Win 7 installation?

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by negiqboyz, Feb 24, 2010.

  1. negiqboyz

    negiqboyz Well-Known Member

    Hey .. will this laptop works for win 7?

    System Model Inspiron 9300
    System Type X86-based PC
    Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1862 Mhz

    This is a 5 yrs laptop I just found in the basement. Everything is still running okay ... amazing.
     
  2. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    Requirements:

    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

    Additional requirements to use certain features:

    Internet access (fees may apply)
    Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
    For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
    Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
    HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
    DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
    BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
    BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
    Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
    Music and sound require audio output

    Generally, you want to go above the minimum.

    Knoc
     
  3. hongkongboy

    hongkongboy Well-Known Member

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    too old i think, massive blow!
     
  4. i would still want to try :)

    make the impossible possible!
     
  5. The_Jelly

    The_Jelly NSFW? :P

    I bet it would run slower then vista if you did.
     
  6. bbgirlsum

    bbgirlsum Well-Known Member

    What's the harm in trying?

    If it doesn't work, reinstall it back to XP or something..
     
  7. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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  8. an0nymous

    an0nymous Well-Known Member

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    i got friend installed win7 on there laptops and its running much better then having vista on it. i may try to install win7 on my MSI wind.
     
  9. i did install it on a netbook, 1.6ghz, 1gb ram, runs just fine =\