I've been given a Lenovo T400S in very nice condition. It's running
Windows 7 service pack 1 now. 4 GB RAM, "core duo" cpu.
Both the machine and its OS are officially EOL'd, are there any unofficial/unsupported upgrades possible to any later version
of Windows?
Am Mittwoch, 29. Dezember 2021, um 01:27:43 Uhr schrieb bob prohaska:Yes, it's core 2 duo.
I've been given a Lenovo T400S in very nice condition. It's running
Windows 7 service pack 1 now. 4 GB RAM, "core duo" cpu.
Both the machine and its OS are officially EOL'd, are there any
unofficial/unsupported upgrades possible to any later version
of Windows?
It should be capable of running Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 64 bit.
I read it contains a Core 2 Duo and not a Core Duo (the Core Duo does
not support Intel EM64T, Core 2 does).
While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32
bit. Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to
put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
The installer USB drive looks set to go, are there any traps to
look out for? The only product key I have is for the OEM license
stuck inside the battery compartment, along with the product ID #
from the control panel. I'm wondering if it'll check the keys before overwriting the old system.
Win 10 Home
Am Mittwoch, 29. Dezember 2021, um 20:48:15 Uhr schrieb bob prohaska:
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
4 GiB is enough for Win 10 64 bit, but don't expect that you can use
that laptop for virtualization or other memory-consuming stuff.
from the control panel. I'm wondering if it'll check the keys before
overwriting the old system.
If it is a Win 7 OEM key you can activate Windows 10 with it, just make
sure the edition fits. Win 7 Prof --> Win 10 Pro, other Win 7 editions
Win 10 Home
Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 29. Dezember 2021, um 20:48:15 Uhr schrieb bob prohaska:It's a Win7 Pro key and Win10 Pro download. I will stick with 32
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
4 GiB is enough for Win 10 64 bit, but don't expect that you can use
that laptop for virtualization or other memory-consuming stuff.
from the control panel. I'm wondering if it'll check the keys before
overwriting the old system.
If it is a Win 7 OEM key you can activate Windows 10 with it, just make
sure the edition fits. Win 7 Prof --> Win 10 Pro, other Win 7 editions
Win 10 Home
bit for now.
If there are any obvious things to tweak it'd be good to know. I'm
a novice to recent Windows versions. It seems to do things without
being asked, for example open new windows to show off features. At
this stage it's confusing.
[...]
While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32 bit.
Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only
experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to
put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
The installer USB drive looks set to go, are there any traps to
look out for? The only product key I have is for the OEM license
stuck inside the battery compartment, along with the product ID #
from the control panel. I'm wondering if it'll check the keys before overwriting the old system.
Thanks for replying!
bob prohaska
On 2021-12-29, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
[...]
While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32 bit.
Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only
experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to
put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
Running 64-bit on a Thinkpad T400 is alright. But if you're running a
64-bit machine on it you might as well upgrade the memory to 8GB.
32-bit is a legacy architecture nowadays. You should really move to
64-bit if the computer can support it.
I agree that's the trend, but I'm not convinced it's a good idea. 64
bit makes sense for supercomputers and servers (maybe) but laptops?
rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> wrote:
On 2021-12-29, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:AIUI the BIOS only supports 4 GB as-is. Seems best to leave well enough
[...]
While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32 bit.
Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only
experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to
put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
Running 64-bit on a Thinkpad T400 is alright. But if you're running a
64-bit machine on it you might as well upgrade the memory to 8GB.
alone for the little use it'll get. So far the machine has worked fine,
but it's taken a lot of housecleaning to remove unwanted "features".
32-bit is a legacy architecture nowadays. You should really move to
64-bit if the computer can support it.
I agree that's the trend, but I'm not convinced it's a good idea. 64
bit makes sense for supercomputers and servers (maybe) but laptops?
On 2022-01-25, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> wrote:
On 2021-12-29, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:AIUI the BIOS only supports 4 GB as-is. Seems best to leave well enough
[...]
While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32 bit. >>>> Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only
experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to
put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
Running 64-bit on a Thinkpad T400 is alright. But if you're running a
64-bit machine on it you might as well upgrade the memory to 8GB.
alone for the little use it'll get. So far the machine has worked fine,
but it's taken a lot of housecleaning to remove unwanted "features".
Are you sure about that? I believe all T400 models can be upgraded to
8GB. I am typing this on a T400 and I've upgraded mine to 8GB.
32-bit is a legacy architecture nowadays. You should really move to
64-bit if the computer can support it.
I agree that's the trend, but I'm not convinced it's a good idea. 64
bit makes sense for supercomputers and servers (maybe) but laptops?
It's a good idea. Unless you want to maintain an old OS on that computer
you will need to upgrade to 64-bit. I don't think even OpenBSD actively maintains a 32-bit version anymore.
rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Are you sure about that? I believe all T400 models can be upgraded to
8GB. I am typing this on a T400 and I've upgraded mine to 8GB.
I'm not sure, merely read it somewhere on the Internet 8-)
It's a good idea. Unless you want to maintain an old OS on that computer
you will need to upgrade to 64-bit. I don't think even OpenBSD actively
maintains a 32-bit version anymore.
The only reason I got the Lenovo was to run a Windows-only firmware
updater. It's also useful as a sanity check for some hardware, USB
devices for example, so mine is a fairly obscure use case.
bob prohaska
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