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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 925 Send Message	AnnMarieG	Report	9 Sep 2019 17:24
	Advice please, My computer is currently running on windows 7 and it is really slow. Is it possible to download windows 10 onto it for free and how safe is it to do it.
	Researching: arthur,tucker,king,harridine,robertson
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 6,889 Send Message	RolloTheRed	Report	9 Sep 2019 20:16
	Start here https://www.technorms.com/45229/check-windows-10-compatibility
	Researching: The Man In the High Castle
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 925 Send Message	AnnMarieG	Report	17 Sep 2019 09:00
	Thank you Rollo. will give it a try.
	Researching: arthur,tucker,king,harridine,robertson
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 6,889 Send Message	RolloTheRed	Report	17 Sep 2019 09:55
	A frequent cause of computer slow downs is pups and adware of one sort and another. Download and install malwarebytes (free) which will remove all unwanted stuff Windows 10 needs 4 GByte of memory to run properly. If your system has that much and cannot be further extended go for Windows 32 bit otherwise 64 bit and UG the RAM - it is v cheap on eBay. If you only have 2 GB of RAM extend it to at least 4 GB. The installation of Windows 10 can take ages ... be patient. Make sure yr machine is online using ethernet not wifi during the install process. good luck
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