which os to install

[Divyanshu Sharma]

my laptop is working slowly should i upgrade my windows 8 to 8.1 or install windows 7

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Windows 8.1 if drivers are available.

Check site before updating to a new OS.

 

[Chicano]

Windows 8.1 works a bit faster than Windows 7... so, Windows 8.1 would do better unless what causes Windows 8 to slowdown is not the OS itself but some issue related to malware, fragmented disk, startup programs, to many temp files, etc. Try runing CCleaner, defragging the disk, run a diskcheck (with CHKDSK C: /R typed on a command prompt window oppened as Administrator), and if you have the Windows installation disk, run a SFC /SCANNOW with the disk inserted in the optical drive, and also run a startup repair booting on to the installation disk.

You can run a SFC /SCANNOW even without an installation disk and it will ask for it only if needed... By experience I know it can do minor but important corrections to system file settings. I was experiencing some lagging issues weeks ago on Windows 7 after I removed the "My StartPage" bug from my browser and running sfc without installation disk made it regain speed and run like newly installed.

 

[jaguarskx]

If your laptop is running slower than it use to when it was new, then consider backing up important data and doing a clean install of whatever OS the laptop came with; I assume Windows XP.

The first thing you need to do before upgrading to Win 7 or 8 is check the manufacturer's website to see if there are Win 7 or 8 compatible drivers. If there are none, then you may into issues after installing Win 7 / Win 8 like the wireless modem not working. If the manufacturer does have drivers for Win 7 / Win 8, then download them first before install the new OS.

 

[Tradesman1]

Also clean up what you have, eliminate unused programs, clean up START UP, run disk cleanup, run defrag, if less than 4GB of DRAM consider a DRAM upgrade...be nice to know the laptop , how much DRAM etc