You Can Still Upgrade to W10 For Free - Here's How

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[sleepyjohn]

I'm going to think about that one!
I didn't upgrade at the time,as I had a new W10 computer.
The old W7 one is sitting not doing much,and has not been connected to the internet for 2years.
The only reason I keep it is that it has a CD drawer so I can put cds on our phones!!

[banjo]

I've just "upgraded" my (ex-works) Dell lappy. Went through with barely a whimper. I only had Opera, Sophos On Demand and Eudora installed and so far everythings hunky dory. Even kept my wallpaper and console settings.

Thanks for this Matt.

e&oe ...

[banjo]

Just an eensy weensy teensy snagette that the pointer keeps freezing- like all the time. You know- nothing to complicated to get right really? Just a simple HID? I guess it's a resources hog issue though.

Undeterred, I have updated my sitting room PC which is really only for watching films. That one has quite a lot of disparate software on largely related to flashing 'phones, tablets, e-reader and other devices. So far it's working better than the Dell and it's a Lenovo. I read somewhere that Lenovos are frequently problematic with this upgrade but no trouble here ATM.

Cheers again then Matt.

e&oe ...

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I can't actually vouch for this myself, I haven't tried as I've no need to but I thought I'd post this in good faith (reliable source?).

[banjo]

Well it works.

I have swapped the fixed disk in the Dell for a 240 Mb EVO SSD and deployed the three recovery DVDs that I had made previously. I gave the Samsung setup utility the swerve and seem to have got away with it. Right now it's upgrading to W10 on the new SSD. Fingers crossed ...

I have renamed the "Windows.old" directory and created a new (empty) replacement on all of these upgrades because I read somewhere long after I upgraded my old Compaq lappy that Redmond looks for and wipes out the get out of jail free card after ten of our earth days.

e&oe ...

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