Upgrading components Will Windows-7 Starter recognize 2 gigs of memory if installed? Can I run MS Word, Excel and Outlook with W-7 starter? Some posts seem to indicate the answer is YES to both but others say NO. Who knows? Upgrading components Will Windows-7 Starter recognize 2 gigs of memory if installed? Can I run MS Word, Excel and Outlook with W-7 starter? Some posts seem to indicate the answer is YES to both... » Read More Upgrading components Will Windows-7 Starter recognize 2 gigs of memory if installed? Can I run MS Word, Excel and Outlook with W-7 starter? Some posts seem to indicate the answer is YES to both but others say NO. Who knows? « Show Less
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I think it should. According to this website:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_xp...it says Windows 7 Starter's limit on X86 (32-bit) is 2GB, unless Microsoft has some type of lock and forces you to upgrade their OS so you can utilize more memory.
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Yes, to the memory. I upgraded my Toshiba mini to two megabites(?)last year. I bought battery directly from Toshiba online.Sorry I can't answer your other questions.
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Yes, up to 2 GB. I have upgraded mine. Money well spent. Just be sure to order the correct memory.
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8GB is max additional RAM that can be added after removing the stock 4GB. It has 2GB hardwired in, so true total capacity is 10GB, after 8GB upgrade. Both Win7 and Win 8.1 recognized all 10GBs on my machine. I also swapped mechanical HD for SSD. These two upgrades really bring out full potential of the machine.
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Hi. The one I purchased indicated System Requirements on the box: "Windows 7 or Windows 8, 32- or 64-bit OS only. 1 GH processor with SSE2 support, 2 GB RAM & 2 GB available disk space". The application on my hard drive shows 25,110 kb but not sure if this included all the associated files or not. You can go to www.office.com/information to learn more. Hope the helps.
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Both programs are pre-installed with the basic starter program. The operating system is Windows 7, which I prefer over Windows 8.
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Make no mistake about it - we thought this was Windows 7, but in fact it is Windows 8 - to our dismay. Regarding whether more memory can be added, I do not know.
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Most Windows 7 applications will work with Windows 8. If you are upgrading from Windows 7 to 8, then you should run the upgrade assistant that will alert you of any programs you have installed that may have a problem running Windows 8.
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Yes, it is a typo. Should be 6 GB (6000 MB). You wouldn't even be able to load windows 8 with less than about 1000 MB :] This is a pretty decent machine for the money, I got it for my wife over a year ago, probably 1.5 yrs. Still working well. Keep in mind it is windows 8. I put in an SSD rather than the slower platter-based hard disk and installed Windows 7 (I don't care to teach my wife win8, and I don't like win 8 all that much myself). You can make win8 much more like win7 if you install something like StartIsBack - you can get the start menu back. Cheers!
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When I check the system file in the control panel all it says is Windows 8. The computer works great but windows 8 was really meant for a touch screen. The secret I realized that you could add a second hard drive (2.5" SATA ,SSD etc. ). And the ram could be increase up to 24-32 GB!
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there is the typical trial version of office if i am not wrong, but to get the full version you have to buy a key, pretty standard for new machines. I reccomend uninstalling the trial and installing any office you have handy (or buy) i did it with office 2007 and no problems so far.
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Yes you will need to replace the memory installed to upgrade to higher memory. Be sure it is compatible!! Once done go to setup let it recognize the new memory and boot to windows.
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Sort of. Windows 7 Upgrades are designed for Windows Vista, keeping your files and programs in place. If you have XP, you will not be able to perform that same type of upgrade directly. Instead, you can do what is called a "Clean Install" which will move your files to a Windows.old folder, but you will need to install all of your programs again. I'd also like to point out that you cannot use this Anytime Upgrade to go from XP to Win7. This product is strictly to upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium; if you do not currently have Windows 7 Starter installed, then this product will be of no use. Try searching for "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade" as that includes the DVDs so you can do the Clean Install.
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What operating system do you plan on using? Windows 7 64 Bit= probably not, unless you are playing high end games or using CAD related programs. Windows 8= it would be worth the investment. I'm running 16 Gb of RAM with a Sabertooth on a high demand CAD machine with Windows 7, and the performance is outstanding. I'm also running 8 Gb of RAM on a Sabertooth with Windows 8 in a Premiere/After Effects/Photoshop environment and I'm purchasing 8 more Gb's to improve the performance.
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Hi Really depends on the age of your machine. This version is for system builders, meaning you'd have to wipe windows xp and install win7 fresh. This won't upgrade an existing windows installation. If your machine is older than 4 years, I'd suggest a new machine. The install took 15gb of my hard disk
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Windows 7 is installed in the laptop. However, you will need to buy Outlook for Word, Xcel, and email. Overall a nice laptop.
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i read in one of the revies that the guy hated W8 and went thru hoops to uninstall. think he formated drive and installed W7 but still had problems. I came from vista to W8 so little learning curve,....but lots of utube videos to ease the pain of learning curve. i was on 32 bit vista n this is 64 bit tech. i stored stuff in 32g thumb and moved to W8. some programs had to be updated for W8, or W7 cuz of the 64 bit thing but all works great. Updates for W7 seem to work fine on W8 platform, hope this helps u!
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I am running Office 2007 under Windows XP SP3 on a Lenovo S10 with no problem. It behaves just as well as a larger notebook. I do have a 2GB memory upgrade installed but it performed just fine with 1GB before I upgraded.
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Word starter and Excel starter. It's not the trial version. You need to purchase Office 2010 to have all the options activated in these soft-wares.