Windows 10 Doomsday!
Jul 30, 2015 07:18:35 #
I'm really worried now. I have Win7 on my 4 year old laptop and I haven't upgraded yet. I'm taking it with me when I visit the grandkids in Portlandia tomorrow. My son-in-law in an IT specialist and has fixed my computers many times before. He has agreed to load Win10 on my laptop in exchange for me doing some work on the electrical wiring in their house. I think that will be a fair trade since I have 40 years experience as a union electrician.
Jul 30, 2015 07:22:39 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Yes, right you are, thats why when you buy that Mac, you can keep it for many many years and it will continue to run as fast as the first day you had it.
So, in the end it costs you a little bit more once to save more by not needing to replace it anywhere near as often. ;)
I agree with you on Linux - very fast on less hardware for sure.
OS X btw is based on BSD Unix, so security is built in from the start.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-326723-1.html
So, in the end it costs you a little bit more once to save more by not needing to replace it anywhere near as often. ;)
I agree with you on Linux - very fast on less hardware for sure.
OS X btw is based on BSD Unix, so security is built in from the start.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-326723-1.html
As I said though - I have a lovely Apple laptop which is stuck in the last decade because it will not run any more modern programs because the OS is old and the OS cannot be updated because the hardware cannot support it. It will not even run a more modern version of browsers. :cry:
So I have a great DVD player for holidays and limited web access but not much else. I could stick Linux on a PC from the last century and still run OK.
Jul 30, 2015 07:27:33 #
Crwiwy wrote:
As I said though - I have a lovely Apple laptop which is stuck in the last decade because it will not run any more modern programs because the OS is old and the OS cannot be updated because the hardware cannot support it. It will not even run a more modern version of browsers. :cry:
So I have a great DVD player for holidays and limited web access but not much else. I could stick Linux on a PC from the last century and still run OK.
So I have a great DVD player for holidays and limited web access but not much else. I could stick Linux on a PC from the last century and still run OK.
Must be pretty old then. Not an aluminum model?
I have an old Mac SE in a closet - it won't do me any good anymore either, but it is over 20 years old now.
Jul 30, 2015 07:59:33 #
I have a different story. I have a Dell laptop that I have hooked up into a dock and use an monitor and keyboard and mouse. I had Windows 7 Home. I downloaded Windows 10, waited an hour or so and bam, there it was. I have only one exception, my external speakers don't work, only the speakers in the laptop. I will go online to Dell later and see what they can do. All in all, I was very pleased. I am not by any means a computer expert, but I do know enough to get myself into a lot of trouble, which I have done in the past, but this experience was very pleasant. I haven't used any of the Windows 10 benefits, but after the download it put me where I was when I started. So, I'm happy, now having said that the whole damn thing may blow up. Good luck.
Jul 30, 2015 08:33:18 #
OnDSnap wrote:
I knew there was a reason to stick with Win 7 pro.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
I'm going to wait too. If it ain't broke, ...
I didn't give up on XP until after Microsoft did.
Jul 30, 2015 09:17:35 #
OnDSnap wrote:
I knew there was a reason to stick with Win 7 pro.
I also have Win 7 Pro and I wonder why folks are switching to Win 10 ?
Jul 30, 2015 09:22:39 #
OnDSnap wrote:
I knew there was a reason to stick with Win 7 pro.
Me too ... Any time you down load a file or program that huge you are bound to have glitches in the transfer. Best to have a disc.
Jul 30, 2015 09:49:34 #
travelwp wrote:
I also have Win 7 Pro and I wonder why folks are switching to Win 10 ?
It's because of the sense of urgency due to Microsoft giving a year to upgrade for free.
You come out with a new operating system and a lot of people are going to sit on the fence for awhile. You tell them that they can get it for free for a limited time....feeding frenzy.
Windows 10 is definitely faster on my system than 7 was and at least as stable(now), so it was a win for me.
But for those happily running 7....it will receive updates until 2030.
Jul 30, 2015 09:57:57 #
OnDSnap wrote:
I knew there was a reason to stick with Win 7 pro.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jul 30, 2015 10:14:19 #
FRED1
Loc: California,USA
I finished downloading & installed Win 10 it went smoothly no problems all apps work even non MS apps IE open office and many others. So far no problems...I like it so far. I still have a desktop and another laptop to go but I'll wait and test drive this for a while...
Jul 30, 2015 10:16:13 #
Crwiwy wrote:
I suppose it is like some long term wives - they drive you nuts but you couldn't imagine living without them.
Can and do!
Jul 30, 2015 10:21:57 #
MikeMcK wrote:
I have a different story. I have a Dell laptop th... (show quote)
Are your external speakers plugged into the dock or directly to the laptop?
Docks are sketchy when it comes to compatibility on all the ports.
Jul 30, 2015 10:58:06 #
Jul 30, 2015 10:58:12 #
I'm taking my desktop to the Computer Doctor down the road and let him do the deed. I have no intention of even trying to do this. The puter needs a good cleaning, inside and out anyhow, so this is great time to get it done.
Jul 30, 2015 11:08:46 #
hlmichel wrote:
Windows 10 is definitely faster on my system than 7 was and at least as stable(now), so it was a win for me. But for those happily running 7....it will receive updates until 2030.
Thanks for the info. I have 3 Win 7 Pro systems, so I will probably put Win 10 on one of them and see what happens.
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