Windows 10: Is it possible to do clean Windows 10 install over an older 2009 iMac?

Discus and support Is it possible to do clean Windows 10 install over an older 2009 iMac? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; The iMac is an early 2009 model that does support Bootcamp for Window 7 (8?). Early 2009 iMac's cannot upgrade to the latest Sierra OS X because of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by GARoss, Jun 24, 2017.

  1. GARoss Win User

    Is it possible to do clean Windows 10 install over an older 2009 iMac?


    The iMac is an early 2009 model that does support Bootcamp for Window 7 (8?). Early 2009 iMac's cannot upgrade to the latest Sierra OS X because of hardware so it occurred to me, why not upgrade the iMac to a fresh install of Windows 10. Can this be done?

    I believe the problem lies in the iMac's motherboard as Windows drivers are not installed (BIOS). Even if I install Bootcamp drivers to the MB directly, I still could not install Window 10 because 2009 iMac's will only go up to Windows 7 or 8 & I don't think Microsoft is supporting 7 anymore either so we'd be right back to where we are now.

    Anyway, is it possible to do clean Windows 10 install over an older 2009 iMac?

    :)
     
    GARoss, Jun 24, 2017
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  2. Is it possible to install Windows 10 over an already existing Windows 10 and save files from the previous one?

    The thing is I don't know whether or not my Windows is original nor how to recognize that. When i bought a new PC, a friend came over and installed Windows 10 directly from an USB. So it's not upgraded from Windows 7 or 8. A few features are missing that
    should be there and i wondered if repair upgrade would fix that with leaving other things as they are right now. Would repair upgrade work on non Original Windows?
     
    JovanArsenović, Jun 24, 2017
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  3. BossDweeb Win User
    Is it possible to install Windows 10 over an already existing Windows 10 and save files from the previous one?

    Ah ha!

    Yes, the ISO functions much the same as the old disk installer, and a repair reinstall using the ISO would be

    similar to when using a disk, and it will work on an 'upgrade' version of Win10 as well.

    When you do an upgrade from your previous Windows version the activation key from that copy of Windows

    gets transferred to your Win10, so you do not need an 'original' Win10 to perform a repair reinstall.

    .
     
    BossDweeb, Jun 24, 2017
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  4. NavyLCDR New Member

    Is it possible to do clean Windows 10 install over an older 2009 iMac?

    NavyLCDR, Jun 24, 2017
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  5. GARoss Win User
    Thanks. That would work fine. No need to clean install, just use the Bootcamp feature & purchase Windows 7. And, my iMac will not support Windows 10, just Win7 32bit.

    The whole reason for my question was I had the impression that Apple was discontinuing support for this iMac's OS X 10.10.5. Apparently Apple will support it for at least another year.
     
    GARoss, Apr 4, 2018
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