Windows 10 likely to be incompatible?

JustAnotherSaver

that wrote: »

msinfo32

On the topic of this - there's actually 6 cores but for some reason when i have all of them activated i occasionally get the BSOD. Why is that?
That's not to say it happens daily, weekly or even monthly, but it happens. Never happens when i only have 5 cores activated though.

EveryWhere wrote: »

Perhaps you misunderstood. Unless your Windows 7 install is on an SSD,

It is

then why waste time messing around de-cluttering the old and slow HDD?

'wasting time' is your opinion but as far as i'm concerned, you're wrong.
I have loads of files on my PC. .pdf's, various other documents, lots of music, lots of videos, installers, so on & so forth, scattered across a number of drives in god knows how many different folders. Some of it duplicated. So when i'm looking for something, some times it can be a bit of a PITA.
So i want to go through everything, delete what i don't need, keep what i do, put it in some sort of order so everything is easy to find.
"Ever heard of a search function" some smart !!!!! here would say, because that's how we point score (sorry i mean communicate) here. Yes i have, but it doesn't always locate the file i want and for it to do it you need to remember what the file name is, which doesn't always happen.

It's time to move on. No need to make a song and dance over it.

I'm not, i'm making a thread over it & discussing it on a message board. I'm not breaking any rules.

Neil_Jones wrote: »

The fraud protection systems of the bank mean they will be liable if fraud happens as a result of your using their online banking system.

However if you were to aggravate the circumstances by using a browser with more security holes in it than Swiss cheese and the fraud occurs because of that, then that becomes negligence on your part for not running up to date software (including the operating system and any programs you use).

When Windows 7 drops out of support next year and doesn't receive any new updates, you may be fine for the first month or so afterwards but as time passes and more holes are detected, you're more and more at risk and so the longer you use it the higher the risk of compromise.

Yeah that was pretty much my thinking behind it. I'll get round to it. It wont be today like some think i should do but it'll be soon.

almillar wrote: »

~£25 for a 240GB drive will make a silly difference to load times.

My current OS is installed on a 256GB SSD. I know the difference an SSD makes over a HDD or SSHD.

I also have a 60 (or 80, can't remember now)GB SSD which is pretty much not used at all due to the capacity. I bought that not long at all after building it in 2010. The 256GB is a Samsung one, the 60GB is a Corsair one IIRC.

JJ_Egan

Usual problem tends to be drivers for printers scanners etc . Need to check them first /


<occasionally get the BSOD. Why is that?>
Windows 7 is why .


My PC older components than yours upgraded to Win 10 no problem though it was a clean install .
Only old scanner no drivers fail .

Neil_Jones

The BSOD on the 6th core may be an indication of an out of date driver somewhere, overclocking or various board options like Turbo Boost, Cool & Quiet and friends enabled in the BIOS.

JustAnotherSaver

I don't overclock or anything like that.



It has always done it with the 6th core, ever since the very beginning, ever since before i updated the BIOS and after i updated the BIOS, since before Windows 10 was even 'a thing'.

arciere

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

On the topic of this - there's actually 6 cores but for some reason when i have all of them activated i occasionally get the BSOD. Why is that?

Next time take a screenshot/photo of the BSOD, that tells you what caused it. Otherwise take a note of the exact date and time, the Event log will have at least one entry about it.

debitcardmayhem

Nirsoft bluescreen view will help https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

JustAnotherSaver

Ahh right. I'd need to activate the 6th core to trigger it, or at least have a chance of triggering it. It hasn't done it since switching to only 5 cores and to be honest i've noticed zero difference in day-to-day usage of the PC.

Robisere

saver, you can find this out for yourself. Use the link you created for your motherboard, go to the Asus website, register by using either a Google or other account. Put in a password, type in as few details as you can get away with, use Asus Email form to ask if your motherboard is compatible with Windows 10. That way, you get it from the horses mouth. So to speak.

At 74, I have just switched to Windows 10 myself from 7. You appear to have a good computer knowledge (and a dislike of being talked down to!) so I believe you could follow this: go here:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/139745-upgrade-windows-10-windows-7-free.html

You may have to register, but believe me there is much better help there than you will get here. No offence to other posters here, the Windows 10 site is run by very knowledgeable people.

JustAnotherSaver

Robisere wrote: »

saver, you can find this out for yourself. Use the link you created for your motherboard, go to the Asus website, register by using either a Google or other account. Put in a password, type in as few details as you can get away with, use Asus Email form to ask if your motherboard is compatible with Windows 10. That way, you get it from the horses mouth. So to speak.

At 74, I have just switched to Windows 10 myself from 7. You appear to have a good computer knowledge (and a dislike of being talked down to!) so I believe you could follow this: go here:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/139745-upgrade-windows-10-windows-7-free.html

You may have to register, but believe me there is much better help there than you will get here. No offence to other posters here, the Windows 10 site is run by very knowledgeable people.

Thanks.



I'm aware of that forum. Probably a continuation of seven forums.

I'm also registered to another computer forum which is quite large but it appears to have been dying a death compared to some years ago.


Ideally i'd like to build another PC, but 2020 could possibly see me buying a new phone and possibly a new car so of the 3 big outlays a PC build is one that i 'need' the least.

debitcardmayhem

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Thanks.



I'm aware of that forum. Probably a continuation of seven forums.

I'm also registered to another computer forum which is quite large but it appears to have been dying a death compared to some years ago.


Ideally i'd like to build another PC, but 2020 could possibly see me buying a new phone and possibly a new car so of the 3 big outlays a PC build is one that i 'need' the least.

Just bite your pride and update the current one to Windows 10, if you built it you will surely be able to back it up first on one of your multiple disks , get a life and when you need help ask for it rather than dithering , but of course you may just abandon this thread , or then again you may just decide to mess the forum up with your deliberations on a car/phone. Windows 10 is free so why the outlay, by the time you respond to this you could have installed 10 and spend your wise time looking for a car/phone and then ask us for which is the best car/phone and should I buy a red car or a blue phone. Merry sodding Christmas,my

apologies for me hating Christmas :eek:
Edited: Don't look on carphone warehouse for either