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    Installing Win 7 in Acer 5720z

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by MuteMath, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. MuteMath

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    I'm thinking of upgrading from Vista to 7. I'm just wondering if its going to be an easy transition? Will 7 work right of out of box with the drivers that are used with Vista? Thanks
     
    MuteMath, Sep 26, 2012
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    Just buy a new copy of 64bit windows and you should be able to get the drivers no.problem. You will see a good performance boost with going to 7. i know i did when i upgrades too. also if you have not all ready, upgrade your ram. cheap and easy speed boost.

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    kojack, Sep 26, 2012
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    My 5720z is the budget version and the ram is capped at 2GBs (cannot upgrade further). I think that the minimum required for running 64bit is 3GBs right? Could I still get compatible drivers that can work with a x86 version of 7?
     
    MuteMath, Sep 27, 2012
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    There's no minimum required to run a 64bit OS. It's the other way around- 32bit OS does not address RAM above 3GB.
    So you can install 64bit OS with no issues.
     
    downloads, Sep 28, 2012
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