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Old 01-06-2015, 08:17 PM
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Windows 10 offer?

Noticed a new icon on the task bar this evening. Clicked it to see an offer to upgrade to windows 10 pop up. For free?

Anyone seen this yet or game enough to update?

I updated my old PC in 2006 from XP to Vista with a lot of pain! Loss of files etc. Very cautious of doing it again. My main concern is, would it be compatible with the wide variety of astro programs we have.
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Old 01-06-2015, 08:50 PM
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Me too.
Sounds like might be an option for up to a year after Win 10 release.....

http://www.pcworld.com/article/28732...d-8-users.html
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Old 02-06-2015, 06:29 AM
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Yep, free upgrade for existing Win7 and 8 users. I'll probably do my Media PC on the sound\vid system first but I'll wait a few months before I do it. See what bugs there are first.
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Old 02-06-2015, 07:20 AM
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I would prefer to wait too to see if there are any bugs...
By the way, I wonder if the upgrade is also free for computers or laptops that came with Windows 8 installed on them. I remember that when I upgraded to Windows 8.1 it was a bit tricky because it didn't like the pre-installed version, but then they released an upgrade for pre-installed versions too.
PS: I am also concerned that some programs will not be compatible with Windows 10.

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Old 02-06-2015, 10:13 AM
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Yep, free upgrade for existing Win7 and 8 users. I'll probably do my Media PC on the sound\vid system first but I'll wait a few months before I do it. See what bugs there are first.
Only as long as your media PC doesn't run MCE. No MCE in win10.
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Old 02-06-2015, 11:45 AM
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Yep ... saw it on my ' task bar ' 2 days ago... clicked on it and up came the ' download ' instructions ... nearly did ... but held off.
Wait and see I think...

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Old 02-06-2015, 02:23 PM
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So....has Microsoft failed their maths tests AGAIN...what happened to Windows 9?!?
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Old 02-06-2015, 02:46 PM
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:27 PM
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Mac are up to OS X (10), MS probably want to seem like they are up to the same number.
Just wait for one of them to turn it up to 11 :-)
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:39 PM
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So....has Microsoft failed their maths tests AGAIN...what happened to Windows 9?!?
By my count, Windows 7 should have been Windows 9

1) Windows 1
2) Windows 2/2.1/286
3) Windows 3/3.1x
4) Windows 95
5) Windows 98
6) Windows 2000/ME
7) Windows XP
8) Windows Vista
9) Windows 7
10) Windows 8
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:47 PM
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Mac are up to OS X (10), MS probably want to seem like they are up to the same number.
Just wait for one of them to turn it up to 11 :-)
So that means Apple cant count either, or at least cant cant past 10. OSX's first major release was in 2001 and they have had 10 revisions since then.
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Old 02-06-2015, 04:44 PM
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Thanks guys for those posts
I have just got it on mine as well,seems like a wait and see may be the
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Old 02-06-2015, 05:57 PM
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Only as long as your media PC doesn't run MCE. No MCE in win10.
MCE ? Media Centre Edition ?
Nope, ... Lenovo M92 mini with Win7 OEM. Wife is in the IT Business with excellent connections so got it well specced at a good price. Ditto for my big desktop, another M92 but tower with heaps of RAM.

Win 10 seems quite good both OS and compatibility wise. I looked at it in beta a few months back and it's much more friendly and Win 7 like than the kludgy Win 8. It has also been streamlined functionally as well so I am expecting a better transition. The usual drivers and updates will be the main problems I reckon but I've had a lot of success with Win 7 browser compatibility mode for many of our legacy apps at work most of which are web enabled and mainly XP capable. I'll have a few pushy managers wanting it as soon as it is available and then complaining it doesn't work with some of our stuff. such is life
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By my count, Windows 7 should have been Windows 9

1) Windows 1
2) Windows 2/2.1/286
3) Windows 3/3.1x
4) Windows 95
5) Windows 98
6) Windows 2000/ME
7) Windows XP
8) Windows Vista
9) Windows 7
10) Windows 8
95/95/ME are essentially the same OS kernel, so should be counted as one. Actually, this one is even questionable since they (and Win 1, 2, 3...) were just a GUI running on top of DOS

2000 and XP actually run a proper multitasking kernel, dubbed by Microsoft as "New Technology" (or Never Tested in IT circles in the early days). From a code point of view, very very different from earlier releases.

IIRC, Win 7 reports itself as NT 6.1

Mac OS X releases are similarly valid as X=10 since the architecture of the kernel hasn't fundamentally changed since its initial release, it's been largely UI, aesthetic and hardware architectural changes (PPC->x86). OS X was actually preceded by OS 9, 8, 7...
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Old 03-06-2015, 10:55 AM
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So....has Microsoft failed their maths tests AGAIN...what happened to Windows 9?!?
I think they decided to 'Start Again' and this is actually Windows 1.0 of the new breed ....
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Old 04-06-2015, 07:35 PM
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Just Microsoft being Microsoft again. Ya don't get something for nothing especially with that mob. As is usual they will release an operating system and get the population to be the beta testers, so when the bugs are finally ironed out of it, they release a new version. They do say however that Windows 10 is supposed to be their last full operating system release. Buggered if I know, Windows 7 still has its fair share of bugs. I did not even bother with 8 as that was a real stuff-up.
Sorry if I appear to be a tad cynical here, but Microslough has not got an exactly glowing record in my opinion.
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Old 04-06-2015, 08:59 PM
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The fact that you can't turn off auto updating is the killer for me.
You will need the Pro or Enterprise editions for that feature. It's a shame because I really wanted to get rid of 8 but I will be stuck with it a bit longer I guess.
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Anyone know if there will be an option to download it once to install on multiple machines in the house? Or are we all up for Nx3Gb of download
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They do say however that Windows 10 is supposed to be their last full operating system release.
What it comes down to is that, with competing OSes available for nothing, it's not the license to print money it was in yesteryear...
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Old 05-06-2015, 01:49 PM
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MS is moving onto a new model of SW. OS is cheap but you'll 'rent' access to Apps online and\or wear adverts. NET. apps same as Adobe has gone. They were talking at one point of making the OS free.

I downloaded a new 'free' app last night from MS called Hyperlapse. Turns your movies into fast forwards specials smoothly. Only problem is it comes with a twitter feed panel on one side and an link to other 'free' apps on the other side. So they pummel you with ads and push buy promos.
The app works quite well btw but I still may uninstall it.
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