Help needed with installing Windows 10 on old computer

JaseUK · 23 Jan 2016 at 18:41

Hi,
A mate has given me an old Dell Dimension 2400 computer which currently has XP installed. He would like Windows 10 but I am really struggling to do a fresh install on it.

The computer has an IDE hard drive and DVD drive.

When I boot from the W10 installation disc is gets to the point where it says its loading files with the white bar across the bottom of the screen but as soon at the bar gets full the computer restarts and it boots into XP.

I have swapped the jumpers round from master to slave and back again but no joy.

I cant seem to get it to boot from USB either.

Please help.

JaseUK · 23 Jan 2016 at 18:57

varkanoid said:
Is your Windows 10 a shop bought/online retail copy complete with CD key because you cant upgrade Windows 10 from XP with the free version as XP is not eligible.

I'm not upgrading XP, I'm trying to do a fresh install of Windows 10. I am using an ISO I downloaded from MS.

JaseUK · 27 Jan 2016 at 20:09

I ended up just cleaning up the XP installation and it appears a lot better. Thanks for all the info and assistance.

JaseUK · 29 Jan 2016 at 14:06

darael said:
If you do want to upgrade Windows, install Windows 7 - that doesn't have the need for the NX bit. Windows 8 and onwards require NX bit compatible processors.

Cheers