Advice please, "Computer Geeks"

[Drxyster]

I am considering downloading and installing "Windows 10". Is there any specific advice or recommendations on the best way to do this, with the option to return to my present operating system "Windows 7"

Any advice and or recommendations greatly appreciated.

Incidentally I am far from being a computer whizz, I majored in woodwork.

[DulwichFox]

Before you download Windows 10 you need to check that your PC is ready..

Need to check if you have enough memory & Check Processor : 1 Ghz or faster.

There are sites that can do this for you but you need to be careful the site is genuine.

When you download Windows 10. Installation will take place autimatically.. at some stage...

If the installation fails the files will still be there. every time you shut down your PC Windows will attenpt

the upgrade and could take some time to shut down before it fails again.

You then need to remove these files manually to stop this happening. and you need to be a bit Computer savvy to do so.

The next stage is to prevent these file from being down loaded again thus removing them from the things to instal list.

These proceedures can take a while to perform and you need to take care that essensial files are not removed.

If the upgrade is succesful there could be further problems with graphics if graphics card or its drivers are not compatible.

Dont want to scare you but you need to be careful before you attempt the upgrade..

I dont think we are going to have much choice before very long. Microsoft wants everyone to upgrade and will do it

anyway weathe we like it or not..

DulwichFox

[Angelina]

my dad's a computer geek and he installed it, absolutely hated it and struggled to revert back to previous system (and if HE struggled, then it's hard!)

It's a bit of a one-way ticket, so be sure you want to go there.......

[right-clicking]

The easiest route is to accept the in-place upgrade, I guess you have the notification on your task-bar? Follow the prompts and let the installer guide you through the installation.

As you are running Windows 7 you should be OK as the system requirements are similar for Windows 10, when you run the app there is an option to "check my PC"

when you have completed your old O/S will be in the route of the C-drive labelled as "Windows old" this is the folder that will be used if you want to revert to your old installation.

I initially went though this path but have since preformed a clean install by re-installing from the ISO that is available from Microsoft.

I found the whole process easy and without any issues, Make sure you back up your data onto another drive or DVD's ,USB sticks etc just in case it does fail.

I have performed this on several machines successfully.

I would not worry overly as Microsoft have a huge database of hardware drivers and are improving the delivery via Windows updates so unless you have really obscure hardware then this should not be an issue.

I would go for the upgrade as its a great offer and a fantastic O/S !!

[peckham_ryu]

I really regret upgrading. My PC (only 3 years' old) was a bit sluggish beforehand, and now it's slower than a dog with no legs.

[right-clicking]

Peckham_ryu,

There are many things that can degrade your computers performance, and it might be worth your while investigating what is slowing yours down, 1st thing is to see what if anything is hogging your resources, press ctrl+Shift+Esc to fire up the task manager, see what programs are loaded and how much they are using, click the tab labelled start up and see what programs are listed deselect the ones you don't need as these will slow down your boot time and will run in the background.

You can also disable animations, right click the start button and choose system then advanced system settings, choose adjust for best performance, under visual effects check the custom box and uncheck the visual effects.

Its worth going through your installed programs and uninstalling anything you do not use.

you could also try resetting your pc so that you have a fresh installation....

Check out your specifications and see if you can install more RAM

Windows 10 is the fasted system and set up right should provide a stable and reliable rig

[Drxyster]

Many thanks "EDF Geeks"

"Dulwich Fox" I have 2.8 GHz and 4gb memory, so should be OK.

"Angelina" what did your Dad hate about "Windows 10"?

"Right Clicking"

I removed the update that informed me about the upgrade on my task bar, however the MSN UK has a nag on the page each time I visit the page.

As I have until the end of July to get the free upgrade, I will probably leave it till mid July,when Microsoft will probably have launched service pack one, as they did with windows 7.

[right-clicking]

Drxster

Windows 10 will not be issuing any service packs, all major updates are now handled as "builds" it's more like the way apple update their systems, these builds are incremental upgrades and have all the necessary security patches baked in, it is possible to revert to an earlier build and if you do decide to try win 10 you will have 30 days before windows automatically deletes it (same with the builds).

Windows 7 was the last O/S to use service packs.

Windows 10 is a mash-up of 7 and 8 and as such much of it you'll be entirely familar with and only the "apps" environment will be alien!

[rodneybewes]

I did what right-clicking did and upgraded first, then a few weeks later did a clean install via usb. Got used to it very quickly and it runs quicker than win 7 did.

Plus if you don't have an ssd they are extremely cheap now - upgrade that at the same time and your pc/laptop will run ten times quicker at least. It's like having a new machine.