Windows 8 on laptop previously had Vista

roseyposey

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I have a Compaq Presario f500 laptop which had vista on it when I bought it a few years ago. It currently has Pclinuxos on it, but I'd like to install Windows 8, if possible, so I can run Photoshop and lightroom. It's marginal in terms of specs for Windows 8 I think, in that it only has 1 Gb memory. The problem is I don't know if the processor supports PAE/SSE2, or how to find out.

I'd reinstall Vista and then do an upgrade, but don't have a disc unfortunately.

I will be upgrading my desktop in a month or so, or having a new system built, and will be putting Win 8 onto that.

Many thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win XP SP3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    AMD Athlon
    CPU
    2000XP
    Memory
    2Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia GE Force
Buy Windows - Microsoft Windows
If you chose to not buy a DVD, it downloads the upgrade advisor that tells you if your system is compatible.

Don't worry about the wording, the advisor runs WAY before you need to consider payment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Tansformer Book Flip TP500LN
    CPU
    Intel i5-4210U
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GT 840M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    1TB Hybrid
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
I can't run the 8 advisor on the linux machine unfortunately, as it's an .exe file. I will buy a DVD for when I upgrade or get my new desktop build early December.

I don't suppose you happen to know whether Photoshop CS2 and Lightroom 3.6 will run nicely with Win 8?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win XP SP3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    AMD Athlon
    CPU
    2000XP
    Memory
    2Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia GE Force
Enter this in the commandline:
Code:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
It will telt you for sure if SSE2 is supported, not sure about pae or nt-bit.
It will also tell us the specific CPU model, and we can look it up.

This is a more clear utiolity, but has to run as root
Code:
dmidecode -t 4

Identify the processor
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Tansformer Book Flip TP500LN
    CPU
    Intel i5-4210U
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GT 840M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    1TB Hybrid
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
Enter this in the commandline:
Code:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
It will telt you for sure if SSE2 is supported, not sure about pae or nt-bit.
It will also tell us the specific CPU model, and we can look it up.

This is a more clear utiolity, but has to run as root
Code:
dmidecode -t 4

Identify the processor

Thanks for all the help. I've decided to stick with Linux on the lap and have Win 8 (or 7) on the desk top when I get it early December. Thanks all for your help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win XP SP3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    AMD Athlon
    CPU
    2000XP
    Memory
    2Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia GE Force
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