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Anyone still running Windows 7?

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Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#2621 ·
Zachary Parker84 said:and the economy is just... man, I can't afford more RAM... everyone knows you gotta upgrade, but finding the cash to actually do it? Yeah, right..

look, you can still run plenty of games on 1GB of RAM if they aren't total resource hogs, 👍
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#2622 ·
Zachary Parker84 said:and recession is... I can't afford the RAM... everyone knows you need an upgrade, but I just can't find the cash lately..

You don't actually need money. Just download 2GB:

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/downloading.html
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2623 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:Nah, don't waste your cash, just grab 2GB here:

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/downloading.html

🤣
crimsonorca172 crimsonorca172 Member
24 messages
joined Jan 2011
#2624 ·
I’ve got an old desktop sitting around—it dates back to roughly 2005, though even back then, it was just your run-of-the-mill mid-range machine. These days, I mostly use it for browsing the web and letting my kids watch movies.
Here are the specs you're looking at:
Processor: Celeron 2.5 GHz, Socket 478
RAM: 2 GB, DDR1
The graphics and audio are both onboard, which honestly works fine for what I need this machine for.

It’s currently running Windows XP, and for the most part, everything is functioning reasonably well. However, I have a real desire to upgrade to Windows 7, since I already use it on my other computer. 🙂
Do you think it will actually run smoothly, or am I better off just sticking with XP on this old relic?
Thanks for the help!
Noah Sanchez39 Noah Sanchez39 Member
30 messages
joined Mar 2010
#2625 ·
Windows 7 system Requirements
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2626 ·
forget about XP
it’s not really meant for Win7, though I guess it could work ☕
crimsonorca172 crimsonorca172 Member
24 messages
joined Jan 2011
#2627 ·
@Noah Sanchez39/">@@Noah Sanchez39: I am fully aware of what the minimum requirements are, and I can assure you that my machine meets them all perfectly.
@driftingmarlin70/">@@driftingmarlin70: Honestly, maybe I’m just better off sticking with Windows XP, right?
The truth of the matter is that everything I currently need functions just fine on my current setup. However, if I’m being completely honest with myself, there is a certain allure to Windows 7 that I find hard to ignore, so I suppose I’d be tempting fate by making the jump. But then again... I wouldn't want to force it at any cost just for the sake of it.

What do the rest of you think?
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
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joined May 2014
#2628 ·
They’re all going to tell you they suspect it can actually run Aero, so you’ll just end up being right about that for once.👍
Jeremy Wood54 Jeremy Wood54 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Jan 2011
#2629 ·
crimsonorca172 said:@Noah Sanchez39/">@@Noah Sanchez39: I know what the minimum requirements are, and trust me, my rig meets them.
@driftingmarlin70/">@@driftingmarlin70: You think I’d rather just stick with XP, huh?
The truth is, everything I need runs just fine right now. But look, I dig Windows 7 more, so I’d be asking for trouble if I switched. Then again... I’m not about to jump through hoops just for the sake of it.

Anyone else?


Go ahead, stay on XP... Windows 7 is killer, but for stuff like this, just leave XP alone...... Question for the multiplayer crowd playing CODA 2 or 4. What kind of FPS are you guys pulling on win7?! A buddy of mine has a pretty beefy setup (identical to mine, actually xD) and his COD4 is constantly dipping below 125 fps... I’m running win7 too, but I’m sitting steady at 250 fps! How the hell do you explain that?!
Zachary Parker84 Zachary Parker84 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2011
#2630 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:Look, you don't actually need to spend any money, just download 2GB here:

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/downloading.html

Seriously, what on earth is this? 😕
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#2631 ·
I feel like I’ve come across this somewhere before, but honestly, I’m still not quite following the logic here 😁
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2632 ·
😂 total joke 😁
nimblemaker52 nimblemaker52 Member
25 messages
joined Mar 2008
#2633 ·
Jeremy Wood54 said:A buddy of mine has a pretty beefy rig (identical to mine lol), and he’s struggling to stay above 125 fps in CoD4... I’m running Windows 7 too, but I’m sitting pretty at a constant 250 fps! How on earth do you explain that discrepancy?!

It's simple: check the settings. Crank those graphics all the way up, enable 8x or 16x AA/AF—whatever they call them these days—and then just watch your frame rate tank.
Samuel Castillo6 Samuel Castillo6 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Oct 2011
#2634 ·
I was just sitting here wondering... how many updates have actually been released for Windows 7 so far? 🤷
Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#2635 ·
crimsonorca172 said:I've got this old rig (from maybe 2005, and even then it was just middle-of-the-road) that I mostly use for browsing the web and letting the kids watch movies.
Here’s what’s under the hood:
CPU: Celeron 2.5 GHz, Socket 478
RAM: 2 GB, DDR1
Graphics and audio are just onboard stuff, which is fine since I don't need anything fancy for this machine.

It’s running Windows XP right now and everything's more or less fine. But, I’d really love to get Windows 7 on there (I already have it on my other PC). 🙂
Is it gonna run okay, or should I just stick with XP on this dinosaur?
Thanks!

Just check if you can find all the drivers for Windows 7 online first.

If you can hunt down all the drivers, I don't see why you shouldn't give Windows 7 a shot. 🙂

Worst case scenario, if things go south, you can always roll back to Windows XP... though honestly, I think Windows 7 would run just fine on that thing. 👍
crimsonorca172 crimsonorca172 Member
24 messages
joined Jan 2011
#2636 ·
Douglas Garcia52 said:Check if you can find all the necessary drivers for Windows 7 first.

If you manage to track down every single driver, I honestly don't see any reason why you shouldn't give Windows 7 a shot.🙂

Worst case scenario, if things go sideways, you can always roll back to Windows XP, but personally, I suspect that Windows 7 should run quite smoothly on your setup.👍

Actually, you make a valid point—driver compatibility could definitely be the sticking point here. This is a classic Dell Dimension
system.
I've been hunting around, but I'm having a really hard time locating specific drivers for Windows 7. Is it possible that Microsoft included everything I need right in the OS itself?🤷
Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#2637 ·
crimsonorca172 said:Yeah, honestly, the drivers might be the culprit here. This stupid Dell Dimension
...
I'm having zero luck finding any drivers for Windows 7. Maybe the OS just has everything built-in? Who knows.🤷

The drivers could definitely mess with the audio—that's usually where things go sideways.

Windows pulls in some drivers automatically, but never all of them. You always end up hunting down specific ones and installing them manually. It's a pain.

Like I said, just give it a shot. You aren't losing anything. If it's a total disaster, it's easy enough to roll back to Windows XP.👍
crimsonorca172 crimsonorca172 Member
24 messages
joined Jan 2011
#2638 ·
And you’ve hit the nail on the head there. I honestly feel like I'm just throwing my time down the drain if I spend all this effort on something only to find out it doesn't even work when I finally get it running.
Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#2639 ·
crimsonorca172 said:And you're right about that too. I’m just wasting my damn time messing around if this thing turns out to be a dud.

Exactly. You could've probably just installed it and gotten everything dialed in hours ago. 😁 👍
Noah Sanchez39 Noah Sanchez39 Member
30 messages
joined Mar 2010
#2640 ·
Samuel Castillo6 said:How many Windows 7 updates have been released so far? 🤷

You can find a full breakdown of all previous updates and security patches on this page: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts

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