This page is no longer updated, and is the old forum. For new topics visit the New HOL forum.
Windows 10
Register | Edit Profile | Subscriptions | Forum Rules | Log In
 npn  Crowborough 04 Jun 15 10.15am |
  |
|---|---|
|
Quote Ian J at 04 Jun 2015 8.35am
Quote npn at 04 Jun 2015 7.47am
Still running XP at work - if it ain't broke... My wife is a nurse and her hospital upgraded from XP yesterday - to windows 7
What we have more of an issue with is where our systems reside on the servers (we've got some on 2000) - nobody wants to pay to re-test them, some of the technologies used to originally install them are no longer available (and would therefore mean an amount of rewriting - see willingness to pay for it above)
|
|
 Alert a moderator to this post |
  |
| Mr Palaceman 04 Jun 15 2.37pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote stayloa at 04 Jun 2015 6.56am
Upgrade for Windows 7 users will be free too. No harm in "reserving" a copy, although it will download it for you. In saying you can upgrade, it's checked your compatibility of software etc. You CAN'T easily downgrade, so the advice from me would be to do a full system backup with a full image of your system drive so you can restore. That said, I'm upgrading from day 1 and currently have Win 10 technical preview running in a VM and on a laptop. I like it. If you're not sure, I'd wait until release, read a review and see if it's the right move for you. Would strongly recommend doing it before the year is up though as there's no getting away from it. This is good advice, although I would wait until it's in full swing, there are always issues with first releases of windows. As for not getting away from it, if I hate Win 10 as much as I did Win 8 or it is as intrusive, then it's bye bye windows altogether for me. There are alternatives.
"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Steptoe 04 Jun 15 6.23pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote Mr Palaceman at 04 Jun 2015 2.37pm
Quote stayloa at 04 Jun 2015 6.56am
Upgrade for Windows 7 users will be free too. No harm in "reserving" a copy, although it will download it for you. In saying you can upgrade, it's checked your compatibility of software etc. You CAN'T easily downgrade, so the advice from me would be to do a full system backup with a full image of your system drive so you can restore. That said, I'm upgrading from day 1 and currently have Win 10 technical preview running in a VM and on a laptop. I like it. If you're not sure, I'd wait until release, read a review and see if it's the right move for you. Would strongly recommend doing it before the year is up though as there's no getting away from it. This is good advice, although I would wait until it's in full swing, there are always issues with first releases of windows. As for not getting away from it, if I hate Win 10 as much as I did Win 8 or it is as intrusive, then it's bye bye windows altogether for me. There are alternatives.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
pefwin  Where you have to have an English ... 04 Jun 15 7.16pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Bring back Windows 3.11, that's what I say.
"Everything is air-droppable at least once." "When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support." |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Login / RegisterNew users
Registration is now on our new message board
Existing users
To login with your existing username you will need to convert your account over to the new message board.
Sponsors
All images and text on this site are copyright © 1999-2024 The Holmesdale Online, unless otherwise stated.
Web Design by Guntrisoft Ltd.