kosamja Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, NoelC said: Yes, just what I want to have to do to use the amazing new Windows 10 - write my own display driver software. Have you noticed that the ATI display driver package is 300 megabytes+ in size? Heck, that's just a few nights work to replace, right? -Noel well, sooner or later, you will have to switch to windows 10, so... better start now searching how to replace missing functionality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Have to? I'm not sure I agree that it is inevitable. But as I'm not ready to just stop using computers I agree that I will ultimately use another OS than the one I have, yes. I'm always looking out for how to make the latest releases adequately functional - more than you know - but if it's going to involve hardware change then maybe I'll just wait until I set up an entirely new machine. The "up"grade is anything but free if it causes new insoluble problems. -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TELVM Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 On lunes, 11 de julio de 2016 at 4:44 PM, kosamja said: well, sooner or later, you will have to switch to windows 10, so ... Sure man, I remember how ultimately everybody had to switch to Bob 1 and later to Vista back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpdesk98 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 You guys are all missing "the other option" you can hang on to your system weather it be xp/vista/7/8/10/linux/mac/anythingIhaveMissed (assuming the physical hardware you are using dose not burn and crash) until Windows the next version of Windows or ectra comes out. In my opinion it is reasonable to believe that the system you are using now can potentially last until the next system is launched. Look at how the people have been running 9x systems I still seen new threads being posted on a weekly basis (tbh I am amased that some of the hardware from the times is still functioning my last Win 98 machine died on me 3-ish years ago). Sorry for the rant I was trying to post this in between work and my thoughts got a bit scrambled lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, helpdesk98 said: you can hang on to your system That's my plan. I'm holding out for legitimate value, and passing on fashion. It's not like I'm "missing out on all the wonder and fun"... I run Win 10 today - in a VM. And that's where it's going to stay until it does more for me than the host's Win 8.1 system does for me. -Noel Edited July 12, 2016 by NoelC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 hour ago, helpdesk98 said: you can hang on to your system 3 minutes ago, NoelC said: That's my plan. I'm holding out for legitimate value, and passing on fashion. Mine, too! Problem is: in case MS never moves on from Win 10 (its purported "forever system"), then a plan B is needed, for the far future... Now, predicting facts so far in the future is difficult, but I believe I see FreeBSD (or maybe OpenVMS) there, but surely not linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Even with virtual guns to their heads many folks are not leaving Windows 7 behind. There will be some reluctant additional upgrading this month, owing to the end of the "free" "up"grade period, but don't kid yourself, there will still be hundreds of millions of folks who will continue to use Win 7. Microsoft will ultimately realize they'll have to add VALUE to get them to upgrade (without quotes). -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Sometimes a company grows beyond its ability to provide value again, so that even when they think they can do it again, they end up sriveling and dying without even realizing it. I think MS may have already reached that point and, if so, then there's no turning back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpdesk98 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 my plan b is Linux i am still booting my fedora box and experimenting, however, for the foreseeable future I will continue to use my Windows 7 and 8.1 has my primary OS. it dose what I need and their is room to grow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xman charl Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 recently put win 10 pro on an older box, socket 1156, GA-P55M-UD4 seems to work okay Charl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Thornton Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 No I am not scurrying to the computer shop for a free upgrade. I don't run an eligible OS anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan43 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 I am staying on Windows 8.1. The interface of Windows 8.1 responds so much faster than the inteface on Windows 10. Also, I don't like Windows Update on Windows 10, 2 big releases every year, and the settings are not as advanced as on Windows 8.1 and lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xman charl Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 staying on Windows 8.1. 8.1 was a little faster than win 7, boot and shutdown Been using win 10 pro for a year now. Seems to be okay. Still think win 10 is not as good as win 7. Will give win 10 a thumbs up for handing unknown devices. Example: Have an iogear switch box for monitors. Booted 1 box win 10, second monitor was switched to other box os. 1 box showed in device manager, KVM switch (iogear), and monitor screen did display 800x600 screen. Upon switching display back to box 1, monitor screen went back to regular, device manager showed my viewsonic monitor. Some amazing stuff, as windows 7 ultimate would never do this, just show a blank screen. Charl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Here it is, 3 weeks later and... 1. I didn't upgrade my workstation - the machine I need to do work. It's still on Win 8.1. 2. I upgraded my Win 10 test VM to the RS1 release. 3. Courtesy of Big Muscle elsewhere on this forum, I've even resurrected Aero Glass. Again. I'm STILL so thoroughly unimpressed with Win 10 version 1607 AKA build 14393 AKA "the Anniversary Update" AKA Redstone 1 that I'm not just glad for item 1 above, but I'm f****** ecstatic that I didn't choose to upgrade the workstation! Now it's clear why they didn't want to roll out the software before the "end" of the free downgrade period. They would have duped even fewer people into adopting it. -Noel Edited August 23, 2016 by NoelC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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