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Wed, Jan 14 2009

Windows 7 Minimum Requirements

Below are the Windows 7 minimum requirements:

  • 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
  • 1GB of main memory
  • 16GB of available disk space
  • Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
  • A DVD-R/W drive

Most of the PCs right now should have the specifications above and by the time Windows 7 launches and they still keep the requirements, the new operating system should do well.

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  1. By naveed

    i have 2.6 dual core .. 2 GB of RAM DDR3 … nd 250 GB of HDD … nd 1 Gb builten graphic memory,…… but i have 1 problm . when i installed win 7 after instalation graphic memory shown juxt 780 MB WhY????

  2. By albano

    i installed windows 7 on my pc with 895 gb of ram, 3.07 ghz cpu and 512 of memory.when i try to play music on windows mwdia player,the music stuc, i think is because of the ram,it shoukd be at least 1 gb

  3. By Toti

    I first take a look of the windows 7 beta allmost 2 mouths ago. It was perfect. then I try the windows 7 build 7600 x64 ultimate. A way better. and so, now I buy windows 7 x64 ultimate the final retail version from a pc store in my town, and I’d say that microsoft has take back the costumers that lost with vista.
    It’s the best os ever. I had the chanse to take a look on “mac os x leopard”
    I don’t like it at all. I’m used to a microsoft os and i’ll never changet it for some apple sh..t

  4. By HASEEB

    i have 2.8 ghz processor celerone and 512mb of ram will it work on my computer plz any body help me

  5. By pinoytutorial

    If you are thinking your PC can’t handle Windows 7. then here’s my sources about
    the official requirement of Windows 7 to run on your PC

    my sources: http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/windows-7-official-suite-why-should-you-get-it/

    I fairly believe the specs are “low” comparing to Vista’s high-end requirements.

    Again, we would like to congratulate windows 7 for this amazing release. Kudos to the team!

  6. By fuad_fadz

    Windows 7 surpass 200% Windows Vista ( Bloody Damn OS)

  7. By Str8signs

    I run Windows 7 RC with original license key nd` shyt..microsoft gave it 4 free…ergo updates are available and lot more…
    I have 1 main rig and 2 laptops…
    the weakest one is the aspire 3690 1,6ghz M,512ddr2,40gigs,32mb onboard intel.
    bottom line:it runns damn faster than vista and 100 times more stable than XP
    the middle one is a stunning weirdo:Toshiba Satellite 2,6ghz,256DDR400,40gigs,Geforce Go 128mb/128bit…256ddr cough cough..
    bottom line:seven acts pretty like XP,downfall that with 256!?!?! its a lot slower but still stable…applications runnable??maybe solitaire..or smthin…
    3rig..is Core2Duo extreme clocked around 3,5ghz,4gigs of Corsair at 1066,2x250gb raptors..and 9800GTX+(watercooled) and clocked…nopoint here though…

    So the shit iz…. if u got 256ram…Xp 4 the keeps…with 512 u manage quite good but no demanding games…it doesnt matter what gpu u own cuz most laptops have 32/64 and they run very very fine..no difference observed between xp/7 besides aero stuff…
    but for applications at least 768/1gig laptop or desktop…otherwise all u get is a runnable windows n dot.

    cheerz`

  8. By ONABULE TAIWO MIXWELL

    what is the next operating system

  9. By raunaq

    i have a Pentium 4 dual cpu 3.0ghz version with 2 gb ram 80 gb hard disk
    with dual layered dvd writer 2 nos and a MSI motherboard why can’t it run win 7
    i have an old monitor samsung samtron 55v since my system crashed when i tried 2 install win 7

  10. By Elax

    256 MB RAM
    1,7 GHz
    32 GB memory

    any chances?

  11. By stinky

    My com. matches all the requirements except for the main memory part..
    i only have 512mb …
    will that be a big problem??
    is it going to run very slow or not at all??
    I once installed vista.. it ran allright i guess but i switched back to xp though.. its alot faster

  12. By The Dude

    I`ve installed Windows 7 on a virtual mashine the specs is as follows.

    1.8 Ghz processor
    512 Mb Ram
    64 Mb Video adapter
    20 GB Hdd

    It`s running smoothly the only prolem I have is that I cant run a screensaver due to the lack of the video card memory games can be layed but is real slow o who says you have to have 1 GB Ram and a 128 Mb display adapter the 16 GB Hdd I can understand but the rest of the specs someone probably made up

  13. By The dude

    got to say I havent tested Windows 7 yet but the features looks real nice think I`m going to try it tonight on my 1.8 GHZ dual core I know that doesn`t sound much but that coputer is real nice and if you can show me that windows 7 can run on a Pentium III prove it before I would believe it I`m an IT tech at a College so I`ve seen alot of stuff which everyone of you guys ould claim is impossible

  14. By Gentian KOSOVA

    My computer requiriments are :
    CPU-1.7 Gig core 2 quad x 4800
    RAM-4 gb DDR 3
    HDD-800 gb
    Graphic card-ATI Radeon MOBILITY x5100 2gb

    it is grat huh!!!
    in my computer works all of the operation systems
    I think sooo

  15. By Metalman

    Installed 64 bit Windows 7 much faster and stable compared to Vista good job Microsoft all drivers for all my printers and much faster on program loads and closings nolag on start up .

  16. By chaddyb

    yup i crashed it playing demigod. i dont know whats up with that since the last beta was supossed to be ultra stable. hopefully RC1 can help a game out in that respects.

  17. By Andy

    Hey

    Just installed win 7 on a crappy thing i`ve just put together, 1 gig CPU, 780MB ram, GF4 440 64MB and it`s actually working fine.

    I put down the flashy bit`s of course, nd just for a very simple day use it`s working alright. I`ve put it together so that i could put all my old HDD`s in my network, amd it`s working fine. Surprised over how fast firefox nd so on it working. Win 7 is promising so far:) working great so far on my “real” computer minor bugs here and there, but u can`t really expect much else. by far the best win so far…

  18. By Mangletooth

    I have win 7 beta 7077 running on a old POS dell optiplex with a 1 gig proc/256 mem and 20 gig hdd …runs like crap, I mean how polished would you like your turd? but on my main desktop its way better then vista ultimate ever was … way less of a resource hog, did microsoft release vista just so we would all upgrade our hardware to the hilt to then release a killer low resource version? If so I thank them because its the first time since 98 ive been happy with an os upgrade ….. big ups to M$ !

  19. By rcorrino

    @ Malcolm McCaffery

    There is always a good reason to keep your data on a separate partition, regardless of the filesystem used for the disk. The following are just to name a few…….

    VIRUSES. In the event of in infection with a virus, malware etc. it is always best to wipe the drive. This is easier if you data is spread out over several partitons. Just nuke the C: drive and reinstall the OS.

    AUDIO, VIDEO and IMAGE Processing. Having a scratch drive or partition separate from your data and OS partitions is beneficial. Not only will the swap file be faster it will also prevent possible corruption of those files if the scratch disk ever gets full.

    MULTIPLE OS. If you ever want to dual or triple boot, having more than one partition is handy.

  20. By bubuntu

    …so.. i have the first toshiba portege (lovely: less than 1kg, intel M800Mhz, 512 mb ram, hd 1,8′ 30Gb).

    I will be very happy if someone tell me: “Yes! LoL, install W7 on your portege, it will works fine!”

    But i think it is not possible…. ah!