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Windows 10 (migrated there...wish I hadn't)
Rooster

Posted on 10/26/2015 3:58:46 PM PDT by RoosterRedux

I did the Windows 10 download yesterday and, boy, do I wish I had waited awhile.

Many (MANY) of my apps were disabled. MS Office, all my antivirus/anti-malware programs...all of the stuff I use in my everyday work life.

My advise is to ask those who know better than I do...and wait until Windows 10 is developed enough to accept all your programs...Help!

That said, all advice is invited. Please enlighten us re: Windows 10.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: windows; windows10; windowspinglist
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1 posted on 10/26/2015 3:58:46 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Is it possible to undo Windows 10 download?


2 posted on 10/26/2015 4:00:54 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: RoosterRedux

my husband lost a lot of his apps and reverted back to the old Windows....for that reason, I’m not going to upgrade to it....maybe when its time for a new laptop....


3 posted on 10/26/2015 4:00:57 PM PDT by cherry
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To: RoosterRedux

It’s too bad that happened to you. Thanks for alerting us.

I’m keeping Windows 7.


4 posted on 10/26/2015 4:01:11 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: RoosterRedux

“MS Office, all my antivirus/anti-malware programs...all of the stuff I use in my everyday work life.”

Those things are not disabled.


5 posted on 10/26/2015 4:02:10 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I tried to revert back to Windows 7 but my program told me that was unavailable.


6 posted on 10/26/2015 4:02:25 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Trump: As long as you are going to be thinking anyway...think big.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Not disabled but not enabled in Windows 10.


7 posted on 10/26/2015 4:03:27 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Trump: As long as you are going to be thinking anyway...think big.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I have upgraded all of our home and office computers with virtually zero problems. All six work better by several measures—ease of configuration, startup, and menus. No significant driver issues.


8 posted on 10/26/2015 4:04:14 PM PDT by Reno89519 (American Lives Matter! US Citizen, Veteran, Conservative, Republican. I vote. Trump 2016.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I took it back off, on my laptop, the touchpad wouldn’t work correctly.


9 posted on 10/26/2015 4:05:10 PM PDT by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: RoosterRedux

I guess the fix would be to re-enable them or reinstall especially if you did a clean install.


10 posted on 10/26/2015 4:05:41 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: RoosterRedux

I have upgraded 6 computers, most of them Windows 7, but a few 8.1’s as well. Not a glitch or a problem. Just my experience.


11 posted on 10/26/2015 4:05:56 PM PDT by Paradox (Not on the Trump Bandwagon, but I do enjoy the show.)
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I have an old HP Laserprinter...completely out of date with Windows 10. I will have to buy a new printer, I guess.


12 posted on 10/26/2015 4:06:13 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Trump: As long as you are going to be thinking anyway...think big.)
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To: RoosterRedux

That sucks... I recently upgrade to OS X 10.10 and it was issue free...

Something to think about.


13 posted on 10/26/2015 4:06:36 PM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot
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To: Paradox

My problem has been with outdated programs not supported by Windows 10. Many of them.


14 posted on 10/26/2015 4:07:49 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Trump: As long as you are going to be thinking anyway...think big.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I downloaded 10. A day later my desktop computer was fried. The tech guys I hired said the motherboard was the problem. They seem competent but how the hell am I supposed to know. My (unbacked-up) data was retrieved and installed on a new laptop. It came loaded with 8...they keep bugging me to update, as they did right before my last machine went down. I think I’ll stay with 8.


15 posted on 10/26/2015 4:07:58 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: RoosterRedux

I gained nothing by going to Win 10, and lost 8 hours of my life making it work across three attempts, including a restore from prior state. Took three weeks before audio and the video driver worked reliably.

My wife’s MAC upgraded flawlessly to the new OS, again ...


16 posted on 10/26/2015 4:10:35 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: RoosterRedux

You are supposed to check the compatibility of your software first before upgrading. And you should upgrade your apps and programs to become more up to date.
I upgraded to W10 no problems.


17 posted on 10/26/2015 4:13:55 PM PDT by FreedomGuru (Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
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To: Quickgun
I've upgraded 4 or 5 computers. The only one that gave me trouble was a lenovo Yoga and the right mouse button wouldn't work. I went to the Lenovo site and found a bunch of updated drivers for all sorts of things, including the touchpad. After installing the new drivers I went to the Windows Settings for my mouse, went to advanced settings (which opened the driver app) and clicked the box to use default settings. Bingo....no more problems. I have NEVER had a problem with MS Office. As far as antivirus is concerned, get rid of it and use Windows Defender instead.
18 posted on 10/26/2015 4:15:04 PM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I updated my laptop from 8.1 to 10 with no problems. Have Office 2007 that I had installed after getting the laptop with Windows 8, and it is working without a glitch. Had a hard time figuring out how to save pdf files to the hard drive but eventually figured it out after some search with Start Page.


19 posted on 10/26/2015 4:15:42 PM PDT by 05 Mustang GT Rocks
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To: RoosterRedux

click the new start button ,then all apps ,look in there for your apps


20 posted on 10/26/2015 4:16:10 PM PDT by butlerweave
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