Can my laptop update?

[RJ_Butler]

So I'm not sure if I should be posting this in the FAQ or not, but I'm going to go ahead and post a new thread anyway. I'm wondering if my Acer Extensa 5230e can update to Windows 10. This is a super low end laptop my dad bought for me in 2009, since then we've upgraded both the RAm and the CPU, so it's not horrible anymore. I think it has the specs, but I'm not sure about drivers and such. I should probably mention that I never got the Windows icon in the task bar and that I don't have Admin access to the computer.

 

[xandros9]

I'd upgrade it.

 

[RJ_Butler]

Acer's website says I don't have the right drivers and they won't support an upgrade to W10. Does this mean it's totally impossible or that W10 might not run smoothly? Also, how would I get the update if I never get the "Get Windows 10" app?

 

[jmshub]

You can download Windows 10 from this link from Microsoft. Windows 10

You will need administrator access to install Windows, however.

 

[xandros9]

Acer's website says I don't have the right drivers and they won't support an upgrade to W10. Does this mean it's totally impossible or that W10 might not run smoothly? Also, how would I get the update if I never get the "Get Windows 10" app?

Not having the right drivers depends. If the computer can't talk to the display, that's a big issue, but otherwise the quirks may be tolerable.
I had a Windows Vista laptop that had drivers for some Intel Management thing that refused to function on 8.x, so Windows would complain about that. I still don't know what effect that had, so I guess it worked out fine.

On the other hand, I saw an HP laptop stuck on 1024x768 resolution a couple years ago because the guy didn't install the necessary things.

I think you'll find it to be more... character quirks than computer breaking issues, but it really depends on whats on the line.