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slaya

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Hey guys ive got a car pc setup which currently has windows xp which has been smooth so far but ive run into a problem. Im not able to use a2dp prfile with bluetooth because of windows xp, though i knowit will work fine on my windows 7 laptop so im considering upgrading my carpc to wndows 7.

Im wondering if the carpc will be able to run windows 7 without being slow. Also how will the speed be in comparison to running xp.

Matx motherboard
Amd sempron M 3000+
256mb ddr memory ( i am upgrading to 1gb regardless what os i use but maybe 2gb for win7, what do you guys think?)
Onboard graphics (though i have an older 128mb offbrand vga card i could use)
Laptop harddrive 5400rpm

Thanks

Edit: this is a socket 754 setup
 
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If you put in at least 1GB you should be OK but I would go with 2GB. You will likely (99% sure) have just basic UI.
 
What do you mean by OK?

As in im sure i can run windows 7, but if it would be significantly slower i could live with out it.

What do you mean by basic ui. Would i be able to turn down the highly intensive graphics of windows7 in its menu?

Thanks for the reply
 
slaya said:
What do you mean by OK?

As in im sure i can run windows 7, but if it would be significantly slower i could live with out it.

What do you mean by basic ui. Would i be able to turn down the highly intensive graphics of windows7 in its menu?

Thanks for the reply
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It won't have the fastest response times in the world. Boot times might be longer. You won't have the transparent glass UI; it would turn itself down (rather than you having to do something about it).
 
Upgrading to a new OS with a fairly old PC doesn't fair too well. I really don't think it's worth it unless you're willing to ditch the old parts (or convert over to a newer Linux distro) & build a new PC with Windows 7 in mind.
 
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