and a single core 1.6 ghz processor in it. It runs great. Much*** better than xp did. And I only have a 20 gig hdd.
     
    Sam.Lewis, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    I wouldn't, I'm sure you could get it running to some extent... a PIII should really be running XP though, haha!
     
    Ascendancy, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    You could run windows 7 on your Pentium 3. Is it a good idea? NO. You would run into performance and graphic issues.

    I have never tried this but my girlfriends laptop is a 1.5ghz (2009 laptop) that runs windows 7. In the past I have installed windows xp on many windows 1998 machines and things ran smoothly, sometimes better then dual core pcs.
     
    bob50963, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    Windows 7 very high spec requirement to feel the excellent performance.
     
    maivindian, Mar 31, 2010 IP
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    Please don't bump threads this old. If you have something to say that you feel is really that important use a PM. Thanks.
     
    Sam.Lewis, Mar 31, 2010 IP