UPGRADE TO WIN 7 32-bit?

[sbuxman]

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

[Train]

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

[Train]

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

[sbuxman]

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!

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

[sbuxman]

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.

[jdc2000]

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.

[Midknyte]

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.

[Train]

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

[Midknyte]

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