jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

GDX? This is all I could find.

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS625US625&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=gdx%20control%20panel

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Jerry, let us know how you like the new SSD. -FiddleMaker

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

Why I build my own machines, not laptops but for sure desktops, Better and cheaper.

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

SSD's are sooooooooooo much faster and more expensive. Once you go SSD, you won't go back to a 7,200 RPM drive.

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

GWX Control Panel, download the installer....
http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

With a clean install you should be fine, but I hear nothing but problems from the upgrade.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

the problem with the standard rotating spinner drive it that eventually they will crash because the moving parts wear out - bushings, bearings, lack of lubrication, etc.

GLS Loc: MIdwest

For all looking for a way to stop the forced download of Windows 10 on Windows 7 and 8,8.1 machines go here:

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-gwx-control-panel-block-upgrading-windows-10

This page offers the download to GWX plus a step by step guide in doing so.

There was noway my wife was going to use W10 on her machine she hasn't been bothered since she followed the instructions using GWX. Good luck..

mjames42 Loc: Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001, Sol 3

GWX Control Panel is a small program that will erase Win 10 install updates on your Win 7/8 computers, prevent them from reinstalling, and remove the Win 10 popups. I've had it running on my computer for about a month and have been very satisfied.

Just Google GWX Control Panel. Install the app. Tell it what to do. You're good to go.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I currently have the same SSD in this year-old Dell. Very fast (30-40 second) boot time. I also have one in a MacBook Pro. I don't have to worry about moving it a bit when I'm using it. When I bought the Dell a little over a year ago, I could not get a machine with an SSD.

I bought the new drive because I want a clean install. If it doesn't work, I still have a good drive. If I try a clean install on my current drive, and it messes up, I'm in trouble.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Not an option if you want to use Lightroom/Photoshop

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

You can get a 250 or 500 Gig SSD for not too much money. Your operating system will fit on there and probably all your programs. Then you can use a regular drive for the data (pictures, word processing, etc.) As long as you have enough RAM, that won't limit you much.

Just got a new computer. 250Gig SSD, 2TByte hard drive. Getting ready to add another 4TByte drive. The system works nicely, but the problem is as you use it and add things it tends to slow down because almost everything you add does something in the background.

Also remember to set restore points.

RRS Loc: Not sure

Doug I had a similar thing happen. I was working on some photos when my machine just shut down and windows 10 started loading. I couldn't even turn off the computer, so against what the screen said I unplugged the computer. Had on start up only a blue screen. Next morning my computer came up saying that it was "Locked". The only way I could get the machine to run was to open with the message that in 59 minutes and 45 seconds Windows 10 was going to load, they had taken control of my computer. I had to finish those shots for a deadline so I did let 10 load. I should have known though, after the last Microsoft updates that every time I shut off the computer it said that I had updates to load which there were none. They now are calling Windows 10 just an update. The jury's out on Windows 10, it's so damn much slower then Windows 7. The same thing happened to my neighbor with her laptop, come morning Win 10 was on and the only way she knew how to turn off her computer was to close it and she's in health care and need to use it every day. I did show her how to turn it off. Still looking at my options .

bobmadison Loc: Riverside Cal.

Thanks for posting all this info. My wife use a pc laptop for work and does not want 10.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

I had the opposite experience. My Windoze 7 laptop kept bugging me to "upgrade" to Windoze 10. Micro$oft eventually wore me down to saying "Yes". After some time, it said that my laptop isn't compatible with Win 10 and can't upgrade. YESSS !!!