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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 14:42:28 GMT
I noticed i have a little box now on my computer that says get windows 10. I have windows 7 pro. Would you all like to share your opinions on going to windows 10 .
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Post by Bayla on Jun 2, 2015 14:48:41 GMT
I've also been wondering about this Judy....and found THIS REVIEW which may help you out. Bayla |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 15:16:56 GMT
Thanks Bayla i will check it out. I am so reluctant to do anything considering what i have is working just fine.
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Post by Bayla on Jun 2, 2015 15:53:10 GMT
I know what you mean. I was soooo reluctant to move away from my beloved Windows XP!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 17:06:01 GMT
As we will be buying a couple of desktops for watching TV on in the next few months, I might not have a choice but to move to Windows 10! I will have to take a look at that review.
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 2, 2015 17:17:54 GMT
The usual advice is to wait a bit before updating to a recently released OS (about one year) just to see how it goes. Users of Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 are entitled to upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge provided they do it within one year from the release date (July 29). If you have more than one computer, you could upgrade just one computer and use it as a guinea pig to test the waters. This is what I am planning to do.
Here is some information you may want to check.
Microsoft explains what you’ll lose by upgrading to Windows 10
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Post by Andy on Jun 3, 2015 0:13:04 GMT
I have Windows 8.1 on my laptop, and I'll probably jump to Windows 10 as soon as it becomes available. I figure I can't go too wrong going from 8.1 to 10. My desktop computer is Win7, which is great. I'm not going to jump to 10 on that one.
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Post by bokeh on Jun 3, 2015 5:59:13 GMT
My policy has always been, wait until the first service pack release before upgrading my operating system - let MS iron out any bugs before I upgrade. Remember all the problems they had with Win8 when it was first released? I'm running Windows 7 with the latest service pack and subsequent regular updates and my Win7 is very reliable and stable......so as they say in the classics ---- if it ain't broken, don't fix it (or until you really, really have to)  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2015 7:23:57 GMT
Thanks to all of you for your input. Bayla and Sepiana i also appreciate the links. I think i will wait. I have windows 7 pro and am very happy with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2015 12:30:35 GMT
I have Windows 8.1 and really don't like it, given that I was so used to my Windows 7 (I had to upgrade due to having bought a new machine), so I will be only too happy to switch to Windows 10, it cannot be any worse.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2015 15:36:13 GMT
I've been running Win10 Technical Preview for a couple of months now and just received the latest update. The release to manufacture (RTM) is July 29th when you should be able to download it. It's about 3Gbytes so beware. These are just my opinions.... Basically its just a cosmetic upgrade following the criticism of the lack of of the olde worlde Start Menu in Windows 8. Personally I think Win 8.1 is the best OS from MS so far. I can understand a little why people disliked the new interface. Basically it was forced upon people who bought a new machine and didn't want to bother getting under the hood a little to tame it. If you do this - again my opinion - you'll find its much slicker to use than the previous versions. Windows 10 is now different from Win8 and you'll have to look in different locations under the hood to tame this one. Plus I think it ties you into the world of Microsoft more than previously. In other words under the hood there are all sorts of settings that want to track where you are; what you're looking at; who you're emailing and what you're writing about. This is Microsoft trying to jump on the bandwagon of the likes of Google and Apple - without making the hardware. They want to use your data, send you ads and sell you apps. BTW: You don't need an MS Account to load and run it but if you want to use Onedrive or some of the Apps you'll need one. It comes loaded with a number of MS Apps and they are trying to sell you a unified touch and feel between desktop, laptop, netbook, smartphone and tablet. Supposedly it even comes with Candy Crush Saga - duh! There are some new features - a new browser and a voice assistant, Cortana, that will eavesdrop on what you are talking about and supposedly help you or send you blackmail letters One thing it does lack is the Windows Media Centre (WMC). If you don't use this then no problem but I have a HTPC which runs Win7 and relies on WMC. All that said and done, it runs your Programs just as the previous versions did and for me this is what an OS should be all about. Personally I wouldn't rush out to do the upgrade. While the Technical Preview has been in the hands of the public for a while and feedback has been provide I would suspect that there will still be a number of 'undocumented features' ( the technical name for bugs :-) ). The free upgrade is available for 12 months after release so I'd hold off for a while unless you like living on the edge. Which strangely enough is the name of the new browser. Currently known as Project Spartan but to become Microsoft Edge. All in all I'm underwhelmed by this offering and while I'll upgrade a couple of netbooks, currently running Windows 7 Starter, I'm not sure I'll switch my Workstation away from Win8.1 - which ain't broke so don't need fixing.  Colin |
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Post by BuckSkin on Jun 3, 2015 15:57:59 GMT
There is another option to consider; I am not knowledgeable enough to even begin to explain, but I do know for fact that more than one OS can be installed on a single desk-top PC.
A few months ago, I was seeking information on the computer geek sites about various OS and learned that, if you know what you are doing, it is possible to install and selectively use two, three, or even more OS on a single computer.
Linux seems to have a really big following and is highly regarded, but then a lot of really desirable software is only available for Windows, so a lot of those guys have both Windows 7 and Linux.
I also read that there are many reasons why XP is preferred over Windows 7, but W-7 supports many things that XP does not, so they will have both, XP and W-7; some even have all three installed, W-XP, W-7, and Linux
The general consensus seems to be that they should have quit at Windows 7.
Regarding everything from toilet-paper to computers, I just wish that companies would quit "improving" things; in the last 20 years, almost without exception, nothing "new and improved" is half as good as the product it replaced.
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Post by Bayla on Jun 3, 2015 16:28:46 GMT
Regarding everything from toilet-paper to computers, I just wish that companies would quit "improving" things; in the last 20 years, almost without exception, nothing "new and improved" is half as good as the product it replaced. So true. And in the case of women's clothing 'new & improved' usually means don't bother buying your usual size cos it will no longer fit you! Bayla |
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Post by Andy on Jun 4, 2015 0:32:42 GMT
I tried really hard to make Linux work. There are a number of really solid offerings for desktop use and if I was just doing some basic stuff, it would be great. However, when it came to trying to run software I rely on - Quicken, iTunes, all my photo-editing apps, it was just too much trouble for me. I know you can run Windows apps under Linux, but the effort and quirks just weren't worth the trouble for me. I've stuck with Win7 on my desktop and been very happy.
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Post by dicklaxt on Jun 4, 2015 17:05:40 GMT
I am running Linux Mint 17.1 entirely as I deleted Win8.1 in it's entirety. There is of course a big learning curve but doable and me being who I am I am stumbling but also am hardheaded enough that I'll just keep stumbling. I have a Guru friend who has a Guru friend who was deeply involved in the Beta Testing of Win 10 and he claims it is better than Win 8.1. He also subscribes to the notion that those that go thru the early upgrade will have more problems than those who wait. There will definitely be bugs to kill. Bayla true as you subscribe to the old way but if the new way had been before the old way then the new way would have been the old way and thus better than the old way that became the new way . What came first the chicken or the egg   I'm all for change,,,,,,,I worked 44 years in Electrical Design and I sure would hate to be out there today trying to compete doing it the way I did it, in 1964. The bottom line is ,I could not compete and would lose the farm and all it's furnishing's. dick |
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