Windows 10

whats newxt

Anyone upgrading? Seen a pop-up on windows 7 telling me i get it free for a year!

cml387

A tacit admission by Microsoft that Windows 8 was an unmitigated disaster.

Tony Beetroot

Still using windows 95 no need to upgrade.

xLisaBx

Can we upgrade today?

mad muffin

Where is my free upgrade?










































still using Windows Vista:mad::eek::(

anncoates

cml387 wrote: »

A tacit admission by Microsoft that Windows 8 was an unmitigated disaster because of the idiocy of most of their user who will hail the next version as the best ever simply because it has a start menu.

Fixed.

Bongalongherb

I will try 10, so far it sounds a good one. I like a clean install reformat and install so I hope when the win 10 files are downloaded I can put them on a bootable usb, don't fancy upgrading.

Kylo Ren

I'm waiting for Skynet to release instead.

Egginacup

whats newxt wrote: »

Anyone upgrading? Seen a pop-up on windows 7 telling me i get it free for a year!

Dunno......I'm happy enough with Linux Mint 17. ..... especially when I get called by someone from "the windows" who tries to tell me my system is informing them that I have a virus.

cml387

Egginacup wrote: »

Dunno......I'm happy enough with Linux Mint 17. ..... especially when I get called by someone from "the windows" who tries to tell me my system is informing them that I have a virus.

You know you can just ignore them and hang up?

Grayson

I'm looking forward to it. Same OS on my xbox, phone and computer.

There's rumours that they'e building compatability for ios and android apps into it for phones.

The Dogs Bollix

Windows 10 seems very tablet-y. Not sure I'll be going there. Happy with windows 7.

EoghanIRL

I has windows 9z

blade1

mad muffin wrote: »

Where is my free (

29th of July.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Isn't it a free upgrade for a year?

What happens when the year is up?

cml387

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Isn't it a free upgrade for a year?

What happens when the year is up?

You will still have it. The upgrade version is available free for a year. After that you pay.

Ruu

In before Linux users.

jayo26

The Dogs Bollix wrote: »

Windows 10 seems very tablet-y. Not sure I'll be going there. Happy with windows 7.

I actually find it far from tablet-y I been using it on one of my computers since the first build and I find it alot better then windows 8 which was built for tablets Imo, it has all the best features from 7 combined with windows 8 which you can switch between and it runs super fast and smooth. I'll be upgrading all my machines next month when its available.

fedor.2.

Bongalongherb wrote: »

I will try 10, so far it sounds a good one. I like a clean install reformat and install so I hope when the win 10 files are downloaded I can put them on a bootable usb, don't fancy upgrading.

You lost me after the first sentence

cml387

Egginacup wrote: »

Dunno......I'm happy enough with Linux Mint 17. ..... especially when I get called by someone from "the windows" who tries to tell me my system is informing them that I have a virus.

Ruu wrote: »

In before Linux users.

Sorry Ruu

OldMrBrennan83

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kingtiger

yes I will dual boot for awhile and give it a few patches before moving over

Windows 8 with classic start menu is rock solid, a really good OS

Imo one of the best MS ever released

Patww79 wrote: »

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huh?

long_b

Ruu wrote: »

In before Linux users.

Nine minutes after I'm afraid

Bongalongherb

fedor.2. wrote: »

You lost me after the first sentence

Lazy typing today on my part. What I mean is, is everytime I get a new operating system, I always format the hard-drive and do a clean install of the new operating system instead of upgrading over the older operating system.

A nice and clean install. Also I like to have the new windows 10 operating system on a usb stick as well.

whats newxt

Egginacup wrote: »

Dunno......I'm happy enough with Linux Mint 17. ..... especially when I get called by someone from "the windows" who tries to tell me my system is informing them that I have a virus.

Would use it myself only the VST's i use don't work on linux plus the few new games i have wont work either so i'm stuck with microsoft crap for the time being

paulheu

Grayson wrote: »

I'm looking forward to it. Same OS on my xbox, phone and computer.

There's rumours that they'e building compatibility for ios and android apps into it for phones.

Not really, Visual Studio, the Windows development environment will support re-using iOS and Android code in native Windows 10 apps. It's not, and will never be a drop in emulation or something like that.

That said, come fall most people will literally not need to have a PC anymore. You can just plug in the Phone (which runs Windows 10), add keyboard and mouse and you have a true dual screen desktop environment.

Anyone interested should watch the Build keynote and the new video released yesterday..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwc5jKc-EgE
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2015/KEY01

jayo26

Patww79 wrote: »

Can it be used without a touchscreen?

Lol yhh it can.

biko

All you need is Windows ME

Bongalongherb

biko wrote: »

All you need is Windows ME

LOL, the pain windows ME caused me was terrible back in the day. Talk about pulling your hair out.

paulheu

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Isn't it a free upgrade for a year?

What happens when the year is up?

You have to pay for the upgrade if you have not upgraded by then, if you have nothing happens.

circadian

whats newxt wrote: »

Would use it myself only the VST's i use don't work on linux plus the few new games i have wont work either so i'm stuck with microsoft crap for the time being

I use Linux for work/browsing at home. Is there even a decent DAW for Linux?

5uspect

I've been using it since the Technical Preview began. It boils down to Windows 8.2 for the most part with the Metro nonsense consigned to an extension of the start menu or windowed apps.
It's still as ugly as 8, if not more so, with the nasty colours, awkward icons and flatness for the sake of it rather than usability.

On the Start menu, I don't see the obsession with it. An earlier build introduced a fully resizable version which is probably the most innovative thing Microsoft have done in years. Of course it was soon killed off in favour of the tiles for some kinda resizable thing in the current stable build.

They added a bunch of settings to a new Settings area and kept the Control Panel - so good looking finding out where to change what.

On the plus side they've caught up with the last decade and added support for multiple desktops and poked the command prompt to this side of the millennium. You can now right click on start to open a list of Administrative tools like Device Manager and Disk Management. This is much better than the nebulous descriptions offered by search results, rather than the actual application name, or painfully navigating ten menus deep for them.

It's also pretty quick and games run well on it, which is all I use Windows for nowadays anyway.

paulheu

circadian wrote: »

I use Linux for work/browsing at home. Is there even a decent DAW for Linux?

Bitwig is about it really.. it's OK. Reaper runs fairly stable in Wine and IMO is better (and cheaper). Still Linux really wasn't designed and IMO is even suitable for DAW applications. Windows has really taken the crown there by now and with the extensive work done on audio in WIN10 it will be even better.

whats newxt

circadian wrote: »

I use Linux for work/browsing at home. Is there even a decent DAW for Linux?

Bitwig studio is good but i am using reaper (paid version) and it's more the virtual instruments that are windows/mac only so i'm stuck with microsoft

paulheu

5uspect wrote: »

You can now right click on start to open a list of Administrative tools like Device Manager and Disk Management.

Could do that in WIN8.1 and maybe even in 7..

5uspect

paulheu wrote: »

Could do that in WIN8.1 and maybe even in 7..

You could only select Manage in 7, I skipped 8 do I'm not sure.
Here's what it currently looks like.

Widows 7 was my last foray in the windows world....made to move to Mac and wont be going back anytime soon, OSX ftw.

paulheu

Windows 8.1 really is fine, if you take a bit of time to customise it to fit your way of working. I never used a start menu addon either. The biggest help for me was to remove the Metro apps and pin my own most frequently used programs to the screen.

I'd never use Windows 7 now, it feels archaic to me - the Aero glass is really clunky and I really don't like the way some applications can turn it off on a whim.

Windows 10, well I'll install it and see when the time comes. Feels like I'll be going backwards though, having to learn to use a start menu again.

paulheu wrote: »

Could do that in WIN8.1 and maybe even in 7..

Yes in 8 and 8.1. No in 7.

Merrion

Dual-boot with OS X on a MacBook Air - and Windows 10 build 10074 feels a lot faster.
(This is mainly because both Safari and Xcode are quite slow)

silverfeather

whats newxt wrote: »

Anyone upgrading? Seen a pop-up on windows 7 telling me i get it free for a year!

Yeah my Dad wants to.

UCDVet

Windows 10 seems nice enough, but I think it'll be the last Windows 'desktop' os. It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out, but it feels way too 'cloudy' and 'integrated' and 'touch friendly'.

Especially as more and more 'applications' are replaced with 'metro apps' and are available part of the store. Also, I dunno, but is there any API for interacting with running Metro Apps - like I can do with Win32API calls for regular apps?

Anyway, I've been a big fan of Linux and Windows for a while, but I'm always leaving Linux to play games and/or do Windows Development. Once I make the transition to being a web developer, I think I'll find most of my time is spent in Linux.

jayo26

Karsini wrote: »

Windows 8.1 really is fine, if you take a bit of time to customise it to fit your way of working. I never used a start menu addon either. The biggest help for me was to remove the Metro apps and pin my own most frequently used programs to the screen.

I'd never use Windows 7 now, it feels archaic to me - the Aero glass is really clunky and I really don't like the way some applications can turn it off on a whim.

Windows 10, well I'll install it and see when the time comes. Feels like I'll be going backwards though, having to learn to use a start menu again.


Yes in 8 and 8.1. No in 7.

There is a mode in windows 10 Tha gets rid of the start menu like windows 8 mate.

xLisaBx

why haven't I been offered the upgrade? I have windows 7?

fizzypish

whats newxt wrote: »

Anyone upgrading? Seen a pop-up on windows 7 telling me i get it free for a year!

Don't do it, don't touch that **** until the year has elapsed and mullions (like millions but more) have tried it and gave it rave reviews and credit MS with prompt and effective trouble shooting and fixing of bugs. Would you try a first batch vaccine?

Grayson

paulheu wrote: »

Could do that in WIN8.1 and maybe even in 7..

and xp and I think 2000.

xLisaBx

xLisaBx wrote: »

why haven't I been offered the upgrade? I have windows 7?

Have you got all Windows updates installed?

worded

So they are moving the furniture around and its the same old same old with a different GUI

I will stick with my OS2 warp for now the IBM operating system but I do use windows 3.0 from time to time. Amazing how similar they looked way back when

worded

worded wrote: »

I will stick with my OS2 warp for now the IBM operating system but I do use windows 3.0 from time to time. Amazing how similar they looked way back when

Funny you say that, I have a 286 laptop with Windows 3.0 on my kitchen table at the moment.

xLisaBx

Karsini wrote: »

Have you got all Windows updates installed?

probably not :rolleyes: how can I check?

NegativeOne

xLisaBx wrote: »

probably not :rolleyes: how can I check?

press the start button, type windows update, hit enter, click check for updates.

kingtiger

worded wrote: »

I will stick with my OS2 warp for now the IBM operating system but I do use windows 3.0 from time to time. Amazing how similar they looked way back when

OS2 Warp

now that was a disaster

also installing 3.1 with 12 floppy's to find number 11 was corrupt. aye that was great craic all together