Hopefully, by the time 2023 rolls around, we'll have the money for a new computer, but we don't now.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks a lot. I don't mind the start screen for Windows 8.1. I know these are a lot of questions, but I just don't want to buy the license till I'm sure what will work. Would bricking affect one drive or both drives. Net Framework 1.1 which is incompatible with 8.1, but not 7, so I use it on that. Would a separate drive be better for each OS, that is Seven (I use the PrintMaster 18, which uses. I know that there's an 'End of life' with Windows 8.1 (2023), but that Windows 10 updates tend to be 'rolling' So how often does this actually happen and can I schedule them so it's convenient for me? I don't really know how to install 8.1 without a license key in a VM so I can 'test it out before installing it on 'hard metal'Īlso, I'm not sure that it's on topic or not, but I've heard some really scary stories about major updates in Windows 10 causing issues like being 'bricked out' How big a thing is this? How often does it happen and are there workarounds for it so I can get in? Is this a common problem, that is, does it happen every time, or is it rare, or what's the percentage of people that get bricked out of Windows? And does Windows 8.1 have similar update problems bricking out of Windows? This is the only computer we have, so I want to know how often this actually happens, if at all. I can't install it because I don't have a license key, but other than that it's OK as far as stable.

What I need to know is would it be better, realistically to go for the Windows 10, 8.1 on the partition that I've set aside for it? Or would I be better off with Linux Mint, which I was originally planning to go with, with my hardware? I have Windows 8.1 on a VM. (I wouldn't even know how to partition an external drive) I think it's a Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipsetģ TB Seagate External Hard Drive (where all my files are redirected/moved. No video card, just the integrated graphics and sound via the Motherboard. My BIOS is HP Brand, version: 786G2 v01.09 as of RAM 8 GB upgradable up to 16 Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333 MHZ

I believe there's an option to enable PAE as well, Here is what I have:ĬPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 running at 3.0 GHZīios Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Intel 64, NX, VMX. I was thinking of Dual-booting and have a partition of 878 GB reserved, but before I spend the money for a new Windows license, I want to make sure that my computer is actually compatible with either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.

As everyone who uses Windows knows, that Windows 7 is reaching the 'end of life/support next January, so need to think about what OS to use.

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