I have a 500 GB HD running Win XP Pro. Can I get this computer with Win 7 HD and install my old Win XP HD in the same computer?
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This hard drive never worked, even had to pay people to come work on it. I have filed a claim
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Yes - you may need to update the hardware drivers for video, sound, etc ... but it will run fine on this machine.
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Easy if it is the same computer model. If not then you will have to boot in safe mode and delete all the system drivers and it"might" work.
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Not likely. the hardware, including the mother board may not be compatible. the Windows web site can provide relavent info. The hard drive must be formated in order to install Win. XP. It is easy to go forward and very difficult to go back.
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Why not just stick with XP Pro. When I got my Dell, I just asked for it to have Windows XP Pro installed as that's what I had on my old computer and I liked it a lot better than the newer (7&8) systems. The Dell came as requested AND ALSO WITH an XP Pro system install disk so that if I ever had to restore it I could. It pays to ask! I don't care if XP and XP pro aren't going to be supported. IT WORKS FOR ME! Lonnie
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My 390 is an older computer which runs XP. and according to what i read Dell started shipping the 390 in 2006. It was probably designed for XP because according to what i read Vista didn't come out until November of 2006 for Business customers. If you decide to buy it, I suggest you pull out the memory and re-seat it. My system memory has a tendency to pop loose when you move the computer. It looks ok but it's not, I get a blue screen that is quickly resolved by removing & re-seating the memory on my 390. It's been a good computer other than that. Not the fastest but a good reliable computer.
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Yes..without a problem. But..(I don't remember if it had an operating system on it when it arrived) unless it has the operating system on it..you'll have to use a "full blown" version of Windows 7..not the upgrade.
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You coul but you would not be able to use all your Ram memory and the whole power of the equipment. If you want to use XP, I would install the 64 version of it.
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Highly doubtful. Win 95 is not the real problem. But a PC old enough to still have Win 95 almost certainly lacks the SATA interface needed for this drive.
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The unit advertised here has Windows XP. I would not purchase a PC with XP at any price. Can this XP machine be upgraded to Windows 7...I don't know. What I can do is give another review of my W7 machine. When I purchased this unit in 2010, it came with Windows 7 Starter. I did two upgrades...to Windows 7 Home Premium & increased RAM from 1Gb to 2Gb, the max the motherboard will allow. It has a 250Gb HD which at the time was larger than the combined HD capacity of my two very old Dell desktops on XP. I installed Office 2003 at the time & last year added Office 365 since I was permitted up to 5 installs. Now 4 years down the road I can say that this is a fine piece of equipment, very reliable. But it's beginning to show it's age...it's getting slow in the processing & boot-up seems to take forever. I will be replacing it with a Surface Pro 3 but due to finances, it'll have to wait til next year. When it is replaced, this unit will not go to waste, it will be given to a teenager in foster care and carry on.
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yes you can install windows 7(xp no longersupported) but This laptop has room only for 32bit
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I just saw that it's Windows 7 you want to go to. It's the same procedure basically. You need to get your data off that system if possible. You'll also need a Windows 7 install disk.
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You might, however I would recommend installing Windows 7 or 8 and running XP and your old software on a virtual machine. I have done this before on OS X and Windows 7 hosts, and hardware locked (USB dongle) software.
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I see no reason why not. just pop the new drive in the old ones place, they hook up the same way. However be warned, all of your data will be lost in this process. You should have a windows sticker somewhere on your computer case that has your product key, all you need to do is find a copy of the windows version that you have, install it and put in that product key. To find the drivers that you need just go to dells website and download them from there. If you ever get stuck during the process, google is your best friend.
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Yes you can as you have a slot for it. You will need to clone over the existing install or reinstall Windows. There are also USB enclosures and normal SATA adapters.
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We now have an older PC from you. It came with W7 on it, and it works wonderfully. We are very pleased with it.
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Yes, unit came with Windows 7 Pro version, which will accept the Virtual XP mode install, an available free download from Microsoft (Google 'Windows XP mode in windows 7'). Unit came with Windows 8 upgrade/reinstall disks, but I created Windows 7 Pro recovery disks from the machine (Google that also). Caution: this was two months ago, so suggest asking seller if it still comes with Win 7 Pro on it. The XP mode takes a minute to load each time it is started, but it runs fine. I use it to run Visual Basic 6 program development, which will not install in Win 7 or 8 (Microsoft error, IMO)
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Mine came with XP Pro, which is what I wanted at the time.The one you are linked to appears to have Windows 7 Professional in the description. ( At the end of description )Copy below:Dell Precision 390 Workstation Tower, Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz Processor, 4GB DDR2 High Performance Memory, Large 160GB SATA Hard Drive, CDRW/DVD, High Density Dual Output PCIe Graphics Video, Windows 7 Professional.
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I'd suspect not. When I upgraded from an XP computer to a Win8 computer, I just plugged the same USB cable into the new computer and it was business as usual. Of course, this was a completely "data" drive, with no active programs on it. Or am I missing something in the question?
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Yes, I have Win7 installed. I did upgrade the memory to I believe 6gb, but you could probably install with just 1gb. It would run slower, though.
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I just installed Win7 Pro 64 bit on my Samsung NC20 and, as a PC tech w/20 years experience, I found it to be extremely easy. It was basically a reformat since there is no "in place" upgrade for XP. I used a Win7 Pro upgrade CD so I'm sure your student promotion will be fine. All I had to do was insert the CD, reboot and follow the instructions for a clean install. Took about 1 hour 15 minutes from start to finish, complete with wireless network discovery and updates. All done by the OS setup! I have not installed anything else, no AV, no printer, no software but the naked performance of this installation is impressive and this is with 1 GB of RAM. Of course, this is very early, but this thing runs rings around the very awful Vista. Hope this helps.
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Hello Jeffrey, thank you for contact us, not this unit come with XP, if you need Windows 7 Pro just add $60 more