Windows 7 - free/cheap upgrade to Windows 10?

randm

EveryWhere wrote: »

Why?



Stop this now. Dragging this out unnecessarily.

that was for jb 's post above.

randm

I thanked everywhere for his help but coming back to the forum i realise how many other people have helped , so can i thank grumpycrab, andypix , doam, and all the others of you who gave their time and patience in this.

EveryWhere

randm wrote: »

that was for jb 's post above.

When you can purchase a Product key from less than £4, it seems as if you were giving yourself a headache for nothing.

EveryWhere

randm wrote: »

I thanked everywhere for his help but coming back to the forum i realise how many other people have helped , so can i thank grumpycrab, andypix , doam, and all the others of you who gave their time and patience in this.

We're a friendly bunch here.

forgotmyname

Did this thread get a bit off topic?

I was expecting posts about cheap/free windows 7 keys that will allow free upgrades to windows 10.

Or posts about installing windows 10 without a serial, seen posts elsewhere on that and it just says get a key but carries on working minus the option to change some settings.

Used a laptop key when i built my current system a couple of years back now. Still working?

Run out of windows 7 keys, typically gave them all away not i need one to build my daughter a PC.

letsbehonest

Hi everyone, lets keep the advice simple and cordial. First Q what do you use your laptop for and what do you expect it to do? I have a Dell i5 laptop originally running Win 7, I then decided to play with Linux mint first from a live Dvd then as a permanent install as a dual boot with Win 7. One good reason for using linux is you don't need antivirus and it will serve most peoples requirements adequately and of course it’s free. Oh yes and I didn’t like Win 10 wether it’s free or not.

EveryWhere

letsbehonest wrote: »

Hi everyone, lets keep the advice simple and cordial. First Q what do you use your laptop for and what do you expect it to do? I have a Dell i5 laptop originally running Win 7, I then decided to play with Linux mint first from a live Dvd then as a permanent install as a dual boot with Win 7. One good reason for using linux is you don't need antivirus and it will serve most peoples requirements adequately and of course it’s free. Oh yes and I didn’t like Win 10 wether it’s free or not.

What on earth has any of this to do with the subject title and content of this thread??

Why not post this in the Linux thread, instead of trying to drag this one further off topic?

AndyPix

forgotmyname wrote: »

Run out of windows 7 keys, typically gave them all away not i need one to build my daughter a PC.

If you need one then let me know - iv got rooks of them

caveman38

After my Laptop downloaded the latest update of W10 (1903 I believe) I noted that the OS now used 50+ Gb.
On my PC which I intend updating to W10 I only have 34Gb of free space on my SSD. To simplify things and keep all programs etc. I was hoping to use that SSD (although a clean install with a new SSD would be cheap to do)
Does anyone know what the HD space requirement is for the upgrade.

DIYhelp76

Hi

I first started this thread months ago but then life intervened...am glad it's helped others though.

I'm back to post the details of my laptop (below).

It has a great screen and I would like to keep it if I can make it faster. At the moment, sometimes it's speedy, other times it takes AGES to boot up and AGES to load web pages. I run Zone Alarm Firewall and Avast free antivirus. I've come close to throwing it across the room several times...:o

On some webpages it spends ages searching for a secure connection and running stuff like adnxs.com, googleads, adsafeprotected.com, adclick.g.doubleclick and all other kinds of nonsense I don't understand.

I have an ad blocker running too (AdBlock) and I defrag regularly.

I'm completely UNTECHNICAL so any step by step, simple guidance really appreciated - how do I know if there is the ability to remove and replace my hard drive inside the laptop or not? Is it an easy thing to do or do I risk breaking the laptop completely?

I have an external hard drive back up of all my files, photos etc. but don't know how to back up anything else I might need, such as the existing Windows software.

LAPTOP SPECS:

Windows 7 Home Premium

Hewlett Packard HP G72 Notebook PC
Intel R Pentium R CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz
Memory RAM installed - 3.00GB (2.43 GB usable)
64 bit operating system

C: local disk = 27.5GB free of 282GB
Recovery 2.19GB free of 15.2GB
DVD Drive RW (E:)


Many thanks for any help in how I can improve speed and reliability.