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    XP or 7 and 32 or 64 bit?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alireza4, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. alireza4

    alireza4 Notebook Guru

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    My thinkpad t400 has the following features:

    core 2 doa P9500 (6mb)
    3 G ram
    160 HDD

    I'm going to use it just for coding java/html/css and watch movies.

    I want to keep these programs allways running:

    IDE
    DB server
    Web server
    FF browser
    IE browser
    Opera browser

    I'm looking for OS with best performance not best look.
     
    alireza4, Oct 10, 2011
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  2. Colonel O'Neill

    Colonel O'Neill Notebook Deity

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    If you have switchable graphics, go Windows 7. XP doesn't support it.

    Performance-wise, they shouldn't be very different. It's just personal taste for the most part.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Oct 10, 2011
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  3. alireza4

    alireza4 Notebook Guru

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    No, it has integrated vga.
     
    alireza4, Oct 10, 2011
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Vista for sure. It's not bad on a decently spec'd system like yours.

    Vista is hated because some OEM's installed it on laptops with a 1.6Ghz Intel Celeron and 512MB's of memory.
     
    Nick, Oct 10, 2011
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  5. alireza4

    alireza4 Notebook Guru

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    I'm sorry, but I mean win 7 not vista. I edit my title. Thank you.
     
    alireza4, Oct 10, 2011
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  6. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Windows 7 is awesome, definitely way better than XP.
     
    Nick, Oct 10, 2011
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  7. Jarhead

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    I'd take 7 over XP. XP was a great OS for its time, but it's ancient in software years. The time for XP to die is near (RIP).
     
    Jarhead, Oct 10, 2011
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  8. SlickDude80

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    without a doubt in my mind...go windows 7 64bit
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 10, 2011
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  9. MidnightSun

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    As stated, use Windows 7. Going forward, W7 has much better security, updated drivers, power savings, general stability, etc. than XP. If you're not planning to go beyond 3GB of RAM, 32-bit will do, although 64-bit won't hurt.
     
    MidnightSun, Oct 10, 2011
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  10. bobofett2

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    the cool thing about windows 7 64bit is that everything just works. just install and run. Doesn't matter if its 32 or 64 bit app. This has been the most stable OS for me yet
     
    bobofett2, Oct 10, 2011
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  11. Jarhead

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    And Win7Pro and above have XP Mode, which is a VM of XP within Win7 basically. So if your app doesn't work in Win7, it'll use "XP" instead.
     
    Jarhead, Oct 10, 2011
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    Core 2 doa, lol. I would honestly say go with XP as it has better compatibility with older software, as well as runs on slightly less resources (emphasis slight, compared to a super tweaked Seven install). A basic install is a whole 1.5GB of HDD space compared to atleast 10GB with Seven, if that means anything to you.
     
    talin, Oct 10, 2011
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  13. atbnet

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    Windows 7 all the way. There is no reason to pick anything else at this point.
     
    atbnet, Oct 10, 2011
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  14. Jarhead

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    True, I'm not very inspired by Windows 8, especially the Metro interface. Sure, looks nice for a tablet, but I'd rather have the traditional Windows look and feel on a laptop/desktop.
     
    Jarhead, Oct 10, 2011
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  15. ExMM

    ExMM Notebook Evangelist

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    I would recommend windows 7 too, still think he is the best and smooth OS microsoft has ever made (hope that win 8 will beat it :D)

    I JUST formatted a laptop with a very similar specs as your,and I went straight for win 7 64bit.

    Flawless
     
    ExMM, Oct 11, 2011
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  16. alireza4

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    Can you tell me about a good reinstall OS guide for thinkpad t400. I can see several guides in this forum, but I do'nt know which is the best.
     
    alireza4, Oct 11, 2011
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  17. Hungry Man

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    7 64bit. No question.
     
    Hungry Man, Oct 12, 2011
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  18. ExMM

    ExMM Notebook Evangelist

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    I normally don't use any guide, no matter the laptop brand, the procedure is always the same for me.

    But if the guides in this forum are not enough clear for you, you can try this one, seems ok to me:

    Windows 7 Clean Installation - ThinkPad
     
    ExMM, Oct 13, 2011
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  19. Gintoki

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    I would recommend Windows 7 64bit, both work fine and are forward thinking decisions. I use Windows 7 64bit on my notebook and I'm happy.
     
    Gintoki, Oct 14, 2011
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  20. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    XP 64Bit is a test OS - not a production OS.

    On that note though, why use something that's dead? XP has zero protection (UAC on Vista & Win7), died more than 3 years ago and was kept alive by lazy IT departments in companies.

    -> Use Vista or Windows 7 - also makes finding drivers a lot easier, Win 7 is possibly better than Vista in that too. I'm very annoyed with Intel because those lazy capitalists have released drivers for the X3100 for Win7 after they stopped developing them for Vista... and then people blame Microsoft for such companies... (or for OEMs selling an OS on underspecced machines)
     
    DetlevCM, Oct 14, 2011
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