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peggywarner
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Sep 12, 2026
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What the heck does all this mean? "Dirty Install?"

What the heck does all this mean? "Dirty Install?" I am a 75-year old computer neophyte, and I wanted to see if the new Version 12 update for the Orbi 970 router was fine to install or is it full of...
orbi 970 series
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    peggywarner
    Sep 12, 2026

    Thank you!

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msnow
Tutor
Sep 12, 2026

I’m pretty sure the poster means to install it over the top of the previous version. After you do that if there are issues it is recommended you do a “clean” install which only means a factory reset.