Upgrading to Windows 10

[vikingken]

I did it my way yesterday Howie. I had installed my HP mini netbook ( twin screw Intel Atom, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, ) with Windows 10 x 86. As there was a bit of trouble with the browsers, I thought I would try x 64. I removed the Windows 10 installation, using a Windows 7 Pro x 64 disk. Then installed the Windows 7 Pro x 64. Something you must do that I nearly forgot, is activate the system and get the Genuine Windows seal of approval. Then I stuck my pen drive in the USB and installed the Windows 10 Media Builder. From there I went on to install Windows 10 Pro x 64. It seems to work about the same as the x 86 version, but  seems to have the same problem with browsers as I had with the 32 bit version. I think I will leave it on for now and see if I can install something to sort out the browser trouble. I hope there is something of use here to help out if you do decide to mess with your old computer.

[alexham36]

Well, I consider myself fortunate that my display card is not compatible with Win10, so I shall continue with Win7-32bit for some time. I am reluctant to spend £50 on a new graphics card and have to put up with the teething troubles, but I would like to download Win10 on a DVD/USB and keep it for installation later. Is that possible? I would like do download a new installation not the update, but all I am getting from Microsoft is that my display is not compatible. How do I get through to them?