Actually, if you buy a retail Windows 10 Professional license, you should get downgrade rights to Windows 7, unless they've changed the EULA. Check the fine print to see if that's permitted.
" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 6:25 AM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <shadowhun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah I would stay away from Windows 10 if you can at all help it. > > Instructions on how to install a dual-boot system have not changed, at > least from what I understand. I haven't dealt much with UEFI, but if it's > at all the same compared to MBR systems, it shouldn't be too difficult. > Nothing a good Google search won't fix. > > " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, > the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all > irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and > warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all > damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG > episode "The Drumhead" > - Alex Smith > - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 6:07 AM, Paul Tabolinsky <paul.t...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Roadrash >> I suggest not to install W-10. I purchased a new desktop that came >> preloaded with W-10 -- The system needed so much personal information on >> boot -- I took it back same day for a refund. You can still buy W-7 Pro or >> W-8 around the net. W-10 is a computer compromised in my opinion. >> Tabo >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 7:31 AM, JMJ <roadr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... I just want to consult with the experts because I've had a difficult >>> week and don't trust my brain right now. >>> >>> "Upgrade to Windows 10 for free" they said. >>> >>> Uh huh... except that about 26% into the upgrade, my system locked up. >>> When I was able to get it restarted, the main drive (SSD) was no longer >>> detected. As long as that drive was connected, I couldn't even get to the >>> BIOS, much less boot from another drive or CD/USB. I eventually decided >>> that it was probably something to do with Secure Boot because if I >>> disconnected that drive, I could get to the BIOS, boot from other media, >>> etc. >>> >>> I took that drive out, put it into a USB enclosure and tried to access >>> it via another system or two without luck. I assume the drive is dead at >>> this point. >>> >>> So... now, I'm faced with having to reinstall everything (plus the loss >>> of data on the SSD, and the purchase of another SSD), which *finally* >>> brings me to my actual questions. yay! >>> >>> I assume that I'll need to install Windows 7 first, then upgrade it to >>> Win10, so that Win10 sees the activation key. Is that correct? >>> >>> Back in the old days, it was important to install Windows before Linux >>> because Windows would overwrite the MBR, etc. Do I still need to install >>> Windows first? >>> >>> I'll be googling for this, but wanted to ask here too. What's your >>> favorite partition scheme for a dual-boot system that uses UEFI? >>> >>> It seems like my plan of attack will be... >>> 1) acquire new SSD >>> 2) partition new SSD >>> 3) install Win7 >>> 3A) Curse >>> 4) upgrade Win7 to Win10 >>> 4A) Curse a lot more >>> 5) install Fedora 23 >>> 6) set up an automatic backup of some sort. >>> 7) spend weeks tweaking all the settings >>> >>> Thanks for reading!! :-D >>> >>> JMJ >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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