Upgrading laptop XP pro to WIn 7.Suggestion Needed

[yasiradnan]

Hello there,
I want to upgrade my Laptop XP to Win7.

My System INFO:
System Type-X86 Based PC.
BIOS VERSION:Toshiba V2.20
RAM-1GB
INTEL(r)CELERON(R) M
Processor 1.60 GHZ
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
REALTEK RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
Atheros AR5005G Wirless Network Adapter

Question 1)Which Version of WIndows 7 will suitable for my Laptop??
2)Is all driver is available?or somehow i can manage my the driver issue.

Please help me.:shock:
Sorry for my bad english.

 

[Bill2]

Download and run the win7 upgrade advisor, it'll scan the hardware and tell you whats lacking.

Download details: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Win7 has inbuilt driver support for most hardware including a lot of older hardware. Plus, you can use vista and even XP drivers in compatibility mode. You should visit Toshiba's support site for your model and download all the latest drivers, you can also get the latest drivers from manufacturers' websites such as ATI, Realtek and Atheros.

You do have just 1 gig RAM, which is the bare minimum required. Maxing it would fetch you good performance gains.

All editions of win7 are hardware-equal so you can run any. But home premium suffices for most users unless you want to join a domain or need to use XP mode. Heres a comparison of editions.

Windows 7 editions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dont get home basic though, its quite restricted and doesnt support aero.

Since you have XP, you'll need to clean install windows,you cant upgrade install. You can buy a cheap Upgrade (instead of full retail) copy, this also lets you clean install. Backup critical data before installing win7.

 

[MacGyvr]

My gut reaction:

Celeron = No
1GB RAM = No

 

[yasiradnan]

I got Several drivers Compatible/others "check for windows update".what actually compatible i can install that driver for win seven or win seven automatically take those drivers.

 

[Orbital Shark]

My gut reaction:

Celeron = No
1GB RAM = No

I've had systems with the same hardware running Ultimate with no issues

As Bill has mentioned, the OP just needs to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and that will give all the information required.


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[Bill2]

I got Several drivers Compatible/others "check for windows update".what actually compatible i can install that driver for win seven or win seven automatically take those drivers.

Its preferrable to install older non-win7 drivers in compatibility mode to avoid errors.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

 

[theog]

Have you checked on the Toshiba web site for Windows 7 drivers.

 

[echrada]

The beauty of Windows 7 is that it finds 99.9% of drivers for you.

 

[yasiradnan]

This is Upgrade Advisor result.Please check and let me know that"m i go for Windows 7 or not"

 

[yasiradnan]

Have you checked on the Toshiba web site for Windows 7 drivers.

Yes,i checked there.Toshiba didn't provide any support for this kind of old laptops.

 

[Bill2]

You are fine. I think you may not find win7 drivers for your video and audio cards but you can install older drivers in compatibility mode as pointed out earlier.

 

[gregrocker]

I would save a free Macrium Reflect or Paragon 11 backup image of XP so you can easily reimage it if you don't like Win7's performance. Wait for 30 days to activate so you can test it then easily move it to another computer without problems.

The Atheros wireless driver is likely in installer along with most all others, however put the Win7 or Vista driver for that model adpater on stick or CD so you can get online quickly to update drivers given by installer via optional Windows Updates.

Here are tips for getting a purrfect clean install - use the ones which apply: http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/125874-re-install-windows-7-a.html#post1086729

Note that if you wipe the HD and are using an Upgrade version of Win7 (as you're entitled to do with XP), you'll need to leave the Product key box blank during install, then afterwards do the quick registry workaround given here to activate Upgrade version on cleaned HD: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

 

[yasiradnan]

Thank you everybody