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Windows 7: Oldest "Dinosaur" Running Win7
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06 Jun 2009
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#21 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32 India |
Quote: Originally Posted by akash3656  USB boot? May not be possible on old computers... ALTHOUGH MS says minimum RAM is 1 GB, 7 can actually BOOT up with only 100 MB RAM(RC stage and tested in Virtualbox!)... But the RAM is STILL low, but if you want to give it a spin, take out an IDE DVD reader/burner connect it up AND BOOM! 7! but the graphic card drivers may not be available which will cause annoying lags...  BUT 4 testing y not. and make sure you have enough HD space... My old comp (Pentium 2) only has 5 GB HD...  no 7 there... coz no space Hey, you kidding me? Pentium 2 is NOT compatible with Windows 7. You need Pentium 4 or higher. And Windows 7 might work for you in your VPC because it's virtual. Windows 7 at least needs 300 MB of RAM or so...I've seen it somewhere....and Windows 7 32bit takes up ONLY 6 GB of HDD Space!!  EDIT: Just learnt that Windows Windows 7 can run on P3 
Last edited by The Cool Guy; 06 Jun 2009 at 09:40 AM..
Reason: on the post
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz
Motherboard Intel Desktop Board DG31PR
Memory 2GB Transcend DDR2 PC2-5300 (333 Mhz)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 540N
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Optical Mouse
Case iBall Engine-X
Hard Drives 250 GB Seagate HDD, 500 GB Seagate HDD
Internet Speed 2 Mb/sDownload Speed, 512 Kb/s Upload Speed
Other Info Have a laptop too (With Windows 7 Ultimate x64).
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06 Jun 2009
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#22 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
@ The Cool Guy,
On page 1 is my screen shot of my Pentium III that I installed Build 7127. It runs but slowly. 40gb HD. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc 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, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Jun 2009
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#23 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32 India |
Quote: Originally Posted by McBlzr @ The Cool Guy,
On page 1 is my screen shot of my Pentium III that I installed Build 7127. It runs but slowly. 40gb HD. Maybe it can run on P3, but are you sure it can run on P2? That's extremely low isn't it? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz
Motherboard Intel Desktop Board DG31PR
Memory 2GB Transcend DDR2 PC2-5300 (333 Mhz)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 540N
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Optical Mouse
Case iBall Engine-X
Hard Drives 250 GB Seagate HDD, 500 GB Seagate HDD
Internet Speed 2 Mb/sDownload Speed, 512 Kb/s Upload Speed
Other Info Have a laptop too (With Windows 7 Ultimate x64).
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06 Jun 2009
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#24 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
I'll try this weekend as I dig through 120 old computers in my JUNK Room  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc 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, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Jun 2009
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#25 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32 India |
Wow, that's a lot of junk, Doc. Well, I don't think it would run on P2....well good luck, let my wishes be with you and your junk lol... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz
Motherboard Intel Desktop Board DG31PR
Memory 2GB Transcend DDR2 PC2-5300 (333 Mhz)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 540N
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Optical Mouse
Case iBall Engine-X
Hard Drives 250 GB Seagate HDD, 500 GB Seagate HDD
Internet Speed 2 Mb/sDownload Speed, 512 Kb/s Upload Speed
Other Info Have a laptop too (With Windows 7 Ultimate x64).
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06 Jun 2009
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#26 | |
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I have a Pentium 3 with 663 MHZ (extreme edition)
320 MB of ram
400 gig HDD + 40 gig HDD (only thing that is special)
ATI Radeon with 64 mb of gfx
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I tried installing the starter edition of Win 7....major FAIL lol...it was slower than XP is currently which is by far very slow....It took approx 30 mins to open a file
I got Dino-pwnd but it was worth the try
I was 9 years overdue for an upgrade....I recently got my new parts
so now it's much better ^_^
basically went from a public bathroom to a Royal executive's restroom (this is the only analogy I was able to come up with to explain the difference)
Last edited by freezepop; 06 Jun 2009 at 09:14 PM..
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Pro (x64)
CPU Core i-7 920
Motherboard Foxconn Flaming Blade
Memory 6 GB OCZ DD3
Graphics Card ATI radeon HD 5770 1 GB memory
Sound Card Realtek HD(built in)
Monitor(s) Displays 21 in Samsung SyncMaster 206BW
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
Mouse Razer copperhead
PSU NZXT HAL-E 650 Watt
Case Cooler Master cs 960
Cooling Zalman CNPS 9900 MAX
Hard Drives 400 GB Seagate Barracuda (IDE)
320 GB WD (SATA)
1 TB Samsung
1 TB Samsung
120 GB WD Passport (USB External)
Internet Speed 15 mbps Optimum Online Cable (Broadband)
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06 Jun 2009
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#27 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Alive from the Past and into the Future with Doc Brown
A Dual Pent-II puter 400mhz, 512mb ram, 40 gb HD   
Running Win_7 x32 Build 7201
Who said it could not be done ???
This is not PhotoShopped..... It's real on a thrift store puter  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc 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, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Jun 2009
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#28 | |
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Your on crack man lol.....but the 512 mb ram probably helped out a lot | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Pro (x64)
CPU Core i-7 920
Motherboard Foxconn Flaming Blade
Memory 6 GB OCZ DD3
Graphics Card ATI radeon HD 5770 1 GB memory
Sound Card Realtek HD(built in)
Monitor(s) Displays 21 in Samsung SyncMaster 206BW
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
Mouse Razer copperhead
PSU NZXT HAL-E 650 Watt
Case Cooler Master cs 960
Cooling Zalman CNPS 9900 MAX
Hard Drives 400 GB Seagate Barracuda (IDE)
320 GB WD (SATA)
1 TB Samsung
1 TB Samsung
120 GB WD Passport (USB External)
Internet Speed 15 mbps Optimum Online Cable (Broadband)
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06 Jun 2009
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#29 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
" Doc " is not on crack. He has been Committed !
Too many experiments on Old Computers | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc 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, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Jun 2009
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#30 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6 Mt Barker, Western Australia |
Ok,
New Idea!
Lets See who can get Windows 7 RC 7100 running on the oldest computer!.
Must Be Below P4 and 1gb ram | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
CPU P4 2.4ghz @ 2.56Ghz
Memory 1gb DDR
Graphics Card 7600GT AGP 4X
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19LG
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
PSU 430W Thermaltake
Hard Drives 120GB WD Caviar
80 Seagate Barracuda
Internet Speed 1.5MB
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