Windows 10

RumRat

JJ_Egan wrote: »

First update due September followed by major update Dec/ Jan .

Where did you get that snippet? Once released it will have continual updates and improvements.

JJ_Egan

RumRat wrote: »

Where did you get that snippet? Once released it will have continual updates and improvements.

Yes that's what MS say .
What i posted just rumours sept/ oct SP1 to fix any problems and Redstone some time after December .

RumRat

Service packs are a thing of the past in W10 so the rumour is a bit out there.

gjchester

RumRat wrote: »

Service packs are a thing of the past in W10 so the rumour is a bit out there.

I suspect Service packs will still be there on one form or another as its a convenient way to get a whole bundle of patches to a freshly built device in an easy one shot way. Maybe they'll have a service pack as an option to install all patches at once, rather than a requirement as they currently are.


Mind you SP1 typically takes a year to come out, so whatever they do it wont be till mid 2016.

Terry98

gjchester wrote: »

Depends when you bought the laptop but many are stored in the BIOS now and they auto activate.

It's a Dell Vostro desktop. If it is stored in the BIOS it would explain why I had no trouble with the installation.

I remember doing clean installs of XP and if you got one character wrong of the 25 digit product key the install failed. I am sure they used more 0's and O's in the key than anything else!

RumRat

gjchester wrote: »

I suspect Service packs will still be there on one form or another as its a convenient way to get a whole bundle of patches to a freshly built device in an easy one shot way. Maybe they'll have a service pack as an option to install all patches at once, rather than a requirement as they currently are.


Mind you SP1 typically takes a year to come out, so whatever they do it wont be till mid 2016.

The point is that W10 will negate the need for Service packs. As you say, they were meant to deliver bundles of patches that accumulated over time as improvements to the OS. W10 will be continually updated on a regular basis.
Home users will not have the option to not have the updates as they are rolled out, so, no Service packs will be required.

melbury

I am a bit wary because I am a complete technophobe.

My machine runs really well on windows 7 and as it is going to be supported until 2020, is there really any need to change? Undoubtedly I will need a new computer by then anyway:)

grumpycrab

melbury wrote: »

is there really any need to change? [from Windows 7]

No. Put a note in your diary to check back here in 6 months time and see what people are saying.

esuhl

melbury wrote: »

My machine runs really well on windows 7 and as it is going to be supported until 2020, is there really any need to change?

The only reason I can think of would be to get the new OS free (although you can wait a year to see how well it's received).

I wonder how much Windows 10 will cost when the "free upgrade" period ends. And what if I want to do a clean installation instead of an in-place upgrade...?

JJ_Egan

Redstone will not be a minor update .