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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13954 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
Not until SP1 !!! Yep. My plan is to wait 2-3 months & see how things pan out. Grant Darwin NT |
![]() Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21746 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 ![]() ![]() |
... how things pan out. Hopefully for Microsoft's sake, hopefully not... But then again... The current Windows have recently seen an awful lot of patch-ups :-( All a Game of Users?! (To rephrase a certain long running TV series... ;-) ) IT is what we allow it to be, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9959 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 ![]() ![]() |
As I volunteer to teach IT at the local 60+ club my laptop will be upgraded first thing on the 29th, followed by one of my older non crunching desktops with a GT240 in. So when I go to the 60+ club on the Friday I will know what to expect if anyone has upgraded their machines. The reason to upgrade my laptop, so I can take it with me to show people what it looks like, and how easy/difficult it is to use. Still I expect to have my main machine and my only other Win 7 cruncher upgraded within a few days. I have everything I value backed up in two places so why wait! Live on the cutting edge I say :-) |
Mark Stevenson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 ![]() ![]() |
After reading this thread and I've been following from its beginning I personally ain't in NO hurry to update any of my machines from windows 7 . The O/S works fine for me and don't have any problems with it . Im sure when its released there's going to be another thread here along the lines of " Windows 10 did this or that to my computer" . The way I see it its a personal choice if you upgrade or not and I ain't one that's got to be 1st with a "new gadget" I'm sure when Windows 10 is released they will of tried to remove any ~"bugs" that have been found in testing but there's going to be some or some loophole that hasn't been 4t of and some "geek / nerd" will find it hopefully not exploit it but who knows . just the way things are nowadays !!! |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 ![]() ![]() |
If you are a registered Insider and run the current build 10130 with your MS-account, you should get the final version for free even without running W7 or 8.1. At least that's what many german tech sites claim since yesterday. Could be interresting for ppl that still run XP. Micorosft orginally posted "users would receive the Windows 10 final release build and remain activated.". Then they promptly removed the "and remain activated" portion & added a disclaimer that only Windows 7 or 8.1 license owners would get Windows 10 for free when it arrives on July 29th SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours ![]() |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22812 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
I'm firmly in the "Wait and let the first adopters cull the worst of the problems" camp. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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I am a Linux user but since having bought a HP PC last year with Windows 8, soon updated to 8.1, I find Windows 8.1 very reliable. I am running 4 BOINC projects on it, two of them use VirtualBox. So when Windows 10 arrives I don't think I shall have any problem. Tullio |
Rasputin42 Send message Joined: 25 Jul 08 Posts: 412 Credit: 5,834,661 RAC: 0 ![]() |
I do not see ANY advantage to change to win 10 from the crunching perspective. If anything, it is going to cause problems.If you like that-go for it. |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1307 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 ![]() ![]() |
I do not see ANY advantage to change to win 10 from the crunching perspective. why would it post a problem? i've been testing BOINC on Win10 4 last 6months...everything works OK! ;) ![]() ![]() non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
Rasputin42 Send message Joined: 25 Jul 08 Posts: 412 Credit: 5,834,661 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Where is the advantage? |
OzzFan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 ![]() ![]() |
If you are a registered Insider and run the current build 10130 with your MS-account, you should get the final version for free even without running W7 or 8.1. At least that's what many german tech sites claim since yesterday. Could be interresting for ppl that still run XP. Looks like Microsoft provided some much-needed clarification: "Peter Bright @ ArsTechnica" wrote: On Friday, Microsoft appeared to describe a way to get Windows 10 at no cost that would apply to everyone. While the company has been clear that Windows 7 and 8 users would be able to upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost for one year after Windows 10's July 29 release, the Friday blog post seemed to create a way that everyone else could get an activated, genuine copy of the software for free, too. It looks like those running Windows in a virtual machine like Tullio won't be eligible for the free upgrade. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/microsoft-clarification-kinda-clears-up-free-windows-10-license-confusion/ |
OzzFan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 ![]() ![]() |
Where is the advantage? Why would Microsoft provide a crunching-specific advantage? You may as well ask if Windows 10 will improve the gas mileage on your car, then decline to upgrade if it doesn't. |
Rasputin42 Send message Joined: 25 Jul 08 Posts: 412 Credit: 5,834,661 RAC: 0 ![]() |
So, why change, then? |
![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34573 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 ![]() ![]() |
So, why change, then? Good point. I imagine some older programs wont work on win 10 anymore like it is on win 8.1. So i`ll mabe update my win 8.1 install but certainly not win 7. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1307 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 ![]() ![]() |
Where is the advantage? it's fast as Win8 (or faster), with no Win8 bullshit design! ;) ![]() ![]() non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 ![]() |
I got a message that my upgrade is already reserved. Tullio |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 ![]() ![]() |
http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/19/upcoming-changes-to-windows-10-insider-preview-builds/ The crux of it is this: |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 38177 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 ![]() ![]() |
No update icon for me as I choose to only accept important updates which doesn't include that 1 and I really don't want it. ;-) Cheers. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7381 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 ![]() ![]() |
Still no icon for Win 10, when it started to show up on others PCs and still none, when I have 8 updates to do soon. Greetings Zoom, It will eventually show up. My other half's laptop took a couple weeks to acquire the icon. Just keep doing the updates and rebooting; it will show up. :) Keep on BOINCing...! :) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7381 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 ![]() ![]() |
No update icon for me as I choose to only accept important updates which doesn't include that 1 and I really don't want it. ;-) Greetings Wiggo, I usually always go by this statement: "If it's for free, it's for me!" When has Microsoft ever just given away their OS? I'm taking advantage of this 'once in a lifetime' opportunity. I will be doing it cautiously however. I will upgrade my laptop first, which is not used for "mission critical" operations. If all goes well with it, after say a month or 2, I will upgrade my main PC. No harm, no foul. :) Keep on BOINCing...! :) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
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