Windows 7 on old laptop

Casdawer · 29 May 2009 at 17:21

I have an old laptop with a P4 3.5Ghz processor, 2GB ram and a Mobility x600..

Would it be alright to put Windows 7 on there as XP has is completely broken and i don't have a CD for it.

Thanks.

"andy" · 29 May 2009 at 17:23

i dont see any reasons why not. it probably would run fairly decently too.

might help to have some of the drivers handy if possible though

Casdawer · 29 May 2009 at 17:25

Already done.

Hopefully all will go well

millsy888 · 29 May 2009 at 17:30

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18000395&highlight=low

Have a read at some of the specs running win 7 in this thread.

alex24 · 29 May 2009 at 17:33

Now a challenge would be my Toshiba laptop with a PIII 750MHz and 128MB PC100. Oh, and the hard drive is only 10GB!!

millsy888 · 29 May 2009 at 17:39

alexhull24 said:
Now a challenge would be my Toshiba laptop with a PIII 750MHz and 128MB PC100. Oh, and the hard drive is only 10GB!!

Do it!!!!

alex24 · 29 May 2009 at 17:40

I can try, but I have a feeling that the 10GB HDD might not be big enough! Darn machine has been sitting doing nothing for ages, probably not worth much now, but had a new screen about 2.5 yrs ago.

Casdawer · 29 May 2009 at 18:10

Well it's working quite well.

Just have to try and find drivers for the X600 now :/

Casdawer · 29 May 2009 at 18:13

Or not...

Windows Update found it for me

Works very well.

reflux · 29 May 2009 at 18:14

Yup, W7 is a big improvement on Vista in terms of the hardware it requires.

Casdawer · 29 May 2009 at 18:36

Maybe not...

Cannot find Audio drivers....

chrispystix · 29 May 2009 at 18:45

I have it on my old compact celeron based laptop. It is currently freezing but I am blaming the Kaspersky w7 demo.....we shall see.

millsy888 · 30 May 2009 at 12:47

Casdawer said:
Maybe not...

Cannot find Audio drivers....

can you find any vista audio drivers? Try those if you can.

nichorob · 30 May 2009 at 12:59

7137 runs perfectly on my netbook - 1.6Ghz Atom, 1GB RAM. Can only take 15 secs or so to boot to desktop!

malef!c · 30 May 2009 at 18:45

Got it running on my Dell Inspiron 10 netbook and it works like a dream unlike the treacle toed Vista Home it came preloaded with!

Casdawer · 31 May 2009 at 17:05

millsy888 said:
can you find any vista audio drivers? Try those if you can.

At the moment i can't find any drivers for it.

According to HP it's a 3D Sound Blaster Pro 16-bit integrated card.

I've looked everywhere and cannot find it, so if anyone has this driver or knows where i can get it from, i would appreciate it greatly as i want sound

Thanks.