Think I might have to stress a couple of points here, just to help you all assisting me the better. Sorry for not being totally clear on this from the start.
First of all, I do have WE9.54 here, full installation CD, which I received very few days before WinEyes was all ditched. That is, it would be the latest version ever. On that matter, I hence should be totally covered. My Win7 machine has 4GB of RAM, running a dual core 2.4GHZ CPU. I did try running the Win10 upgrader on it, to see if it would work, and was told the computer would work fine, but I would need some drivers. Going to the manufacturer, Dell, I did find no driver for upgrading. Besides, I want to keep the computer as an off-line backup system. It works just fine, and has served here for more than a handful years, though it was second-hand when I got it. So what then about the computer I am considering turning into Win10? It is an HP, holding 8GB, and a Quadro CPU of something like 2.8GHZ - taken from memory. It should have no trouble in meeting the minimum specs for RAM and speed, though I do know nothing about drivers. Like I said, it did run Win8.1, all till the OS got broken, through some maintaning upgrade. Since it does not really start, just gets to a point where it tells me the Windows is no longer valid, I will have to wipe the drive altogether, hence the computer would be to consider as a "blank" system. In other words, updating the windows on that machine, is not possible. And unless i can get Win10 on it, my guess is that a quite working hardware might have to simply be thrown away. Booting from the DVD drive on the computer should be little trouble, since my memory tells me it is already set do do such booting. For both computers, they are laptops, so ideas like changing any hardware, is no alternative. And should not give much for functionality. Again, thanks to all for your assistance. I am still all ears, if you have further input to contribute. Great to hear I can do the installation of Win10, without eyes. IPhone and apps for sighted assistance is not really an option here, simply because I don't own any Apple stuff, and to get an IPhone just for the benefit of installing a computer seem out of range. Smiles. I am aware the option to have similar assistance over Android, but would greatly appreciate doing the job as much as possible without depending on having more or less knowledgeable eyes messing with the screen reading. Used to instal computers back in the 90's, so am not totally new to the idea of getting the job done - though Windows do pose certain challenges that we did not face back then. smiles. David On 6/21/2019 10:53 AM, Thomas N. Chan via Talk wrote: > For the win 8 upgrade to win 10, I really don't think it's a > authorise > upgrade since you don't really own a licence copy of win 8. > So upgrade path > is not applicable. You will get good deals if you > stick with win 10 home. I > am not sure where you can get good deal > online but I really did seen good > pricing on amazon, maybe bestbuy > etc. > > > -------------------- regards > Thomas N. Chan -----Original > Message----- From: Talk > > [mailto:talk-bounces+thomas.nchan=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On > > Behalf Of James Bentley via Talk Sent: Friday, 21 June 2019 2:34 AM > To: > Window-Eyes Discussion List > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com><mailto:talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: > James > Bentley <bentleyj1...@att.net><mailto:bentleyj1...@att.net> Subject: Re: > Installing Win10 > > Hi David, > > You should be able to buy a legal copy of > Windows 10 from Amazon for > around twenty bucks less than what Microsoft > charges. > > Sometimes, you can find a legal recycled license from Ebay. > These > recy cled licenses can cost around thirty bucks. They just send you > the key and you go to the Microsoft web site to get your download. > Always buy from a dealer > > from Ebay who has loads of excellant reviews. > > Also, you might still be able to upgrade Windows 8.1 with an > authorized copy > > of Windows 10 at no cost. That is also downloaded from a Microsoft > server but, I will wait for more details if some one else can please > post about that. > > Good luck, > > James B > > > -----Original Message----- From: David via Talk Sent: Thursday, June > 20, 2019 1:07 PM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: > Installing Win10 > > To the tech guys on this list, > > In about 6 months Microsoft will end the support for Win7. My Good > old working-horse of a computer might then be retired to make it for > a backup system. > > > I do have a computer stored away in a closet, which has a broken > version of Win8.1 on it. That is, it does not start up, only presents > some kind of an e rror screen, informing me the Windows is not a valid > version. Was a computer I bought second-handed, and apparently the > seller was no honest guy. Now, I wonder if I might go for a full > version of Win10, and simply wipe out the old hard drive on that > computer, and do a totally clean install of Win10. > > > I would be buying the Win10, through the Microsoft store, and hence > get a downloadable of the operative system. > > > Never been using Win10, and only have paid half an ear to any > discussion on the matter. But I seem to remember something about it > being possible for a blind to install the OS all without eyes. Is > that correct, and does it even apply when I will be doing a clean - > all from scratch - installation? > > > Could of course go and buy a brand new computer, but they tend to be > loaded with all kinds of bloatware, over here. And the store I saw > the other day, offering to install a clean win10 on their new > systems, asked a price for the windows, about 2 0% more than what I > see it advertised in Microsoft Store. Would then be a better business > to get the broken win8 machine of mine going. > > > Thanks for all input you can give me on the matter. I will not be > doing my choice all at this time, but will be nice to know what to > do, once the right time or offer comes up. > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
