WONDERFUL!  Something I can mostly understand.  

The "you can't do that" crowd are the IT and computer repair shops in my area.  It's got me wondering if they just want to sell another Windows 7 license before they go toes up.  Are you given a choice of which flavor to install on 10?  After reading through your data, I don't see that I need 10 Pro.  If I could select, one would think that I could have the 10 Home on both and be done with it so I can move the HD and RAM.  Of course, as I understand it, it can't be that easy...it'll need to go to the shop for BIOS adjustment, but again, I fear it's just the shop keepers trying to get a few extra dollars out of the deal.

My thanks for this information, and any suggestions you may have.