Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue (or if you did, don’t waste it).
You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform. Practically speaking, the odds are generally not on your side.
The general rule is this:
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* Win8->10=good
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* Win7->10=Needs work/Check compatibility
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* Win8->10=good (Part change generally not required)
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* Win7->10=Needs work (Check hardware compatibility; change parts as needed)
* Vista->10=unlikely to work (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it)
* WinXP->10=0% chance (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it).
The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point. Hardware age and API depreciation is the primary problem with going beyond 2-3 releases.
As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive. Dell computers have a one-time boot menu (F12) that presents the other boot options without a BIOS alteration on just about all of them besides the Pentium III systems (which aren’t even USB bootable without help).
Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue (or if you did, don’t waste it).
You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform. Practically speaking, the odds are generally not on your side.
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The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it); WinXP->10=0% chance (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it). The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
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The general rule is this:
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As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive - Dell computers have a boot menu that presents these in a friendly way that works without having to change it in the BIOS.
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* Win8->10=good
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* Win7->10=Needs work/Check compatibility
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* Vista->10=unlikely to work (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it)
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* WinXP->10=0% chance (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it).
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The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point. Hardware age and API depreciation is the primary problem with going beyond 2-3 releases.
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As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive. Dell computers have a one-time boot menu (F12) that presents the other boot options without a BIOS alteration on just about all of them besides the Pentium III systems (which aren’t even USB bootable without help).
Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue. You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform. Practically speaking, you’re likely going to find serious compatibility issues.
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Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue (or if you did, don’t waste it).
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The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work; WinXP->10=0% chance. The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
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You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform. Practically speaking, the odds are generally not on your side.
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The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it); WinXP->10=0% chance (exceptions happen, but don’t count on it). The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive - Dell computers have a boot menu that presents these in a friendly way that works without having to change it in the BIOS.
Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue. You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform.
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Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue. You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform. Practically speaking, you’re likely going to find serious compatibility issues.
The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work; WinXP->10=0% chance. The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive - Dell computers have a boot menu that presents these in a friendly way that works without having to change it in the BIOS.
Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue.
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Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue. You generally need to pick up a used Win8 or Win7 computer to get anything acceptable or purchase a entirely new system based on a modern platform.
The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work; WinXP->10=0% chance. The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive - Dell computers have a boot menu that presents these in a friendly way that works without having to change it in the BIOS.
Unless your hardware has Win10 drivers across the board, Win10 is not very likely to work correctly no matter how hard you try. It is very picky about certain chipsets and these older systems are the most likely to give you trouble. Don’t buy a key until you see it works without issue.
The general rule is this: Win8->10=good; Win7->10=Check hardware compatibility; Vista->10=unlikely to work; WinXP->10=0% chance. The problem is drivers go bad after 2-3 releases due to age and depreciated APIs and any Vista driver is officially 4 OSes old at this point.
As far as boot media you are better off using a USB drive - Dell computers have a boot menu that presents these in a friendly way that works without having to change it in the BIOS.