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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:42 pm

Hi all,

Hope someone more knowlegeable can shout up :)

I have a DELL XPS 17 laptop which is 8 years old and I've been soldiering on using Vista and going from web browser to web browser as they slowly stop working with Vista. I'm currently using Firefox which is starting to struggle, they stopped supporting Vista earlier in the year. Its mainly plugin issues when playing videos or using more intensive webpages. I've tried Lunascape and Opera which I understand still support Vista but having problems dowloading them for some reason.

My options are to simply get a new laptop, however I love this DELL as it has the 16.4 inch screen and is just so well made, think it was around 1700 quid new and still looks and runs like new.

Before looking at replacing the laptop is there the option of installing Windows10?

Dells spec is Intel R Core 2 Duo CPU 3.06ghz processor wih 4GB Ram and Mobility Radeon HD 3670 graphics.

I think the processor and RAM are ok to run windows 10 but unsure on the graphics card? does any one know if it would be a straight install or am I wasting my time on an older laptop?

Thanks,

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:46 pm

Should be fine with Win 10 - Also, have you tried Chrome?

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Post by cerbera » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:49 pm

Not sure if this helps but I'm running Windows 10 on an old PC with 6GB ram core2duo 1.8GHz and a GeForce 7900GTO graphics without any issues.

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Post by A1GSS » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:52 pm

Have a go, it may well be OK even if not supported... but I'd back it up first. There's an upgrade download link here that still works:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessi ... s10upgrade
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Post by IAmOrion » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:52 pm

Should be more than ample. If I can make Win10 run on a VM with just 1gb ram and 1.5GHz cpu you should be able to install no problem.
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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:53 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:46 pm Should be fine with Win 10 - Also, have you tried Chrome?

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Thanks Mike, thats good to hear :thumbsup: I was using Chrome before Firefox but started to run into same issues as Firefox which is why I swapped over, Firefox has been great but the issue is with Vista which I need to address. If Windows 10 is a cert then I'll just get it installed. The latest Dell XPS 15 starts at 1300 quid :o but would like to stick with DELL.

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Post by A1GSS » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:54 pm

A1GSS wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:52 pm Have a go, it may well be OK even if not supported... but I'd back it up first. There's an upgrade download link here that still works:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessi ... s10upgrade
Ah this might not work, Vista upgrade not supported :(
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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:59 pm

Thanks guys thats really helpful :thumbsup:

Thanks Graham, never mind, I don't mind buying a copy of Windows10, will be a lot cheaper as I had over 1300 quid in mind for replacing my current laptop :lol:

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:03 pm

About 18 months ago, I had a 5 or 6 yr old 17" Dell XPS, windows 10 was fine on it.

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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:12 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:03 pm About 18 months ago, I had a 5 or 6 yr old 17" Dell XPS, windows 10 was fine on it.

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Thanks again Mike, I've found the Dell to be great, just reluctant to replace it if I can avoid it, built like a tank :)

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:22 pm

Yup - And swapping the HD for an SSD made it fly..

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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:29 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:22 pm Yup - And swapping the HD for an SSD made it fly..

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:D

Only slight pain is, you can't download windows 10 from the Microsoft site using Vista which is a bit of a pain :(

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:34 pm

TitanTim wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:29 pm
Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:22 pm Yup - And swapping the HD for an SSD made it fly..

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:D

Only slight pain is, you can't download windows 10 from the Microsoft site using Vista which is a bit of a pain :(

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There's a "workaround"

"IF" you need the accessibility features, you CAN still download windows 10 for free, fully licensed from here; https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessi ... s10upgrade

:D

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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:46 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:34 pm
TitanTim wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:29 pm
Ducklakeview wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:22 pm Yup - And swapping the HD for an SSD made it fly..

Mike
:D

Only slight pain is, you can't download windows 10 from the Microsoft site using Vista which is a bit of a pain :(

Tim.
There's a "workaround"

"IF" you need the accessibility features, you CAN still download windows 10 for free, fully licensed from here; https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessi ... s10upgrade

:D

Mike
Thanks Mike, I'll give it a whirl.

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Post by Buckz » Wed Dec 27, 2017 1:36 am

Yup windows 10 will speed it up.. but also see it you can pop an SSD drive in there. That'll transform the performance of it.
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