Is there any hope for me to move on to Windows 10?

While there has never been a RULE that a newer OS requires a newer computer, some features of old hardware may limit what you can do with a new OS. As mentioned by others, every now and then, you have to upgrade drivers (the software that interfaces the OS and your programs to the hardware devices) to keep up with small changes that run as part of the OS. A good thing would be if all these "upgrade advisor" software things would check drivers but they don't. A long time ago, Microsoft initiated "driver signing" where Microsoft would TEST drivers and certify them for new versions of the OS. I suspect that they charged the device manufacturers for this privilege as a lot of instructions for installing drivers came with instructions to ignore Microsoft's complaints about the driver not being tested.

I have an XP machine that came with 2 GB of RAM and I'm pretty sure it won't run Win 10 especially since it has an old Pentium D processor and there was talk on the internet that certain older processors would not be able to run Win 10. Oddly enough, I was able to go out to buy a machine that came with Win 10 Home 64-bit which I paid extra to upgrade to Win 10 Professional 64-bit but the computer came with 12 GB of RAM and a TB hard drive all for $499. It was worth it to not have to try and run Virtual software on XP in order to load Win 10 and run my tax software.

So, if you figure out how much of a struggle it was to get to the point where you are now, maybe (can't speak for your personal finances) it might just be time to buy new hardware.
The bad part will be if you will need to replace all of your applications and store-bought software with newer Win 10-compatible versions. As someone who is now on a "fixed income" I appreciate what some consumers have to go through. We can't afford to upgrade our cellphones every 6 years or to buy new computers every 13 years like some people can.

I can't run LINUX because I had to run Windows for working from home and they used SSLVPN scripts to make sure I had the right anti-virus and it was fully patched and the OS had to be fully patched since most data was privileged government stuff. You just do what you can.

I have the same issue with a desktop containing an Intel Board and i7 processor. Two year old HW and it should be no problem. Everything passed get-windows but still can't get wifi to work consistently. This is a common problem to which I could not find a SW fix. Went to Intel and low-and-behold my mobo is not Win 10 compatible, get-windows be dammed. So, I am currently researching a new mobo and processor.

Ok, I had to lough for the last five minutes... I calmed down now
Go ahead and start using WIN 10! It is less resource consuming than WIN 7. Will it work better on a current PC, sure it will but so will WIN 7... At today's PC prices, I would not even post questions about not keeping-up with technology. I assume you get a new car every now and then; well, computers are as well not meant to be "good for ever". It's only up to you, keep the current PC and use WIN 10 or get a new one... Or, if your desire is to be stuck in time keep using WIN 7, it's just like driving a 20 year old car in terms of comparison.

The consensus so far indicates that NASA should run the first interstellar starship on Windows 7 rather than Windows 10. They just need to take along a few backup hard drives and power supplies to keep it running during the twenty years or so to Proxima Centauri.

I couldn't see anything in the machine spec or CPU spec that would stop you, except maybe the lack of an NS bit in the processor, always assuming you have enough RAM and HDD space. But you seems to have managed to load some sort of Win10 system, it just doesn't run well/at all. My guess would be that it's lack of drivers for Win 10 and for a machine announced in the fairly early days of Win 7, if that is the case, your chances of ever finding any are slim to none.

So the short answer to your question is no, stick with Win 7 on that system. The good news is you don't get the big forced updates that come with 10 (this month's took me over an hour to download and install and that on a 2.53 GHz dual core machine with a solid state disk!) and you don't get all the telemetry traffic to Redmond. Win 7 gets security patches until 2020 on your machine - stick with it until the hardware expires.

I had used W7 for 4 or 5 years and was happy with that, but "Time Marches On" as the former Theater News reel used to proclaim. I bought a new HP W10 Desktop about a year ago and use it each and every day. Actually I have W7 stuck on to a W10 computer. I use all the programs that I formerly used on my W7 computer and each and everyone of them works fines there. W10 will be around for years so you might as well go there. W7 will expire sometime in 2020 and they will likely not support if with any updates. W7 and W10 are both O/Ss and they depend on other programs for people to do their work. I did install Office 2016 on it, while I had Office 2010 on my W7 computers, but both of them work just fine.

My W10 HP Desktop has an i7 processor, 24 gig of ram, a 128 gig SSD and 2 terabyte HD to use, so everything works very smoothly. I put a 500 Gig Samsung SSD on my W7 Lenovo Desktop, and now that device boots quickly and is easy to use. Whatever you do about upgrading to W10, you will be better served by an i7 processor which to all intents and purposed is an 8 core processor. 4 cores with hyper threading to be truly correct. 16 gig or ram or more and an SSD, hopefully 256 gig or 500 gig. Also it might be good to have a regular terabyte or greater HD too. That type of configuration will put anything that you have ever owned or used in the past a welcome sight in your rear view mirror. With that type of power, you can count on using it many, many years into the future. It might cost in the $1000 neighborhood, but you will be eternally thankful that you did it.

I have a Sony VAIO from around 2008 that wouldn't upgrade to Win 10 even though the upgrade advisor on the MS website said it was compatible. Sony's website merely indicates that it is not supported, try at your own risk. I gave up after four or five attempts and was finally able to rid it of the upgrade nag, although the Windows Update keeps showing the failed upgrade/try again option.

Seems that the general attitude is that if the machine is more than a couple of years old, there is surprise that it is even still working and that you should just replace it.

Worst part is that as the older machine's software ages, and is no longer updated for security, they force you into disposing of perfectly functional hardware. The upgrades/changes to the software seem to consistently demand higher and higher hardware specification meaning that even if the old machines can run the new program, it is really slow and frustrating. Really, how modern a processor, video card, hard drive, etc. do you need for browsing the web, email or simple word processing that the average home user does?

And I'm sure that some would say "use Linux" as a magic solution. I tried that on a couple of different machines. Linux is not particularly user friendly when it comes to trying to get hardware to work properly and trying to learn and comprehend it's command structure and operations is far more difficult than working with Windows - in my experience. Plus I think Linux has the same issues with older hardware that Windows does.

I was just in this same position. I went ahead and did it. But, all my drivers were incompatible. So in the long run it is just easier to get a new computer.

'Till next time
Z

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Hello

I had this problem with a Packard Bell desktop computer less than a year ago. Made several attempts to upgrade to Win 10 without success.

It turned out it was a Nvidia graphics driver that was the problem. I went on to the Nvidia website and was presented with more than one sort of driver upgrade. Not being sure which, I downloaded them all and one by one installed them after uninstalling the previous. All to no avail.

On the Microsoft website, there was the option of downloading Win 10 and burning to DVD which I did. Much to my surprise the subsequent installation from it worked. Also, it appears, Microsoft will substitute a Third Party graphics driver with their own if required.

Windows 7 is a pretty good operating system, and it's compatible with almost all good software and games. If for some reason you are fed up with Windows 7 you might want to try one of the free versions of Linux that you can download and install. It goes without saying that you should confirm that a chosen Linux install is compatible with your older hardware before proceeding!

Hello again

I forgot to ask how old your Lenovo is.

My Packard Bell desktop is 09 years old and is just 4gb RAM max.

I've got a Lenovo and Dell laptop over 4 years old and both upgraded fine although the Dell did require at least 2 attempts to complete the upgrade installation satisfactorily.

w1ndows 10 is total ****

I had a similar problem with a Lenovo P580 (Best Buy's version of the G580, I think). 4 separate attempts with the MS phone technical specialists could not get Win10 installed on my Win7 machine. I then took it to a MS retail store (at the Garden State Mall in NJ) when I went there over the Christmas holidays, and the tech specialist there was able to install it. They didn't charge me for it even though it was past the free installation period, because I had tried during that period without success. They had records of all those attempts in their system. Also, when I did some research on my machine at the Lenovo site it indicated my machine could not be upgraded to Win10. This was not true! The technician however did do a clean install, wiping out all my old files. Since I backed these up before I went to him this was not a problem. Everything seems to be working properly after three months, with no unexplainable glitches. I don't know if the phone tech specialists tried to do a clean install or not - most likely, not.

So, if you can't get to an MS retail store, you might try having the phone technician do a clean install, after of course saving all your important files. Reinstalling everything is a bit of a pain, but I have to say I do like Win10.