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Posted: 19:48 - 29 Nov 2018 Post subject: Upgrading Windows help |
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Hi all,
Ok another stupid question from the resident pc illiterate idiot.
I have been given an old laptop which has practically never been used.
I can find a use for it though
BUT it has Windows XP, which I don't like.
I prefer Windows 7, f*ck i would even put up with Windows 10, once I learn to use it.
So, How easy it it to change over.....free? (or as cheap as possible)
Any advice?
cheers,
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Google the model number and see what OS it's compatible with and what drivers are available. Being XP I'd be surprised if it'll support windows 10. Also check how much ram it has, as Win 7 whilst an infinitely better O/S than the turd that was XP, is more memory hungry.
You can use a program called Windows Loader to unlock Win' 7. Do not randomly google and download it, it'll be spyware/a virus (don't ask how I know ). There's an official thread or failing that I can upload it for you. |
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What was wrong with XP?
Win7 is a solid shout - I recently picked up a disk version for £4, so have a shop around. I wouldn't bother with anything after that on a laptop that age. In fact, my 8 year old Samsung R519 has been running 10 for about 18 months ago, but it is too slow and half of the stuff doesn't work on the laptop, so back to Win7 it is going.
Same as already said - check the spec. It is worth picking up some RAM if it can take more, again, I've just upgraded an old Macbook from 2GB to 4GB and the difference is massively noticeable, and that cost me less than £9.
Linux is possibly an option, but when I tried to install it on an old Aspire One, it kept crashing and messing up the graphics when it didn't crash. I was using a couple of flavours of Ubuntu though, and that machine was about 8 - 9 years old. ____________________ thx1138 wrote: Well if you had a car, I'd bet it would smell like urine had had drunken sex with vomit and made a poo baby.
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Seriously, on a laptop built for XP, don’t waste your time. Later operating systems put more load on, not just in RAM. Chances are you’ll not have Win 10 drivers for the old hardware.
Many XP machines where still 32 bit hardware anyway, have you checked this first as to my knowledge Win 10 is 64 bit only.
Many older 32 bit XP machines are also limited to addressing under 4GB if RAM.
I have an old Thinkpad running XP, purely as a Jaguar/Landrover dealer software rig. It definitely won’t run Win 10. ____________________ TZR250 2MA road, TZR250 1KT road, TZR250 2MA race, TDR250, YZF-750R Boost colours.
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duhawkz wrote: | mpd72 CPT wrote: | Seriously, on a laptop built for XP, don’t waste your time. Later operating systems put more load on, not just in RAM. Chances are you’ll not have Win 10 drivers for the old hardware.
Many XP machines where still 32 bit hardware anyway, have you checked this first as to my knowledge Win 10 is 64 bit only.
Many older 32 bit XP machines are also limited to addressing under 4GB if RAM.
I have an old Thinkpad running XP, purely as a Jaguar/Landrover dealer software rig. It definitely won’t run Win 10. |
all 32 bit machines are limited to addressing 4GB of ram |
I don't know why I bother sometimes, when people just nit pick over wording.
I know 32-bit can only address 3.6GB, not all older machines are 32 bit though. Just to make you happy, maybe I should have written it as
"many older machines will only be 32bit hardware, so will be limited to seeing 3.6GB RAM. Some are 64 bit though."
Anything else you want to pick a pointless argument over?
What about Cucklio and his "if you upgrade from a 32 bit copy of XP to Windows 10 it will put 32 bit Windows 10 on".
Are you going to nit pick and tell him that you can't do an in place upgrade from XP to 10? No?
Why bother, the point I was making remains the same. It's not going to affect the advice given to the OP is it? Get over yourself. ____________________ TZR250 2MA road, TZR250 1KT road, TZR250 2MA race, TDR250, YZF-750R Boost colours.
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Old Thread Alert!
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