windoze 10

[Terry N4TLF]

The only problem that I've had with actually running Win10 is the unexpected 
rebooting after it installs updates.  I think there is an option to disable 
that, which I will look for when I'm not so busy - or lazy.  The info below 
is to let you know how many Win10 boxes that I have that are working FINE.

I haven't had a blue screen, or any program crashes on any Win10 box - yet. 
Even my "ham" computer with a lot of SDR programs has been reliable with 
Win10, which flaked out on occasion under Win7.  So far.....

I do have one computer (this i3 Gateway) that refuses to upgrade to Win10 
from 7.  It tried again today to do it, so Microsoft is still pushing the 
upgrade.  This machine doesn't have enough space in the proper (system 
reserved) partition to do the upgrade, although the drive itself has plenty 
of room.  Alberto sent a pointer to fix that (Thanks Alberto!!), and I've 
started doing it a couple of times, but other things got in the way.

So, I have my main development computer (Dell Studio XPS), my Surface Pro 3, 
my Dell XPS420, my Shuttle, and my gigantic HP laptop, all on Windows 10 
(and most dual-boot to Linux).  My Dell Studio XPS had a severe hard drive 
crash about two weeks after upgrading to Win10, but that was a separate 
hardware failure.  I had to put the drive into a fridge for 24 hours to get 
it to work again for a short period.  The USB drive backup fixed about 80% 
of that crash as it turned out.  A new Samsung 750GB SSD has taken its 
place.

I also just got a new Dell XPS8900 computer to replace the six-year-old XPS 
Studio.  The 8900 will eventually become my main machine, with the XPS 
Studio moving to the ham radio position, and the XPS420 moving to the 
workbench.  Since more and more test equipment is becoming 
computer-dependent, the old Dell XPS-400/XP machine by the bench needs to be 
retired - or at least given a simpler life.  There are also a sampling of 
(ugh) Gateway, (ugh) HP, Sony, Toshiba, and homebrew desktops and laptops 
spread around Foxlabs (lest you think I was exclusively Dell!).

I've also moved to a LOT of Solid-State Drives (SSDs).  Mostly Samsung, but 
with a few Crucial and Sandisk thrown in.  The hard drives NOW mostly act as 
a periodic backup, so when (not if) they crash, I lose the backup but not 
the main drive, from now on.  An old LG NAS 2TB also helps out.

Oh I forgot that my Acer Iconia W3 tablet also won't do Win10.  There aren't 
any Win10 video drivers for the display the last time I checked, so it's 
stuck on Win 8.2.

Do you like the latest Premiere?  I haven't used it in a few years, I should 
probably get the upgrade.  One machine here still has an old version of 
Premiere, Pinnacle something, and Avid Newscutter.  Trying to keep them all 
straight was a nightmare.  I have a keyboard with colored keys for 
Newscutter, but the rest don't match it!

Enjoy your editing!
73, Terry, N4TLF

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard O'Neill
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 6:44 PM
To: tacos at amrad.org
Subject: Re: windoze 10

On 12/27/2015 6:07 PM, Joseph Bento wrote:
> Personally, this is turning out to be the very worst version release 
> Microsoft has ever had.

  And Lord only knows what other Nasty Big Brother intrusions may be
lurking within. So far the bulk of the reports I've read about Win 10
are mostly negative with a few neutral or no problems experienced - yet.

I've had Win 7 for a couple of years or more with no problems except
that pesky Win 10 update reminder that kept appearing on my screen every
few minutes, bugging me to download Win 10. To get rid of it I had to
switch to manual update checks and delete KB3035583 from my system.

  Since doing that Microsoft hasn't offered me any other update except
the reminder notice and Win 10. I'm beginning to wonder if they've
discontinued Win 7 support for holdouts in an attempt to encourage an
upgrade? That will never happen with me as my mother cautioned me not to
accept candy from strangers or free software upgrades from Microsoft. ;-)

Still Skeptical
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