@fencritter: This is when you may run into problems with the hard drive controller mode. If the live disk cannot see your laptop's drive, you will need to change the controller mode.
Would dual-booting cost me any operating speed? Like, would it slow down a bit?
The one you sent looks like it comes with regular Windows 10?
Also I just downloaded the dd tool you suggested. I'll try googling to see how to use it. Also, what does it mean to 'reflash' Windows? I hope I'm not missing any steps...
Remembering, of course, any personal files need to be backed up separately from the Windows Recovery drive.All we need is to establish how much she has on Windows, eg 16 GB stick or 32 GB stick, perhaps more convenient than a separate drive - although additional storage never goes astray.
Remembering, of course, any personal files need to be backed up separately from the Windows Recovery drive.
...I was just looking at my System Information, and the only thing I can see that says RAM says 'Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB'. Is this what you were looking for?