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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Anyone installing it today? I've been running the beta on one of my computers with no problems. Usually I'll wait a little while before installing the latest OS to make sure the bugs are worked out but I think I'll go for it as soon as it's available. Not too worried, Windows 8 64bit drivers will work on Windows 10.
     
  2. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    I did a clean install from 7, it's going to take some getting used to.
     
  3. blue32

    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    I think my wife's laptop get's it today for free. I'll install it. Otherwise my other PC, I have to buy it. Probably roll with the Pro edition or some shit, unless I get the enterprise edition from work or another work friend... :)

    Mainly I want to see if I can get it at work and setup some VDI XenDesktops with it quick and easy.
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Windows 9 sucked.
     
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    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    I have the beta on a small tablet - and I will be updating an old desktop today. If all goes well for a week or so - will start putting it on my newer machines.
     
  6. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I signed up for the upgrade, but I doubt I'll be taking advantage of it any time soon. I do telework a couple of days a week and there is no way I can afford to have something wonky turn up with ArcGIS, Erdas or Ecognition.

    I'll keep my eye on it and see how it matures, but I have no intention of being MS' guinea pig.
     
  8. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Most of the stuff I had on it before works fine, although I had to install an older version of Itunes.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Just finished upgrading to Windows 10, everything works great.
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Should have read the "10 reasons not to upgrade" link.

    It's still windows :)
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Typical Apple noob, you didn't post a link, you posted a picture.
     
  12. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    The search results might have changed over time.

    Anyhow, go edit your registry or whatever. It's still windows.
     
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    after downloading and installing and utilizing there easy open settings toolbars and such do not immediately run a registry cleaner. my big mistake had to finally go into cleaner to reopen;reinstall registry keys. windows was up and running but the toolbar access didn't work anymore when clicking on the icons to access web. every thing seems to function now. denny's idea of changing/editing individual keys is likely the correct approach not dumping them all like I did
     
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    My old desktop was fine after yesterday's upgrade - so I put it on my notebook today. So far, fantastic. I am going to keep my main desktop in Windows 8.1 for a little while longer - but everything seems to be going pretty smooth here and it is kind of fun to talk to my notebook for some of the stuff via Cortana. If they can just provided a deeper SDK that Apps can use the voice input as well - it would be fantastic. I would love to talk to my text editor for some stuff (performing search and formatting in code, for example).
     
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    You will embrace this rebellion. I will gain English favor by condemning it, and ordering it opposed from our lands in the south.
     
  16. SlyPokerDog

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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Should I upgrade for free? I really like windows 7...

    Wasn't a huge fan of 10 for the quick 5 minutes I spent on it.
     
  18. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    ^ I don't find it to be much of a difference between 7, TBQH
     
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    I'm sticking with 7.
     
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    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2486071,00.asp

    Now that Windows 10 has arrived, OS X finally has a serious rival for the title of world's best desktop-laptop operating system, but OS X is still in the lead. El Capitan improves on Yosemite's already-strong coherence and integration. All the built-in apps look and work in similar ways, and with easy automatic exchange of data between, for example, mail messages and the calendar. Windows 10 offers a confusing mix of up-to-date tablet style and traditional desktop-style interfaces. Apple hasn't wavered in its commitment to separate OSes for traditional keyboard-and-trackpad-or-mouse machines and for touchscreen tablets and phones. Microsoft offers a single OS for all platforms that, to me at least, still doesn't feel entirely at home on touchscreen devices. El Capitan and iOS 9 share closely similar features, but each is optimized for its own interface, and together they seem to me to confirm that Apple still has it right. Microsoft, despite the great advances in Windows 10, still hasn't mastered the problem of writing one OS for multiple platforms.

    PC MAGAZINE

    NOT APPLE MAGAZINE
     

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