Best route for win10?

Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I have Win7 x64 installed and it is becoming increasingly unreliable. I'd have no problem upgrading to Win10 but my Win 7 is the enterprise edition so no free upgrade.

What is the cheapest route to upgrade? I do need x64 but I'd be happy with the home edition or whatever. there is nothing on the drive that I need so a clean install would be good.
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Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

In what sense unreliable? Win7 always seemed pretty stable to me.
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

This looks the the best option so far. Any problem with it being a Dell key?

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

And "Rogerborg" is my Netrek handle from the 1990s, but ain't nobody got time fo' that now.

I only have one Windows box left at home, but I won't be ditching it until everything in my Steam back catalogue runs reliably and smoothly on linux, no exceptions, no dissembling, no fiddling with configuration files, no swapping drivers in order to play Murder Simulator VI then swapping them back for Rage Racer 2016.

But that's unlikely to ever come to pass because SteamOS / Steam Machines have flopped big style.

You can buy the same hardware for the same price with either SteamOS or Windows on it. But the same games - including Valve's flagship SteamOS titles - run significantly slower on Linux than on Windows. Smaller catalogue, same (high) price, worse performance - "dead on arrival" is a common phrase in relation to Steam Machines. Or was - it's all gone ominously silent. I expect to see them quietly dropped, and linux support dwindle rather than strengthen.

I may be projecting here, but if OP has any interest in gaming then he'd be well advised to stick to Windows for the foreseeable future.

Of course, if he enjoys being told to "RTFM", "RTFS", or "Have you tried tar gzipping your sudo squid over ssh?" on "help" boards, then lunix will suit just fine. Wink

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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Good ol' BCF. Laughing

I shouldn't expect any more than what was offered.

Anyway, sorted using a COA off a busted works PC.

UAC is disabled. It's a problem for which many have struggled for a solution when I searched the 'net. Not impossible to work with but annoying.
I have a linux box in my garage, it can stay there. I also use it on my Raspberry.
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Do a search next time. Microsoft will happily tell you that you only need a product key, nothing else.
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linuxyeti · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Karma :

... and here is just another reason to stear clear of Win 10

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/12/windows_10_bsod_qrcode/

Doh!

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Really?

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I've got Windows 10 on Several devices, including 2 modified laptops and a full on custom build PC. I've had a couple of BSODs on my custom build that was down to wrong drivers or dodgy overclocking.

I think it's great I've had no trouble with it it's faster and more stable than 7.

I reinstalled it at the weekend as I replaced my Mobo/CPU/RAM/SSD (6700k and 950 pro yo)

Was simple it took literally minutes, and I used my Windows 7 key to activate (Win 7 upgrade from Vista Key)
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mudcow007 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Karma :

or.....download 10 from here

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

stick your COA in an see what it comes up with.

if it complains i maybe able to get you a Win7 COA - to borrow Wink

Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Thanks but it was done like 6 posts ago. Very Happy

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mudcow007 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Karma :

balls!

note to self...must try harder

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