Oldest "Dinosaur" Running Win7

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  1. Posts : 162
    Windows 8 x64
       #21

    akash3656 said:
    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 Win7. You need Pentium 4 or higher. And Win7 might work for you in your VPC because it's virtual. Win7 at least needs 300 MB of RAM or so...I've seen it somewhere....and Win7 32bit takes up ONLY 6 GB of HDD Space!!

    EDIT: Just learnt that Windows Se7en can run on P3
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  2. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #22

    @ 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.
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  3. Posts : 162
    Windows 8 x64
       #23

    McBlzr said:
    @ 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?
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  4. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #24

    I'll try this weekend as I dig through 120 old computers in my JUNK Room
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  5. Posts : 162
    Windows 8 x64
       #25

    McBlzr said:
    I'll try this weekend as I dig through 120 old computers in my JUNK Room
    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...
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  6. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Pro (x64)
       #26

    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
    ....
    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 21:14.
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  7. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #27

    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
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  8. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Pro (x64)
       #28

    McBlzr said:
    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
    Your on crack man lol.....but the 512 mb ram probably helped out a lot
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  9. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #29

    " Doc " is not on crack. He has been Committed !

    Too many experiments on Old Computers
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  10. Posts : 218
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
    Thread Starter
       #30

    Ok,

    New Idea!

    Lets See who can get W7 RC 7100 running on the oldest computer!.

    Must Be Below P4 and 1gb ram
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