Does your computer have UEFI BIOS and GPT partitioned disk? If so, then dual install some 64 bit Linux distro.
Or is it a 32 bit W7 version? If so, then install a 32 bit version of a Linux distro.
See osdisc.com site for good information and also distrowatch.com for a popularity listing of linux distros. I personally use Linux Mint 17.3
Hello Everyone,
Using Lenovo G585 laptop, Firefox 54.0.1. (32 Bit), + Google search.
Last year I installed W10 just at the end of the "free" installation period.
I have encountered a multitude of "problems" with this, not least is the continuous closing down of the programme that I am using to "install updates." something that even my ordering the installing of updates at my decision has no control over.
Amongst my apps on the laptop I have Toolwiz Care. Following a recent check I had the following report - attached - There is no mention of W10.
On checking on the internet, I discovered that W10 is not compatible with my Lenovo G585!! How then, did it become installed?
I then went to the 'computer' and ordered a disc check and a defrag check. The attached document shows the screen shot of the report of this- there is no mention of W10 here either!
Without referring to the many "problems" that I have encountered since installing W10, and if my laptop is really incompatible with W10, I am wondering if I should delete this W10 - if I can find it anywhere - and revert to W7.
As W7 will eventually be unsupported, would I be advised to change to Linux - about which I have read many glowing reports - but in reality there must be problems with that OS also!
The point about it that interests me is that it is supposedly regularly updated, almost free from malware and uses most of the apps that I use with my Windows programmes and has equivalent ones that may be used in the place of those that are incxompatible with Linux. Therefore, I could design a document in Linux which could be opened and read in a Windows OS.
Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
I do not seem able to attach a document, so I may only copy and paste the written report of my Toolwiz care:-
C:\
Checking hard disk now...
There is no error found while checking I/O performance in:C:\
Checking File System...
C:\ Volume Label: Windows7_OS, File System: NTFS
Volume label is Windows7_OS.
Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
500224 file records processed.
File verification completed.
24115 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
Index entry CVRCF33.tmp.cvr in index $I30 of file 366207 is incorrect.
Index entry CVRCF3~1.CVR in index $I30 of file 366207 is incorrect.
608064 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.
Check Disk Error: Unable to Finish
Scanning Completed
Regards,
Colin

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