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| 1 | I don't want to buy a new computer, I have an old windows 7 on it my computer which is way out of date. Could I delete windows 7 and then download win 10 to it. Edited by kammie at 3:36 pm, Tue 1 Dec kammie - 2020-12-01 15:34:00 |
| 2 | yep try here its an upgrade though, no need to delete anything... Edited by king1 at 3:38 pm, Tue 1 Dec king1 - 2020-12-01 15:37:00 |
| 3 | Do NOT delete windows 7. Go to the Microsoft Windows 10 download as above and it will upgrade you to Windows 10 for free. :) I just upgraded a windows 7 computer an hour ago duncb - 2020-12-01 19:22:00 |
| 4 | Just bare in mind the drivers may not be compatible even though everything looks fine, graphics card and driver COULD be a problem. Hope not for your sake. GL! muppet_slayer - 2020-12-01 23:12:00 |
| 5 | This latest win10 update took out my Win7 desktop. Can still run 10 but had to turn off transparency effect. The taskbar and start menu was disappearing and going fully transparent and open windows were flickering until I turned off transparency effect. The joys of running 10 huh! muppet_slayer - 2020-12-01 23:18:00 |
| 6 | You'll be stuck with the 'microsoft basic display adapter' which is useless to try and work with, basically you can't use it and windows 10 is useless without a good display adapter and driver. Just be prepared for problems if you have an old system that perhaps was only just able to run 7 so the 10 experience will be slow and clunky too. You need atleast 4gb ram. muppet_slayer - 2020-12-01 23:29:00 |
| 7 | Isn't there a joke similar to: soundsgood - 2020-12-02 06:15:00 |
| 8 | Perhaps try a Linux distribution. Linux mint is quite popular now and is beginner friendly apparently. You will need 2GB of ram. I am using Lubuntu 20.04 which is fast and easy to use. You computer may well run a lot faster with Linux than Windows 7. tygertung - 2020-12-02 06:55:00 |
| 9 | better yet, install Linux Mint instead. It will run brilliantly, no need for antivirus and the like, and you'll get all the bundled software, office suites etc free. lythande1 - 2020-12-02 08:23:00 |
| 10 | That had to happen. Linux *may* be an idea but it's probably better if the OP tries Win10 first as they're familiar with it. And an upgrade is easy - only takes an hour or so depending on the computers capabilities. Perhaps some more ram, (very cheap and simple to do), and even an SSD, (again, cheap and easy), would turn the old beast into a very capable computer. Some one above mentioned possible driver issues with Win10 - far as I understand it Linux is also a likely candidate for such issues ? nice_lady - 2020-12-02 08:41:00 |
| 11 | If the person is not someone who really knows anything about computers, Linux might be too much of a challenge, but if Windows 10 doesn't run properly, and the ram is already maxxed out, Linux might be a better choice. Mint or Lubuntu feels very much the same as Windows though, and it is easier to install software as you just can get it from the "software centre" although maybe they have one of those in W10 now. tygertung - 2020-12-03 07:48:00 |
| 12 | tygertung wrote:
Hmmm judging by the OP's initial question I'd say they fit that category. ???? Edited by nice_lady at 8:00 am, Thu 3 Dec nice_lady - 2020-12-03 07:59:00 |
| 13 | kammie wrote:
You don't have to buy a 'new' computer, you can get ex-lease good quality brands for a less than some of the bare-bones ultra-basic (ie minimal spec) new ones, and far better performance, and with Windows 10 already installed. PB Tech sells them, as do a number of Computer recyclers. Worth looking in to cookee_nz - 2020-12-03 23:07:00 |
| 14 | I have found that most mass built computers running windows 7 upgrade to windows 10 with no problem. A few days ago I bought an old computer here on TradeMe for $9 because it had an SSD. I was going to use it for parts for another computer, but I installed Windows 10 and with a dozen or so Chrome Tabs open it ran fine with only 2Gb of Ram. I have since slotted in another 4Gb of Ram and am still using it now. I also run Linux mint and it is very easy to install from an installation DVD / USB drive. However it has one of the same issue as W10. If you open to many tabs in your browser with not enough memory (or SSD) it will crawl to a standstill. Also installing other Apps that don't come with the installation is harder and more error prone than with W10. duncb - 2020-12-04 04:40:00 |
| 15 | LOL, you are all missing the most important question for the op, Basic Spec's of the current computer mrfxit - 2020-12-04 07:19:00 |
| 16 | I would check to see if the graphics adapter can handle the 10 upgrade and whether there is a windows 10 32/64 bit available. Windows doesn't always stop and tell you the graphics driver can't handle it, it loads windows anyway. If there isn't a driver, I wouldn't upgrade, you'll be wasting your time. muppet_slayer - 2020-12-04 13:20:00 |
| 17 | My understanding is that if you do the Win7 to Win10 in-situ upgrade it allows you to roll back if you so choose. soundsgood - 2020-12-04 15:39:00 |
