Hi :) I think Win7 uses less resources than Vista. it was the first time they de-bloated their OS = an attempt to fit it onto mobile devices such as tablets (ok, not very mobile but more mobile than desktops). So upgrading from Vista to Win7 might well be a good idea without worrying about upgrading Ram.
"Just play a few games"! It's games that typically push the limits of computers and push people into upgrading hardware. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 10/8/12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> wrote: From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] why does Windows version take so long to remove? To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 10 August, 2012, 14:07 On 08/10/2012 05:53 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2012-08-08 4:19 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> I will say though... I consider 1GB to be the *bare minumum* on an XP >>> box but it will still be sluggish. I couldn't use it with 512MB, it >>> would drive me to drink. >>> >>> For XP, I always recommend 2GB, and for 7 (won't touch Vista), minimum >>> is 4GB. > >> The system came with 512 from the factory. All the systems I dealt with >> that had XP from the factory has 512 for ram. > > Irrelevant to my point. The fact is, XP is simply a total DOG with less than > 1GB RAM, and is much better with 2GB. > >> I do not have Win7, but would like to replace my Vista laptop with >> it. > > Just be sure to get 64bit with at *least* 4GB, but much better would be 8G. > Sorry, but my Vista laptop maxed out at 3 GB, so I will need to install Win7 with 3 GB. It was not made for Win7 but almost anything is better than Vista. I doubt that I will be able to get it to have more memory than the 3 GB installed, but I will look into it. I want to get that system upgraded in the near future so I can deal with the Win7 people and their LO needs. It is getting to be a problem not having a Win7 system for supporting people. I prefer Ubuntu, but most of my friends use Win7 now. Only one uses Linux. I really want to keep supporting LO under Windows, so as people buy new systems with Win7, I am loosing ground with them. One girl bought a very powerful 17" laptop, just to type notes, play videos, and browse the Net. She spent three times as much as needed for doing just that type of "work". I would love such a laptop, but I cannot afford one like that. At least she is using LO now and not get convinced that she had to have MSO. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
