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My computer is old, is the time of windows vista out. Then my computer is compatible with vista or 7 ? Like whos more fast for my computer?
Windows Vista or 7 on old computer
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While Vista did help many PC users to bump up their computer specs, it was also fairly heavy on resources. After Windows 7 was released, many users found their PCs to run better.
Install 'Windows 7 SP1', if possible avoid Home Basic and Ultimate Editions. You can see the comparison here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart
Install 'Windows 7 SP1', if possible avoid Home Basic and Ultimate Editions. You can see the comparison here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart
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Personally I would switch to Windows 7 or even consider Windows 8.I would also consider a 64 Bit version if you don't already use one.
The Minimum Requirements You need To Run Windows 7
1) 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
2) 1GB of main memory
3) 16GB of available disk space
4) Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
5) A DVD – R/W drive
Windows 8: system requirements
1)Processor: 1GHz or faster
2)RAM: 1GB (32bit) or 2GB (64bit)
3)Hard disk space: 16GB (32bit) or 20GB (64bit)
4)Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
Your PC specs meet the requirements for both operating systems
You can also make Windows 7 run faster by disabling some features such as disabling Aero theme,disable Windows 7 sidebar,disabling Aero peek & snap features as well as some other windows 7 visual effects.
One thing you dont want to disable is UAC however there are some services you can set to manual or disable if you dont require them for whatever you are doing on your PC.
Windows 9 is right around the corner also. One thing to consider is if you are going to shell out $ for an OS upgrade,and it is within your budget,there are many new PC's for around $400-$600.You can kill 2 birds with one stone and Upgrade both PC & OS at the same time.
The Minimum Requirements You need To Run Windows 7
1) 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
2) 1GB of main memory
3) 16GB of available disk space
4) Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
5) A DVD – R/W drive
Windows 8: system requirements
1)Processor: 1GHz or faster
2)RAM: 1GB (32bit) or 2GB (64bit)
3)Hard disk space: 16GB (32bit) or 20GB (64bit)
4)Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
Your PC specs meet the requirements for both operating systems
You can also make Windows 7 run faster by disabling some features such as disabling Aero theme,disable Windows 7 sidebar,disabling Aero peek & snap features as well as some other windows 7 visual effects.
One thing you dont want to disable is UAC however there are some services you can set to manual or disable if you dont require them for whatever you are doing on your PC.
Windows 9 is right around the corner also. One thing to consider is if you are going to shell out $ for an OS upgrade,and it is within your budget,there are many new PC's for around $400-$600.You can kill 2 birds with one stone and Upgrade both PC & OS at the same time.
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I would recomend windows 8.1 it actually works faster than windows 7 on my pc ( which has 2GB of RAM)
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MalwareFire, everyone's experience can be slightly (or a lot) different, but I'd choose Windows 7 SP 1 for you while also strongly recommending the Home Premium Edition we use on our Sony lap top!
In our situation it even out performs our newer 8.1 update 1 on our Acer with more RAM on an I5 Core system. This may have been due to compatibility issues as it was originally 8!
That said, ..and just a bit off subject from Windows, after you've successfully installed your new OS along side your older hardware, you might try a linux distribution such as lubuntu or LXLE, an "out of the box" spin of lubuntu we may replace our XP with. It's not only faster, safer, and runs like our old XP used to do when it was new, it does it with the older hardware I thought was finished, since it only has 1 GB RAM!
Have fun, and good luck, my friend.
In our situation it even out performs our newer 8.1 update 1 on our Acer with more RAM on an I5 Core system. This may have been due to compatibility issues as it was originally 8! That said, ..and just a bit off subject from Windows,
after you've successfully installed your new OS along side your older hardware, you might try a linux distribution such as lubuntu or LXLE, an "out of the box" spin of lubuntu we may replace our XP with. It's not only faster, safer, and runs like our old XP used to do when it was new, it does it with the older hardware I thought was finished, since it only has 1 GB RAM!Have fun, and good luck, my friend.
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