Windows 10 on OLD COMPUTERS

WiiSky70 · 09 Feb 2016

BunnyJ said:

Oh and that link in the OP starts the download automatically and that might not what users here would want to see happen.

fixed now redirects to official site without auto download.

Digital Life · 09 Feb 2016

I am the thehackerman1 of 2016 if you thought your computer was old my one must be ancient

Processor Name: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160
Original Processor Frequency: 1800.0 MHz
CPU Brand Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel

Number of CPU Cores: 2
Number of Logical CPUs: 2

BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, Hewlett-Packard
BIOS Date: 02/04/08
BIOS Version: v5.01
BIOS Message: Copyright 2008 by Hewlett-Packard Company
UEFI BIOS: Not Capable
Ram: 2048 MBytes
Device Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Device Type Detail: Synchronous
Memory Speed: 800 MHz

I even had Windows 10 64 bit on this

batlhilz · 10 Feb 2016

umm i ran win7 on p200 with 64mb. whats the news? it was heck slow but all i used was putty for ssh connection lol. sadly i dont have the rig anymore to slam it up again

lgentry · 13 Feb 2016

That is not "old" hardware by any means and Windows 10 would be expected to run like a champ on it which I'm sure it does.

CTPhil · 13 Feb 2016

The oldest hardware I've put Win 10 on so far was about 9 years old. My general experience is that the older the hardware the more driver and other conflicts. I had to reinstall on the oldest twice, it locked up so bad I couldn't open the task manager to attempt a fix. Got it sorted eventually and it runs great. (Acer laptop) High end HP laptops with switchable graphics can be tricky, but can be worked around. I've got it running great on Dell laptops with 2.00 gHz dual cores and 2 GB of RAM. Just for fun I'd like to try it on an older P4 machine, I'll bet it will run fine. :) Clearly 10 wasn't designed for old hardware, but there seems to be a fix for just about any combo if you're willing to dig in and work it out. :)

WiiSky70 · 19 Feb 2016

CTPhil said:

The oldest hardware I've put Win 10 on so far was about 9 years old. My general experience is that the older the hardware the more driver and other conflicts. I had to reinstall on the oldest twice, it locked up so bad I couldn't open the task manager to attempt a fix. Got it sorted eventually and it runs great. (Acer laptop) High end HP laptops with switchable graphics can be tricky, but can be worked around. I've got it running great on Dell laptops with 2.00 gHz dual cores and 2 GB of RAM. Just for fun I'd like to try it on an older P4 machine, I'll bet it will run fine. :) Clearly 10 wasn't designed for old hardware, but there seems to be a fix for just about any combo if you're willing to dig in and work it out. :)

Even on this Ivy Bridge it is slow (with oc and everything crancked up)

essenbe · 20 Feb 2016

I have it installed on a Dell Laptop running a T2390 1.86 GHz. Upgraded and installed without issue. It runs about as fast as it can run.

Jack07 · 20 Feb 2016

Running pretty well on this.
Downsides - 2 minute startup when fast startup is disabled and a little over an hour to upgrade from a build to another.

amtronic · 23 Feb 2016

Does a Dell D820 qualify as an old PC?
Operating System - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU - Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7400 @ 2.16GHz

After the Dell D820, my next attempt will be a Dell XPS Gen5 desktop from 2005 - right now it gives me the "Your CPU does not meet the minimum requirements" reply, but we're not giving up - as old as it is, it's like a vintage Ferrari running Win7 64.

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CTPhil · 23 Feb 2016

Ha ha, I'm on a D820 right now running XP. I was thinking of 10 on this machine myself, lol. Why not? It's dual core and 2GB RAM, should run fine. :)