Linux, Anyone? (Page 3): Jerry c41... If you are doing research this aggravation is understandable. Otherwise it is a waste of time because windows 10 is a lousy product and only...

matt thomas

Jerry c41...
If you are doing research this aggravation is understandable. Otherwise it is a waste of time because windows 10 is a lousy product and only typical of the the inept Microsoft organization which had really deserved to have gone out-of-business years ago.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

matt thomas wrote:

Jerry c41...
If you are doing research this aggravation is understandable. Otherwise it is a waste of time because windows 10 is a lousy product and only typical of the the inept Microsoft organization which had really deserved to have gone out-of-business years ago.

Actually I find Win 10 quite satisfactory, what are you running?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobmcculloch wrote:

Actually I find Win 10 quite satisfactory, what are you running?

I have Win8.1 on this machine. I used a flash drive to get Win10 installed on my older Win7 machine.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

jerryc41 wrote:

I have Win8.1 on this machine. I used a flash drive to get Win10 installed on my older Win7 machine.

An old Win 7 was the one that gave me a problem.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Forget it Jerry. Nothing, even Windows 10 is worth this much hassle. I can't see enough of an advantage upgrading to Win10 from 7 or 8. Next time you buy a new machine or install a new hard drive and do a fresh install do it then.. I know. I feel you when it comes to a challenge but life is too short to spend hours and hours figuring out why the computer isn't working right.

jerryc41 wrote:

In my ongoing saga of trying to install Windows 10... (show quote)

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

jeep_daddy wrote:

Forget it Jerry. Nothing, even Windows 10 is worth this much hassle. I can't see enough of an advantage upgrading to Win10 from 7 or 8. Next time you buy a new machine or install a new hard drive and do a fresh install do it then.. I know. I feel you when it comes to a challenge but life is too short to spend hours and hours figuring out why the computer isn't working right.

Well , the price of Win 10 has not been disclosed, as far as I know, it's free now for upgrade, next year $$$?

jrh1354 Loc: Dayton, Ohio

jerryc41 wrote:

I hate to buy these things because after spending ... (show quote)

Jerry, have you been elevated to Level II or Level III support? It's been my experience that MS Level I techs will not elevate your problem until they finally admit they cannot help you. And that seldom happens. Good luck - JRH

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jrh1354 wrote:

Jerry, have you been elevated to Level II or Level III support? It's been my experience that MS Level I techs will not elevate your problem until they finally admit they cannot help you. And that seldom happens. Good luck - JRH

This is online - answers.microsoft---

I've decided to wait till I need/want a new computer and get Win10 that way.

BatManPete Loc: Way Up North!

jerryc41 wrote:

This is online - answers.microsoft---

I've decided to wait till I need/want a new computer and get Win10 that way.

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Jer--- go to komando.com..... then to end of screen/page....click send eMail..... etc.... write a note ..... include the link to this file.... Kim will think of something... been into computers since she was in High School.....

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BatManPete wrote:

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Jer--- go to komando.com..... then to end of screen/page....click send eMail..... etc.... write a note ..... include the link to this file.... Kim will think of something... been into computers since she was in High School.....

Thanks. That's a possibility.

matt thomas

Windows 7 but the best was XP which my wife is still happy with.

HLS45 Loc: Fairmont, WV

If you are running Win 8.1 or 10, they both are UEFI based BIOS's. To boot from a CD or from a USB disk, you have to make two changes to your BIOS. This is for booting to LINUX. I have not tried this with a Windows OS on USB. Put your CD/DVD in the tray and close it, then boot the computer and access the BIOS while booting. When the BIOS screen comes up navigate to the Secure Boot option and disable it, hit F10 to save and reboot, accessing the BIOS again. This time go to the Boot Sequence option and you will see your CD/DVD or USB drive and you can make it the first bootable option. Again hit F10 to save and exit and then the computer will boot to the CD. When you are all finished and ready to boot to Windows again, you will have to re-access the BIOS and revert the changes you made; enable Secure Boot, re-boot and set Windows as the first bootable option if it isn't already.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

Any possibility (from a non computer guy here, so forgive me) to copy all programs and files to another hard drive, format the internal HD, then do a clean install, and put everything back? The issue of reloading software is what is stopping me from upgrading. Never did an upgrade that worked except for a clean install. I don't have all my old serial numbers (were in a binder that got misplaced in a move) That's the main thing stopping me from jumping into this circus. That, and reading all the headaches people like my old friend Jerry are going through.

decoonass Loc: San Antonio

Linux is an ISO file. You have to burn it to CD as an ISO Image.
This link will get you there.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/download/disc-burning/active-iso-burner-30-3249690/

HLS45 Loc: Fairmont, WV

You can copy all your files to another drive and then put them back on your new system. Unfortunately, you cannot do that with your programs. You will have to re-install them. If you don't have the validation numbers and can't get them, you will have to purchase new ones.