kc Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Classic Shell seems a good idea........why didn't. Microsoft do that! They could even have charged extra for it, most of us would pay for that. But why can't I buy Win 7? (Andy's comment about BIOS seems probably right) Edited By kc on 06/09/2015 09:28:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,l spent ages downloading it,only to find it wouldn't work properly,not worth the hassle is my view,if it aint broke don't fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Well after I downloaded win10, it didn't work, so I took my laptop to an IT guy, he fixed it, reason was my baurd rate was too slow, any way it has been working great since then, except that after I down load my pics, they wont load onto my thread. I managed to get one on, on top of the pic is all the relevant info it needs to display, ( see Whirlwind # 3 thread ) Any help guys?????? Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I still REALLY need to ditch this pile of poo called windows 8.1 I long for my old win7 platinum or xp pro, Im pining pitifully. I hate MS for doing this to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Reynaud Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Been using Win 10 on the desktop PC for a couple of months. One problem with it not wanting to load and run Cortana that froze the PC, but got over that one easily enough with guidance from the net (on the laptop which runs Win 7). Put Win 10 on my sister's PC - totally painless transition and she is very happy with it - she IS a very basic user, but it suits her. Having said that, I read that driver updates are an important part of getting Win 10 running at its best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Another issue I have is that it reboots itself every so often, for no apparent reason I then have to restart it for the web to be recognized.......somewhat annoying. any ideas????? Barry Edited By A.A. Barry on 08/10/2015 14:16:11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Is that when it downloads the updates or do you just get the BSOD and a re-boot? That's happened to me a couple of times, although it is always accompanied by an error message which you can search for online for an explanation. Try going to 'Settings; Windows Update; Advanced Options. In 'Choose how updates are installed', select 'Notify to schedule restart'. If you select 'automatic', it will re-boot if the update requires it there and then. The other option gives you the choice of when to re-start to complete the update process - a much better alternative. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddock, VC Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I upgraded to win 10 on my 5 year old laptop, took all of 25 minutes to download been working great since then. Then I tried to synch my nokia n8 phone, doesn't talk to win 10. No probs the wife took my i phone and i use her samsung galaxy (?) instead and retired my n8 so now I'm happy again. It's so much quicker than win 7 thanks ms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 i upgrade from win 7 to win 10 in july-and so far so good...not one problem...as mentioned it appears to wizz along.......i didnt like 'edge' so changed to mozilla f/fox..and that is also a wizza...... ken anderson...ne...1....wizza dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Pete, when it shuts down there is always an error message (same one every time), being technically challenged, I havn't "looked up" the error number, I'll go to advanced options and check Cheers Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 If it's the same error every time then I think it's trying to tell you something! Look it up and find out what the problem is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I've been sitting with the Windows 10 upgrade ready to install on my Windows 7 desktop machine for a couple of months now, and kept umming and arring whether to take the plunge. Well yesterday I decided to go for it. I was really quite pleasantly surprised how seamless the install went. I decided to go for the 'custom' install, as I'd found some advice as to what settings I should/should not use. I was quite expecting the worst considering what others here have experienced, but, so far (fingers well and truly crossed), the only thing that didn't work was my HP printer, and a quick software reinstall cured that. So far, the PC loads faster, appears to run smoother(faster), and as yet I've not had any software problems. I've also not suffered any of the display problems others have had. I've installed 'Classic Shell', and I now have a Windows 10 machine which looks like Windows 7. I also have a fairly new Windows 8.1 laptop, but the update for that can wait until I'm 100% sure I'm happy with 10 on my Desktop...........time will tell. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I upgraded the laptop recently & it all went flawlessly..... I have to say I like it..easy to install & set up, machine boots up very quickly & the silly "touch screen" layout of W8 has gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil67 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Steve, Any advice on particular settings? Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Sorry Neil...particular settings for what?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Neil, here's a link to the advice I used. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil67 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Thanks Steve.Very helpful link.Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Is the consensus that now is as good a time to change from windows 7 to 10. Is it actually Free? Are there actual down sides (now that there is a collective experience)?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 hello erfolg...nothing is free....i would change from 7 to 10..its supposedly the last windows ever..they intend to keep it going with updates etc....if you dont like it -you have the option in the upgrade to revert back to your previous version...... i've been using it since july and its OK..it'll tell you before if any of your hardware etc isnt going to work.... ken anderson...ne...1 win 10 dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Erfolg, I would say so. It's still free, and if you hang on to the files from the original operating system (they are automatically saved), then you can revert at any time if you aren't satisfied. I would say though that you do need to heed the advice in links like I've posted above during installation, and you shouldn't encounter too many problems. I know some have had more problems than most when upgrading, and there are always going to be those who say they wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, but I think they are just missing out. A great many obstacles/problems have been sorted now, and there's a plethora of help on t'internet if you get stuck Give it a go...........you might like it! Edit: Ken beat me to it........you've got to be quick on the draw round here Edited By Essjay on 18/10/2015 18:37:46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Essjay, in the link you gave there are 15 comments regarding the advice - 10 are negative, 3 positive & 2 neutral. Don't think I'll be using the link when I install Win10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Pat, all of the negative comments are about one suggestion, namely disabling user account control. I admit that's probably one that I'd leave out, but everything else makes sense to me. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 The problem is that the article is aimed at people who probably wouldn't know that disabling UAC is a bad idea. Unless they read through the comments - and I think a lot of people wouldn't - they'd just blindly follow the instructions, including disabling UAC. The hiding of file extensions for known file types and not displaying hidden files is something that I always change, and is not new to Windows 10. I'm not sure I'd advise "ordinary" users to display hidden files though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 You're quite right John. Maybe I should have realised that some people with a limited knowledge of the workings would blindly follow the instructions. I apologise for not taking that into account. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Foreman Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I upgraded to W10 yesterday. My starting point was W7 on one disc partition and XP on another. I had no idea whether or not the upgrade process would cope with this configuration. Fortunately it did, although the first time XP started it failed whilst displaying the XP flash screen. Subsequent attempts were ok. The upgrade process even took care of the OS name in the dual boot screen. I was worried when W10 first started after the upgrade as it was using a lower resolution display adaptor and not the NVIDIA one which was used on W7. However after a subsequent restart W10 switched to the NVIDIA and display is now as before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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