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Thanks guys for all the input and suggestions. The beauty of Linux is that I can try them all for free and see how they perform before handing back the laptop
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how about quantum robins .... that sounds REALLY interesting !
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but in response to your original question i would say none ...for the moment
first I would suggest reserving a free download of windows 10 available next month , see if he likes that if that doesn't suit , by all means linux in some form but if you install linux first you have burnt his boats...no free install of 10 ! |
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Ah, yes, the discovery that some birds appear to utilise quantum mechanics for navigation. Yeah, I remember hearing about that recently; that IS interesting ...
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Windows 10 actually runs pretty well on ancient hardware. We've been playing around with the preview at work on a number of dual core laptops with just 1GB Ram and 250GB HDD and it actually runs pretty good. Far better than Vista and 8 did on the same hardware. The new version seems to be less demanding on hardware than 8.1.
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but with the size of HDD fitted to a netbook dual OS just isn't going to work , and as microsoft are having a peek at the fitted OS before permitting the free upgrade download [ or even making a reservation ] having a sticker ain't going to cut the mustard I presume ; as 10 is an upgrade , if the old OS isn't there it won't be able to install one presumes ; don't forget a netbook comes without a DVD player or a system disc ; hastle ,hastle Last edited by lebesset; 4th June 2015 at 06:51 AM. |
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For now ...
Windows 7 was the same on release, and it's been the same story with most versions of Windows. If you install an early release of 7, without any service packs, it too will happily run on older hardware with just 1GB of RAM, but now it's middle-aged and it's gained some weight. Without putting it on a diet by identifying and removing a heap of non-essential services and features, it struggles to run efficiently at anything less than about 3GB of RAM. I reckon Windows 10 will be looking podgy in less than 12 months. Quote:
No need to dual-boot it though. If you have the key (either from the COA on the bottom, or by recovering and recording it before reformatting), trying Windows 10 later won't be an issue. It's simply a matter of reinstalling Windows 7 first then performing the upgrade. As for the lack of a CD/DVD ROM, I can't remember the last time I used an optical disc to install an OS; it must be a good 5 years or more. For at least 10 years, it's been the norm in the IT industry to boot and install the OS from USB storage devices. At the server-end of the IT world, which is where the majority of my work is these days, optical drives have been obsolete for years, but even down at the residential end they're being omitted from newer systems now.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 4th June 2015 at 07:55 AM. |
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so format the HDD , try a linux distro , probably quicker
but maybe I would like 10 better ? format again , download 10 , try actually I think linux was better format again , install linux personally I would just wait until next month ;actually , come to think of it , that's exactly what I am going to do ! 10 is bound to be an improvement from reports I have , if and when that gets overloaded , linux will undoubtedly have improved so will changed then ! |
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Well this is an interesting article, the second paragraph reckons that upgraded Win 10 users will be able to do a clean reinstall of Win 10 from ISO. That will be great if true.
So far only my work PC (win7pro) is showing the Get Win 10 icon, all our home PCs are 8.1 / 8.1pro. http://arstechnica.com/information-t...ws-10-upgrade/
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