Question 1

Does this PC come with a full working version of windows 7 pro?
I do not need windows 8.
please advise

Accepted Answer

It came installed with a full working version of windows 7 pro (not the actual disks). We needed this so that we could network it with our other computers.

Question 2

Buying this for older person who enjoys solitaire, Facebook and email. Would this be good for her?

Accepted Answer

I bought this and set it up for a family with three daughters in high school, middle school and elementary school, and for the mother's use of the MS Office suite.

I found it to be an excellent computer for all their uses, including the ones you specified.  If you were serious that your users are only interested in solitaire, mail and FaceBook, you could get buy with something less expensive, but I would definitely recommend this computer.

Good luck.

Question 3

Is the RAM upgradable? I'd like 8 Gb rather than 4

Accepted Answer

I don't know if it is upgradable from Newegg when you order, but I added memory right after I bought it.

FYI, if you are considering adding another hard drive later, there are no mounting bays for extra internal HD's.  There are headers on the motherboard, and with some fabrication and extra wiring I was able to add two HD's, but it was a pain.  Plenty of USB ports, including 2 USB3 high-speed.

Question 4

hello

does this computer have extra space for internal hard drive? 
thanks

Accepted Answer

Thank you all for the replies. I am trying to see if I can add another internal hard drive, or SSD, as 500 Gb is too small for my files.
I did not see a picture online of this PC  opened so I am asking if someone can tell me if there is an extra bay inside to add more hard drives. 
Thanks

Question 5

Is there a PCI expansion slot?  I will need to put in a parallel port card.

Accepted Answer

Yes, there are a few PCI expansion slots.

Expansion Slots
Type:		 PCIe x16
Type:		 PCIe x1
Type:		 Mini PCI
Type:		 PCIe Mini Card

Newegg doesn't have a very detailed description about this PC. However, CDW has a much more detail description about this PC. You can go to google and search "HP Business Desktop E3S87UT" and click the CDW link and go to Technical Specs. This is a much more detailed list of specs.

Question 6

Will it run xp in virtual machine?

Accepted Answer

The short answer is yes.  Windows 7 Professional comes with something called XP Mode, which is basically a built in license for running Windows XP on the computer itself (in a virtual machine).  The processor this machine uses DOES come with the required virtualization CPU extension required to make XP Mode / virtualization operate.

You will need to read up on XP Mode under Windows 7 Professional.  It's not a the fastest in terms of virtualization, but useful for running legacy applications that don't work with Windows 7 or beyond.  Windows 8 does not offer Windows XP Mode.

Question 7

what does 'downgrade rights to Win 7' mean?

Accepted Answer

Is not an issue with this computer runs Win 7 Pro and is a very good computer for an office.

Question 8

Virus protection?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it comes with the 60 day free trial of norton utilities.  Which of course you have to buy if you want to use it after 60 days

Question 9

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will this particular model be graphic friendly and will I be able to use the same graphics programs on this computer that I used on my windows 7 computer? I am not very computer literate when it comes to the hard drive but when I gave up my hp xp pavilion windows 7 I lost all my graphics and now I have windows 8 and I am not very happy.  I find that the graphics programs made for windows 8 are not to my liking.  thank you.

Accepted Answer

It is not a graphic super computer it is basically, an office computer but you can add a graphics card and it will work fine.

Question 10

Does this come with basic word and excel?

Accepted Answer

No, but I installed the MS Office

Brand	HP Compaq
Series	3515 Pro
Model	E3S87UT#ABA

Type	Business Desktops & Workstations
Form Factor	Micro Tower
Usage	Business
Processor	AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz
Processor Main Features	64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor	1 MB L2 Cache
Memory	4GB DDR3
Storage	500GB 7200RPM
Optical Drive	DVD-Writer
Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 7480D
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System	Windows 8 Pro with a downgrade option to Windows 7 Pro
Software Included	Adobe Flash Player Ask Search (alternate search engine) HP Marketplace HP Wallpaper Microsoft Advantage Program, including the following: Bing Bar Toolbar Bing Search Microsoft Internet Explorer Home Page Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Microsoft Security Essentials PDF Complete Corporate Edition WinZip Basic Yahoo Search (alternate search engine)

CPU Type	A4-Series APU
CPU Name	AMD A4-5300
L2 Cache Per CPU	1 MB
CPU Main Features	64 bit Dual Core Processor

Memory Capacity	4GB DDR3
Memory Speed	DDR3 1600
Form Factor	DIMM 240-pin
Memory Slot (Total)	4
Maximum Memory Supported	16 GB

HDD	500GB
HDD RPM	7200rpm

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HP Compaq Desktop PC 3515 Pro E3S87UT#ABA AMD A4-5300 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 7480D Windows 8 Pro with a downgrade option to Windows 7 Pro

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External Bays	1 x 5.25" External Bay
Internal Bays	1 x 3.5" Bay
PCI Slots (Available/Total)	6 total

Dimensions (H x W x D)	15.3"D x 14.5"H x 6.5"W
Weight	15.83 lbs.

Package Type	Commercial
Package Contents	Package Contents: Business Desktop Pro 3515 E3S87UT Desktop Computer Keyboard Mouse

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