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Septimus
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Been messing around recently and decided to try and upgrade an old Dell computer to Windows 10 from Windows XP. The issue is, it only has 1GB of RAM :D and I only have a 64-bit copy of Windows 10. I could download a 32-bit version from Microsoft, but I don't have a USB thumb drive large enough to fit it on. 

However, I do have a 1TB external hard drive. I am wondering if I would be able to put a 32-bit version of Windows 10 onto that HDD and then install it onto the Dell's internal HDD. Possible? 

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Just now, KuJoe said:

Why not just install the 64bit version on the Dell? Does the CPU support x86_64? Regardless if you run 32 or 64 bit it's still going to be a painful experience so why put in a lot of effort for a bad experience?

According to the Windows 10 requirements, I need at least 2GB of RAM to run a 64-bit version of Windows 10, hence the 32-bit version. Pretty sure the CPU supports x64.

My reasoning for doing this? Just messin' around. 

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You need 2gb of RAM to run Win10.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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2 minutes ago, Septimus said:

According to the Windows 10 requirements, I need at least 2GB of RAM to run a 64-bit version of Windows 10, hence the 32-bit version. Pretty sure the CPU supports x64.

My reasoning for doing this? Just messin' around. 

It doesn't enforce this. You can run 64 bit on 512 mb if you want. Just use 64 bit. But really is just keep xp. Could will be much faster. 

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Again, you need 2gb of ram to run Win 10, don't insist on using a 12 years old computer with the latest OS out there, I had a laptop with 2gb of 1666mhz ram only and I could use it for browsing and light work alright, memory would be often close to be maxed out though all the time.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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2 minutes ago, Septimus said:

RAM issue aside, am I able to install Windows 10 from an external HDD to an internal HDD?

Should work fine. It'd just a USB block device and can't tell between flash and hdd. You can also install Windows from the network if you have windows server. 

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