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Posted by gdrudd13
- November 19, 2014, 16:12:51 PMnice background. I like that it has a start menu. I never like the interface for windows 8 although I can see how it would be nice for people who really use a laptop for basic purposes. Trying to do anything more and it seemed very clunky and time consuming. That could partly be due to my inexperience with it, but it was enough of a pain it became no longer a viable option as an OS for me.
Posted by Troll
- November 19, 2014, 15:43:30 PMHere's a screen capture of the desk top and the new start menu
Posted by Troll
- November 19, 2014, 08:01:30 AMSo far, everything works in 10 like it did in 7, and even some stuff I had from XP works the same way...I've been throwing every piece of software at it that I have, and the only thing that wouldn't work is an image stitching program from Win 3.1
Posted by moosewing3
- November 18, 2014, 20:28:31 PMI actually like 8.1 other than it's a little quirky with Chrome. Does 10 run any better with Chrome?
Posted by 49Reo
- November 18, 2014, 19:10:09 PMWhen I updated my laptop to Windows 7, it came with 2 licenses; but I like XP, so still haven't upgraded my desktop.....never do today what can be put off .......lol Not even sure the license would still be valid since I bought it 2 years ago
Posted by Troll
- November 18, 2014, 10:13:12 AMQuote from: greenbarn on November 17, 2014, 21:05:49 PMMy laptop also runs Vista - hate it - The last one had XP, but it died....
Hey Troll, you have any good copies of Win7 you can sell?? As an upgrade to Vista, or fresh copy?
All copies of Windows, since XP have to be activated, and the hardware they are activated on is locked to that DVD license code at the Microsoft server level. Newegg has 32 and 64 bit retail versions of Win 7 for $99.99....I just ordered one for an upgrade.
Posted by greenbarn
- November 17, 2014, 21:05:49 PMQuote from: 49Reo on November 15, 2014, 23:38:01 PMMy laptop also runs Vista - hate it - The last one had XP, but it died....My desktop is running Windows XP, (don't laugh, I like it) my laptop started out as "Vista"....now THAT was a bad experience! I upgraded it to 7, like it much better. I still have one copy of 7 left, I really should install it on my desk top; then I would only have to remember one system.....for someone who made a living with computers before retiring 4 years ago, it is amazing how fast you fall out of touch.
Hey Troll, you have any good copies of Win7 you can sell?? As an upgrade to Vista, or fresh copy?
Posted by Troll
- November 17, 2014, 09:00:20 AMThey make hibernate mode available for laptops/tablets by default, and not for desktops....I just got the new build, 9860 over night. Looks like it completely replaced what I had. Some new eye candy features showed up...
Posted by DC
- November 17, 2014, 02:06:34 AMQuote from: Troll on November 16, 2014, 09:40:58 AMI went and added Hibernate mode to it a while back. Weird why that was disabled.There a few tweaks that can be done to 8.1 to make it more livable, so not to despair. CNET has information on that, and if you google 8.1, you'll probably find more information than you wanted...You will need some patience, however, I don't think they are planning to release this until 2016.....or at the earliest, fall of 2015..
Posted by Troll
- November 16, 2014, 09:40:58 AMThere a few tweaks that can be done to 8.1 to make it more livable, so not to despair. CNET has information on that, and if you google 8.1, you'll probably find more information than you wanted...You will need some patience, however, I don't think they are planning to release this until 2016.....or at the earliest, fall of 2015..
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 16, 2014, 07:45:58 AMQuote from: 49Reo on November 15, 2014, 23:38:01 PMImagine how it is for me..I was the top person in my field in New Zealand in the 70's then I moved back to Britain in the 80's and retired in 1994..for someone who made a living with computers before retiring 4 years ago, it is amazing how fast you fall out of touch.
My 47 year old son used to think I was a genius when he was a kid...now I need help just setting up a mobile phone..
John.
Posted by DC
- November 16, 2014, 02:49:57 AMGreat, I can't wait to get rid of 8.1 from my laptop. It's a freaking disaster.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 15, 2014, 23:38:01 PMMy desktop is running Windows XP, (don't laugh, I like it) my laptop started out as "Vista"....now THAT was a bad experience! I upgraded it to 7, like it much better. I still have one copy of 7 left, I really should install it on my desk top; then I would only have to remember one system.....for someone who made a living with computers before retiring 4 years ago, it is amazing how fast you fall out of touch.
Posted by Troll
- November 15, 2014, 20:38:40 PMI'm running a 4 core AMD Phenom @ 2.9 Ghz, an nVidia GS250 video card with 1 Gb of onboard g-ram, 8 Gb of DDR3 1600 ram...same setup I've been running since 2009. I installed the Win 10 eval edition on an external SATA hard drive I had laying around, so it wouldn't mess up my mature Win 7 setup...I thought it was decently fast with Win 7, but it's even quicker with 10....I'm going to install it on an extra hdd in my laptop, next...According to MS, you need a minimum of a 1GHZ 32 or 64 bit processor and 2 Gb of ram, and a wddm cert video chip...
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 15, 2014, 19:47:28 PMI used to be a hardware specialist back in the seventies but now I am almost completely ignorant of technology, in my day a zero voltage switch in a chip was the latest thing, now you have windows 10..I had to wait 10 years for dos...
So my question is..I have noticed that with each new version of windows the recommended memory goes up..and often the hardware has to be upgraded or replaced in order to run..
What will I need to run win 10?
John.