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@colin > The red flags for me are "meets the minimum requirements" and "Windows 7." The model you note, the Lenovo X201, was released 8 years ago. While the specs may get over the minimum bar to run the software, that's no guarantee it will run well.
And your comment about "the video card/adapter needing an update, but I was unable to complete that, as my computer told me it did not meet the requirements to install the latest update" solidifies my suspicion that it's likely that your computer doesn't have the latest Microsoft Windows updates, which wouldn't really help much considering mainstream support for Win7 ended in January 2015.
I'd recommend trying with a better computer, or, if you're trying to squeeze as much as you can out of that one, disable as many background tasks and services as you can, update everything possible (including that graphics card driver), and see just what it will do.