geddylee10002000
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Just did mine. Went from 8.1 to 10. We'll see. Comments, concerns, etc.
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7shooter
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Please keep us updated.
My son earlier updated to Windows 8 and dumped it because it never worked right. He said this looks like more of the same. I tried reading about it and can't figure out how it would improve service for someone who only wants to use it on a PC.
My son earlier updated to Windows 8 and dumped it because it never worked right. He said this looks like more of the same. I tried reading about it and can't figure out how it would improve service for someone who only wants to use it on a PC.
Ogandydancer
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By all means keep us informed. I am pondering it but almost decided to wait for SP1.
dougb1946
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I updated to Mac years ago. Not that much more expensive and it just works. Mac is more than a system, it is a way of life. And it can run windows programs. Pass the kool aide.
+10 for keeping this thread open.
Steve, your post on "Annoyed at thread drift" has been out here for almost 18 months and has had over 240,000 views. Sure hope that your track record will stand for this one, too.
I just received this note from my tax software company - "Our testing has indicated that tax years 2011-2014 will successfully operate on Windows 10. However, all product years will require some specific Windows components to be enabled.
Older products prior to tax years 2010 could experience issues when running on Windows 10. If you have to have access to these tax years, we recommend maintaining a computer with an earlier operating system that more closely resembles the system requirements for the product year that you wish to operate." (Emphasis added)
My old cowboy friend still is right on target with this change too - "The quotation below the portrait reads "There were a helluva lot of things they didn't tell me when I hired on with this outfit". - artist Bill Hampton" I said this about every employer after my retirement from the Marine Corps. He's an important part of my "Man Cave"!
Steve, your post on "Annoyed at thread drift" has been out here for almost 18 months and has had over 240,000 views. Sure hope that your track record will stand for this one, too.
I just received this note from my tax software company - "Our testing has indicated that tax years 2011-2014 will successfully operate on Windows 10. However, all product years will require some specific Windows components to be enabled.
Older products prior to tax years 2010 could experience issues when running on Windows 10. If you have to have access to these tax years, we recommend maintaining a computer with an earlier operating system that more closely resembles the system requirements for the product year that you wish to operate." (Emphasis added)
My old cowboy friend still is right on target with this change too - "The quotation below the portrait reads "There were a helluva lot of things they didn't tell me when I hired on with this outfit". - artist Bill Hampton" I said this about every employer after my retirement from the Marine Corps. He's an important part of my "Man Cave"!
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THE PILGRIM
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Still standing by for the 10 download.
If I don't get it by this afternoon, will do a forced - manual download.
If I don't get it by this afternoon, will do a forced - manual download.
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Dennis The B
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I installed W10 on my desktop Dell, yesterday. Install took just over an hour. As usual, several reboots.
From the way things look, the free W10 upgrade is probably a mime that sits on top of W7/8. There are notifications on MS's web site which state that you can do a "clean" install at a later date. I don't know how many folks will bother with the clean install as long as the "free" edition works.
The upgrade looks a bit like previous versions with its scrolling explorer panel.
I ran Adobe Photoshop Elements after the install, and did notice that the editing process was a tad faster than with W7. This is probably due to more efficient software program execution on the new platform.
If you have a newer Dell laptop that uses NVIDIA video drivers, it appears that the compatibility issues weren't resolved until right before the July 29th roll-out. I previously visited NVIDIA's web site, and no driver upgrades were available as of July 28th. I have two lap tops that run W7 and W8 respectively, and neither one got the upgrade yesterday. I'm waiting on my "invitation" for both of them, now.
Stay tuned.
From the way things look, the free W10 upgrade is probably a mime that sits on top of W7/8. There are notifications on MS's web site which state that you can do a "clean" install at a later date. I don't know how many folks will bother with the clean install as long as the "free" edition works.
The upgrade looks a bit like previous versions with its scrolling explorer panel.
I ran Adobe Photoshop Elements after the install, and did notice that the editing process was a tad faster than with W7. This is probably due to more efficient software program execution on the new platform.
If you have a newer Dell laptop that uses NVIDIA video drivers, it appears that the compatibility issues weren't resolved until right before the July 29th roll-out. I previously visited NVIDIA's web site, and no driver upgrades were available as of July 28th. I have two lap tops that run W7 and W8 respectively, and neither one got the upgrade yesterday. I'm waiting on my "invitation" for both of them, now.
Stay tuned.
Grayfox
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I got a notice a couple of months ago about reserving my upcoming Windows 10 update in advance.
I asked my sons about it. Oldest is an IT guy, younger is a computer tech. Both said wait at least 6 months or until they get the bugs worked out. Don't touch it until then.
I asked my sons about it. Oldest is an IT guy, younger is a computer tech. Both said wait at least 6 months or until they get the bugs worked out. Don't touch it until then.
DWalt
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My main concern about upgrading to W10 is older software compatibility. I read a long glowing story about W10 yesterday, yet the potential for software incompatibility was not even mentioned. Also, any earlier drivers may also need to be updated. I would be very hesitant about doing the W10 upgrade until all of the problems (and there will probably be many) have been discovered and resolved. There is some sort of software overlay available which I have read about that allows W8 and W8.1 to look and feel like W7. Those I know with W8 all hate it. I had one friend who bought a new laptop with W8.1, and after a few days he was so frustrated with trying to use it he returned it to the store.
PS - I still have a laptop with W-XP SP2 installed. It still works fine. I read something recently that estimated that about 20% of computers now in use have W-XP installed. Yet, Microsoft has totally abandoned those users and will provide no support. There oughta be a law.
PS - I still have a laptop with W-XP SP2 installed. It still works fine. I read something recently that estimated that about 20% of computers now in use have W-XP installed. Yet, Microsoft has totally abandoned those users and will provide no support. There oughta be a law.
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ChattanoogaPhil
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Forbes Tech Review
"It's Not Ready Yet
This will be a matter of personal opinion, but for me Windows 10 – good as the core experience is – feels rushed out the door. It isn't so much a case of numerous BSODs (Blue Screens of Death), though I've had a few, it is about smaller glitches.
Right now on two PCs I find icons in the taskbar disappear, the Start menu occasionally refuses to open and there are several driver incompatibilities while third parties still ready Windows 10 support. Microsoft's own new Edge browser is also mostly a shell at this point with no extension support and limited tab functionality.
Meanwhile Microsoft has already promised to release a major Windows 10 update in October (these are no longer called Service Packs, so expect it to be 'Windows 10.1') and the company has pushed out numerous updates over the last 48 hours in advance of tonight's big launch."
Windows 10: Should You Upgrade? - Forbes
Well there you have it.... Microsoft already has plans to fix it.
"It's Not Ready Yet
This will be a matter of personal opinion, but for me Windows 10 – good as the core experience is – feels rushed out the door. It isn't so much a case of numerous BSODs (Blue Screens of Death), though I've had a few, it is about smaller glitches.
Right now on two PCs I find icons in the taskbar disappear, the Start menu occasionally refuses to open and there are several driver incompatibilities while third parties still ready Windows 10 support. Microsoft's own new Edge browser is also mostly a shell at this point with no extension support and limited tab functionality.
Meanwhile Microsoft has already promised to release a major Windows 10 update in October (these are no longer called Service Packs, so expect it to be 'Windows 10.1') and the company has pushed out numerous updates over the last 48 hours in advance of tonight's big launch."
Windows 10: Should You Upgrade? - Forbes
Well there you have it.... Microsoft already has plans to fix it.
Jeff423
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As soon as I get my notice I'm going to clone my existing HD and put the clone on the shelf before I upgrade. Then I can go back to Windows 7 in a matter of minutes if needed and wait for 10.1
Heck I just bought a new computer and updated to Win 7.
It even comes with 8 but after playing with 8 on my Wife's computer I want no part of it. I was happy with XP
Should have bought a Mac, I really was going to,
It even comes with 8 but after playing with 8 on my Wife's computer I want no part of it. I was happy with XP
Should have bought a Mac, I really was going to,
DWalt
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I guess my reasoning is that if you are happy running W7, what's the point of upgrading to W10? Maybe the need to upgrade is more apparent if you have W8 or W8.1. My neighbor is the main IT guy for one of the large local school districts in town, and he says he has no plans to upgrade his own computer from W7, as he does not trust the results will be good if he goes to W10. Incidentally, that school district is still using W-XP and has no plans to change yet due to the problems with W8. They don't want W8, and won't make any decision about going to W10 without more history in use.
Does anyone else remember the disaster resulting from the "upgrade" from W2000 to W-ME? I intended to upgrade, until I started reading all the horror stories of those who had. Hope the same does not occur with W10.
Does anyone else remember the disaster resulting from the "upgrade" from W2000 to W-ME? I intended to upgrade, until I started reading all the horror stories of those who had. Hope the same does not occur with W10.
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Florida Guy
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Personally, I see no reason to upgrade from W7.
Works fine for what I use it for.
Works fine for what I use it for.
DWalt
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Due to a disaster, the cause of which I do not fully understand, I had to do a clean re-install of W7 on one of my laptops last weekend. While it's a pain reloading all of the user software (I did have all my created files saved), everything seems to run more smoothly and faster than it did before. After I installed it, I downloaded all of the W7 updates from Microsoft. There were 199 of them. It took about three hours. I wish I could do that with W-XP (I have an older laptop with XP), but you can get nothing from Microsoft for it now. I understand there are ways to download and install W-XP updates issued up until the time Microsoft completely dropped XP support, but I do not know how to get them. Does anyone?
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Wonder what happened to Windows 9?
I still have XP on my old IBM laptop. I use Windows 7 in a virtual machine on my Mac. Windows 7 seems kind of clunky in a VM.
I still have XP on my old IBM laptop. I use Windows 7 in a virtual machine on my Mac. Windows 7 seems kind of clunky in a VM.
I went from 8.1 to 10 yesterday. Took about an hour and a half. Checked stuff out today. Seems just fine. More handy than 8.1. I did like XP though.
James&theGiant1911
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Win 10 is working great for me, it appears to be better than 7 or 8. Kind of cool they got something right for a change.
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I played with it today. I'll keep 7 though I did like the new voice recognition "Cortana". Worked pretty darn good.
I think the biggest advantage will be for those using multiple Win 10 devices, phones, desktops and tablets. If the integration between devices is as good as Apple Win10 will be a winner.
I think the biggest advantage will be for those using multiple Win 10 devices, phones, desktops and tablets. If the integration between devices is as good as Apple Win10 will be a winner.
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I have upgraded. One thing to consider is if you have a laptop vs a desktop.
Desktops vary a lot. From multiple video cards to SSD drives etc.
On my laptop it works great. Much better than 8.1 and IMO better than 7. I like the Mac finder style file Manager.
No problems for myself.
Desktops vary a lot. From multiple video cards to SSD drives etc.
On my laptop it works great. Much better than 8.1 and IMO better than 7. I like the Mac finder style file Manager.
No problems for myself.
