From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Paul wrote on 12/22/2025 6:53 AM:   
   > On Mon, 12/22/2025 6:25 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >> On 2025/12/22 8:9:53, Ammammata wrote:   
   >>> s|b wrote on 21/12/2025 :   
   >>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:54:39 +0100, Ammammata wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> try Rufus, https://rufus.ie/en/   
   >>>>> I was able to upgrade computers even older than your   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The question is: do you really want to install W11 on a 15yo computer? I   
   >>>> mean: WHY?   
   >>>   
   >>> well not 15yo, but about 10yo   
   >>>   
   >>> mine is an intel i7-6700 cpu, with 16Gb ram and 4x2 Tb hdd (plus an ssd   
   >>> for the OS), dismissed by a customer: whay should I waste it since it   
   >>> works properly for the few things I need?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> That is the question some just don't understand: "why should I waste it   
   >> since it does what I want".   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm running Win11 on a 4930K which is ~4th generation. The 6700 is   
   > 6th generation and is newer than mine.   
   >   
   > That's apparently a Skylake.   
   >   
   >    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/88196/   
   ntel-core-i76700-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz/specifications.html   
   >   
   > My install was done with Rufus. The OS is licensed. Is it fast ? Not really.   
   > Does it work ? Yes.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
   >   
      
   Same for me, except my machine is earlier that yours.  It's an intel   
   i5-2400  (2nd generation) from 2012.  It's fast enough for most things.   
      
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