Microsoft support for Windows 7 has ended.

[Scruffydog777]

Microsoft has ended it's support for Windows 7, a great system in my book. What that means is hackers and others are always coming up with new ways to get into your computer in ways that virus protection programs can't stop. When Microsoft learns of one of these vulnerabilities, they come up with a file that is uploaded to your computer in one of their updates to stop it. Hackers are always looking for new ways to access your computer so it's important to have an operating system that gets updated.

So I purchased a USB stick with Windows 10 from Amazon. I read some reviews and a few people complained that they had problems with the installation because files were corrupted and they had to download the files instead from MS. Still I decided to go with the USB. I did the upgrade which preserves most of your files and settings.

The upgrade went pretty smoothly except for one thing, when it rebooted, none of the USB 2 or 3 ports would work.

Luckily, I still had an old ps2 keyboard. I searched high and low for a ps2 mouse, then finally realized I had a ps2 mouse I take with me when I travel (long story).

That brought me to my next problem. My computer has only one ps2 port, so I could use either the keyboard or mouse. I found out you can control your mouse with your number pad, but it's painfully slow.

Anyways, I was able to get into the device manager and I saw there was a problem with the USB drivers. I tried the Windows search for new drivers, which didn't work. I went to the manufacturers website and downloaded there usb drivers for Windows 10 and the computer said there was a problem with this driver and wouldn't load it.

I was able to find in the Microsoft catalogue an even newer driver for my model of motherboard for Windows 10 which was from last year. I thought perfect, but again, Windows wouldn't accept it.

Then I remembered those critical reviews of 10 on a stick. I decided to download Windows 10 and install it via a DVD disc and it worked like a charm. So if you're thinking of upgrading to Windows 10, don't get it on a stick.

By the way, I already had the license for Windows 10 for the stick and it was free to download the files from MS.