Vista update can it be done

Irish Gunner

Okay have old laptop and not been used since the Flinestones and has vista installed

I want to check if I can update it to Windows 7 or even 10

Is there an online checker or any way I can check manually

JoyPad

You can get Windows 10 regardless, and use it without an Activation key.
Whether your laptop will be able to run either 7 or 10, that is the trickier question. What are the specs?

Irish Gunner

JoyPad wrote: »

You can get Windows 10 regardless, and use it without an Activation key.
Whether your laptop will be able to run either 7 or 10, that is the trickier question. What are the specs?

Trying to find specs to post here how can I do that?

SickBoy

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Trying to find specs to post here how can I do that?

Make and model for starters

Irish Gunner

SickBoy wrote: »

Make and model for starters

Dell Studio 1737

It's from the states so last time turned on seems about 3/4 years. Windows update not working can't connect to the server see if I can update it to Windows 7 at least

Just want to do a clean install /update as nothing required on it so no back up required

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name OWNER-PC
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Studio 1737
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A04, 11/26/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6002.18005"
User Name owner-PC\owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.96 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.09 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.47 GB
Page File Space 4.25 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

SickBoy

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Dell Studio 1737

It's from the states so last time turned on seems about 3/4 years. Windows update not working can't connect to the server see if I can update it to Windows 7 at least

Just want to do a clean install /update as nothing required on it so no back up required

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name OWNER-PC
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Studio 1737
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A04, 11/26/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6002.18005"
User Name owner-PC\owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.96 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.09 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.47 GB
Page File Space 4.25 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

It will be fine for windows 10

Irish Gunner

SickBoy wrote: »

It will be fine for windows 10

Can you update directly to Windows 10 or do I need to go to 7 first?

I can just download Windows 10 from ms website and install that way including key to install

SickBoy

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Can you update directly to Windows 10 or do I need to go to 7 first?

I can just download Windows 10 from ms website and install that way including key to install

You cannot upgrade directly to 10 from Vista.
Better off doing a clean install anyway.

ED E

SickBoy wrote: »

It will be fine for windows 10

It'll run W10.

IMO it won't really run to a level more than granny checking her eircom.net email account in one tab once a month though.

Irish Gunner

SickBoy wrote: »

You cannot upgrade directly to 10 from Vista.
Better off doing a clean install anyway.

Cheers will download onto USB and do clean install. Take it I need activation key as one from installed vista version won't work?

Laptop only going to be for parents cocooning for zoom and possibly Internet & email no more no less. They use ms excel but can use desktop for that if need be

SickBoy

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Cheers will download onto USB and do clean install. Take it I need activation key as one from installed vista version won't work?

Laptop only going to be for parents cocooning for zoom and possibly Internet & email no more no less. They use ms excel but can use desktop for that if need be

I'd give it a try unactivated first before considering purchasing a licence.

Irish Gunner

Managed to get Windows 10 installed and working no activation required

Just updating it now.

In built camera muck any suggestions for decent not mad expensive webcam

Gadgetman496

Irish Gunner wrote: »

In built camera muck any suggestions for decent not mad expensive webcam

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Widescreen-Noise-Reducing-Automatic-Correction/dp/B01BGBJ8Y0/ref=sxin_5_sk-bs-2-eu_1c119b04ec4aed43d7beafff793e3c99fbaf6b8e?cv_ct_cx=webcam&dchild=1&keywords=webcam&pd_rd_i=B01BGBJ8Y0&pd_rd_r=d71e03b6-d58c-4437-a51d-41a8be1f8fea&pd_rd_w=hVell&pd_rd_wg=Jjane&pf_rd_p=e2237678-ed0f-400d-8b22-b91a272a2c81&pf_rd_r=9NA2ZW283RFKDPA97FRJ&qid=1589762357&sr=1-2-87a0b030-e272-4e74-8cc3-89a5df12bdcf

Irish Gunner

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Widescreen-Noise-Reducing-Automatic-Correction/dp/B01BGBJ8Y0/ref=sxin_5_sk-bs-2-eu_1c119b04ec4aed43d7beafff793e3c99fbaf6b8e?cv_ct_cx=webcam&dchild=1&keywords=webcam&pd_rd_i=B01BGBJ8Y0&pd_rd_r=d71e03b6-d58c-4437-a51d-41a8be1f8fea&pd_rd_w=hVell&pd_rd_wg=Jjane&pf_rd_p=e2237678-ed0f-400d-8b22-b91a272a2c81&pf_rd_r=9NA2ZW283RFKDPA97FRJ&qid=1589762357&sr=1-2-87a0b030-e272-4e74-8cc3-89a5df12bdcf

Thanks out of stock and it sees the demand for webcams far exceeds supply well for the good ones

Still looking