Installing Windows 7 on Computer with Less than 512MB RAM

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  1. dcskyline

    dcskyline MDL Novice

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    #1 dcskyline, Feb 12, 2010
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  3. urie

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    #3 urie, Feb 12, 2010
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    already posted elsewhere on forum.
     
  4. stollen03

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    #4 stollen03, Feb 12, 2010
    Dell Pentium 4 & 768 ram

    I have an old DELL Pentium 4 with 765 ram and it is running Windows 7 and Office 2010 BETA well for it's speed but I think 256ram may not run! Only my opinion, Sorry!:)
     
  5. ozzyboy

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    #5 ozzyboy, Feb 13, 2010
    is there a way to work this trick on x64?
     
  6. WinFLP

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    #6 WinFLP, Feb 13, 2010
    I've created an installation, sysprepped and moved it to a machine with less than 512MB RAM (384 I think).

    Windows 7 will boot on something as low as 120MB or so (from VM tests), but performance really degrades below 512MB RAM. At 256MB RAM you're better sticking with XP.
     
  7. Claysoft65

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    #7 Claysoft65, Feb 13, 2010
    ozzyboy... even if it could be a "just for knowledge" try... may I know what's the meaning of installing Win7 x64 on a PC with less than 512 MB RAM ?!? It'd be totally unusable...
     
  8. ozzyboy

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    #8 ozzyboy, Feb 13, 2010
    it was just a curiosity. thx anyway :)