Windows 10: preparing installation win 10 on a win xp prof laptop

Thanks for that alternative, will start with the preparatation and then give windows 10 a try.

it doesn't matter for me if it only works for even 10 days, I just want to be sure the laptops works great with windows 10, before buying it.

it would be great if I can also test windows 7 , just in case windows 10 is to much for the old laptop, or maybe windows 7 will be too much ? hmm

 

I don't think you can install Windows 7 without a product key, therfore don't think you can try it for free like Windows 10

 

You read the new post on Windows Free upgrade ending ...VERY soon Navy ?? was just posted. *Confused

 

Windows upgrade for free was only a one year offer. It was advertised that way from the very first day, so it should not surprise anyone that it is going to end at the end of July.

 

Both links are the same, do I need it to open it on the xp laptop? when I open it on my windows 8 laptop, I see a button 'upgrade' , text before it:

Looking to upgrade this PC?


Qualified Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 devices can upgrade for free.


Click the Upgrade now button to begin the upgrade. Click here for information on qualified editions.

then this file I downloaded on my windows 8 laptop: GetWindows10-sds_____________.exe. around 7.28MB large.

then there is a tool: mediacreationtool.exe(17.5MB).

I don't find an iso.

 

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/9...-download.html
Choose option 1

 

You want to run the mediacreationtool.exe file. Then click the option to Download for installation on another PC (or something like that). That will download the ISO file.

I corrected the second link to download the ISO file from Microsoft:
Tech Bench

 

Only problem I've had with the links is they don't work with Firefox, not allowed to sign in. Exact same URL [copied and pasted] works fine with Internet Explorer 11.

 

I don't use FF ....chrome or IE11 that's it for me...*Smile

 

Macrium reflect gives a message: SP3 is needed on XP sytem, installation aborted.

the laptop has SP2, where can I find a offline SP3 as windows update doesnt work anymore.

 

Oops - since Windows XP support has ended, you can't download SP3 from Microsoft. I would think a bootable version of Macrium Reflect Free would work. There is Macrium Reflect Free included on Kyhi's recovery drive:
Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk - Windows 10 Forums

 

This should get you the 316MB file for installing SP3:
Download Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 - MajorGeeks

 

I found one, dutch version , or is language not important? anyway, took me some time to isntall SP3, (first time an error and it rolled back, second time it installed SP3).

then macrium free, an error while making the rescue media, it seems after looking to it in google, the FAT32 has to be revert to ntfs, ok done it.

finaly tested the resque media, it works, no the backup is buzzy, almost done.

 

pff, error after error. ok, I wanted to boot from my other usb stick that contains the windows 10 OS. but this usb stick doesn't show up at in the bios . tested it in startup, but nothing.

it's a usb stick with a large GB (128GB). Could that be the cause?

Now I have to start all over again using the tool to make a bootbale usb or can I just copy and paste the content of the 128Gb stick to another , smaller stick?

 

I've seen where such a Thumb drive has to be formatted as FAT32, not NTFS, and Windows has issues with drives larger than 32GB and FAT32 formatting.