When will you install W10

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When will you install W10

  1. As soon as windows update sends it to me

    43 vote(s)
    24.9%
  2. Within 12 months of release

    29 vote(s)
    16.8%
  3. When W7 extended support ends

    17 vote(s)
    9.8%
  4. When it has proven stable

    25 vote(s)
    14.5%
  5. Never

    51 vote(s)
    29.5%
  6. Other (specify)

    22 vote(s)
    12.7%
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  1. Rules

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    Never.

    rules.
     
  2. Brocke

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    Been running it for months.
     
  3. luciddream

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    My first instinct was NEVAR!!! But then I realized I said the same thing about Win7 and now have it on a machine and like it for what I'm using that box for. So there's always a chance. But I don't plan on it. I intend to stay on POS, err, I mean XP on my main machines until at least 2019.
     
  4. TairikuOkami

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    It sure would be great, if they would release new XP Edition for gamers, tweakers, professionals and such, it is still the best Windows MS ever made.
     
  5. Nebulus

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    Never.

    Or at least that is what I think at the moment.
     
  6. Keatah

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    Considering the invasiveness, probably never. There's got to be alternatives!
     
  7. Jarmo P

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    I will not install it on my current Windows 7 running computer. I have never used any imaging software and have always considered that kind of tool for gamers/hackers/geeks that i am not one.
    Not willing to deal with the possible problems with the existing running software.

    Eventually this computer dies out and then it is time to buy a new one, most likely a Windows 10 running one.
     
  8. roger_m

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    @Jarmo P Imaging software is something that everyone should use (but most people don't), so you have a full backup in case your hard drive fails. With AOMEI Backuper, to give an example, it just takes three mouse clicks to backup your system.
     
  9. Keatah

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    That's kinda funny. I use imaging software on all my mission critical systems. That way I don't have to waste time dealing with possible problems. Restore and I'm on my way. It saves hours upon hours trying to fix something.

    It is a time-honored tried and true method of protecting your system.
     
  10. J_L

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    Gamers LOL. And biased against hackers as usual. What's really funny is how much geekier some items in that signature are. And imaging isn't even necessary if you want to rollback from Windows 10.
     
  11. emmjay

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    There is a function built into W10 that allows you to rollback from W10 to a previous OS, however you only have 30 days in which to do it. So there is definitely a compelling reason to create an image before upgrading. This way you over-ride the 30 day limit and can go back whenever you want.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/wind...rade-after-installing-windows-10-488323.shtml
     
  12. dogbite

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    As soon as I understand how not to mess up my dual-booting with Ubuntu (which is still my primary OS).
     
  13. J_L

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    I thought your license migrates to Windows 10 though?
     
  14. emmjay

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    The SetupCleanupTask that runs 5 days after installation deletes your Windows.old in 30 days. It does not deactivate your key.
     
  15. Infected

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    That's good to know.
     
  16. wildman

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    I know of a few folk who say when Windows7 is no longer being supported they will seriously think of going with a version of Linux and forget about Microsoft altogether. I am one of those folks.

    Always,
    Wildman
     
  17. Rigz

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    I'm sure a lot of people would like to forget about Windows, but can't due to software requirements at work.
     
  18. Kerodo

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    I upgraded from 7 to 10 and found 10 to be nice enough, but I keep changing my mind about it, and about 7 also. 7 is not working well on my machine now. 10 runs better, but I'm still not sold on it. Right now, I am on Debian linux. I'm also thinking my next machine might be a Mac. I'm just getting pretty tired of MS and Windows in general.
     
  19. Rigz

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    I've been using a Mac as my main computer for years now, and haven't had an issue with it. My concern going into the future with Apple is the lack of user replaceable and upgradeable parts on their laptops. I'm a big fan of buying used computers (using a MacBook Pro from 2012 right now). My understanding is that 2012 is the last MacBook Pro model to allow the user to replace parts. I'm not sure I like the fact that I can't replace the battery in Apple's newer laptops without involving an Apple store.... that's a whole other issue unrelated to this thread though.

    Anyway... I'm hoping to find the time this weekend to do a clean W10 install on my Dell Precision. A while back I did an upgrade from 8.1, and weird things happened. I'd love to get a an Enterprise version to do the install with, but the company I work for doesn't seem interested in purchasing it lol.
     
  20. Kerodo

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    With 10, a clean install is the way to go. My "upgrade" was very sluggish and had various problems. Did a clean install a few days later, and it was great. 10 runs well for me. I just don't know if I can accept the direction it's heading in the future, and I dislike a lot of MS's business practices lately.

    I'll probably go for an iMac 21.5 when this laptop fails, which is actually overdue now.. :)
     
  21. Infected

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    Staying with W7. I've tried Linux and it wasn't for me..still very limited..but I'll catch a lot of hate because I said that lol
     
  22. Kerodo

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    It's true, linux isn't Windows, that's for sure... and a lot of linux is pretty buggy. But I guess it just depends on your needs... There isn't any reason why I "need" Windows, so I'm using linux. I'm tired of MS. I think a lot of others are too, nowadays....
     
  23. Rigz

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    I should've known better with the whole W10 upgrade thing. I've never had a Windows OS perform an upgrade without lingering issues.

    Overall, I've been pretty impressed with Apple's computers. I bought a new MacBook in 2005 and used it through 2013 when I decided that I needed something that could support more ram, and a faster processor and ended up buying a used 2012 MacBook Pro. I upgraded the RAM to max it out at 16gb, and eventually put an SSD in it, and at the end of 2015 it's still functioning without issue.

    Since then I've also bought a used Dell Precision M4600 since I ended up needing to be familiar with recent Windows operating systems for work and didn't really have anything laying around the house with specs that would allow something higher than XP to function tolerably. I guess I could've run Windows in a VM on the Mac, but I kind of wanted a new toy too..anyway... impressive build quality on the Precisions... for a laptop that debuted in 2011 it has certainly stood the test of time (at least the one I bought has). People b*tch about the way Windows works because they buy sh*tty hardware.... a $250 laptop from BestBuy isn't going to cut it. I always tell people if they can't afford a new quality piece of equipment then buy used. A pre-owned item known to be something of quality is usually better than the cheap end of new.


    Good luck with iMac!
     
  24. Rolo42

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    Upgrades have always been a substandard way to install and Win10 is no different--even Win10-to-Win10 upgrade-in-place creates quirkiness.

    I've been running preview builds for a few months now with no major issues and definitely more responsive than 7 and with greater usability, especially with multiple monitors. I'm going to do a clean installs (again) when 10565(Threshold 2) goes release--then I can just use my Win7 keys to activate Pro on my laptop that has a Home key burned in the BIOS, which doesn't work prior to TH2). I really don't like not having full-drive encryption on the laptop.
     
  25. MisterB

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    I was going to give it a try, privacy issues and all, but the download just ate up bandwidth and kept borking. Both the upgrade and the ISO making utility just got hung up in a loop and I finally lost patience with it. I've never been one to upgrade just because something new is out when I've already got a working system. I usually just by something that comes with the OS native.

    Due to the privacy and forced update issues, I would never use Windows 10 for anything but experiments anyway. There is a real lack of transparency with it and that includes downloading the OS. A special utility to create an ISO image? Why couldn't MS just have a standard ISO image available? The problem I had with the utility is that, at my bandwidth, it took so long to download the components that I hibernated the machine and was going to resume the download after reawakening the computer. Every time I woke the computer from hibernation, the utility would terminate and I would have to start over from zero after eating up several gigabytes of bandwidth.

    So all the Windows 7 machines I have that are eligible for the Windows 10 upgrade have had the Windows 10 and telemetry updates stripped from them and I won't go near Windows 10 anytime soon and won't try to update to it even as an experiment. The whole experience has moved me to try Linux and MacOS again.
     
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