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![]() Why ? Well, it is simple : MicroSoft never obtained to make use of any Extension invented since the 686 ( namely Pentium ) so features like SSE 0 / 2 / 4 and all the fancy accelerators and microcode-libraries available today are fairly unused all the time Windows itself has no usage of these features. Since BMWN512P | MicroSoft Windows XP ( NT 5.1 ) SP 2 Professional i have tested and proven extensively that running modern Windows-Systems on so-to-say-junkyard-hardware is the best one can do in all kinds of aspects from whatever perspective you look at it Ī P4-System runs with a power consumption of 35 to 45 Watt in standard desktop-use like browsing the internet, listening to music, watching a movie etc, if using graphics onboard Although the Pentium 4 was one of the sickest energy-hungriest and most inefficient CPU Intel ever made ( before inventing the Atom ) in comparison to actual systems it has a highly admirable energy-efficiency and solidity at least when using Windows as Operating-System ![]() ![]() because these are the systems THAT ARE IN USE in the Kindergarten | School | AfterSchool | Youth-Centre | Hostel -Groups i help to survive digitally : I am running a bunch of systems around the 7th generation, means Intel Pentium IV / 4 / D | AMD Athlon XP | etc. Just to make my statement against the common ' Why would you run some dat new on dat ol crap ' If you can find compatible drivers for all your components then maybe give it a shot, but otherwise forget it. This left him running with the Microsoft basic display adapter driver, and he couldnt use the full resolution of his screen, which also meant he couldnt use Metro apps, which requires 1024x768 minumum. And installing a 7 driver didnt work, it failed with a error similiar to incompatible OS. We managed to get most of the drivers, but no matter where I checked we couldnt find a compatible Intel graphics driver anywhere. As an example, I recently helped a friend install Windows 8.1 on a Dell Studio laptop which was either a 2007/2008 model, with specs similiar to yours. All your drivers for those OSes should be available if you hunt for a bit. I really do recommend that you stick with 7 or XP. I've rolled back to OEM 7, with mostly the sane drivers and softwares installed, and it runs fine except when I ocassionally stress it a bit. I typically only install what I need, keeping startup items and running processes to a minumum, run a daily malware scan with MBAM, but none of that seemed to help. You would think 10 would run fine on specs like that that, but it doesn't. My specs are a good deal better than what you've listed: ![]() With only a couple of Opera tabs open, an Explorer window, and Steam running but not downloading/playing a game, it was already bombarding my system with frequent "not responding" messages almost every time I try to access a desktop app. I recently installed on my Alienware M14X R1, it ran OK until I installed drivers and a few programs. Good luck getting Windows 10 to run on a Pentium, your CPU is the biggest bottleneck.
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