Reply to post: Re: Upgrade from Windows 7

Step away from that Windows 7 machine, order UK cyber-cops: It's not safe for managing your cash digitally

Kiwi
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Re: Upgrade from Windows 7

Screens and monitors are simply output devices and have no effect on bootability.

Not quite 100% true, but I have given you an upvote.

Although it's been a while since I've seen this, some machines want to output an error message when they dislike the screen only the screen won't show it. And many screens I've known - while they have a or DVI input, they won't do text mode in any form and very rare graphical modes, thus you cannot see a boot menu or other such things (eg the WIndows installers IIRC all the way to Win7 and many *nix installers start in text mode till you do some of the installation or select a waiting menu option).

In short - yes the machine could probably boot happily as you say (but a few won't), but you may not be able to use it.

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