Win 7 preinstalled with download rights: still Free upgrade to Win 10?

Greg,

That link was for win 8/10, I'm using win 7.  But here is the linkto my manual.

You would only change the setting to UEFI right before reinstalling.

Please post a screenshot of Disk Management, which I read like a doctor reads X-rays. Follow the steps here so I can see everything needed to advise you: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/foru...

I'll be able to tell you if you have a UEFI install. If not and you have a UEFI BIOS then the best practice is to reinstall to UEFI mode to have all of the Security features of the new UEFI BIOS. If you don't want to do that now then leave it in Legacy mode and if you want to do a trial dual boot with Windows 10 I will walk you through.

But let's see the screenshot first.

Want I meant to say is that  the manual says:

Note:After installing the operating system ,do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the ThinkPad Setup program.Otherwise the operating system will not start correctly.

Then when do it change the setting?

errrr.  This is getting too hard for a simpleton.

What do you mean "I'd have to reinstall to change the UEFI during install, then correctly boot the media as a UEFI device."  This is over my head, sorry. Isn't your guide about reinstalling?

BIOS gives me 3 options under "UEFI/LegacyBoot:"

1.  Both   UEFI/LegacyBoot Priority:  either UEFI first or legacy first

2.  UEFI Only

3.  Legacy Only

BTW, the manual also says:

After installing the operating system, donot changethe initialUEFI/Legacy   Bootsettingin theThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisethe operating systemwillnotstart correctly.

Well, my win 7 is installed now?    Uninstall win 7 then go into BIOS, then install Win 10?  I'm really lost. 

You wrote in your guide, "If you see a UEFI version of the bootable flash stick..."

I don't know how to create a UEFI version bootable usb?

Thanks for your help...

You'd have to reinstall to choose UEFI during install, then correctly boot the media as a UEFI device.

Using Legacy mode or CSM on a modern UEFI PC is like buying a new car and turning off all the safety features.

When ready to reinstall, I'd load Factory Defaults and then make sure it enables UEFI, disables CSM, enable Secure Boot and Fast Boot, allow only Windows Boot manager to remain first in boot Priority order - which may only be invoked during install when you boot UEFI media and clear the hard drive of all partitions to reset formatting.