muhammadali
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Which version of Windows 7 takes very less resources (especially RAM)?
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Most light version of windows 7.
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They are really all about the same. The starter version probably is the absolute lightest through.
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Any of them will run well enough with 2 GB of RAM. 4 GB may be a noticeable improvement--maybe not.
RAM is so cheap now that I wouldn't make my version decision based on any minor differences in resource usage.
What might matter is what you intend to do with Windows once it is installed.
RAM is so cheap now that I wouldn't make my version decision based on any minor differences in resource usage.
What might matter is what you intend to do with Windows once it is installed.
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- Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
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- Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
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- AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
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Hello Muhammadali,
Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic would use the least and be cheaper, but not that much less resources used than the others. What's really important is what features you need to have in Windows 7, and then compare the editions to make sure that they have them included.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-editions.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic would use the least and be cheaper, but not that much less resources used than the others. What's really important is what features you need to have in Windows 7, and then compare the editions to make sure that they have them included.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-editions.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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- Sony Vaio
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- Windows 7 Home premium x64
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Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic
Requirements for Windows 7
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Requirements for Windows 7
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Latitude E5420M
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x32
- CPU
- Core 2 Duo T6670 @2.20GHz
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Integrated Graphics
- Hard Drives
- 250GB
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wired Keyboard 400
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- Logitech M510
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