Windows 10: What You Need to Know - Page 10

STEED · 08-06-15, 11:45 AM

I'm not rushing in to the lion's den until I know that lion is a pussy cat and will not bite my backside off. I will make my mind up May 2016 but I am leaning towards not bothering as it stands at the moment.

Sod keeping up with the joneses.

XabbaRus · 08-06-15, 03:44 PM

Sorry I have to disagree.

I upgraded, use a local account instead of my Microsoft one. Edge is new and nothing to do with Metro. Metro isn't and OS but a design language and the name for the user interface that went into Windows Phones, and features of which are used in Windows 8/10 and on Windowsphones.

Also it did not replace my default browser which is Firefox. Firefox was still there and working as my default.

It is quite easy to turn off all the reporting back to Microsoft. So I don't get use of Cortana. Big deal, I have it on my phone and isn't anything to write home about.

As for boot from CD\DVD, you always had to go into the BIOS from the beginning to select that. Not too difficult.

There was a really good link in a different Windows 10 post giving some really good tips if you are worried about information being sent back and how to turn it off.

The simple fact is Apple does the same with iOS and Google with android. Always check your settings prior to anything you do.

Jimbuna · 08-07-15, 07:02 AM

Free W10 upgrade came through this morning but I've rescheduled the install for this coming Sunday to give me time to do a bit of researching on the OS.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-07-15, 12:36 PM

I am going to install it on my work laptop first, see how that goes

Installing it tonight at home.

Onkel Neal · 08-07-15, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The age of the computer is not what keeping the update from loading. The OS is what is used to determine. Vista, 7, 8. A few post back I posted a link directly to the download for 32/64 bit. Give it a try.

Tried this http://microsoft-news.com/windows-10...ick-will-help/

Nothing happened.

How do I open the command prompt as "Administrator" ?

ReallyDedPoet · 08-07-15, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Tried this http://microsoft-news.com/windows-10...ick-will-help/

Nothing happened.

How do I open the command prompt as "Administrator" ?

Saw this:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...(v=ws.10).aspx

ReallyDedPoet · 08-07-15, 06:17 PM

Have been playing around with 10 for a bit this evening on the work computer. Seems ok so far.

Jeff-Groves · 08-07-15, 08:04 PM

Have had 10 for days now.
No big deal.
A little faster if you shut off and remove junk.
Same old scare from past versions by past sceptics.

If you ain't smarter then your machine? Blame the other Guy.

BossMark · 08-08-15, 02:09 AM

Had 10 a few days now and I am finding it OK at the moment.....

Buddahaid · 08-08-15, 01:17 PM

Installed it last night with no problems. So far I've had to tweak a few of the sub game compatibility modes but everything still works OK.

Wolferz · 08-08-15, 02:35 PM

I have Win X now and I'm not impressed. It seems like it has slowed my rig down. Especially the new browser. Where I got almost INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE WITH wIN 8.1 and IE xx, now I find myself waiting seconds to change screens on this board.

I'll still give it a chance though.

More later when I have the time.

Sailor Steve · 08-08-15, 03:02 PM

I too had some problems with Microsoft Edge. They openly admit they are still working out the kinks in the new Browser. They also made it easy to back to IE, which is what I've done for the time being.

I'm also still using Classic Shell rather than the new Start Menu.

avers · 08-08-15, 04:45 PM

hey guys, I'm actually having trouble with sh3, whenever game gets done installing, I get an error message that gives me an error code, the code is 1628. The last time I installed I was able to get onto the game, but whenever I hit "exit game", it crashes out, and sh3 commander wont work, does anyone have a fix for this?

Onkel Neal · 08-08-15, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReallyDedPoet

Saw this:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...(v=ws.10).aspx

Thanks, that seemed to work as far as getting the command line to open as Admin.

THE_MASK · 08-08-15, 08:18 PM

Installed windows 10 as a free upgrade to windows 7 . Works flawlessly as far as I can see .

08-06-15, 11:45 AM	#136
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I'm not rushing in to the lion's den until I know that lion is a pussy cat and will not bite my backside off. I will make my mind up May 2016 but I am leaning towards not bothering as it stands at the moment. Sod keeping up with the joneses. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-06-15, 03:44 PM	#137
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sorry I have to disagree. I upgraded, use a local account instead of my Microsoft one. Edge is new and nothing to do with Metro. Metro isn't and OS but a design language and the name for the user interface that went into Windows Phones, and features of which are used in Windows 8/10 and on Windowsphones. Also it did not replace my default browser which is Firefox. Firefox was still there and working as my default. It is quite easy to turn off all the reporting back to Microsoft. So I don't get use of Cortana. Big deal, I have it on my phone and isn't anything to write home about. As for boot from CD\DVD, you always had to go into the BIOS from the beginning to select that. Not too difficult. There was a really good link in a different Windows 10 post giving some really good tips if you are worried about information being sent back and how to turn it off. The simple fact is Apple does the same with iOS and Google with android. Always check your settings prior to anything you do. __________________

08-07-15, 07:02 AM	#138
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,433 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Free W10 upgrade came through this morning but I've rescheduled the install for this coming Sunday to give me time to do a bit of researching on the OS. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-07-15, 12:36 PM	#139
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,776 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	I am going to install it on my work laptop first, see how that goes Installing it tonight at home. __________________ Back in the Day

08-07-15, 06:17 PM	#142
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,776 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Have been playing around with 10 for a bit this evening on the work computer. Seems ok so far. __________________ Back in the Day

08-07-15, 08:04 PM	#143
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,394 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Have had 10 for days now. No big deal. A little faster if you shut off and remove junk. Same old scare from past versions by past sceptics. If you ain't smarter then your machine? Blame the other Guy.

08-08-15, 02:09 AM	#144
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Had 10 a few days now and I am finding it OK at the moment..... __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

08-08-15, 01:17 PM	#145
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,576 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Installed it last night with no problems. So far I've had to tweak a few of the sub game compatibility modes but everything still works OK. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

08-08-15, 02:35 PM	#146
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I have Win X now and I'm not impressed. It seems like it has slowed my rig down. Especially the new browser. Where I got almost INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE WITH wIN 8.1 and IE xx, now I find myself waiting seconds to change screens on this board. I'll still give it a chance though. More later when I have the time. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

08-08-15, 03:02 PM	#147
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I too had some problems with Microsoft Edge. They openly admit they are still working out the kinks in the new Browser. They also made it easy to back to IE, which is what I've done for the time being. I'm also still using Classic Shell rather than the new Start Menu. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-08-15, 04:45 PM	#148
avers Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina, United States of America Posts: 672 Downloads: 586 Uploads: 0	hey guys, I'm actually having trouble with sh3, whenever game gets done installing, I get an error message that gives me an error code, the code is 1628. The last time I installed I was able to get onto the game, but whenever I hit "exit game", it crashes out, and sh3 commander wont work, does anyone have a fix for this?

08-08-15, 08:18 PM	#150
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Installed windows 10 as a free upgrade to windows 7 . Works flawlessly as far as I can see .