Windows 7 32 or 64 on a Dell Inspiron 1525 [modified]
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My daughter has a Dell Inspiron 1525. The Vista 32-bit on it "broke" and it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.) Since she's a college student, I'm buying the $30 Windows 7 Pro upgrade and will do a clean install (the ISOs are already ready.) I'm now left with the question of whether to go 32-bit or 64-bit. I've seen claims that even with only 2 GB of memory, Windows 7 64 runs great, but I'm worried about drivers, especially since Dell rather sucks when it comes to updating their drivers. I've read that several brands of touchpads became flaky with Windows 7 64, but that may have been solved. Any experiences out there with this?
modified on Friday, December 11, 2009 2:06 PM
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My daughter has a Dell Inspiron 1525. The Vista 32-bit on it "broke" and it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.) Since she's a college student, I'm buying the $30 Windows 7 Pro upgrade and will do a clean install (the ISOs are already ready.) I'm now left with the question of whether to go 32-bit or 64-bit. I've seen claims that even with only 2 GB of memory, Windows 7 64 runs great, but I'm worried about drivers, especially since Dell rather sucks when it comes to updating their drivers. I've read that several brands of touchpads became flaky with Windows 7 64, but that may have been solved. Any experiences out there with this?
modified on Friday, December 11, 2009 2:06 PM
My advice is to check the dell/HP web sites to make sure they have 64-bit drivers available before committing to tat version.
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My advice is to check the dell/HP web sites to make sure they have 64-bit drivers available before committing to tat version.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001Dell has no drivers at all listed for Windows 7, but that may be because Windows 7 ships with all the right ones, at least for 32-bit.
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Dell has no drivers at all listed for Windows 7, but that may be because Windows 7 ships with all the right ones, at least for 32-bit.
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My daughter has a Dell Inspiron 1525. The Vista 32-bit on it "broke" and it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.) Since she's a college student, I'm buying the $30 Windows 7 Pro upgrade and will do a clean install (the ISOs are already ready.) I'm now left with the question of whether to go 32-bit or 64-bit. I've seen claims that even with only 2 GB of memory, Windows 7 64 runs great, but I'm worried about drivers, especially since Dell rather sucks when it comes to updating their drivers. I've read that several brands of touchpads became flaky with Windows 7 64, but that may have been solved. Any experiences out there with this?
modified on Friday, December 11, 2009 2:06 PM
I agree with John, I would check the website. Also, if the system has a current support contract from Dell on it, and it did not have a Weven upgrade option, When you install Windows 7 it Dell will not provide any assistance with the OS as it did not ship from the factory with it installed or have the upgrade. I'm running Weven x64 on my Desktop that I just received from Dell. I have not had one issue out of the OS.
Zach
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Dell has no drivers at all listed for Windows 7, but that may be because Windows 7 ships with all the right ones, at least for 32-bit.
If they work on vista usually they work on 7... at least this is what I've found... good luck!
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I agree with John, I would check the website. Also, if the system has a current support contract from Dell on it, and it did not have a Weven upgrade option, When you install Windows 7 it Dell will not provide any assistance with the OS as it did not ship from the factory with it installed or have the upgrade. I'm running Weven x64 on my Desktop that I just received from Dell. I have not had one issue out of the OS.
Zach
It's already passed it's support date. It had the battery charging flaw which was fixed, at least for now, with a power supply that wasn't so underrated.
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My daughter has a Dell Inspiron 1525. The Vista 32-bit on it "broke" and it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.) Since she's a college student, I'm buying the $30 Windows 7 Pro upgrade and will do a clean install (the ISOs are already ready.) I'm now left with the question of whether to go 32-bit or 64-bit. I've seen claims that even with only 2 GB of memory, Windows 7 64 runs great, but I'm worried about drivers, especially since Dell rather sucks when it comes to updating their drivers. I've read that several brands of touchpads became flaky with Windows 7 64, but that may have been solved. Any experiences out there with this?
modified on Friday, December 11, 2009 2:06 PM
Joe Woodbury wrote:
it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.)
No comment on the rest of your post, but Microsoft has a tool you can download that can do updates. Gets around that annoying error sometimes encountered when using the Microsoft Update site. Not sure if that would help on Vista though, as you just go to the control panel to do updates.
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
it won't let you do updates (turns out to be a relatively common problem for which Microsoft has no solution.)
No comment on the rest of your post, but Microsoft has a tool you can download that can do updates. Gets around that annoying error sometimes encountered when using the Microsoft Update site. Not sure if that would help on Vista though, as you just go to the control panel to do updates.
Oh, and I don't remember if it actually can install the updates for you. It might just show you what updates you need and you have to download and install them yourself. But if you do have to do that, you can just go to Microsoft's download site and download the updates then install them "manually" (i.e., by running the EXE).
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Dell has no drivers at all listed for Windows 7, but that may be because Windows 7 ships with all the right ones, at least for 32-bit.
I installed Weven64 on my almost-2-year-old Acer laptop, and it found drivers for all of the components. In fact, the most recent round of updates found nVidia chipset updates as well. No pain, no strain. My advice is to try the 64-bit version and see what happens. If nothing else, you can always just start over with the 32-bit version.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
