Installing A Stable version Of Windows 10 on a HP Desktop p7-1010t

[BobVB]

Years ago I attempted to upgrade to Windows 10. It wasn’t a success and it would reboot at random. I searched the HP site and found that they were not supporting my product. So, now that the end of Windows 7 is near, has anyone been able to upgrade to Windows 10 successfully?  And what must I do to join in?

[TheOldMan]

I did not find any info where anyone posted about installing Windows 10 on that hardware, however, if you are worried about Windows 7 support ending, you could try upgrading to Windows 10 again.  Of course now it will cost you but a trial install will last a month before you actually have to pay for it.  You might find some advice about still getting the free upgrade, but since Windows 10 was installed at some time, it might still work because the MS servers would have assigned a "digital footprint" for that hardware.

You could try it by downloading the Windows 10 install from here

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Either make the install media from the "Using the tool to create installation media" and follow the directions, or the Update Now"

Personally, I would make the install media and then upgrade with that new media.  The newest version will be downloaded for that media.  The newer versions are much better at getting the install and drivers correct than the earlier version that you would have been exposed to.

After running the new Windows 10 again and you still have trouble, then either remain with Windows 7 and no updates or try a Linux install.  There are several versions that are easy to use and given a similar feel to the Windows you are used to using.

[BobVB]

Thank you for your reply. I will use it as a starting point. Wish me luck.

[TheOldMan]

While Windows 10 should not cause any data loss, it is always wise to make a full system backup on separate media, just in case.  There are plenty of free software tools to do that besides the builtin backup that Windows has.  If it was me, I would make a system image on am external hard drive, just for peace of mind. 

If that PC is still running on the original hard drive, actually I would install a new 1TB drive and install Windows 10 on the new drive.  You can find a 1TB drive for less than $50 US, remove the old hard drive for safety of all data and then install the new hard drive and Windows 10.

Good luck and let me know how things went.