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 <[email protected]> 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
>
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