Will Windows 7 Run on a Pentium 3?

[verticalgrain]

Thanks for the heads up guys, I'll remove my link to Vertical Grain Design from my signature.

 

[Antman]

I was just checking out your site. I was pointing out an format/alignment error that you may wish to address. You wouldn't want a BSOD while demonstrating your new OS.

Having read the forum rules about links in sigs, I don't think you are violating the policy, but you can place the link in your profile. And a link to your profile in your sig.

 

[verticalgrain]

Thanks for noticing the alignment error Antman, I'll definitely fix that up. Thanks for the tips about the signature.

 

[Zidane24]

Thanks for noticing the alignment error Antman, I'll definitely fix that up. Thanks for the tips about the signature.

Sadly as per rules concerning badges...You have to acquire 100 rep and get the "Skilled" badge to put a link in a sig

 

[czahn2001]

Windows 7 can run on a pentium 3 660 MHZ 512 ram

I asked you guys earlier about running windows 7 on apentium 3 660 mhz 13 gig drive 64 meg video card 512 ram. Well I answered my own question. but I am replying this becaus you wanted to know if it could be done. Well yes it can. I nstalled it on this pc for a bit this is the IBM Personal PC 330GL. but the thing is the minimum requirements for windows 7 is 1 gig ram. well I ran it on this one with 512 ram. as for video card. It didn''t recognize the card yet. but my ethernet was not working correctly so I uninstalled it. It took 7 gigs on the drive. but as for speedwise. I didn't notice much difference. it was still faster then windows XP. So that quetion I answered about installing windows 7 on a pentium 3 660 MHZ 512 ram. It can be done. I did it. I am on the verge to moving so I don't know if I will have time but I will install wiondowsws 7 on this probably a bit later. this week. Because it does work.

 

[DocBrown]

Congrats czahn2001

We don't have any badges yet for the " Dinosaurs Club "

But we are glad to have new members put win7 on an old computer


" Doc "

 

[iseeuu]

I asked you guys earlier about running windows 7 on apentium 3 660 mhz 13 gig drive 64 meg video card 512 ram. Well I answered my own question. but I am replying this becaus you wanted to know if it could be done. Well yes it can. I nstalled it on this pc for a bit this is the IBM Personal PC 330GL. but the thing is the minimum requirements for windows 7 is 1 gig ram. well I ran it on this one with 512 ram. as for video card. It didn''t recognize the card yet. but my ethernet was not working correctly so I uninstalled it. It took 7 gigs on the drive. but as for speedwise. I didn't notice much difference. it was still faster then windows XP. So that quetion I answered about installing windows 7 on a pentium 3 660 MHZ 512 ram. It can be done. I did it. I am on the verge to moving so I don't know if I will have time but I will install wiondowsws 7 on this probably a bit later. this week. Because it does work.

That really is amazing. Thanks for updating us on your Dino project. Let us know how it goes!

Happy surfing!

Robert

 

[chuckr]

Thanks for the report, czahn200.

Really do appreciate it!!!

 

[czahn2001]

I did have time

I just reinstalled windows 7 on my pentium 3 660 mhz 512 ram and I guess I had time to do it. so my comp is runnig pretty good. actually better then it did on xp. I had to do some manual program downloads and installs because some of the stuff in this comp was to old and 7 didn't recognize it. But now it does. I found the drivers I needed.

but if you know a link I can go to to get eh computer to recognize the video card please let me know. I hav ea nvidia gforce 440 MX 8x agp 64 meg with tv out, but windows 7 doesn't recognize it. I downloaded a few drivedrs but none of themn work. it says that it doesen't recognize the OS.

If you know where I can go to get a driver for an old video card lioek that that windows 7 will recognioze please let me know.

 

[Jake0604]

I got windows 7 utimate running on a 697mhz Penitum 3 with 512mb of ram, and a 32mb video card, all in a Compaq Presario 7599

 

[iseeuu]

I got windows 7 utimate running on a 697mhz Penitum 3 with 512mb of ram, and a 32mb video card, all in a Compaq Presario 7599

Hello Jake0604, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums! Awesome!

 

[dtillman]

As a trial I have been working to restore a Dell CSx Piii, H500, laptop. Dell specs say that it can only support 320 mb mem. max. After updating the BIOS to their last version A13, I was able to upgarde the mem. to 512mb, by replaceing the chip under the keyboard and the user slot with 256mb chips, giving me the max 512 mb. I decided to try installing Win7, I attached the external DVD, ran the setup program, updated the drivers to their latest available versions. Win7 loaded, activated and runs smoothly. My only problem is the video graphics cannot load the directX needed toplay videos.

Using a 16gb SSD, the install is close to 9gb, with updates and utilities. Loaded programs running include Office 2003, word, excel, and publisher. A CAD program, Polderbits recording software, Adobe XI reader, Cute PDF creator. Leaving available disc space of 4gb of work space. With additiona PCMCIA flash card(s) for long term data storage of up to 16b.

Startup is a little slower than Xp, but after it loads I do not see that speed is a problem. Only limited to running fewer programs at once, it is an acceptable setup, as long as you do not need the video for games and such.