Windows 7: How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?

The laptop I am running it on is only a Pentium M 1.6 with 512 mb. It seems to run OK, the one with 1 gb is still only a Pentium M 1.6, and it runs a little bit better. I don't think the graphics is good enough in either one of those to support AERO.

well, I dont have a machine that has 512Mb RAM, but I can say this, the "bare" minimum to run Windows 7, along with Vista is 512Mb RAM, but it all comes down to what specific version of the OS you are using.
I do have how ever a computer with 756Mb RAM and installed Windows 7 on it, and it did run slow at first, but after I changed the theme around, and tweaked startup entries, it ran pretty smooth afterwards. And I have Windows 7 dual booting with XP Home Edition, and after all that Windows 7 ran faster than my version of XP.
That test was with Windows 7 Ultimate RC1, dont feel like trying a lower end version.

I have a Dell Latitude D500 that I bought used and installed Win 7 7100 RC on it...but get this...it only has 256MB of RAM. None the less it runs amazing, I turned off ALL unnecessary services and the whole Windows 7 desktop back to original. At idle it uses only 4% of the total available memory and runs awesome. It can run Sims 2 with all the expansion packs on its 64MB of onboard video and still go into internet explorer. I dont understand it but it wants me to try putting vista ultimate on it and give it a try. Would be even more amazing to show what the bare minimum may be.

PC Specs:
1.3GHZ Pentium Mobile
64MB Intel Extreme Graphics 2
256MB PC2700 RAM

Anyone know why this even works????

hi! i'm a new member here.. i just want to share my experiences with vista and seven..

i installed vista ultimate on my old computer and it ran perfectly..but when i heard that windows 7 is much faster, i performed a clean install and it is running faster than vista..here is my old pc's specs:

intel pentium 4 2.4ghz
512 ram
40 gigs hard drive
128 mb geforce 4 mx 440 with agp 8x [it's very old and Windows 7 doesn't have a driver for it so it uses the default vga driver 1024x768 resolution which is tolerable for me]

Hello engrjayze,

Welcome to Seven Forums.

Enjoy.

Gary

Thanks for welcoming me.

This forum is great for early Windows 7 adopters like me.