I have a brand new Dell Mini 10 Netbook which came with Windows XP Home Edition, Intel Atom Processor Z520 - 1.33GHz/ 533MHz, FSB512K Cache, 160GB Hard Drive , 1GB Ram DDR2 and would like to know the following:
1. Can I remove or overwrite the XP OS with an appropriate Windows 7 OS and which one. Windows 7 Starter 32 bit or , Windows 7 Home Premium or Pro 32bit which will also allow me to use Adobe and Autocad programs I have presently installed in this netbook together with others.
2. When installing the Windows 7 OS, will this overwrite XP and retain all other programs installed or will this wipe out everything in the hard drive for which all other installed programs to include the drivers would have to be re- installed .
3. In the case of having to re- install all programs and drivers after installing a Windows 7 OS., which would be the sequence of re-installation of all other programs to include the drivers.
Your assistance will be appreciated. Thanks.
1. If by "appropriate" you mean a genuine Windows you probably will not be able to find one. Home Premium is the best value unless you know you need a feature it does not include.
2. Pretty sure you cannot do an "upgrade" install; thus you will "retain" no programs installed in XP.
3. Install the chipset drivers first, then all other needed ones, and then get all important Windows updates.
What have you done to determine that this PC will support Windows 7?
Are you going to make sure that you can "get back to" XP if Windows 7 does not work satisfactorily?
I have a brand new Dell Mini 10 Netbook which came with Windows XP Home Edition, Intel Atom Processor Z520 - 1.33GHz/ 533MHz, FSB512K Cache, 160GB Hard Drive , 1GB Ram DDR2
My DELL MINI – 10 (1010) – Service Tag No. H5092M1. This is a brand new netbook I have though need to upgrade it and wish to install a appropriate Windows 7 program that will allow me to install AutoCad, Adobe Creative Suite, and other compatible engineering software programs I have on my desktop with Windows 7 pro 64bit. Though for the netbook I wish to stick to a 32 bit OS for Windows 7 . I have seen that the majority of new netbooks have Windows 7 Starter Edition that come with it and do not know if this would work for me or not. I do not plan to go back to XP since there is no security software unless I manually update the Microsoft Security Essentials on a daily basis together with the Malwarebytes Pro programs which I use at this time on my PC. If I can do this with XP and save myself from having to buy a new Windows 7 OS program and reload all programs and files on the netbook., than I would like to continue using XP if possible. I also use ACE Utilities programs on all .
I wouldn't use a netbook for AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite - they would run slow. Netbooks are only good for conserving power and doing light surfing.
This is a brand new netbook I have though need to upgrade it and wish to install a appropriate Windows 7 program that will allow me to install AutoCad, Adobe Creative Suite, and other compatible engineering software programs I have on my desktop with Windows 7 pro 64bit
Windows 7 Starter is a non-starter for you. It only came preinstalled, and you probably will not even be able to find a pirated copy. Besides, it does not work as well as the other versions. As I said before, "Home Premium is the best value unless you know you need a feature it does not include."
If you are going to spend money on that under-powered machine the best value would be another GB RAM, if the machine has a max of 2 GB memory. Even if you stick with XP you may need the extra memory to run the applications you mentioned.
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