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Are you getting it or not? Even through its a free download to Windows 7 or 8 users. They may be a problem with downloading it in the workplaces until its gets approval from bosses.
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On my Windows 8 laptop, yes. I only use it for web browsing and basic stuff.
On my Windows 7 PC, no. I use that for playing EVE plus I have a lot of software which may or may not be compatible. |
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I will be getting it when some clever bod produces a stand alone installation disk and I will then install it as a fresh install on another hard drive. I will then dual boot it and evaluate it whilst getting it up and running. I can also still go back to windows 7 when I've had enough of watching things install.
Trouble is that my Windows 7 install is so complex with all the other programmes that I must have and it also runs my entire HTPC set-up with many Satellite and Freeview cards. So it will take many days to transfer all that across and getting it set up just how I want it before I make the final jump to Windows 10. |
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I am using it at the moment, although it is running inside a virtual machine on top of 8.1. It seems to be a pretty decent OS. There have been a few bugs so far like the start menu corrupting and the store app crashing but that is to be expected with a beta OS.
I will probably be upgrading most of my pcs to Windows 10 when it is released next month. |
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I am using it at the moment, although it is running inside a virtual machine on top of 8.1. It seems to be a pretty decent OS. There have been a few bugs so far like the start menu corrupting and the store app crashing but that is to be expected with a beta OS.
I will probably be upgrading most of my pcs to Windows 10 when it is released next month. I am running build 10130 at the moment and the menu still got the same problems. I may download the free version and store it, but I would not risk it as my main OS |
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I'll wait. perfectly happy with 7 at the moment and in no rush to upgrade.
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Of course. Updates are great. Even Windows updates.
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I'll wait. perfectly happy with 7 at the moment and in no rush to upgrade.
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Not for a while anyway. I downgraded my new laptop to 7 and it's working perfectly for me and I don't want to do an unnecessary change for change sake.
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They'll force it on you what ever you decide sooner or later like they don't give people the option of whether they wanted to install Windows 8.1 or not
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i had to downgrade my laptop to xp, as i do a tad of multitrack recording and the delay on windows 7/8 is a joke, have tried every workaround on the net but that slight delay is always there.
xp is spot on. on a seperate note only threw away my windows 95 computer last month when i cleaned the shed out, |
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My plan is to stick it on my Windows 8 notebook to try it out. Limited downside as I'm not that keen on W8 anyway.
Then if all goes well I'll put it on my W7 desktop too. |
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I've stayed with 7, 8 had loads of issues and kept causing me to crash so I'll update it only if and when I have to.
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No. I may get a window 10 laptop in the future, but I'm not upgrading. I have never had good experience with running a computer with a different operating system than what it was shipped with.
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I hate 8, with a passion. I've been running it for over a year now and still don't know my way around it. I'll get 10 as soon as it prompts me to.
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I'll only upgrade when 7 stops doing everything I want it to.
"Hey look, we changed where this function is for no reason other than we felt like it" is an all too familiar experience with all MS products and I can't be bothered with it any more than absolutely necessary. ETA: Also 8 was a steaming cesspool of utter balls and if 10 takes pretty much anything from it, I want nothing to do with it. |
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I will be getting it when some clever bod produces a stand alone installation disk and I will then install it as a fresh install on another hard drive. I will then dual boot it and evaluate it whilst getting it up and running. I can also still go back to windows 7 when I've had enough of watching things install.
Trouble is that my Windows 7 install is so complex with all the other programmes that I must have and it also runs my entire HTPC set-up with many Satellite and Freeview cards. So it will take many days to transfer all that across and getting it set up just how I want it before I make the final jump to Windows 10. i've been using it in a VM for a while and it's pretty decent. i stuck it on an old small form factor pc for someone to just use to browse online and it works great on old hardware |
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Trouble is that my Windows 7 install is so complex with all the other programmes that I must have and it also runs my entire HTPC set-up with many Satellite and Freeview cards. So it will take many days to transfer all that across and getting it set up just how I want it before I make the final jump to Windows 10.
I use WMC + quad HD tuners for TV, so I'm sticking with W7 for the time being { SOL = sh*t outta luck ] |
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I tend to do all these updates to stop them pestering me so no doubt I'll download Windows 10 when I get fed up of pop ups about it blocking my internet usage
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They'll force it on you what ever you decide sooner or later like they don't give people the option of whether they wanted to install Windows 8.1 or not
My version of Windows 7 isn't.... entirely legal and my hardware was designed for Vista so won't be able to run W10 anyway!
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I hate 8, with a passion. I've been running it for over a year now and still don't know my way around it. I'll get 10 as soon as it prompts me to.
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I will be getting it when some clever bod produces a stand alone installation disk and I will then install it as a fresh install on another hard drive. I will then dual boot it and evaluate it whilst getting it up and running. I can also still go back to windows 7 when I've had enough of watching things install.
Trouble is that my Windows 7 install is so complex with all the other programmes that I must have and it also runs my entire HTPC set-up with many Satellite and Freeview cards. So it will take many days to transfer all that across and getting it set up just how I want it before I make the final jump to Windows 10. Quote:
On my Windows 8 laptop, yes. I only use it for web browsing and basic stuff.
On my Windows 7 PC, no. I use that for playing EVE plus I have a lot of software which may or may not be compatible. Quote:
Are you getting it or not? Even through its a free download to Windows 7 or 8 users. They may be a problem with downloading it in the workplaces until its gets approval from bosses.
Anyway, I'll install it initially to a separate partition, so I can test it first, particularly for hardware incompatibilities. That's the proper way to do it, rather than upgrade W7/8 straight away. Microsoft tell me this will work, but knowing them you'll need W7/8 installed first, rather than installing on a blank partition. |
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If you use Windows Media Center for Satellite + Freeview, then you're SOL with W10 - WMC is being retired and cannot even be installed as a paid for addon (as with 8). Story here
I use WMC + quad HD tuners for TV, so I'm sticking with W7 for the time being { SOL = sh*t outta luck ] Could never get on with media centre. |
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Not on me they won't.
My version of Windows 7 isn't.... entirely legal and my hardware was designed for Vista so won't be able to run W10 anyway! ![]() |
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I'll probably wait until 10.1 or the first service pack to come out, which will address many of the initial problems. I am happy to let others find the bugs and other usability issues first, and wait for Microsoft to fix them.
My Windows 7 and 8 boxes work fine at the moment, and as I rely on them heavily for my work and therefore my income, I will only upgrade once I am certain there will be no issues. |
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Quite happy with Vista thanks all the same.
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