Anyone else switch to Windows 10?

[TheTman]

My Windows 7 was getting all buggy, it had a bad memory module and kept crashing and it took me a while to figure out what was going on, and it corrupted my system files so bad that I couldn't do any kind of Windows 7 repair install or anything to replace the corrupted files.
I had bought a 260gb Solid State Drive, which more like a bunch of RAM memory modules all cramed into this little box, and has no moving parts to wear out or anything, so I unplugged my old Windows 7 drive, after I got all the data files I needed copied off of it onto a backup drive, then installed Windows 7 on the SSD drive, and did all the updates and service pack, and then added Windows 10 to it. Man the SSD sure speeds things up, boot up takes about 1/4th the time it used to. And everthing seems to run faster.
So far it's been pretty stable, haven't had any crashes or anything. Like every new release of Windows, it takes some getting used too. I'm not sure if I like it better than Windows 7, but I like it better than Windows 8 for a desktop machine. Windows 8 seems like it's meant for tablets and laptops and computers with touch screens.
Windows 10 has been running all the software Windows 7 did so far, I haven't got everything reloaded, just the stuff I use most often. It replaces Internet Explorer, with Edge Browser, has a new mail system, and other new features. The start menu is totally different. and it will take me awhile to get used to it. It seems like everything is there, just renamed or located in a different folder and things like that.

Should you upgrade? I would at least download a copy and burn a disk of it while it's being offered free. If you have Windows 7 and are using a desktop, and hate change, I'd probably not update. If I had a desktop with Windows 8, I think I would definitely do the update. There isn't anything I really hate about Windows 10 so far. It's close enough to Windows 7 that I can find everything ok. IF the upgrade goes well, you won't lose any of your documents or pictures or anything, but you should probably back them up just in case before doing the upgrade.

[jeepster09]

Thanks for feedback.

[Bob T]

Been running it on a newer, touch screen, laptop for a couple weeks, and just put it on one of my desktops this week. Both upgrades from Win8.
Working very well....Seems to be the best of Win7 combined with the best of Win8.

I have two more laptops and another, (more important), desktop that I'll upgrade as soon I am comfortable there are no issues.

[OldFatGuy]

I have an old 32 bit laptop that had a corrupt XP system. I installed Win 7 so I can use it for my surveillance cameras. My Win 10 upgrade came available, so I went through the hours of downloading, upgrading, configuring, and when it rebooted, it hung. After 1/2 hour of waiting, I turned the thing off, and when I restarted it went right into Win 7 like nothing had happened. Thinking I did something wrong, I went through the whole process again, and the same thing happened. So I'm keeping Win 7 on my laptop. I didn't know you could download a copy and burn it, I'll have to look into that. My main computer is dual boot, I use Linux Mint, but it has Win 8.8, which I hate. I need to try to get 10 on there, but I'm really afraid of Microsoft messing up my UEFI boot loader. Microsoft has a tendency to try to rule your world and can really f@#$ things up.

[gunmut]

we are running three laptops on win 10 so far really like it

[Ronni3_J]

http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/c...-10-is-spyware

[OldFatGuy]

http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/c...-10-is-spyware

I've always known MS was slime. I might upgrade my dual boot, just becasue sometimes I need Windows, and I hate 8.1. But it's so seldom I boot into Windows, when I do, it has to spend and hour or more downloading and installing updates. Linux Mint is the answer to Windows. Stable, virus free, and that includes MS.

[Ronni3_J]

Im sure all OSs do it these days. Big brother is after your meta data

[OldFatGuy]

Im sure all OSs do it these days. Big brother is after your meta data

Not open source like UNIX or BSD, the community wouldn't allow it.

[ltxi]

Waiting a couple of months. After I get back from travel late September, I'll install it on my travel laptop first. If that goes well I'll do the install on my, more critical, desktop.

This is Microsoft's last chance with me. Put my seriously thinkin' about plan to replace the aging desktop with an iMac on hold until I see how Win 10 be working out.

[Bawanna]

Itxi a computer geek?! Say it ain't so.

Yall might as well speak Lebanese talking about this computer stuff. Back up disc, and drive, all these technical words give me the brain pain.

I do know what reboot means now. I also learned that the cup holder that slides out ain't really a cup holder.
My desk top, had to get a new one a few years ago, they installed the damn cup holder sideways. I went back to the store and asked em how the hell the cup was suppose to stay in when the cup holder is sideways, punk said to lay the box on it's side, don't make a lick of sense but it seems to work.

[ltxi]

^ Well, successful face shooting of deserving of it folk, both foreign and domestic, ain't my only talent(s). And I also know how to drive a car and operate a wife.

[GROTMAN]

" I also learned that the cup holder that slides out ain't really a cup holder." Made me lol..

[Bawanna]

^ Well, successful face shooting of deserving of it folk, both foreign and domestic, ain't my only talent(s). And I also know how to drive a car and operate a wife.

Did you get an operators manual with the wife?

I've had mine for 30 years come next Saturday and danged if I have if figured out.

Dumb guy at the computer store laughed too, made me feel plumb stoopid he did. Not much better luck at the phone store where the dude with the dinner plate earrings (weird lookin dude) tried to sell me a smart phone! Can you imagine?

[TheTman]

Windows 7 and 8 are getting upgraded with the same spyware, so no Microsoft OS is really private. Linux is more secure, but beyond a lot of folks ability to do much with it. It takes a little practice to get to know your way around in it. Plus there are so many different distributions of it. Some easier than others to get around in. I've played with it some, mostly SUSE, Ubuntu, Knoppix, and Red Hat. I always end up back on Windows because its much easier to use. I spent too much time as a Systems guy to want to put a lot of effort into it anymore.