Will Windows 8 Work on an Old Computer?
Tech Soup
MARCH 17, 2015
Most of the libraries and nonprofits I visit have older PCs. We installed Windows 8 and Office 2010 Standard on a classic Windows XP computer, a Dell Optiplex GX 280. By comparison, Windows 7 requires 16 GB of hard drive space. The Windows 8 and Office 2010 installations went smoothly without any problems.
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