Moving From Windows Vista To Windows 10.....Any Surprises In Store?

[bnichols23]

virtual machine or dual boot

Yup, KWYM, ignacio. Back when I was more of a hobbyist I set up a couple of the faster machines on my home network for dual boot of Windows & Linux. Why? No real reason, didn't need it, it was just fun, & I could run some stuff Windows hadn't thought of yet. Plus Windows would give me errors when I tried to do stuff -- "access denied"?? HAH I don't flipping THINK so, machine! This is MY dang computer; I'LL give you "access denied"! Drop to DOS, cd .. del *.*, boom, there's your "denied," you stupid hunk of silicon! :twisted: :laughat:

 

[mikethompson]

Haha you show that computer Bill!

 

[mawnansmiff]

Well it arrived yesterday and was all unwrapped and plugged in within twenty minutes.....then the misery began.
Page after page of registrations and form filling for things I never heard of. Everything seems to be based around how many adverts can be displayed to the user....and I bloody hate adverts!
Still not managed to get my AOL e-mail running properly, am now encumbered with having to type in a PIN# everytime I switch on, and it took me an age to find the Photo and Document folders.
If it wasn't for this Kindle Fire device being available to seek online advice I'd be well stuck up a creek.
I keep getting reminders to register my MS Office one month trial.....I don't want it as I have the full MS Office Suite on DVD but dare not try to install it in case I activate the one month trial by mistake.....aaarrrggghhh!
One software trial (I forget which) keeps reminding me to register it yet it runs out on 18 September 2018 so what's the flipping point?
I much prefer a simple life.....
Regards,
Jay.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Oh and I forgot....every now and again the screen just blacks out for no reason....lasts only a few seconds but most annoying.
Apparently this is a well known Win 10 issue though I have yet to read of a way to stop it happening.
I don't like Windows 10 at all
Regards,
Jay.

 

[bnichols23]

Haha you show that computer

You daggone right. That little spit of silicon in the center of all them purty gold lines didn't drop hundreds of simoleons to "pay to play," by, God, *I* did! Tell ME it's the boss, HA! "I don't think so, OS!"

 

[warren]

Ah, the dreaded pre-loaded software! It's not Windows 10 you are "pissed at" it's package included by the laptop manufacturer. So, yes there will be some time involved in hunting down those apps you do not want. Or, if they are paid for, register them and forget they are there.
Or, click on "This PC" icon, click on "uninstall or change program" and ... there you go! I think/hope. Just uninstall everything you prefer not to have on the machine.
I've never had a "black screen". Nor, quite frankly, heard of that issue. Again, probably a computer problem (a switch or a app conflict obviously) not an issue with the OS.
Pre-loaded apps are the reason I dislike buying a new laptop. Companies pay to have their apps pre-loaded hoping the owner will opt to use them and pay for the program. One of the reasons I prefer to build my desktops is I handpick the applications, load and check each for performance as I go along. Conflicts are quickly found and solved in this way. New laptops? It's muddle to get them performing as one likes.
All the above is anecdotal so, good luck Jay! You'll get 'er done!

 

[woodsroad]

I'm still running one of these:

 

[jpmcwjr]

Doesn't that come with an 88 key board?? Just pull out all the stops and keep your pipes clean!

 

[ignaciojn]

Or, click on "This PC" icon, click on "uninstall or change program" and ... there you go! I think/hope. Just uninstall everything you prefer not to have on the machine.

This. Just remove every UWP app you don't need (in my case, it's every app that can be uninstalled).

With new laptops I always do a clean Windows install, to get rid of every stupid OEM stuff.

 

[mawnansmiff]

"Pre-loaded apps are the reason I dislike buying a new laptop."
"With new laptops I always do a clean Windows install...."
Where did I say I had bought a laptop?
With all due respect, I did state in my initial post I was talking of a desktop.
Some software demands sign up info then tells me for whatever reason it is unable to run...so more junk mail is anticipated.....bugger!
Ah well.....I shall muddle through.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[ignaciojn]

Jay, the principle applies to OEM desktops too, but they usually have less crap than laptops.
Which software is asking you to sign up?

 

[spartan99]

I popped in to make the obligatory crack about the surprise waiting for you being a working computer, then noticed your comment about having had a positive experience with Vista. Actually, I did too. We might be the only ones.

 

[warren]

Me bad Jay. I read about the preloaded apps and my mind jumped to "laptop." I build a new computer every year or so, buy a new laptop every couple of years (processors, it's all about faster processors), and the thought of preloaded software never crossed my mind for a desktop. Sorry about that!

 

[bnichols23]

It's all about the speed. CPU, RAM, drives. If I could build me a Cray2 I'd be happy. This week.

 

[warren]

It's an addiction. I detest slow in a computer, graphics, and less than stellar color rendition. I have no need for blazing speed, few games played and none are intense graphically. It's akin to the turbo on the car, I don't use it often, it's the knowing that it's there. I do love spinning it up now and then though.

 

[bnichols23]

I just hate lags. On an old Compaq I had once (486/66) I upgraded the processor to the max it would take, extra paste, heavy-duty sink & extra fan, & overclocked the mother to about .25" from the wall. It was the slowest machine on my lan but it mostly kept up. Had an HP Celeron that I added & modded so much its own mother wouldn't have known it. Network name says it all: Frankenstein.