Purchased January 2011 Inspiron 580 desktop PC

I want to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 8. The Dell site says that my machine is not supported by Dell for Windows 8. That means it is not possible to use Windows 8 on the Inspiron 580, or does this mean that Dell has not tested this machine for Windows 8 and would not help the problems that may arise? Microsoft Windows 8 compatibility test sheds very little problems for Windows 8 on my setup. If someone advise me to go forward, or just accept that there may be a fundamental reason for not going to Windows 8?

This one:

"He's sayings Dell has not tested the machine for Windows 8, which would not help the problems that may arise.

Dell only supports operating systems delivered on a particular machine.  Because Dell has never delivered a 580 with Windows 8, there is no reason to test, so they do not have.  They don't test and validate systems newer and newer operating systems as they come out.  That said, there should be no reason why it couldn't run Windows 8.  The compatibility test must be your best indicator.

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