Final post for this thread - success!

Thanks to having a verified copy of Windows 7 on my PC's hard drive, I was able to go to the site noted in the following article:
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Okay - I was able to reinstall my old Win 7 using my installation CD and activation key. Obviously, everything else is gone from my PC's primary hard drive.

Question: If I now attempt to install...

Thanks for your response - sorry for my late reply.

Yes, I've been able to recover all of my important data by removing my primary hard drive and using my BlacX device to copy all of that data to...

This is happening on my PC that meets or exceeds all minimum requirements for installing Windows 10. All three of the household laptops updated with no problems (I'm using one now). I was very happy...