Recommend me an operating system for this pc.

[Salty seadog]

This is the spec of the pc, it is running vista which will become unsupported soon. This pc was not successful with a windows 10 upgrade like the laptop. Maybe the spec is not up to it.

So what are my options?

 

[martint235]

It looks more than capable of running a lighter version of Linux such as Kubuntu or Xubuntu. I find that although these are based on Ubuntu they are a little less power hungry than Ubuntu Unity.

There's also an OS called Remix that I've heard good things about but not had a chance to try yet.

 

[DaveReading]

Windows 7 still has 3 years before it gets to the end of its support lifecycle and is IMHO the best version of Windows you can (still) buy.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/seven-perfectly-legal-ways-to-get-windows-7-cheap-or-even-free/

 

[Tin Pot]

El Capitain

 

[Deleted member 26715]

El Capitain

Go wash your mouth out, you'll be advising people the Iphoney's are better than Androids next.

I'm with @martint235 although I run plain Ubuntu on all my machines

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lubuntu might well be worth a look. Its a bit basic out of the box but is customizable.

 

[tobykenobi]

I doubt the machine is not up to running Windows 10. I had an old PC (originally Windows 7) that had, from memory, similar specs to this. Upgrading it to Windows 10 failed via the automatic MS process so I wiped it completely, re-installed Windows 7 from the original disk and ran the upgrade with no problem. I guessed some software/drivers installed since the original set-up had caused problems.

My daughter uses it for homework, YouTube, and it is running well with Win10.

 

[Chris S]

+1 for Lubuntu. My old laptop running Lubuntu is faster than my new one running Windows 10, even though it's only got a quarter of the memory.

The only downside with Linux is that connecting through a USB modem takes a lot of setting up and a lot of know-how. If you've got a wireless or ethernet connection then it's fine.

 

[Chris S]

Tahrpup ( http://puppylinux.org/wikka/tahrpup ) is even faster and has all the essentials. The only problem is that the default interface looks like it's been designed by a 9-year-old girl with cute puppies and pretty colours everywhere.

 

[mjr]

The only downside with Linux is that connecting through a USB modem takes a lot of setting up and a lot of know-how. If you've got a wireless or ethernet connection then it's fine.

But on the plus side, once you've got it working, Debian-based operating systems (including most of the -buntus) rarely screw up your settings without huge warnings first. I started using Linux after a disagreement with Windows 95 or 98 about a modem (it thought it was a mouse and wouldn't be told otherwise) and the basic concepts are still similar (harking back to the 1970s I think) even as they've modernised.

 

[steve50]

Windows 7 64bit, a lot less hassle than windows ten and a damn site easier to navigate around. Windows ten / microsoft are monitoring everything you do right down to your key strokes.http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

 

[ColinJ]

Windows 7 64bit, a lot less hassle than windows ten and a damn site easier to navigate around. Windows ten / microsoft are monitoring everything you do right down to your key strokes.http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

Available to download at Software Geeks for only £14.99 - LINK. I replaced Win XP on this laptop with Win 7 a few months ago and I like it. They email you the license key.

 

[srw]

Surely Marvin has a brain the size of a planet and can run anything. It'll complain like crazy, though.

 

[Salty seadog]

Surely Marvin has a brain the size of a planet and can run anything. It'll complain like crazy, though.

Thats who it's named after.

 

[Andy_R]

Thats who it's named after.

Slightly off topic, but my son had some R.E. homework about the ontological argument, and at the end of it added a paragraph relating to Douglas Adams, Babel Fish, and God self-imploding. His R.E. teacher was very impressed