Which runs faster on 256mb?

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Hey im wondering about what version of windows runs faster on 256mb, windows 7 or xp? Some people say 7 runs so much better and some say the opposite. And I know xp is made for it but people run 7 on 256mb and they say its great. So has anyone had a windows xp machine that they put 7 on and it ran faster? Thanks ahead of time!
 
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Anyone claiming to run Windows 7 on only 256 MB of RAM is 100% lying. The minimum requirement for the 32-bit version is 1 GB (4 times as much RAM)... & that's just a bare-bones "slogging through mud" experience, 2GB would be absolute minimum. 64-bit Windows 7 needs at least 2 GB, but again at least twice that (4 GB) for better performance.

In contrast, Windows XP's "minimum" was 64 MB...
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I don't get the point of this question xp ran like poo with less than 1 gig of ram it never ran well with 256. Windows 7 is basicly junk under 2 gigs of ram. Unless you get a stripped down distro ( not legal most likely) 256 is not enough for any OS for the last 10 to 12 years.

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Anyone claiming to run Windows 7 on only 256 MB of RAM is 100% lying. The minimum requirement for the 32-bit version is 1 GB (4 times as much RAM)... & that's just a bare-bones "slogging through mud" experience, 2GB would be absolute minimum. 64-bit Windows 7 needs at least 2 GB, but again at least twice that (4 GB) for better performance.

In contrast, Windows XP's "minimum" was 64 MB; "recommended" was 128 MB, but I always found that 256 MB was the minimum for it to run smoothly.

So, in this case, Windows XP is the choice -- in fact, the only choice -- for running on a PC with only 256 MB of RAM.
 
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I am also doubting any computer with 256mb of RAM will have drivers for Windows 7. The hardware will just be too old.
 
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Windows 95 will too! 256mb was about average for Windows 98.

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