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‎09-05-2017 07:55 AM

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Product: Compaq Presario CQ56-219WM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Factory Setup:  Windows 7 Home 64 bit   Bios Version: F.15 4/7/2011

 

Current Setup:  Windows 10 HOme 64 Bit 

 

Bios Version Available from HP F.15 4/25/2011

 

Questions: 

 

1. Can I upgrade to this BIOS?

 

2. There was obviously a problem of some sort with version f.15 4/7/2011 which required an upgrade, but but is it even worth upgrading?

 

 

 

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‎09-05-2017 10:08 AM

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@Junior56MI

 

Sorry, but I don't have very good news for you ...

The BIOS update you referenced is for Win7 -- and unfortunately, you have upgraded your PC to Win10.

 

HP makes their BIOS updates OS-version specific, so if you try to run it under Win10, it's most likely going to fail to run or error out.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP

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‎09-05-2017 10:08 AM

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@Junior56MI

 

Sorry, but I don't have very good news for you ...

The BIOS update you referenced is for Win7 -- and unfortunately, you have upgraded your PC to Win10.

 

HP makes their BIOS updates OS-version specific, so if you try to run it under Win10, it's most likely going to fail to run or error out.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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‎09-06-2017 07:29 AM

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Thank you for that solution - I don't look at this as a negative though. Given what this laptop is being used for, basically more as a desktop instead of a notebook, changes and the like on a computer this old (8+ years) only goes to tell me, "But a new computer:   :OpenSmile: Thank you again.

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