Q&A: Windows 7 vs Windows XP Home On Netbooks

Computer Technology and Software

May 23rd, 2010 by admin

In this video, I answer a question from phillymaniac14 who wants to know my thoughts on Windows XP performance versus Windows 7 performance on my netbooks. I own an HP Mini 1000 while my wife owns a HP Mini Vivienne Tam edition. Both of these are equipped with 2GB of RAM, but my wife still has Windows XP Home and I have Windows 7 Beta. My tests are hardly scientific but I've found that the extra memory definitely helps Windows 7 performance with full screen flash videos. As it stands, Windows 7 and Windows XP full screen flash video performance seem to be identical. With lessar RAM, Windows XP performed better. There are many factors to consider when comparing OS's especially with a beta OS such as Windows 7. There's also Flash software, browser versions and compatibility issues that may need to be adjusted on Windows 7. A very early test, but it was interesting to note. I hope this answers your question phillymaniac14. If you have any other questions you'd like me to attempt to entertain, email me at help@bwana.tv

25 Responses

vunguyenhai writes:
May 23rd, 20105:09 pmat

could someone please answer my question?
Win xp home and win7 starter which one is faster on opening folder, startup and go in the programs ??????
Bayonetta4 writes:
May 23rd, 20105:27 pmat

installing windows 7 on a netbook is like installing OS on a calculator….
windows 7 is a resource hog – no matter how i “cut” it an “clean” it up.. its still the same – stop the themes and other services from starting up… etc.
yet, i cant achieve the performance of XP and i still think XP is the best windows OS ever – they shouldnt stop it from support, but instead keep on improving it – performance, security, skins, themes, sounds, hardware compatiblity… etc.
thats my point of view
v1ruzInY0sYsT3m writes:
May 23rd, 20106:16 pmat

xp better than 7 when u got all da shit from 7 on xp then xp better
sicknecro writes:
May 23rd, 20106:53 pmat

Nice vid.. i am first time viewer of your videos…… nice work… subscribed
crazygoat7777 writes:
May 23rd, 20106:58 pmat

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Devourer09 writes:
May 23rd, 20107:40 pmat

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agmarkis writes:
May 23rd, 20108:31 pmat

thanks for the vid. i know a lot of people are looking into this, if not with netbooks then with regular PCs.
krakmxer writes:
May 23rd, 20109:16 pmat

@hanrinch ROFLMAO…!! OMFG! xD!!!
MickleFickle writes:
May 23rd, 20109:29 pmat

on windows 7 starter, you can’t even change the background. i would go for windows xp home.
graverbird writes:
May 23rd, 201010:08 pmat

Would be a lot more useful with a benchmark test…
ureloaded writes:
May 23rd, 201010:15 pmat

this guy gives me the creeps but no doubt he is funny
breaknatayo writes:
May 23rd, 201010:19 pmat

@breaknatayo i need a device driver for my hp mini 1000 for windows 7…
breaknatayo writes:
May 23rd, 201010:38 pmat

hey guys, where did you downloaded all the device driver for hp mini 1000 in windows 7? pls reply…
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May 23rd, 201011:16 pmat

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May 23rd, 201011:16 pmat

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simito96 writes:
May 23rd, 201011:52 pmat

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ianuychiat writes:
May 24th, 201012:00 amat

Hi.. need help here..
I have ASPIRE 4736z and i upgraded to windows 7 Ultimate 32bit.. I was wondering do I need to download drivers??
thanks..
bcasey25raptor writes:
May 24th, 201012:23 amat

hi. i have an acer aspire one d150 netbook. it came with windows xp home and 1 gb ram. i liked how it ran for such a small pc. but i needed more memory. so i upgraded my ram to 2gb. then i installed windows 7 ultimate on it. and oh my god. best thing i could do. it runs like a dream. even better then xp. aero and everything works. in fact i am shocked at how well it works. and i had no driver issues.
my specs are
intel atom n270 cpu 1.6ghz
2gb ram
windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
intel graphics chip
ty
masterhackerofthewor writes:
May 24th, 201012:59 amat

i have a win xp professional hp mini n win7 home primuem n my 7 runs well . all its features n memmory n ram r all same
phpdemon writes:
May 24th, 20101:08 amat

i got an eee pc 1005HAB with XP Home on it. I multibooted with Win7 Ultimate RTM and the performance on 7 is horrible. I know the RAM is causing the problems(1GB) but until i decide to upgrade the ram, Ubuntu or Windows XP is youre best netbook OS.
anyux1000 writes:
May 24th, 20101:44 amat

I just got a gateway windows 7 starter 32-bit. that was 2 days ago. i was just trying to log in and it gave me a “THE USER PROFILE SERVICE Service failed to log on” Please help. anyone. thanks
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May 24th, 20101:58 amat

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May 24th, 20102:51 amat

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May 24th, 20103:24 amat

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May 24th, 20103:36 amat

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