magilla, that is always an option. I've only had Windows 7 for 1 year+ and I haven't really gotten comfortable with it yet. However, I've been told that Win 10 is way better than 7,8 or 8.1, with...

Berton I agree with you on the choice to be made. I want to upgrade my Windows 7 Pro SP1 (X64) to Windows 10 Pro (X64).
bobkn, I believe I have my answers.
1. downloading the Home edition...

A little defensive? I'm usually a lot defensive.

bobkn, my main board is an ACER AST690/APFH X64. Sounds like I chose the wrong ISO. I downloaded it to check my theory that my Pentium D 2 Core...

No offence but "iamwotiam" is Byron, a 73 yr old Chem. E. The 1st computer I worked on was an IBM 1620 that filled a small room and loaded from punched paper tape. I joined "Insider" to get a jump...

Thanks for your quick comment, Superfly. As I understand it, the Microsoft upgrade servers only check my compatibility once a month, based either on when I first became eligible or the first time I...

I have an older home build computer. Main board is an ACER AST690, CPU Pentium D 2 core 3.4 GHz, OS Win 7 Pro SP1 When I first tried to load Win 10, I was running an Pentium 4 672 HT-Vt, 3.8 GHz. ...