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  1. Posts : 13
    currently xp
       #1

    would it be worth it..


    I could get windows 7 for the $30 student discount

    I know that my pc is getting fairly old now (6 years ), its an athlon 2800+ currently have 512 mb ram, but im upgrading that to 1.25 anyways, my graphics card is integrated and pretty pathetic so i don't expect aero or anything. XP has had a lot of neglect and is sluggish and i figure a fresh start would be good for the computer. would 7 perform okay and would it be worth my while to upgrade?
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  2. Posts : 4
    Windows XP
       #2

    i wouldnt waste buying windows 7 on an old computer, not gonna make much of a difference but maybe slower
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  3. Posts : 1,020
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #3

    sleon0 said:
    i wouldnt waste buying windows 7 on an old computer, not gonna make much of a difference but maybe slower
    I agree, I think windows 7 will run; but as still as you start packing other apps on, you may run into difficulties.

    Some advice...
    - Check the windows 7 upgrade advisor here Download details: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
    - Look at the manufacturer websites for your hardware to ensure that it is win7 compatible.

    Good luck!
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  4. Posts : 13
    currently xp
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I ran the upgrade adviser and the problems were the ram and the video card. At such a low price i thought it would be worth looking into, I had seen some people on here running it on below min specs pretty decently
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    I think you should try it. At that price - what can you loose. Win7 will definitely be faster than your neglected XP. The problem with your graphics is the aero - but so what. That's just eye candy. But you should definitely put the extra RAM in.
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  6. Posts : 4,280
    Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
       #6

    Welcome to seven forums kkyyllee: Unfortunately your motherboard uses the Nforce 2 chipset. Which will not support windows seven. Sorry for the bad news. Fabe Motherboard Specifications, http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport..._R1002_USEN#A0
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    thefabe said:
    Welcome to seven forums kkyyllee: Unfortunately your motherboard uses the Nforce 2 chipset. Which will not support windows seven. Sorry for the bad news. Fabe Motherboard Specifications, HP Pavilion a320n Desktop PC - Product Specifications - c00039102 - HP Business Support Center
    Should that not have come up in the Update Advisor? I have seen Win7s run on much older PCs. I suspect that when that webpage you refer to was made, they had no clue of Windows7.
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  8. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    kkyyllee said:
    I could get windows 7 for the $30 student discount

    I know that my pc is getting fairly old now (6 years ), its an athlon 2800+ currently have 512 mb ram, but im upgrading that to 1.25 anyways, my graphics card is integrated and pretty pathetic so i don't expect aero or anything. XP has had a lot of neglect and is sluggish and i figure a fresh start would be good for the computer. would 7 perform okay and would it be worth my while to upgrade?
    I would not buy it even at that cheap price. You are not going to have many more years with that computer. When you buy your new one, it will have Windows 7 installed or possibly even a Windows 8. Enjoy the computer that you have. It is very possible that you may even have a problem installing the new OS. Many here with newer computers have experienced problems, such as endless reboot, freezes, bsod. Why get involved with these potential problems for just a short term use?
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  9. Posts : 2,685
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64
       #9

    Good time to build a fresh PC that will allow proper enjoyment of 7.
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  10. Posts : 1,020
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #10

    whs said:
    thefabe said:
    Welcome to seven forums kkyyllee: Unfortunately your motherboard uses the Nforce 2 chipset. Which will not support windows seven. Sorry for the bad news. Fabe Motherboard Specifications, HP Pavilion a320n Desktop PC - Product Specifications - c00039102 - HP Business Support Center
    Should that not have come up in the Update Advisor? I have seen Win7s run on much older PCs. I suspect that when that webpage you refer to was made, they had no clue of Windows7.
    "Should that not have come up in the Update Advisor?" - Not necessarily, Microsoft doesn't know every piece of hardware out there. That is why it is recommended to check the manufacturers websites directly for updates. The upgrade advisor is not the be-all-end-all, it, 'like us' :P ..... is simply advice.

    By the way: I too have seen Win7 run on older machines; sometimes successfully, sometimes with extreme difficulty.
    Advanced users - feel free to give it a go.
    Newbies - strap your learning hats on... just in case. :)
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