Poorfag reporting. Needed a laptop for light browsing and work.

Your job will very likely provide you with a laptop

>>57064833

They do offer some benefits, no laptop.

>>57064826
>32bit windows
>only 2.9 gigs of ram usable
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>>57064826
>256mb ssd

You probably have a gig of ram assigned to the integrated gpu, rest can't be used because you're using a 32-bit windows.

>>57064861

Is there any way to to use more of my RAM?

>>57064826
Install Windows 7 x64, dumbass.

>>57064874

The seller informed me that the current processor in the laptop prevents me from installing 64 bit. Is there anything I can do to use more RAM

>>57064877
Install 64bit OS. What model you get? I'm assuming a Tx10 series with the Gen 1 i series.

Might be able to up it to 8 GB or more. My t410 has 8gb ram and a 160gb SSD. It flies.

>>57064891

What is the easiest way to do this?>>57064893

>>57064893
>>57064904

http://ark.intel.com/products/47341/Intel-Core-i5-520M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_40-GHz

>Intel 64: Yes
>Instruction Set: 64-bit

Your seller is stupid. Install Windows 7 x64.

>>57064893
He's wrong. The i5-520 is 64bit. My 540 runs Win 7 64bit.

>>57064902

Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2537-K67 . . .

>>57064893
He's fucking retarded. How about you and the laptop take a long walk off a short planet?

Download a ISO of Windows 10 Pro x64 from thepiratebay. Look for an uploader named generation2.

>>57064826
Run some distros in a VM and when you find one you like set it up to dual boot. Xubuntu is a good start imo.

>>57064917
Unless it is http://ark.intel.com/products/27977/Intel-Celeron-M-Processor-520-1M-Cache-1_60-GHz-533-MHz-FSB because stupid processor #s are ambiguous

In which case, still install Windows 7 x64

>>57064921
Yeah definitely get 64bit on there. You will not regret it. Also, do a clean install. I never trust other people to install OS's.

>>57064917
>>57064919

could you please offer a simple way for me to install windows X64?

I am not especially fluent in install OSs but I can follow instructions.

How the fuck did a 32 bit OS end up on this. What the fuck?

you fucked up majorly what model number did you buy

>>57064946


1) Download ISO (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7)
2) Write the ISO file to a USB Drive using Rufus (https://rufus.akeo.ie/)
3) Boot from the USB Drive when you're booting your computer (you will usually see "Boot from custom device" or something when mashing F1/F12 at bootup)

>>57064924
Would i need a USB drive to run an ISO?

>>57064972

Okay, thank you. I have used rufus before to write ISO. When I boot from the USB drive, will it ask me if I want to use the ISO file for a OS install?
>>57064957


Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2537-K67

>>57065000
>When I boot from the USB drive, will it ask me if I want to use the ISO file for a OS install?

Basically, yes. Have you ever installed an OS before?

>>57064826
get

 64 bit 

xubuntu

>>57065014

Yes I have. Not from a USB drive before though. I am familiar with deleting partitions.

>>57065034
Alright. It's the same as a CD/DVD. You just boot from the USB device instead.

>>57064972

I just ran my product key into microsoft windows 7 download page and they had a problem verifying it.

>>57065059
the product key is on your sticker, right?

>>57065059
Yes . . sticker underneath the laptop 25 characters

could I trust a clean OS from piratebay instead? how do you feel about install Windows 10 instead of 7?

>>57065116
If you want to torrent, find your version @ http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/

For Windows 10, you might be able to input your Windows 7 product key and activate it. If not, you would need to use KMSPico if you want it for free.

>>57065138
Okay, thank you for all this information. Someone mentioned earlier that my processor MIGHT prevent me from installing a 64 bit OS.

If this is so, would I screw myself trying to boot ISOs of 64 bit OS? or would my laptop just tell me it is not possible during boot menu

>>57065138
>http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/

.. there are so many here. Which one?

>>57065169
>If this is so, would I screw myself trying to boot ISOs of 64 bit OS?

No, it would just refuse to install. But if you have an i5 M 520 like the OP states, it has 64-bit support.


>>57065183
I don't know. Find the version which matches your product key (Ultimate? Ultimate N? Professional? Home Premium? Home Premium N?)

>>57065197

just ran a Performance assessment.

it says I am 64 bit capable!!!

>>57065197
It is windows 7 professional. . .

Is it possible and do you recommend choosing Windows 10 instead of 7 64Bit

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>>57065229
>>57065197
There seem to be several different links for Windows 7 Professional. Is it okay to choose any one of them?

>>57065229
>Is it possible and do you recommend choosing Windows 10 instead of 7 64Bit

Yes, if your computer can run Windows 7, it can run Windows 10.

I would recommend Windows 10 instead, because Windows 7 support will stop in 2020. But many people do not like Windows 10 for various reasons.

>>57065237
If you want English, choose http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/en_windows_7_professional_x64_dvd_x15-65805.iso.torrent

>>57065297

I have heard about the support cease in 2020.

Could you please link me to the correct Windows 10 ISO from mirror.corenoc.de that I can use?

Also is KMSPico a surefire way to be able to activate Windows 10 after I install it?

Seller informed me that he was unable to upgrade to Windows 10 on this laptop which is why he purchased a new one with windows 10 on it.

>>57065340

>Could you please link me to the correct Windows 10 ISO from mirror.corenoc.de that I can use?

There is no torrent for Windows 10 on that website.

Download from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO (there is no product key check for Win10).

>Also is KMSPico a surefire way to be able to activate Windows 10 after I install it?

Yes. Download from https://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/65739-KMSpico-Official-Thread

>>57065385

Thank you! I think I have everything I need to take advantage of my RAM now :D

>>57065385

do you have an e-mail or anything by the way that I can reach out to you on ?

>>57065497
nothing I would post on 4chan

good luck :)

>>57065497

I wonder if I can upgrade my graphics card on this machine . .

>>57065510

could you recommend anything else I can buy for this laptop or software to upgrade?

>>57065510
>not having a [email protected] address for use on 4chan

Daily reminder that UWD exists

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/universal_windows_downloader.html

Make a license backup if your current install is legit. If you install exactly the same version (but 64 bits) the license will still work.

Use this to backup and restore your license: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/download/did/48/

If your seller is stupid enough to tell you to only install a 32bit OS, I have to ask how much he sold it to you for?