kiddingguy Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 At work we have a MSI U123 netbook (1 GB RAM) with Windows XP installed. I would like to upgrade this thing to Windows 7. Which version can I use better? The Starter edition or just the Home Premium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pwnz0r3d Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I was gonna say go for the Home edition, but I'm not sure the U123 supports HW acceleration in Windows 7 with the older Intel chipset it features. I've tried both versions on my netbook (different brand), and while both run satisfactory the Starter Edition was actually more sluggish than Home due to the lack of aero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Daedroth Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Windows 7 Starter was specifically designed for low-powered machines such as netbooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiddingguy Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 I guess Starter edition it somewhat 'lighter' and less demanding on the CPU etc, since Aero and all have not been enabled/removed from this edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 He's Dead Jim Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Theres a "Thin PC 7" from M$ available for legacy machines, I tried it on the old P4 here(512Mb ram only) and it was gawdawfully slow, So I am running a modded W7 lite by I.K. and its still sluggish, :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiddingguy Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Windows 7 Starter it is. Good choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogas04 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Wait for Win8 it will run better and faster on your netbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiddingguy Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 @bogas04, thx for the post. I have a Technet subscription, so I can always upgrade to Win 8 (Starter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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At work we have a MSI U123 netbook (1 GB RAM) with Windows XP installed.
I would like to upgrade this thing to Windows 7.
Which version can I use better? The Starter edition or just the Home Premium?
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