I think it will still run if your res is smaller than the minimum. I installed 8 on a crusty old 2004 laptop, and it runs at roughly the same speed. MS did a s

I think it will still run if your res is smaller than the minimum. I installed 8 on a crusty old 2004 laptop, and it runs at roughly the same speed. MS did a surprisingly good job with Windows 8 in that regard.