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... installed on it.

Then I chose the free upgrade to Windows 10, after Microsoft no longer maintained "Microsoft Security Essentials" and such. But it's definitely a more limited version of Windows 10 Home edition.

I've always had some animosity towards this stuff, especially the seemingly inevitable problems that I encounter while trying to maintain my cheap-ass lifestyle of not buying the latest technological upgrades until it's absolutely necessary.

I don't really know if that's the explanation for my Fastboot / USB driver issues, though. All I know is that I kept getting a "You already have the latest driver" message from Windows 10, which would NOT allow the Fastboot commands to work, until I finally took drastic measures and made some registry changes. (Which I wrote down to reverse those changes if needed, but I've had no further problems anyway.)

If I could only LOVE computer technology, like so many computer science majors that I met in school years ago, I probably could've performed quite well working in that field. But I've always had some hatred for it!

Edit: A true expert probably could've found an alternative solution. I'm more like the people who seek various suggestions when their car is behaving strangely.
I just happened to come across a message board that offered the registry solution. Most suggestions, to other people experiencing similar problems, were "use a different computer, dude."