Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This HP Compaq 6200 small form factor system was found, in all places, at the curb outside of a business awaiting trash pickup. Expecting the worst, it still managed to follow me home. Surprisingly, all that was needed was a clean install of an operating system, something that was quickly accomplished using its built-in recovery partition to restore Windows 7.
In keeping with the "free" theme, its copy of Windows 7 was upgraded to Windows 10 Professional using the Media Creation tool, and its 8 gigabytes of ram, quad core i5 processor, and 250 GB hard drive will remain as-is for the time being.
00:00 Intro & Backstory
00:26 First Look
00:48 I/O
01:41 Tool-Less Serviceability
02:49 RAM, Expansion Cards & Hard Drive
03:56 Hooking It Up
04:29 Windows 7
06:05 Gameplan
06:45 Upgrade Shenanigans
07:47 Windows 10
09:52 Future Plans
10:33 Closing Thoughts
#hp #windows10 #computer
This HP Compaq 6200 small form factor system was found, in all places, at the curb outside of a business awaiting trash pickup. Expecting the worst, it still managed to follow me home. Surprisingly, all that was needed was a clean install of an operating system, something that was quickly accomplished using its built-in recovery partition to restore Windows 7.
In keeping with the "free" theme, its copy of Windows 7 was upgraded to Windows 10 Professional using the Media Creation tool, and its 8 gigabytes of ram, quad core i5 processor, and 250 GB hard drive will remain as-is for the time being.
00:00 Intro & Backstory
00:26 First Look
00:48 I/O
01:41 Tool-Less Serviceability
02:49 RAM, Expansion Cards & Hard Drive
03:56 Hooking It Up
04:29 Windows 7
06:05 Gameplan
06:45 Upgrade Shenanigans
07:47 Windows 10
09:52 Future Plans
10:33 Closing Thoughts
#hp #windows10 #computer
