Upgrade Windows 10

Question

Upgrading to Win 10, my issue is simple: We need a real Upgrade Advisor standalone application like the "Win 7 Upgrade Advisor" was. Will it be possible?

Why?

Take my case: Inspiron 530, Win Sp1 Home Premium, 4 Gigs mem. 7 year old Pc.

Been around Pc's for 30 years and worked as ERP specialist for employers

The MS "Get Win 10" installed on my Pc is not playing an Advisor role. All it gives is that my Pc is Ok and nothing about applications. But the "Big Nickel" here is the software applications accumulated over the years that are of prime importance for us. Many of us are doing pretty serious work on our home Pc.

We have to know like, right now which application is obsolete, not supported, will be uninstalled (that we'll have to reinstall) and son on…MS says that our Security Suite will be uninstalled an even updated if it is not the last available & reinstalled. WO! I don't believe that my Avira security Suite will behave as MS predicts!

I have done a Vista to Win 7 upgrade 1½ years ago and the main migration took more than 4 hours rebooting many times; and if you add all the numerous Windows updates there after & reboots, you matters well say that the whole works took 8-10 hours. So what's this "Bla Bla" by Microsoft saying that Win 10 upgrade will take around 1 hour? And from Win 7 to 10 ??

So if the answer is no, I surely will not upgrade.

Regards

DaddyX_b90f82 · Answer

Microsoft has not announced any such utility for Windows 10. Looks like you're surely not going to upgrade.

FWIW, I made a list of all my software and drivers, and over the next weeks or months I will check with those developers to see if they are supporting Windows 10. It's quick and easy to do. But it's your choice.

Mary G · Answer

Don't bother upgrading on such old hardware. Wait until you buy a new computer. Use windows 7 until you have to replace the old one--which should be soon. Windows 7 is still a very good version of windows.

aelaan12 · Answer

For you the answer is already given by yourself.  The upgrade will not be bla bla one hour, it will be approximately one hour.  I have, as a test, upgraded many old computers with the Windows 10 Insider preview to see how they behave.  Your 7 year old system will be compliant because it has 4GB or ram and it has most likely 30GB free space.  But you indicate yourself you have worked in IT and myself with 35 years under my belt from desktop support to VP of IT must advise you not to update this machine because it is too important to your current wellbeing. Any new system in the future will have a version of Windows 10 installed and Windows 7 is still supported for another 5 years.  The ONLY way I would go about this is to make a complete image of the system using clonezilla or the likes.  But here I go giving you the wrong advice and contradict myself.

Tigars530 · Answer

All right. I was nearly decided. Now I am...I have cancelled my reservation of Win 10

DaddyX_b90f82 · Answer

I'm like you - in no rush to upgrade to Windows 10. We have a year to upgrade for free.

Meanwhile I plan to stay with the Insiders Program and watch as Windows 10 develops (hopefully for the better.) Also: It will take time for device makers to provide drivers and software developers to provide updates for Windows 10. Let's give them enough time to get it right.

For all the people who are jumping up and down to get Windows 10 now: I respect your choice but I think you're making a mistake.

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