Posted on 06/26/2023 2:04:28 PM PDT by Paul R.
As a separate question arising from my last "article" / question, I am about to make a recovery drive for a refurbished Dell desktop machine I purchased recently. (Dell Precision Tower 3420 - a fairly impressive little machine considering I got it in great condition for under $80 including shipping.)
When I read about recovery drives, often it is stated they can be used to restore the machine to its "factory" state, software-wise, should one run into a software problem, corrupted drive, etc., not otherwise resolvable. But... This machine likely originally had WIN 7 Pro on it and then was upgraded to Win 10 Pro, which is what runs it now.* I under no circumstance would want to go back to "7" on this machine. Much less then see if it's even possible to "re-upgrade" to "10", once recovered.
So... What gives? If I make a recovery drive NOW, will it recover the machine to Win 10 Pro if need be?
Have any FReepers gone through this?
Thanks!
Gotcha. I have no Dell printers, tho’ I do have a very nice (and very straightforward) Dell business monitor @ my desk. It works just fine with my present HP machine. At most I might need to do a driver download but otherwise it lookks like I’m good to go.
Thanks!
Gotcha. I have no Dell printers, tho’ I do have a very nice (and very straightforward) Dell business monitor @ my desk. It works just fine with my present HP machine. At most I might need to do a driver download but otherwise it lookks like I’m good to go.
Thanks!
Hmmm... I may need to reload / update the driver for that Dell monitor. I seem to have “lost” its USB port function when it is connected to the new computer. Everything else is working fine.
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