slow running win 7 stater on netbook with intel n455 chip

[hindry]

1 gb RAM

is this chip too underpowered to run win 7 starter?

this thing is a dog!

what can i do?

[Miz]

Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. That can tell you a lot about your system's suitability.

Come back with any questions you may have after running that.

[hindry]

advisor said everything good at 32 bits but 64 there were defiiences

i have no idea which version i am running

[Miz]

Right click Computer and in the menu that opens, left click Properties.

In the window that opens, it will tell you whether it's 32 or 64 bit in the System category.

[hindry]

32 bit


when i try to scoll down web pages ,it stops or scrolls really eratically

and

wmp really bogs down when trying to navigate around.....often get a message 'wmp not responding'

[Miz]

One gig of RAM is the minimum for Win 7. The other minimums are 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor, 16 GB available hard disk space, DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver.

"Minimum" means Win7 will run on those specs but it will not necessarily run well. It won't run as well as XP would with those specs.

[hindry]

can i load xp and run on it on netbook or is there a conflict

[Miz]

If the netbook came with Win7 preinstalled and it's still under warranty, installing another operating system will void the warranty.

In order to install XP, you will need to make sure you can find the hardware drivers that will work with XP. If the netbook is new, it's unlikely you'll find the drivers you need since many manufacturers do not bother to write drivers for older operating system for their newest components.

You'll also need a way to install XP since most netbooks do not have CD/DVD drives and you will need a copy of XP that is not currently installed on any other system.

[hindry]

okay that sounds too complicated

let me review and see if you agree

netbooks , at least my bottom of the line model, are not powerful enought to run win 7 without hiccups and are poorly specified for the job .

if i threw this thing in trash, what are the parameters for netbooks to browse, and do occaisonal simple spread sheet?

[Miz]

I have no experience with netbooks so I can't help with recommendations on them. I suggest you ask in our Hardware forum.

[hindry]

if i have done everything you recommend, what is there left for me to do?

[Miz]

You had asked "if i threw this thing in trash, what are the parameters for netbooks to browse, and do occaisonal simple spread sheet?"

My answer is to ask the hardware experts in our Hardware forum since I have no experience with netbooks.

[hindry]

okay ..thanks