Win 7 on an XP Machine.
Right - I’ve run the compatability tool, and it looks like I CAN install the X32 version of Win 7 on my old P4 4GB RAM XP Machine.
Question is - should I?
Would a stripped down version of Win 7 X32 perform better on a P4 machine, than a stripped down XP installation?
Anyone here done it? Any advice?
I would imagine you would be better off staying with XP as it would use less resources to run it than windows 7 would. Which means more resources for traktor to run. I think your CPU may struggle with windows 7.
It would probably run it, but I would say stick with XP for stability. You can always dual boot a small partition to see how it works before jumping in all the way.
CPU is P4 3.2Ghz HT.
I run Win 7 Ultimate on my Acer Aspire One netbook. It has an Atom 1.66 GHz processor and is maxed out at 1.5GB RAM. I haven’t had too many issues with it.
That said, if you have a legit copy of Win 7, you can use a free program called vLite to make a super stripped down installation, getting rid of programs, settings, task, etc that you don’t use, effectively streamlining Win7.
Link: http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-lite-for-media-center-users-with-vlite.html
I’d definitely streamline the installation, and my machine has 2GB RAM. If your runs at 1.6Ghz and 1.5Gb, mine should work fine, right?
It runs fine if I do not have too many apps and background services running simultaneously.
I won’t run photoshop or traktor on it!
I can run firefox with multiple tabs, open office write and a java based download manager at the same time no problem.
Old wisdom: Never change a running sytem 
I think you can do it…I had a friend do it on an old 2.8 P4…It worked like a champ.
Also…you can always just reinstall xp with TinyXP and make the box a music machine.
Win7 runs smoother on my XP machines.
I just got Win 7 (legit) cus my new monitors only have Win7 drivers.
They work with my XP Dell but i figure they might work better with Win7.
I was thinking of backing up the hard drive and formatting the PC and installing WIn7 .I Ive had lots of problems with this PC in the passed which Dell where shit at helping with so i figure a fresh start is a good idea.
Turns out its a RAID Dell Dimension 9150… means nothing to me.
Should i do it. Will it be easy. How do i format a RAID thingy?
Will the Win7 install give me an option to wipe the damn thing. I did read that installing Win7 would require a complete format anyway.
Am i talking hogwash..?
sorry for thread jack.
I would go for it mate, my laptop is only 4gb 2.4ghz dual core, and it runs 64bit win 7 no problemo.
Cool. Yeah im not sure about 32 or 64bit. Is all your 32bit stuff running fine on 64..?
The RC version of Win 7 had some issues, but I have not had any problem running 32 bit software on my 64 bit OS
I had to reinstall a few things like CS5 etc but everything works great. The only thing that doesn’t work is my 5 year old phone lol, but a $5 bluetooth dongle solved that issue!
Cool news… Gonna back up this week and do it.
Do i need to format the RAID jobby or will the Win7 Install do it for me.
I had some trouble with the pc a few years back and Dell sent me all the XP disks to reinstall and i ended up with 2 installations, one with fuck all on it and one with all my stuff. I want shut of everything.
Im such a noob at PC…