Win 7 upgrade

eyemfedup2 · Nov 16, 2009

i have a hp zv5330us
p4 3.2 ghz cpu
1gb ram
ati mobility radeon 9000/9100 agp display adapter
st980815a 80gb
ran a win 7 test and it said i could not use win 7 on this computer
have any reason why
have ran on slower single core computers and passed

raybay · Nov 16, 2009

Run it again after you have upgraded the memory... are you using Value Ram or other slow ram.
you may need a second module of at least 512 mb... But it is usually the quality of the memory. Run MemTest86 for four hours or seven passes, which ever is longer.

Matthew · Nov 16, 2009

Just an absolute shot in the dark here, but DirectX 9 is a listed graphics requirement for Aero, and I don't believe your graphics chip supports it. Perhaps that's why your system failed the Windows 7 test.

It's also worth noting that my old Radeon 9200se lost driver support with Vista -- and it doesn't seem your HP ZV5330US has Vista/7 drivers at all either. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=433744&

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