Guillermo Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Hello there.Can I install windows 7 in my laptop running XP with 1.3 Gb RAM and still being as fast as windows xp ?I will appretiate your help.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I have installed W7 on machines previously with XP and found a marked improvement in performance. This is likely to be due to the new installation not having as much extraneous data to plough through as is inevitable with old installations.1.3GB RAM is not a lot but should be adequate.Here is a how-to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 -pops-, what is the lowest amount of RAM you know of that runs Win 7 effectively.I am told Win 7 will run satisfactorily on a mere 512MB RAM. I am not convinced.I have 1gig RAM on an old XP SFF machine that is sluggish.I am thinking of reformatting and doing a clean install of Win 7.What do you folk say...Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I've not run W7 on less than 1GB so, less than that, I have no idea.What I have noticed is that more than 1GB shows a definite improvement over the minimum I have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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