Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Help needed...

Dinarius

I'm using this site to find out about upgrading from Windows XP to 7.

I've downloaded and run Windows 7 upgrade advisor in Step 1. All seems OK.

What I can't find is a link in any of the Steps to the download of the actual program itself.

I'm probably going blind, or am I?

Thanks.

D.

Tazium

Windows 7 isn't a free upgrade if I recall correctly. It's also past it's end of life and is currently four generations old having been surpassed by Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10.

If your computer can support it you can get all the way to 10 without losing your data, here's a guide.

You can stop at any point, but for supportability, security updates, and your own protection you should move to a supported OS.

Good luck

Dinarius

Thanks for the reply.

I stupidly didn't post the link to the page I was looking at. Here it is.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7#T1=tab01

There are no details on that link that I can see about where to download 7.

Can I jump straight from XP to 10 for free? That would be great - assuming my computer is up to it, of course.

Thanks again.

D.

Speedwell

After reading the title of this thread, I am satisfied that nothing worse will happen in my IT support ticket queue today.

Sorry, not helpful at all, I know, just having a larf

Marlay

Dinarius wrote: »

There are no details on that link that I can see about where to download 7.

You can't download it, you would have to buy a Windows 7 DVD. Mainstream support has ended for 7 but extended support runs until 2020.

Can I jump straight from XP to 10 for free? That would be great - assuming my computer is up to it, of course.

Thanks again.

D.

No, you need to be on at least Windows 7 to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. There's also no upgrade path from XP to 7. You would have to do a clean install when upgrading to 7.

Dinarius

I had Windows 7 64 bit Pro installed on the computer.

I reinstalled the software, and it's running like a train.

I only need it for these two programs, so I don't care about updates.

Happy days.

D.

Keplar240B

I was looking at upgrading my old windows XP workhorse.
Just for the craic
Its not connected to internet.
It only has 512MB of ram

Would Windows 7 function at that? I know TBTB saw you need minimum of 1GB
Would it function or would it just not work at all?
I was hoping to spend as little as possible.

PropJoe10

Keplar240B wrote: »

I was looking at upgrading my old windows XP workhorse.
Just for the craic
Its not connected to internet.
It only has 512MB of ram

Would Windows 7 function at that? I know TBTB saw you need minimum of 1GB
Would it function or would it just not work at all?
I was hoping to spend as little as possible.

Windows 7 on a 512MB RAM machine would be fairly chronic. If you don't have it on the Internet, probably be better to stick with XP. Or else throw a lightweight Linux distro on there.

TerrorFirmer

Win 7 with 512MB of ram would be a nightmare and realistically any machine with that little ram would also have a poor processor most likely. 2GB really is the minimum you should have, any lower will be less than ideal. Fresh install of XP or a free OS as above would be the way to go.

yoyo

Keplar240B wrote: »

I was looking at upgrading my old windows XP workhorse.
Just for the craic
Its not connected to internet.
It only has 512MB of ram

Would Windows 7 function at that? I know TBTB saw you need minimum of 1GB
Would it function or would it just not work at all?
I was hoping to spend as little as possible.

I did it recently with a spare laptop I have. Didn't actually know there was only 512MB RAM in the thing. Knew soon enough when Win 7 had to do any task :pac: . So to answer the question, it will work, install, but very slow. This was the x86 version.
Threw a few gigs of RAM into it I had spare and it's flying along now . It's actually a decent C2D machine, 06 era, I removed the RAM previously I think at some point, was fairly surprised Win 7 even RAM with that amount

Nick

riclad

You can buy 1gig ddr 1 ram for a pc in cex for 10 euro approx,2gig ddr1 ram for 15 approx
download the scanner here ,it, ll tell you exactly what type of ram you have,
eg 512 ddr2 pc600 .
or drr1 400 .
400 is the ram speed .windows xp means its either ddr1 or ddr 2 ram.
scanner is 1meg download ,
takes 2 mins to download, after 3 minutes it,ll show screen,
eg you have 512 meg ddr2 pc 600 ram.
buy 1 or 2gig ram chip.
the scanner tells you ,you have 2 ram slots ,
You can buy 2 ram chips 1gig each , for example ,
1 chip in each slot ,
or 1 ram chip 2gig for slot 2.
https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=200PINSMBPCPN&name=2%20GB%20PC8500%20DDR3%20204%20Pin%20Memory#.VsrECfmLRxA
or go to maplins shop or cex .
You need to know what the ram is ,
eg i need 2gig ram ddr2 pc400 .

pc 400 is the speed of the ram chip .
if its ddr1 you may need to go to maplins to buy it,
or look on adverts.ie

riclad

For using windows ,why would any one want to use a pc with 512meg on the web,
when 1gig -2gig ram will make it run like a modern pc ,
4-5 times faster .
and 1 gig ram is only 10 euro.

ITS, like using a window s phone from 2010 .
or paying for sky tv and using it on a 20inch crt tv.


I have a a netbook windows 7 basic ,1gig ram.
i,m gonna install linux on it as its very slow ,
i can open maybe 6 tabs at the most in chrome .
its a sony netbook viao
It cannot be opened or upgraded as far as i know .
i dont use it as its too slow .

i wont use any laptop with less than 2gig on the web .

Keplar240B

Thanks for replies to my question regarding XP upgrade
Decided not to bother with upgrade after doing a bit of research
The machine was built in 2002( I did not buy it original ), upgrading is good craic and all but I think there was not much point to it
there comes a point where something its just too old. I Brought a great second hand PC for a steal on adverts locally.
and replaced the old DELL. Put in it in storage as emergency backup/spares. RIP

Keplar240B

I went back to that old XP and decided to do something with it

So it was a
Dell optiplex GX260 (made in 2002)
512mB RAM
40GB HDD
Intel® Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Windows XP operating system
Offline

Its now a
Dell optiplex GX260 (made in 2002)
2GB RAM
40GB HDD + Secondary 300GB HDD2
Intel® Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Linux mint 17.3 rose operating system
PCI Wifi card


The only thing i had to pay for was RAM (15 euros on ebay from UK) I had everything else lying around or free
Posting it from it now. Way better and faster than what it was and fine for what I do.
I mean its not a super computer or anything. Impressed by Linux and how easy it was to upgrade.
I have very limited to exposure to Linux and never used it much before.
Followed this guide ran into no problems.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-linux-mint-on-your-xp-pc/

definitely a cheap option for old XP machines lying around

Dinarius

After a week of usage, I'm still happy with the switch to Windows 7.

My only concern is that one of the programs needs more RAM. Quite a few reboots are required.

So, I will have RAM added to the machine. The question is; how much can I add?

Here is the current spec of the machine:

OS: Windows 7 x64bit SP1
Processor: 1.6Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T5470
HD: 160Gb. (89Gb free)
Memory: 3064 Mb installed.
Slot DIMM A has 2048Mb
Slot DIMM B has 1024Mb

Anything else I need to tell you guys?

Could I put 8Gb or 16Gb RAM in this laptop?

Thanks.

D.

bonzodog2

As you have the x64 Win7, that can handle > 4GB.

I'm guessing from the CPU spec that the RAM is DDR2. I have similar era laptops, and found 4GB RAM modules were lots more than 2GB sticks, so even tho my laptop could handle 2x4GB, it was too expensive.

Check the model no. or motherboard type with a memory supplier like crucial/kingston, their website will tell you the max RAM

Dinarius

bonzodog2 wrote: »

As you have the x64 Win7, that can handle > 4GB.

I'm guessing from the CPU spec that the RAM is DDR2. I have similar era laptops, and found 4GB RAM modules were lots more than 2GB sticks, so even tho my laptop could handle 2x4GB, it was too expensive.

Check the model no. or motherboard type with a memory supplier like crucial/kingston, their website will tell you the max RAM

Thanks for the reply.

I'm running Belarc Advisor to find out what the computer has on/in it.

There is no mention of DDR2 in the spec.

Anything else I should look for instead?

Thanks again.

D.

PropJoe10

Dinarius wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.

I'm running Belarc Advisor to find out what the computer has on/in it.

There is no mention of DDR2 in the spec.

Anything else I should look for instead?

Thanks again.

D.

Best thing to do is use the Crucial upgrade advisor tool. You can pick the make and model of machine and it'll give you compatible RAM which is guaranteed to work with the machine.

http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en