Windows 10: Windows 7 to Windows 10 Help

I like to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro 1903 32-bit.

I'm using the following 9 year-old hardware with Windows 7 Pro SP1 32-bit.

• ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (ordered in Aug 2010)
• AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Dual-Core Desktop Processor (ordered in Aug 2010)
• CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3-10666) Desktop Memory (ordered in Aug 2010)
• EVGA 01G-P3-1313-KR GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card (ordered in Dec 2012)
• Dell UltraSharp U2412M Monitor (ordered in Nov 2016)

I mainly use the box for web browsing and office work. I would like to be able to run an antivirus.

Is the system too old for Windows 10 Pro 1903 32-bit. Should I buy a new system?

I ran the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant as a compatibility checker. It said...

You may need to install an app to play DVDs in Windows 8.
Your firmware doesn't support Secure Boot so you won't be able to use it in Windows 8.
Reinstall the ATI Catalyst Install Manager (i.e. AMD 890GX chipset driver) in Windows 8.

Compatible:

Microsoft HID-compliant mouse
Microsoft High Definition Audio Device
Realtek High Definition Audio
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
NVIDIA GeForce 210
Dell UltraSharp U2412M Monitor

I found a new AMD 890GX chipset driver on the AMD site.

AMD Support
http://www.amd.com/support

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 | Motherboards | ASUS Global

I searched the site for my motherboard. All the posters had problems.

P.S.

Is there a guide for reducing cpu and memory usage for old computers running Windows 10?

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

I really hate having to come here and ask for help, but I really am stumped. It hurts my geek pride. I have a PC with fairly modern hardware in it. It has a p8p67 pro in it. I have tried upgrading windows 10 on it twice now. Both times I have had the same result.

After windows finishes upgrading it goes to the log in/set up screen. I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse input is accepted.

I will list some, or hopefully all, of the troubleshooting steps I have tried:

• Move keyboard and mouse to different USB ports.
• Try different keyboard or mouse.
• Restart computer, repeatedly.
• Google for related issues.
• Update Bios, because why not.
• Create boot media and revert to windows 7.

The windows 10 system restore boot media works fine with keyboard and mouse. All USB ports work in windows 7. I don't know what is wrong. I suspect that windows 10 is lacking a driver of some sort, but since the computer accepts no input I have no way of checking for which driver let alone installing it.

Please help me figure this out. If I have to revert back to windows 7 again, I am not going to get it upgraded to windows 10. Thank you in advanced.

 

Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.