windows 7 on 512mb ram?

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by indyan, Aug 29, 2009.

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  1. myndwire

    myndwire MDL Junior Member

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    #21 myndwire, Sep 2, 2009
    exactly -- as i said, MS minimum requirements are always BS. don't need an insane machine to run a good OS, hence Linux.
     
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  2. snowflake

    snowflake MDL Novice

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    #22 snowflake, Sep 2, 2009
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    Perhaps Windows 7 Starter is enough? I've tried to install it in VMWare with 512MB RAM. Memory usage at login around 250-260 MB, then after 10 minutes around 210-220 MB, no other software installed and/or running.
     
  3. C.L.A.N. 0³

    C.L.A.N. 0³ MDL Junior Member

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    #23 C.L.A.N. 0³, Sep 2, 2009
    Ultimate Runs smooth on a K8V-MX Asus motherboard with an AMD 1.6Ghz processor and 512mb RAM.
     
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  4. HotCarl

    HotCarl MDL Addicted

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    #24 HotCarl, Sep 2, 2009
    Had Windows 7 Ultimate running on a ~6 year old Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop with a Celeron processor, 512MB of RAM, Intel 82845G integrated graphics, 20GB HD, and integrated sound. The thing didn't even have a wireless network adapter it was so old... The OS ran great though in 1024x768 (32-bit true color) max resolution. Aero was disabled of course due to the integrated graphics, but the OS it's self ran very well. Installed MS Office 2007 on it as well and everything ran great... :)
     
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    ifeife2 MDL Member

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    Brandrune MDL Addicted

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    #26 Brandrune, Sep 2, 2009
    Why would you want to?
     
  7. Para

    Para MDL Novice

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    #27 Para, Sep 2, 2009
    Just to let you know, you're in the 21th century now ;)
     
  8. pisthai

    pisthai Imperfect Human

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    #28 pisthai, Sep 3, 2009
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    I tested with an 3.06 GHz P4, MB Asus P5S800-VM and 1 GB memory the RTM: WORKS ok! I installed by mistake the 64 Bit but it was working. Later I was move to 32 Bit.
     
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