Windows 7 RAM requirements

[Coaster]

I have a question on RAM.
Someone I know wants to run Windows 7 on his Desktop with a min. requirement of 1 gig. of RAM and is too mean to to fit any more memory.

What performance would he get from running applications without spare ram and only on virtual..?

 

[opps]

I wouldn't even want to run xp with less than 1gb!!!, let alone w7

 

[timtheenchanter]

1gb is the min spec for the 32bit version, you can run it on less, and its "fine"
this person will pay upwards of £45 for wndows 7, but too stingy to spent the same on another stick of RAM?

I have 7 32 running quite happily on a pentium 4 laptop, with only 512 of ram, just turn off the twiddly bits.

depends also on what the person does with their puter, if its only basic office/net type stuff, it will be OK, if they want to use fireworks/photoshop etc, it wont.

 

[opps]

I have 7 32 running quite happily on a pentium 4 laptop, with only 512 of ram, just turn off the twiddly bits.

You are way more patient than me 2gb on my last xp machine and I still got annoyed with seeing egg timers.

Currently have a Vaio with i7 and 6gb and am happy with w7