Windows 7 on Pentium 4 Machine

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  1. boogieboy
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    Windows 7 on Pentium 4 Machine


    Hi i was wondering if i install Windows 7 32bit on my sister's PC so will it run fine? the specs are below: It's just used for Browsing, Documents etc.

    Pentium 4 3GHz HT 2MB Cache
    Intel DG31PR Motherboard (Built-In VGA)
    Kingston 1GB DDR2
    160GB HDD (IDE)
    Samsung DVD-RW SATA
    Creative SB Live 5.1
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  3. Bare Foot Kid
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    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    Hello mate, have you run the upgrade advisor on it?


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  4. boogieboy
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    Hi BFK oh i havent run it on her PC i also wanna know will it run the Aero theme?
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  6. Bare Foot Kid
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    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    The advisor should say if it will, I think.
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  7. boogieboy
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    ok i'll try this in morning on that PC thank BFK.
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  8. Bare Foot Kid
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    My pleasure mate, be sure to keep us informed!
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  10. DocBrown
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Win7 wil probably run on it, but slowly. Aero will depend on the video graphics adapter.

    Windows 7 on OLD computers
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  11. boogieboy
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    Thanks for the link Doc i'll let you guys know by tomorrow.
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  12. OldMX
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    I run Win7 Home Premium on my Mom's computer P4@3.4HT, 2GB DDR1 and a 320WD SATA2 with a 128MB AGP Nvidia Quaddro, and everything works nicely, not the fastest, but way faster than the old XP SP3.
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  13. stormy13
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    Win 7 Ultimate x64
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    Yes 7 will work on it, even Aero. Intel has Windows 7 drivers for it,

    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...adType=Drivers

    chipset,

    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...adType=Drivers

    and for that old SB Live 5.1 this would be the best bet for it,

    SB Live! series Support Pack 2.0 (04/30/2010) - Creative Labs

    as there are no official Windows 7 drivers for it.

    About the only thing you might want to do to it for Windows 7 is drop another gig of ram in it.
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