Windows 10

r2015

It says I will have problems on my Samsung N102SP Notebook with the 3600 series video drivers so I can't upgrade.

S0litaire

KxMx wrote: »

I have 2 Windows 8 machines and will happily update once it's been out a few weeks.

Seems I will have to update to 8.1 first though, what a faff, don't see why 8 should be excluded when 7 isn't!

MS wants everyone to be on the latest version of each OS before the update. So Win7 + SP1 or Win 8 (With 8.1 Update) in order to be upgraded.

Not sure if this has been posted but here's a run down of what you'll loose when you upgrade to Win 10 and what versions you'll be geting... :

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications

Big_Graeme

KxMx wrote: »

I have 2 Windows 8 machines and will happily update once it's been out a few weeks.

Seems I will have to update to 8.1 first though, what a faff, don't see why 8 should be excluded when 7 isn't!

Need to research proper backing up too as at the moment only docs/photos are automatically done/some device drivers saved externally and both machines arrived without an install disc.

(i'm not totally irresponsible- I do have a friend who works in IT who would help me out!)

Any reason you are not on 8.1 already?

grumpycrab

KxMx wrote: »

Seems I will have to update to 8.1 first though, what a faff, don't see why 8 should be excluded when 7 isn't!

You CAN upgrade from 8 to 10, just not via Windows Update. You update via an ISO.

GunJack

S0litaire wrote: »

MS wants everyone to be on the latest version of each OS before the update. So Win7 + SP1 or Win 8 (With 8.1 Update) in order to be upgraded.

Not sure if this has been posted but here's a run down of what you'll loose when you upgrade to Win 10 and what versions you'll be geting... :

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications

looking down that list of features, there's rather a lot that I (and a lot of people) won't use due to the hardware and/or BIOS constraints... makes you wonder what MS are really up to......

S0litaire

GunJack wrote: »

looking down that list of features, there's rather a lot that I (and a lot of people) won't use due to the hardware and/or BIOS constraints... makes you wonder what MS are really up to......

Basically trying to force users on to the TPM so thay can eventually LOCK pc's to windows only OS's

GunJack

S0litaire wrote: »

Basically trying to force users on to the TPM so thay can eventually LOCK pc's to windows only OS's

..and that's the sort of thing that really gets my goat....crApple, anyone ??

johnsmi

Quote:
Originally Posted by johnsmi
I have windows 7 OEM, actually I have two partitions on my pc with it on both partitions, runs fine.


1 If I do upgrade to windows 10 say on one partition, will the windows 7 work ok on other partition I wonder?
2 Can you revert back to windows 7 if for some reason you don't like 10?


Thanks,
John

How would you reinstall 7 now?

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Thanks for reply I have acronis backups of my windows 7, but at the same time if I upgrade to 10 I want to be able to revert back to windows 7, if 10 doesn't work the way I like.


Thanks
John

Fightsback

S0litaire wrote: »

Basically trying to force users on to the TPM so thay can eventually LOCK pc's to windows only OS's

Yep, TPM is their DRM Holy Grail. That is of course until some Linux whizzo cracks it.

RumRat

S0litaire wrote: »

Basically trying to force users on to the TPM so thay can eventually LOCK pc's to windows only OS's

You just have to love the conspiracy theorists.
It wouldn't be so bad but there are others on here that think it's an informed opinion......:eek: