Posted on 07/31/2015 10:43:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
That is what I will probably do, too — buy a Win10 laptop in the future. I will probably wait until Win10-R1 is released. By then, we should know whether Win10 is another wreck.
I already know some hardware and software will likely not work under Win10. I had to jerry-rig some to get them to work even partially from XP to Win7. Some of those software programs are more important than a new OS, because they do not have comparable new programs. I would rather stay with Win7 than have to ditch those programs.
Went without a hitch. Everything but avast VPN works. Avast knows it’s a problem. I did the recommended registry tweak but no dice.
I have an older Dell running Windows 7 that appears to be haunted. I’m hoping Windows 10 will exorcise its demons; otherwise it’s going to the recycle bin.
I downloaded and installed yesterday on one computer (Sony says wait for drivers) my HP.
Took 13 hours start to finish, of course my DSL company is Pony Express.
So far, zero problems, increased speed, lots of new features (upgrade from 7), Less redundancy.
Overall A-
VPN works now all of a sudden but no snipping tool. There is also a program that I no longer need that won’t uninstall. Will try the registry way.
My Tiles are in a start menu, like 7. Some one said 8 upgraders have a choice, tiles or Classic Shell, and to pick the latter.
Lay your hands on the CPU, and repeat after me...
I cast thee out, oh evil binary demons!
Say that 3 times and pour day old coffee (code writers Holy water) on it, and everything should be fine...or not.
May the Gates be with you. :)
Installed it immediately upon release. It is fantastic. A huge improvement. And also better able to adjust for applications that previously didn’t support my laptop with 3200 x 1600 res.
“I use software for productivity.” Amen! My boot time increased with W 10. It was supposed to be faster than 7 and 8.1. Learning a new interface and trying to find where in the heck they hid the salami (controls and settings)in the new applications bogs down progress. I really don’t know yet if APPLE will be an improvement as I have never dealt with it but stability and ease of use leads to efficiency. Something Microsoft seems to have never grasped. It’s always the new and improved something to appeal to the tech set. I’m dumping the alleged “SMART” phones for the same reasons. Cloud storage? I have to laugh. I don’t want anything in a cloud and I certainly do not want to pay for a subscription for anything when programs such as LibreOffice are available. Am I a Luddite? Nope. Just make it so it works and works when I want to use it.
Maybe it’s all Windows 8.1 users. I suppose if I installed that pig, I’d be in a rush to get off it too.
Hi SeekAndFind — please feel free to ping me to your numerous Windows-related threads. I will be happy to ping the Windows List to the ones that seem appropriate for the list, as this one does. Thanks! — Dayglored
Mac/PC Broken Promises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpOvzGiheOM
But really, this time it will be different. Trust me...
I predict Win10 will do well among consumers, and eventually Microsoft will strong-arm business into it, and that will be that.
Remember, it's the "last version of Windows". Ever. So it's gotta work.
Microsoft wants ONE BILLION and they may well get it.
IMO, the poor folks who are stuck with Win8 (especially 8.0) will be the first to upgrade. Unfortunately, that's a pretty small percentage of Windows users -- after all, Win8 only very recently surpassed WinXP in number of active users.
I run Win7 on my boxes and I'm not planning to migrate to Win10 except on one for bug-reproduction/support reasons.
But if I had a Win8 machine that I had to use every day, I'd be first in line for the Win10 official upgrade.
“Maybe it’s all Windows 8.1 users. I suppose if I installed that pig, I’d be in a rush to get off it too.”
I have 8.1 and in no hurry to upgrade.
I will upgrade next month.
Why do you call it a pig?
“Windows 10 starts the long count-up to 1,000,000,000”
That’s only 72 days at that rate. My guess is it will take a while longer to reach that number.
I have a question if you don’t mind. I ask because I’m not too tech savvy. My wife’s laptop is a somewhat older HP with Win7 and 3 GB RAM on a 64-bit system. Should I upgrade it to Win10 32-bit or 64-bit?
For those who are impatient like me and don't want to "wait their turn" ......
Comes right up, same as always.
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