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Windows 7 on my lap-top.

  • 15-01-2020 12:58AM
    #1
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    I'm a non-tekkie running Windows 7 on my laptop. Should I upgrade to Windows 10, and if so, is there a budget way to do it?
    Can I just stay as I am?
    Should I panic?
    No further questions.


Comments

  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    You can usually upgrade for free:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

    Windows 7 is at end of life and if there are any nasty security holes found they will not likely be fixed.
    Windows 10 is alright, it’s a bit creepy and spies on you but you can turn that off.


  • #3
    antix80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭antix80


    I did the free upgrade process on a work laptop. It went pretty well except Ms Office products got a lot slower - excel and outlook anyway.

    Prior to this the boot time was long but it was reliable once it got going, now I'm facing more delays opening excel files. I think it's actually when I click the file menu button to open a file (from one drive for example) that I notice most delays... No doubt windows 10 is loading a bunch of resources and clever menus and locations that I'm never going to use.

    Chrome now takes ages to load, whereas the newly installed MS Edge is quite fast.

    Not much can be done about this. My laptop is at least 5 years old at this stage.. No bios update available for Windows 10.

    A clean install of Windows 10 may result in better performance, and maybe some extra memory would help.. but it looks like I'll be buying a new laptop soon. This one's obsolete.

    So... It's a trade-off between security and performance.


  • #4
    towger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭towger


    5uspect wrote: »
    You can usually upgrade for free:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

    Windows 7 is at end of life and if there are any nasty security holes found they will not likely be fixed.
    Windows 10 is alright, it’s a bit creepy and spies on you but you can turn that off.

    Free upgrade ended in 2016. You need to pay to upgrade.


  • #5
    antix80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭antix80


    towger wrote: »
    Free upgrade ended in 2016. You need to pay to upgrade.

    Right and wrong.


  • #6
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,433 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Apparently still able to upgrade
    Look through windows forum
    history of boards 2021




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  • #7
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,433 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Read through this one

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058042276
    history of boards 2021




  • #8
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,946 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Irish Indo....

    How to download Windows 10 for free from Windows 7 and avoid €145 cost


  • #9
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    coylemj wrote: »
    Irish Indo....

    How to download Windows 10 for free from Windows 7 and avoid €145 cost

    Thanks all, I found a free download, and it was going fine until it told me I hadn't enough space on my hard drive. I did a thorough disc clean up twice, but still not enough.
    Can anyone tell a non-tekkie how to get more space?


  • #10
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,433 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    tony glenn wrote: »
    Thanks all, I found a free download, and it was going fine until it told me I hadn't enough space on my hard drive. I did a thorough disc clean up twice, but still not enough.
    Can anyone tell a non-tekkie how to get more space?
    https://www.foldersizes.com/


    Or similar
    history of boards 2021




  • #11
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    smuggler.ie wrote: »
    https://www.foldersizes.com/


    Or similar

    Many thanks, I'll try it tomorrow.....


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