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Windows 7 - Installing windows 7 on PC with less than 512MB ram. |
10-19-2009
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Installing windows 7 on PC with less than 512MB ram.
the titles says it all
i tried to install windows 7 32bit from a usb key, i got to the installation
but i couldn't proceed because i got a message saying 512MB is the minimum required and i have 360MB.
i saw some people on the web installed it on 128Mb and less so i'm guessing there's a work around for this issue...
kind regards for you help  | My System Specs | | OS Windows® 7 Ultimate X64
CPU Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0Ghz 12MB
Motherboard DFI LanParty DK P45-T2RS+ABS
Memory G.Skill DDR2 2GBx2 1066MHZ CL5
Graphics Card Sapphire RADEON HD 4870 512MB DDR5
Sound Card Creative Audigy 2 Value
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 2243WM Plus
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
PSU SilverStone Olympia 750W
Case CoolerMaster 690
Cooling OCZ Vendetta 2
Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB
Segate Barracuda 750GB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB
Internet Speed 16MBPS
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10-19-2009
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Our local GURU will be with you momentarily.... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion 601
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU Intel P4 3.4Ghz Dual Processor
Motherboard Austek
Memory 2GB
Graphics Card Integrated 82915G Chipset 128MB
Sound Card Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays HP2009m 20' HD Wide Screen
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives WD 250GB WD 500GB External
Internet Speed 30mb
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10-19-2009
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Tried this? Install Windows 7 on Computer with Less than 512MB RAM
Although I certainly wouldn't recommend running Windows 7 on any computer with less than 1GB of RAM. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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10-19-2009
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This is the type of challenge that Doc lives for... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion 601
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU Intel P4 3.4Ghz Dual Processor
Motherboard Austek
Memory 2GB
Graphics Card Integrated 82915G Chipset 128MB
Sound Card Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays HP2009m 20' HD Wide Screen
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives WD 250GB WD 500GB External
Internet Speed 30mb
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10-19-2009
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Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
Last edited by DocBrown; 10-19-2009 at 09:24 AM..
Reason: Dino link
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10-19-2009
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Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
Is the Bios ACPI compatible ? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10-19-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by Shayx  the titles says it all
i tried to install windows 7 32bit from a usb key, i got to the installation
but i couldn't proceed because i got a message saying 512MB is the minimum required and i have 360MB.
i saw some people on the web installed it on 128Mb and less so i'm guessing there's a work around for this issue...
kind regards for you help It is not recommended to install it in less than 512MB RAM. | | My System Specs | | |
10-19-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by L.P. It is not recommended to install it in less than 512MB RAM. When someone is in denial it doesn't matter what anyone else recommends. 
I don't doubt that it's possible, but be prepared to do some serious tweaking if you want it to run without continuous disk thrashing. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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10-19-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by sup3rsprt
Quote: Originally Posted by L.P. It is not recommended to install it in less than 512MB RAM. When someone is in denial it doesn't matter what anyone else recommends.
I don't doubt that it's possible, but be prepared to do some serious tweaking if you want it to run without continuous disk thrashing. Exxactly!! 
+1 to it!!!
Make sure you have back up of every thing and ready for the unexpected! | | My System Specs | | |
10-19-2009
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LOL relax guys this is just for fun it's not my personal computer
it's something i found lying here at work.
worst case scenario i'll install XP. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows® 7 Ultimate X64
CPU Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0Ghz 12MB
Motherboard DFI LanParty DK P45-T2RS+ABS
Memory G.Skill DDR2 2GBx2 1066MHZ CL5
Graphics Card Sapphire RADEON HD 4870 512MB DDR5
Sound Card Creative Audigy 2 Value
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 2243WM Plus
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
PSU SilverStone Olympia 750W
Case CoolerMaster 690
Cooling OCZ Vendetta 2
Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB
Segate Barracuda 750GB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB
Internet Speed 16MBPS
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