Vista Upgrade to Win10?

Vista was a turd right out of the box so if you managed to get one that worked dont mess with it. I would just wait for a new computer that already runs WIN 10 casue it will probably cost the same as just buying a stand alone OS for fresh install. Those minimum requirements are a joke too. That machine would be a slug to run and you will want to smash it after 10 minutes.

strollin wrote:
If you're not having any issues with Vista, I wouldn't bother upgrading to Windows 10, especially since you're not eligible for the free upgrade. Why spend money to fix something that isn't broken?

In my opinion Vista was already broken ... ;) but as you already said, if the original poster has been happy with it, while spend any money to upgrade the OS .

If you're not having any issues with Vista, I wouldn't bother upgrading to Windows 10, especially since you're not eligible for the free upgrade. Why spend money to fix something that isn't broken?

If the old desktop is running well with Vista for what you use it for, I would leave well enough alone. You may run into hardware limitations. (Do not believe anything about how much minimal RAM you can get by with). You may have software you run on your vista that will need to be upgraded or replaced if you upgrade to 10.

At some point in six months to a year, if you see a machine running 10 and you have to have it, then bite the bullet and get a current version Surface Pro and dump both the laptop and Desktop, or keep one as a backup.

Here's the specs from windows.com:

If you want to upgrade to Windows 10 on your PC or tablet, here’s what it takes.

Latest OS: Make sure you are running the latest version either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
Don’t know which version you are running? Check here to find out.
Need to download the latest version? Click here for Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 1024x600

You might check to make sure that older desktop has the right hardware to run Win10. I think I read someplace that it might not run on "older" machines.

al

I would, though you may have to do a stand alone or clean install to Windows 10 when officially released. MS hasn't announced the standalone pricing for Window 10, but its a free upgrade from WIN 7/8.1 for one year. You can begin reserving a copy of WIN 10 upgrade beginning today. I believe scheduled to be release on July 29.