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d'Kong76 Jun 05 2015 12:03 PM

Anyone notice that Microsoft (or something) has put an upgrade thingy on the taskbar? I have Win7 on two computers and the up- grade is free to Windows 10 when available. Little leary, perhaps unjustifiably so, but when does Microsoft give out free stuff?

Ceetar Jun 05 2015 12:36 PM Re: Windows 10

d'Kong76 wrote: Anyone notice that Microsoft (or something) has put an upgrade thingy on the taskbar? I have Win7 on two computers and the up- grade is free to Windows 10 when available. Little leary, perhaps unjustifiably so, but when does Microsoft give out free stuff? yeah, it's free upgrade for a limited time. I think they're trying to tighten ship and what not, try not not to have security bugs that were fixed ages ago but old OS users haven't gotten to it. mandatory updates/patches once you get to 10 too. I'll probably update my Windows 8 laptop, but not really surea bou the 7.

dgwphotography Jun 05 2015 12:46 PM Re: Windows 10

I found that strange, too. I got it on my Windows 7 machine at work, but not on my Windows 8 Laptop.

Nymr83 Jun 05 2015 09:26 PM Re: Windows 10

I'm hoping my job forces it early, so I can see what I think before I upgrade the personal computer

dgwphotography Jun 06 2015 08:45 AM Re: Windows 10

It looks like a windows 7/8 mashup. It's bringing back the windows 7 start menu.

d'Kong76 Jun 07 2015 09:08 AM Re: Windows 10

I 'signed up' for it on both machines... kinda weird how they're just gonna do it and let you know when it's done?

Ceetar Jun 07 2015 06:25 PM Re: Windows 10

I haven't seen it on any of my machines yet. Also of note, they're getting rid of Hearts.

dgwphotography Jun 07 2015 06:55 PM Re: Windows 10

I's scheduled to be released July 29th.

d'Kong76 Jul 28 2015 09:27 AM Re: Windows 10

W-day approacheth, just got a pop-up!

Ashie62 Jul 29 2015 04:03 PM Re: Windows 10

They will be pitching cloud services at the same time.

themetfairy Jul 29 2015 07:46 PM Re: Windows 10

My laptop that had been running Windows 7 is in the process of upgrading to Windows 10. My PC which runs the hateful Windows 8.1 - not ready yet.... OE - at first blush, Windows 10 is pretty intuitive, and MUCH nicer than 8.1.

d'Kong76 Jul 29 2015 08:57 PM Re: Windows 10

Ashie62 wrote: They will be pitching cloud services at the same time. So what, and nothing is truly free anyways.

Nymr83 Jul 29 2015 09:14 PM Re: Windows 10

should i do it??

themetfairy Jul 29 2015 09:25 PM Re: Windows 10

So far I haven't found any reason not to upgrade. Still waiting to be able to do it on my PC.

Ceetar Jul 30 2015 08:45 AM Re: Windows 10

not doing it on Windows 7. My machine works just fine and I'd rather not risk the various security walls and things 10 might put in place. updating the Windows 8 laptop when I can though. I think i have to finish installing all the damn windows updates though.

dgwphotography Jul 30 2015 09:13 AM Re: Windows 10

Installed the update last night on my laptop - I like the new look and feel. I still have to set things up, but i went through the settings and turned off all of the intrusive MS crap.

d'Kong76 Jul 30 2015 09:14 AM Re: Windows 10

I have Win7Pro on my desktop and laptop... just got the notification that the desktop is ready to schedule. I'm torn, both machines work ok. Maybe I'll do the laptop, that's the older of the two and more likely to crap out first anyways.

themetfairy Jul 30 2015 09:47 AM Re: Windows 10

Ceetar wrote: updating the Windows 8 laptop when I can though. I think i have to finish installing all the damn windows updates though. Even the optional ones? I wasn't going to bother because I figured they'd be mooted out by Windows 10. But will I get the option to install 10 more quickly if I install the optional 8.1 updates?

Ceetar Jul 30 2015 10:00 AM Re: Windows 10

themetfairy wrote: Ceetar wrote: updating the Windows 8 laptop when I can though. I think i have to finish installing all the damn windows updates though. Even the optional ones? I wasn't going to bother because I figured they'd be mooted out by Windows 10. But will I get the option to install 10 more quickly if I install the optional 8.1 updates? I don't think the optional ones matter. But the 'core' ones might. I dunno, I didn't have the alert for an upgrade so I figured I should update some of the core, specifically the security ones. I wouldn't worry about ancillary 'IE' updates or anything like that though.

themetfairy Jul 30 2015 10:15 AM Re: Windows 10

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: updating the Windows 8 laptop when I can though. I think i have to finish installing all the damn windows updates though. Even the optional ones? I wasn't going to bother because I figured they'd be mooted out by Windows 10. But will I get the option to install 10 more quickly if I install the optional 8.1 updates? I don't think the optional ones matter. But the 'core' ones might. I dunno, I didn't have the alert for an upgrade so I figured I should update some of the core, specifically the security ones. I wouldn't worry about ancillary 'IE' updates or anything like that though. Thanks - I didn't want to start dealing with those.

MFS62 Jul 30 2015 10:32 AM Re: Windows 10

Running Windows 8 on my desktop PC. Haven't seen any download messages or icons. Do I HAVE to convert to 10? Sounds like you have to erase your current drive to install it, and I don't want to. Later

themetfairy Jul 30 2015 10:34 AM Re: Windows 10

The installation is very easy. It takes about an hour, but doesn't require you to erase anything.

themetfairy Jul 30 2015 11:28 AM Re: Windows 10

I'll tell you this - my radar map from The Weather Channel loads much more quickly with Windows 10 than it ever did with 7 or 8.1.

Rockin' Doc Jul 30 2015 04:17 PM Re: Windows 10

I'm running Windows 7 Pro in my home desktop which is less than a year old. Very happy with it nd for now have not pursued upgrading to Windows 10. My wife is awaiting her turn to upgrade her laptop to Windows 10. I want to see how she (and I) like the new 10 after she puts it on her laptop.

dgwphotography Jul 30 2015 07:28 PM Re: Windows 10

Hated it. My laptop screen looked washed out, I couldn't connect to my drobo, and other programs just were updated for it yet. Maybe I'll try it again in a few weeks, but I'm happy to be back on 8.1

themetfairy Jul 30 2015 09:04 PM Re: Windows 10

The volume control is much easier to fine tune on Windows 10 than on 7 or 8.1.

themetfairy Aug 07 2015 10:50 AM Re: Windows 10

I'm still waiting to get it on my PC....

d'Kong76 Aug 13 2015 03:51 PM Re: Windows 10

They're taking their sweet time notifying me that my laptop is ready to get an update. Just did a 26 update thing on it, maybe it's a sign that it's coming soon.

themetfairy Aug 13 2015 05:59 PM Re: Windows 10

Same here - still waiting to update my PC.

dgwphotography Aug 13 2015 07:08 PM Re: Windows 10 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 14 2015 02:08 AM

d'Kong76 wrote: They're taking their sweet time notifying me that my laptop is ready to get an update. Just did a 26 update thing on it, maybe it's a sign that it's coming soon. I tried this method and it worked like a charm: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-skip-the-l ... 1720854489

themetfairy Aug 13 2015 08:21 PM Re: Windows 10

Cool - thanks!

themetfairy Aug 14 2015 07:16 AM Re: Windows 10

The instructions from the Lifehacker link indeed work - it was a smooth transition and my PC is now running Windows 10. Thanks!

Ceetar Aug 14 2015 07:27 AM Re: Windows 10

still haven't gotten around to it. I started downloading the Windows 8 updates last night then got distracted and won $7 playing poker on the internet.

d'Kong76 Aug 31 2015 10:52 AM Re: Windows 10

Has anyone who reserved Win10 still not gotten an update? I would think they should be winding down by now.

dgwphotography Aug 31 2015 11:21 AM Re: Windows 10

I didn't do the manual steps that I linked to above on my work PC that's running Windows 7 - I still haven't gotten the update for that yet.

d'Kong76 Aug 31 2015 11:28 AM Re: Windows 10

Thanks, I may try the manual method one night this week.

Ceetar Aug 31 2015 11:35 AM Re: Windows 10

I upgrade my Windows 8 laptop. opened chrome, didn't do anything else. seems fine. The laptop itself struggles to boot up (and did when new but I never got around to returning/exchanging it, figuring I could fix it) I get a no bootable device error many times.

dgwphotography Aug 31 2015 11:40 AM Re: Windows 10

Ceetar wrote: I upgrade my Windows 8 laptop. opened chrome, didn't do anything else. seems fine. The laptop itself struggles to boot up (and did when new but I never got around to returning/exchanging it, figuring I could fix it) I get a no bootable device error many times. Does your optical drive work? That sounds like a hardware/driver issue with your DVD drive...

Benjamin Grimm Aug 31 2015 11:42 AM Re: Windows 10

d'Kong76 wrote: Thanks, I may try the manual method one night this week. TMI!

Ceetar Aug 31 2015 11:57 AM Re: Windows 10

dgwphotography wrote: Ceetar wrote: I upgrade my Windows 8 laptop. opened chrome, didn't do anything else. seems fine. The laptop itself struggles to boot up (and did when new but I never got around to returning/exchanging it, figuring I could fix it) I get a no bootable device error many times. Does your optical drive work? That sounds like a hardware/driver issue with your DVD drive... HDD should boot first. (at least according to the bios) I'm not sure if the DVD drive works, I think so, but who uses DVDs anymore? Thanks though, that's probably worth a shot, trying to update that drive or disabling it or something.

Rockin' Doc Aug 31 2015 07:18 PM Re: Windows 10

d'Kong76 wrote: Has anyone who reserved Win10 still not gotten an update? I would think they should be winding down by now. My wife has never received notification for her upgrade for her work laptop. She is geting a little frustrated since all of her coworkers, many of whom signed up for the upgrade after her, have received their updates.

d'Kong76 Sep 23 2015 07:10 PM Re: Windows 10

Not that these gigantic companies like Microsoft annoy the hell out of us regularly... but where's the thing you promised??

Rockin' Doc Sep 23 2015 07:19 PM Re: Windows 10

I finally got my upgrade on my old laptop on Sunday. Used it for a day or two,, then decided to put in for the upgrade on my 11 month old desktop computer that I use most of the time. Got the upgrade the next day. My wife finally got her notification that her upgrade was ready for her work lap top, but she hasn't downloaded it yet.

Ceetar Sep 23 2015 09:09 PM Re: Windows 10

I think I'm sticking with 7 on my desktop. Windows 10 feels a little too big brother for me to upgrade for fun. Getting ads and annoying Cortana popups and forced upgrades, etc.