Question Using a Win 7 update....while...running Win10
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i'm not 100% sure what you are asking about here.
are you trying to update the BIOS but believe it can only be done with win7 and not win 10?? or is there some other update you are trying to do? just want to clarify before offering any help
are you trying to update the BIOS but believe it can only be done with win7 and not win 10?? or is there some other update you are trying to do? just want to clarify before offering any help
thnx for your help.
just rying to update the BIOS first...i might want to do something else later...but...i don't know what that might be right now.
MSI directs me to HP support...hp support for this MB ends at
WIN 7 64 sp48389 V.1.10 jul/02/2010
Winxp 64 sp53695 V.1.14 jul/01/2011
just rying to update the BIOS first...i might want to do something else later...but...i don't know what that might be right now.
MSI directs me to HP support...hp support for this MB ends at
WIN 7 64 sp48389 V.1.10 jul/02/2010
Winxp 64 sp53695 V.1.14 jul/01/2011
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First things first. Why do you feel the need to update the BIOS? Does the new one specifically address a problem in the old one? If not then there is no need. Second, the process is exactly the same in Windows 10 as it was in Windows 7.
i understand the Process.
the process is Not the question>
hp does not support win 10 for this bios.
i am running win 10.
hp does have an update for this bios...BUT...it is listed under win7.
again...i am not running win 7...i am running win 10.
the question seems to be...can i execute this update running win 10...or...do i have to get Win 7 installed>>>then execute the Update>>>then go back to win 10?!
the process is Not the question>
hp does not support win 10 for this bios.
i am running win 10.
hp does have an update for this bios...BUT...it is listed under win7.
again...i am not running win 7...i am running win 10.
the question seems to be...can i execute this update running win 10...or...do i have to get Win 7 installed>>>then execute the Update>>>then go back to win 10?!
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Then you understand that unless an update directly addresses a problem you are experiencing (read the notes attached to the update) there is absolutely no need to be updating the BIOS. The risks far outweigh any benefit.
The process is exactly the same under Windows 10 as it is under Windows 7, with the possibility that the software may have to be run in compatibility mode. There is no need to be swapping out hard drives/OS's, BIOS doesn't know or care about that.
- Aug 24, 2012
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Then you understand that unless an update directly addresses a problem you are experiencing (read the notes attached to the update) there is absolutely no need to be updating the BIOS. The risks far outweigh any benefit.
The process is exactly the same under Windows 10 as it is under Windows 7, with the possibility that the software may have to be run in compatibility mode. There is no need to be swapping out hard drives/OS's, BIOS doesn't know or care about that.
It depends on what kind of an update it is.
a) Some BIOS updaters run directly under Windows as a program;
b) others run, reboot into some sort of a special recovery mode and update the BIOS from there, then reboot back into Wndows
c) yet others allow you to create a USB drive from which you boot and update the BIOS completely outside Windows
If it's C, then you should be able to run the update even from W10. If it's A or B, then I wouldn't advise running the updater from an unsupported Windows version.
MSI will not be of help, since HP is probably running some custom BIOS anyway.
As others say, unless you have a real need to update the BIOS, it's probably left to leave it alone.
a) Some BIOS updaters run directly under Windows as a program;
b) others run, reboot into some sort of a special recovery mode and update the BIOS from there, then reboot back into Wndows
c) yet others allow you to create a USB drive from which you boot and update the BIOS completely outside Windows
If it's C, then you should be able to run the update even from W10. If it's A or B, then I wouldn't advise running the updater from an unsupported Windows version.
MSI will not be of help, since HP is probably running some custom BIOS anyway.
As others say, unless you have a real need to update the BIOS, it's probably left to leave it alone.
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