Does Windows 7 install and works perfectly with 512 MB RAM?


  1. Posts : 24
    Windows XP SP3
       #1

    Does Windows 7 install and works perfectly with 512 MB RAM?


    I'd installed windows XP about 3 months ago because of a faulty RAM, and now would like to switch back to Windows 7. And now I have only 512 MB of RAM left. So, my question is that will windows 7 handle 512 MB perfectly or will it run slowly?
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  2. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    basitr846 said:
    I'd installed windows XP about 3 months ago because of a faulty RAM, and now would like to switch back to Windows 7. And now I have only 512 MB of RAM left. So, my question is that will windows 7 handle 512 MB perfectly or will it run slowly?
    You can run the update advisor for a baseline test, but 512 MB is below the recommended ram. Visit the following site for more details;

    Windows 7 system requirements - Microsoft Windows

    HTH
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  3. Posts : 983
    7 x64
       #3

    Yes it will run slowly if it installs and runs at all.
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  4.    #4

    I wouldn't even bother as experiments I did early on couldn't even run an A/V with that little RAM.

    However the same machines when brought up to 1gb RAM could run smoothly after you Optimize Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums and Clean Up Factory Bloatware.

    So spec your RAM precisely and at least double it first .
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  5. Posts : 2,465
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Most likely you'll have troubles and slowdowns when running anything more complex than notepad

    The "official" minimum memory for Win7 is 1GB and for good real-life performance I would not go below 2GB really. 512MB is a long way from that. For that system, it's much better stay with XP.
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    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
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    Personally I think what Greg said is probably on the money mate anymore than a boot is going to chew that RAM up.

    I run an oldish tester witha Q9650 quad core ona board that only accepts 4GB and it is a slow boot and when everything is up and running I am always over 2GB RAM used.
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  7. Posts : 24
    Windows XP SP3
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks to everyone for their helpful advices, now I have doubled the RAM and now I am running Windows 7 again.
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  8.    #8

    Good to know. On the step in Optimize tutorial to edit visual effects, you can save a lot of RAM and have hardly any noticeable change by editing out fading, sliding, animation, dragging intact and selection rectangle.
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    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #9

    Good stuff mate and as Greg says don't forget the Bible LOL!!

    Tutorial search - Windows 7 Forums
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