Does anyone know how to add contacts to 8.1 ? I have not figured this out
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THE PILGRIM
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Just got it loaded.
It took a while!
I was beginning to wonder if I was hung up.
Then it said Hello and there was Lee Canyon, just like I had on 8.1.
It appears to have some differences but nothing earth shaking from 8.1.
Update- update-
The update took out my Norton Security Suite. So I had no firewall up.
Just downloaded Norton and reset it.
Check your firewall!
It took a while!
I was beginning to wonder if I was hung up.
Then it said Hello and there was Lee Canyon, just like I had on 8.1.
It appears to have some differences but nothing earth shaking from 8.1.
Update- update-
The update took out my Norton Security Suite. So I had no firewall up.
Just downloaded Norton and reset it.
Check your firewall!
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DWalt
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"Wonder what happened to Windows 9?"
Microsoft purposely skipped it to distance W10 more from W8. Just a user psychology thing.
For those who have already upgraded, have there been any software compatibility problems? My concern is I use a lot of older software (such as the MS Office 2003 suite), and it works OK on W7. Not so sure it will on W10.
Microsoft purposely skipped it to distance W10 more from W8. Just a user psychology thing.
For those who have already upgraded, have there been any software compatibility problems? My concern is I use a lot of older software (such as the MS Office 2003 suite), and it works OK on W7. Not so sure it will on W10.
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martybee
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Ditto! Windows 8 was a nightmare for me. I have an old
e-machine laptop that I use as a desktop. It has Win.7 and works fine for everything I work with!
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ChiefStealth
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My Win10 is reserved. Was reserved two weeks ago. Still has not been delivered. I'm in no rush.
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It was too stable and did not have enough bugs in it so they chose not to release it.
Went from 8.1 to 10 a few days back, no problems. My laptop seems to be running better with 10. Have a second laptop with 7, and will get 10 on it as soon I can.
So, companies should have to support old OS because of a few that didn't want to change? I had XP on a desktop about a year ago, and it ran slow... being the components were old and current programs took a lot more resources. How dare Microsoft doesn't keep up with an almost 14 year old OS. I guess we just have to deal with their resources going towards current projects that aren't obsolete. There are also technical reasons why they can't do it... as how Apple stops iPhones from upgrading iOS at a certain point. I know there are people out there with an iPhone 4, but it is hard to update an OS for that and the hardware in my 6 Plus.
I got Vista on my last laptop, which worked ok. When 7 came out, I paid to upgrade as I liked a lot of the features (split screen windows were a huge thing, as I do use multiple windows). When that laptop went (upwards of 8 years old), I got the highest upgraded one I could, and it came with 8.1. Is it 7 or XP? No, but it works. Just because someone is use to the old doesn't mean people have to cater to them. At a certain point, the lack of support will make almost everyone move forward. I prefer to make that move on my own, instead of when **** stops working and I have to rush to get it back up.
In regards to XP, most ATMs run off it. I think 10 will be the new OS to update them in the next year or so.
martybee
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cowart
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It depends on which software's contacts you are interested in. See
WINDOWS 8 address book? - Microsoft Community
A start menu....
Just having a start menu would be worth it to me as long as they didn't mess anything else up. My son's computer has 8.1 and I despise trying to do anything with it.
Just having a start menu would be worth it to me as long as they didn't mess anything else up. My son's computer has 8.1 and I despise trying to do anything with it.
Lee in Quartzsite
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I upgraded about 6 months ago....to a 27" iMac. No regrets and it runs like a Swiss watch. My old Dell still runs Windows XP, as does a lot of Banks, ATM's and the US Navy!
?US Navy pays $9 million per year to cling to Windows XP ? RT USA
?US Navy pays $9 million per year to cling to Windows XP ? RT USA
Mainsail
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Make sure you do this: Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do ? here?s how to opt out | BGR
Win10 is watching but it's not hard to shut it all off.
Win10 is watching but it's not hard to shut it all off.
I upgraded a couple days ago. Everything works perfectly. The start menu is okay once you get rid of the tiled part and resize it to a single column. I concur with those who have advised to go through all the settings carefully opting out of all the "sharing" of your personal information and allowing your computer to be used to help update others' computers.
I haven't had a single incompatibility or crash since upgrading. It just works. All my software (some quite old) works with it, too. I have to say I like it so far. Previously I was running 8.1 with the start menu added back in by Classic Shell. If you want to stick with 8.1 but want a start menu, download and try it out. It's free. It will work with 10 as well, but really isn't needed since I like 10's native start menu after I tweaked it a bit.
I haven't had a single incompatibility or crash since upgrading. It just works. All my software (some quite old) works with it, too. I have to say I like it so far. Previously I was running 8.1 with the start menu added back in by Classic Shell. If you want to stick with 8.1 but want a start menu, download and try it out. It's free. It will work with 10 as well, but really isn't needed since I like 10's native start menu after I tweaked it a bit.
Win 8.1 on my computer and Win 7 on my wife's. Both are working fine. We are not "upgrading".
10 should be great from what I have heard on other sites........
Junked a lot of 8 stuff......
added improvements.....
but I will wait a few months to read reports from users on how well it does.
Only thing I hate, is that new versions may not run your old programs/CD's and you have to start all over.
Junked a lot of 8 stuff......
added improvements.....
but I will wait a few months to read reports from users on how well it does.
Only thing I hate, is that new versions may not run your old programs/CD's and you have to start all over.
Rastoff
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Upgraded the laptop to 10 last night. It took 1 hour and 26 minutes. Then I let it sit while I finished watching a TV show. About 3 hours later, it required several reboots to come up. Since then, no issues.
I haven't spent much time with it, but at the moment it's a non-issue. My laptop is running just as before. I didn't lose any files that I know of and it's working fine. I don't like the start menu, but that's just something to get used to.
I did notice that programs are no longer called "programs", they are called applications. Rather than just have simple windows, they are now called tasks. I can even have more than one desktop. Hmmm, I wonder how that will play out with multiple monitors.
I haven't upgraded my desktop yet. Maybe I should and then I can test this multiple desktop thing.
I haven't spent much time with it, but at the moment it's a non-issue. My laptop is running just as before. I didn't lose any files that I know of and it's working fine. I don't like the start menu, but that's just something to get used to.
I did notice that programs are no longer called "programs", they are called applications. Rather than just have simple windows, they are now called tasks. I can even have more than one desktop. Hmmm, I wonder how that will play out with multiple monitors.
I haven't upgraded my desktop yet. Maybe I should and then I can test this multiple desktop thing.
scoobysnacker
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I have 7 on my desktop, and for whatever reason, when I just checked my windows update list, it lists "Windows 10- failed".
I'm leery of going from 7 to 10, as I have some graphics and photography software I don't want to break, and I really, really don't want to go through a clean re-install.
Also, I'm wary of the "this is the last Windows" concept; I get the suspicion that Windows is going to follow Adobe and go subscription and cloud based.
On any computers with 8, I don't have a problem. 8 was awful IMO.
I'm leery of going from 7 to 10, as I have some graphics and photography software I don't want to break, and I really, really don't want to go through a clean re-install.
Also, I'm wary of the "this is the last Windows" concept; I get the suspicion that Windows is going to follow Adobe and go subscription and cloud based.
On any computers with 8, I don't have a problem. 8 was awful IMO.
Rastoff
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Like it or not, the entire computing world is going cloud based. Storage will be in the ether and programs will be billed on a monthly basis. Updates will be automatic and your programs will always be the newest available.
This is good and bad. The good part is you'll always have new stuff. It will make it easier for the software producers because it ensures all users will have up-to-date software and they won't have to maintain support for old versions.
It's bad because you lose control over your data. It really is Eric Blair's nightmare coming true. It's just 30 years late.
Look at it this way:
If you used the full version of Photoshop, and were legal about it, you'd pay about $700 to get it. To stay current, you'd have to upgrade about every year for about $200. By buying the monthly Creative Cloud (they recently had a promotion for $10/month) you get all their products at the full version and always up to date for only $120/year. This saves hundreds of dollars a year, but only if you use their products and would have bought them anyway.
Here's the thing, most of us don't use their stuff to that level. Even if I had a full version of Photoshop, I wouldn't know how to use it. So, it's a complete waste for me to get it. Alas, this is the wave of the future. It's coming. It will get cheaper, but will never be free and we can't stop it.
This is good and bad. The good part is you'll always have new stuff. It will make it easier for the software producers because it ensures all users will have up-to-date software and they won't have to maintain support for old versions.
It's bad because you lose control over your data. It really is Eric Blair's nightmare coming true. It's just 30 years late.
Look at it this way:
If you used the full version of Photoshop, and were legal about it, you'd pay about $700 to get it. To stay current, you'd have to upgrade about every year for about $200. By buying the monthly Creative Cloud (they recently had a promotion for $10/month) you get all their products at the full version and always up to date for only $120/year. This saves hundreds of dollars a year, but only if you use their products and would have bought them anyway.
Here's the thing, most of us don't use their stuff to that level. Even if I had a full version of Photoshop, I wouldn't know how to use it. So, it's a complete waste for me to get it. Alas, this is the wave of the future. It's coming. It will get cheaper, but will never be free and we can't stop it.
