Can My Compaq C700 Laptop Run Windows 7

[BK_123]

Hi all. I am wanting to upgrade my Compaq laptop to Windows 7 from horrible Windows Vista, Here are the specs:

2GB DDR2 Ram
320GB Hard Drive
Intel Celeron-M
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Windows Vista Home Basic

 

[Hameister]

It's time for a new laptop.

 

[BK_123]

I am not interested in buying a new laptop it runs perfectly fine, its not very old, I am only wanting to upgrade to Win7...

 

[Hameister]

Ok so do it, is there a question you have?

Win7 will run for sure, but don't expect too much with the Celeron cpu, 2GB of memory, and the X3100 chip set.

 

[BK_123]

I am not interested in running high end games and programs like that..

 

[Hameister]

So, basically web surfing, e-mail, word processing?

If that's the case it should be fine. It's just that there are always laptops on sale for $299 that come with Windows 7, and they have better processors, more memory, better graphics, faster and larger HDD, that I really don't know if it pays to invest in Win7 on that Compaq.

 

[BK_123]

Yes web surfing, email, word-processing, My brother plays alot of minecraft/tekkit, We have had this laptop for 3-4 years and we have only had to replace the screen(which they gave as one that didn't have the webcam eye) other than that it has been going fine. We bought a new laptop last year for everyone in my house to use (need to replace the HDD), As long it works and goes fine I am satisfied with it.

 

[Infidelious]

If you are worried about speed, then install Windows XP. If not, Windows 7 will run fine. It is more intensive of an operating system but you are only recommended to have half of the hardware you are currently running.

 

[BK_123]

I don't use it but the speed is fine..

 

[strollin]

If your laptop can run Vista, it can definitely run Win 7 since Vista has heavier resource requirements than Win 7.