Can my system run Windows 7?

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  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
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       #11

    Yes, I've been a pretty hard-core Linux user for some time now.
    But I need to run many applications (programming etc.) which wouldn't run on Linux. And I heard about Windows 7. I wanted to try out something other than Windows XP, and I was sure my machine couldn't run Vista without BSODing on me every 5 minutes, so I thought of Win7.
    Anyway, I'm off to bed now.
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #12

    mickey megabyte said:
    is this a linux user possibly switching to windows?

    I was a Linux user for almose three years ... till I found W7 .. I havent looked back...

    @Muhammad, you really want to load up your ram..you wont regret it...
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  3. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #13

    Tews said:
    I was a Linux user for almose three years ... till I found W7 .. I havent looked back...
    I too am a Linux user..but have always been a Windows and Linux user for years. I'm not really sure that there is anything within Windows 7 that would sell me on running Windows and windows only. I don't find it that much different from XP or Vista....it's just a well running conglomeration of the Windows feature set. The issues that have plauged Windows in the past, will still continue with 7 (cost, activation, spyware, viruses, defragging, registry issues, and higher system requirements than some lighter-weight Linux distros wouldn't have).
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  4. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #14

    I'm not what you might call a 'multi-tasker' user: I usually only run one application at a time with an antivirus (one that's very light on system resources) running in the background.
    Will my current system configuration be enough to at least do this?
    By the way, here's where I first read of Windows 7 running on 512MB RAM:

    Update: Windows Seven 7 512MB Ram Under Normal Use | Windows 7 News & Development | Windows Tools, Help & Guides
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  5. Posts : 2,111
    Win7 Build 7600 x86
       #15

    Hi Muhammad,

    I guess the only way to find out if Win7 runs satisfactory for your needs, is to try it out.

    Just make a good backup of your present OS, so you can turn back.

    Good luck, and please post back the results to us.

    Greetz
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