My computers are NOT Windows 10 ready, says Dell. But I didn't let this stop me.
Sure, once Windows 10 was installed, there were a couple of drivers that didn't make it across to the new system. But since I still had my old Windows Seven system files available, I wasn't totally out of luck.
Using Device Manager in Windows Ten, I simply worked my way through the list of devices. With each, I'd Right-Click, select Properties, and attempt to "Update Driver Software. . ." When asked where to look for newer drivers, I chose the folder containing my earlier system's files. Device Manager would check that location and within seconds, respond with either a "Latest drivers already installed" or "Found something better" type of message.
Within a matter of minutes, Windows Ten had become happy and content with it's new home on my ancient hardware.
Cheers, PW.
P.S. Another hint. . .
One can download drivers from the manufacturer. In rare cases, the driver installation software sees that your system is not supported and refuses to go further. But many times, the installation software features an option of simply extracting it's data files without installation. Take this option, and tell Device Manager to check among the extracted files. So far, for me, this trick has never failed. |
