Upgrading from windows 7 starter

plainsie

Hi Guys. Just bought a samsung netbook with windows7 starter. Is it possible to upgrade to premium. Am I losing very much with the windows starter. Many thanks

free4440273

u could (theoretically ) but it will impact -- negatively -- upon performance on a netbook //

flashg67

Without the full specs it's hard to say but AFAIK, there's an upgrade advisor on the Microsoft website that will scann your pc and advise if it will run premium or not?

plainsie

flashg67 wrote: »

Without the full specs it's hard to say but AFAIK, there's an upgrade advisor on the Microsoft website that will scann your pc and advise if it will run premium or not?

Thanks flashg67

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free4440273 wrote: »

u could (theoretically ) but it will impact -- negatively -- upon performance on a netbook //

As long a WDDM compatible driver is available for the Netbook, upgrading to Home Premium will almost certainly improve the overall graphical performance of the Netbook. The user interface will be handled by the Desktop Window Manager via the GPU rather than the system in the Starter version which doesn't and puts a greater demand on the CPU and available RAM..

OP, which model is your Samsung Netbook?

plainsie

anewhope wrote: »

As long a WDDM compatible driver is available for the Netbook, upgrading to Home Premium will almost certainly improve the overall graphical performance of the Netbook. The user interface will be handled by the Desktop Window Manager via the GPU rather than the system in the Starter version which doesn't and puts a greater demand on the CPU and available RAM..

OP, which model is your Samsung Netbook?

Thanks anewhope Samsung N150 Intel Atom N455 1GB 250GB