UPGRADE TO WIN 7 32-bit?

Morning and Happy 4th!!

I'm considering spending $100 for a copy of Win 7 32-bit which will do a clean install on the below system and get me started with a fresh copy of 7, replacing the XP I still have and now don't want. I also don't mind upgrading the memory sticks to 2 1 MB sticks from the 512 each I have now if that might make any difference?

Is it worth a try?

Thank you,

sbuxman

I have an HP laptop as follows:

Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv1000
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 9/17/2013 8:55:20 AM
Enclosure Type: Notebook
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.73 gigahertz Intel Pentium M
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Quanta 308F 46.13
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard F.21 12/22/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
99.81 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
82.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L532M [Optical drive]

FUJITSU MHV2100AT PL [Hard drive] (100.03 GB) -- drive 01016 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM 1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM 2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 99.81 GB 82.81 GB free

!. Make sure HP has drivers for your laptop befoe you buy it.

2. How to correctly ID your laptop
Pavilion dv1000h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00033108&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en
Must be 30 versions of that laptop
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-sea...archtype=s-002

Thank you, Train...

The sticky on the bottom of the system says service tag dv1580se, and has a more specific s/n and p/n for Product: HP Pavilion dv1000. When I enter the former, dv1580se, into the link you provided in post #3, I'm taken to a driver page specific to that model. Is it safe to assume that I can go with those drivers rather than those which might be different for one of the 2 more generic in the 28 matches on the link page, dv1000 CTO or dv1000?

Thanks as always!

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Originally Posted by Train

!. Make sure HP has drivers for your laptop befoe you buy it.

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I also attempted, unsuccessfully, to find a M*Soft site or link that can run a Win 7 Compatibility Test that helps determine if one's system is even capable of supporting 7. Have you heard of such an animal?

Thanks.

Windows 7 compatibility test links:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...94.nPxsl8tCXzY


Note: If HP has Vista drivers for your PC, they will probably work with Windows 7.

Honestly, I wouldn't spend money on that system. There are even some really cheap laptops out now that will run circles around a Pentium M with 1GB ram. I would at least shop around first.

Of course, the new laptops would come with Win8.1, but there are ways to make it more Win7-like.

I use Pentium M/P4 laptops for linux rigs.

Unless I am answering specific questions or work, that Linux is what i normally use.
Now if it will take a SSD , that would really, nicely speed things up.
What I did with a Satellite C655D-S5300

Linux would run fine, but Windows 7 would be slow, even if he bought extra ram.

Just an example, Best Buy has a Toshiba laptop with a Celeron, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD for $263. I know Celerons are not the greatest and no DVD drive, but it's a budget laptop.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-...;skuId=6841014