OS transition following MBO failure (W7 vs W8.1 vs W10)
OS transition following MBO failure (W7 vs W8.1 vs W10)
The story is about losing my 8-year-old MBO and now upgrading to a new system. I’m stuck with a used S.775 P35 model and found it hard to restore. W10 didn’t work, so a clean install is coming. I prefer stability over flashy changes—W10 feels like a hassle compared to Jabba’s Solo. I’m thinking about Windows 8.1 or 7. My goal is a reliable OS for my main rig, not just new features. Windows 8.1 has a later end-of-life and better SSD support, while W7 works well with my hardware. Slick uses a modified version of W8.1, and I’d like to know how they did it. Your thoughts would be appreciated!
Use W7 temporarily and set up W8.1 on any random HDD. Adjust settings as needed and move W8.1 to the SSD.
I did recently install 8.1 to go on an external ssd to try it out and it is awesome! Boots very quickly (also mostly tested on a lga775 mobo, xeon e5440, usb 2), hasn't crashed once, only nuisances are explorer and the start menu. Both can be modified to look more traditional though. Everything i needed to do in the control panel was still there. It does lack the games though, or at least they weren't available in the add windows features thingy. 8.1 does seem like a good os. It also found all of the drivers automatically. I am still using win7 on my other computers because it works. I will probably upgrade to 8.1 after the support ends and then hopefully linux.