FWIW I've seen Windows 7 running happily on some VERY old machines - one from 2003, if I remember right.
Dell only support as high as Vista on this particular model - but that doesn't mean that it won't run Win 7, merely that they won't guarantee it. (from memory, the BIOS here is from 2007?).
It may be worth running the Intel driver scanner over the machine to see if it has any potential updates - but don't hold your breath.
Dell only support as high as Vista on this particular model - but that doesn't mean that it won't run Win 7, merely that they won't guarantee it. (from memory, the BIOS here is from 2007?).
It may be worth running the Intel driver scanner over the machine to see if it has any potential updates - but don't hold your breath.
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
- OS
- Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
- CPU
- i3 370M/i7 6500U
- Motherboard
- Asus/Lenovo
- Memory
- 8GB - finally :)/8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" built-in
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768/1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
- PSU
- n/a
- Internet Speed
- as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
- Antivirus
- MSE/Defender
- Browser
- IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)