Operating System Upgrades

Overtime, operating systems become obsolete. This doesn’t mean the operating system will come to a screeching halt and stop working all together; however, it does mean that the operating system will stop receiving critical windows updates, patches, and security/vulnerability fixes. This can be a daunting reality for the majority of our clients, especially if they are familiar or accustomed to their current operating system. While we try to help clients understand their “new” operating system, it is also important that we train them on new features, functions, but most importantly, new security components of their operating system.

In most cases, we are able to upgrade the operating system from (for example) Windows 7 to Windows 10. While this would “appear” to be a seamless transition, there is actually a quite a bit of prep-work required to make the transition. For instance, we ALWAYS will take a backup of the current operating system, file structure, and windows environment before we attempt an upgrade. In some cases, an upgrade can fail, leaving the user without their data, a working operating system, and a non-functioning machine. With that being said, the professionals at MV Computers will ensure that all of your data is “safe” prior to attempting an upgrade.

While the upgrade feature is a “neat” component to the problem of upgrading or transitioning to new operating systems, our team prefers and, in most cases, highly recommends doing a “clean” or “fresh” install of the operating system to the most current build. For instance, if you were on Windows 7 and looking to “upgrade” to Windows 10 — we would typically recommend replacing the hard-drive in your machine (if the machine’s specs were still within industry standards) and from there, installing the operating system on the newly installed drive. After the operating system was installed with the latest and greatest version of Windows, we would transfer the data from the previous drive over to the new drive. That way you have a copy of your original data, the new machine has a copy of the data, and we do not risk data corruption by “upgrading” on an “active” drive.

Although this may seem like a difficult task, all of our team who provides Computer Repair in Mission Viejo will be able to help with the transition and do it in the convenience of your home or place of business (in some cases, longer set-ups may require us to take the machine with us and bring it back — typically within 24 hours)

At Mission Viejo Computer Repair Service, we are a completely mobile and onsite computer repair company. This simply means that we do not have a physical brick and mortar store location. This model allows us to keep our costs low, and pass these extra savings directly on to you, our customer! We will meet you at either your place of business or home and do the entire repair right in front of you. In the off chance we are unable to fix the issue on site, we will take your system with us and return it to you when it is complete and in a timely fashion! Thank you for supporting a locally owned and operated small business as we continue to provide Mission Viejo with the best Computer Repair Service near you!