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1 posted on 12/25/2015 10:53:23 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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Absolutely to both questions. 10 is fine and Star Wars is terrific! Great nostalgic romp. Ray is fabulous and Ford still has chops. Great fun! Cool message as well.


31 posted on 12/25/2015 11:55:16 AM PST by bobfeland (To be learned is good if you,hearten to the counsel of God!)
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I’m afraid to go through the headache all over again that 8.1 was at first. I’m taking a wait and see this time.

My wife couldn’t care less about the Star Wars fantasy. Her idea of a movie has tall manly, honorable men, and women with honorable virtues. Her dad was almost a twin of John Wayne in looks, voice, personality, posture (even the way he walked).

The ‘Force’? If there is going to be a reference to a higher power that represents all that is good, but can’t come out and name Jesus Christ, then neither she nor I are interested in helping to fund it. That’s my 2 cents.

Merry Christmas!


32 posted on 12/25/2015 11:57:01 AM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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if you want full functionality in 10, you have to enable all of Microsoft’s spyware. You also have to open an account at the Microsoft store and buy add on software to do what you could do for free under 7 (or go to a 3rd party vendor). It’s really hard to access your bios menu compared with the ease under 7 and earlier versions. I’ve had it for a few months on my little-used laptop, but don’t know if I’ll ever put it on my main box. All that being said, what you get does seem to run smoothly, and boots seem a little quicker.

As to your bride - make life easy on yourself, and take her to a chick flick. See Star Wars on your own time, unless she’s a fan and can name the two best episodes in order, and hates the 3 prequels.


33 posted on 12/25/2015 12:05:58 PM PST by PAR35
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Yes and yes.


35 posted on 12/25/2015 12:33:12 PM PST by mkleesma (`Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.')
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If you want your every keystroke and mouse-click reported to Microsoft, the NSA and the WhiteHouse, then, yes, indeed upgrade to Windows 10.

As far as Star Wars; I’m waiting for the DVD.


36 posted on 12/25/2015 12:41:28 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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Ask your bride...not me.


37 posted on 12/25/2015 12:56:43 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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1. Yes.
2. No. Let her keep thinking you’re grown up.


38 posted on 12/25/2015 12:57:01 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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Windows 10 is better than 8.

BUT!!!! Make sure your software will work with it. I have a small fortune in engineering software that is not longer supported with Win10. To upgrade that software is in the $7500+ range. Hardly a good return on investment just to use the latest OS.

Not sure about Star Wars. I haven’t gone to the cinema in over a decade. I might go see it just to remember my first trip seeing the original series with all my family. That was about the last time I’ve seen them all together.


39 posted on 12/25/2015 1:01:04 PM PST by Organic Panic
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Yes and Yes


40 posted on 12/25/2015 1:01:59 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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I don’t like Windows 10. One thing I really hate is I can’t backtrack more than one page at a time. With Windows 7 I could right click on the back arrow and select which page to go back to. Now, when I right click, all I get is a box that says “Back”. Very frustrating when I want to back up five pages.


41 posted on 12/25/2015 1:09:40 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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1) No

2) Yes


42 posted on 12/25/2015 1:21:12 PM PST by FourPeas (Chocolate, sugar and lots of caffeine. Hard to beat that.)
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[[Windows 10 worth the download and OS Change?]]

Sure, IF you love and can’t get anough of spyware

Windows 10 is forcing people into being tracked, into accepting ‘phone home’ policies etc- it’s so bad that even if you go through all the security panels and clicking off the phone home security thingies, and even if you hack your registry to shut certain settings off, it STILL phones home against your will.

You are also forced into accepting all updates- there is no logner a choice to avoid certain updates, so if there is a bad update which fubars people’s computers, you’re stuck getting it-

Also, be prepared to have to rebuy some software and even hardware that will not work with windows 10


44 posted on 12/25/2015 2:36:20 PM PST by Bob434
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[[Should I Take my Bride to see the new Star Wars Movie tomorrow?]]

Yes, but don’t aks her- TELL her you are going and then afterwards you’re going to busters put your foot down if she objects, and drag her kicking and screaming if necessary to the movie- or better yet, wait until a day she has planned for soemthign she wants to do and take her to the movie instead

Yes, I’m still single


49 posted on 12/25/2015 2:48:40 PM PST by Bob434
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You’ve already made up your mind.

Stop looking for validation from us to protect you from your own devices.


51 posted on 12/25/2015 2:59:18 PM PST by Vermont Lt (I had student debt. It came from a bank. Not from the Govt.)
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If you have an existing stable and working Windows 7 or 8.1 system, don’t upgrade to Windows 10. I’ve only seen the Win 10 install/upgrade be worthwhile on new systems or hopelessly bollixed Win 8 systems.

The new Star Wars movie is a action/adventure magical fantasy chick flick. If your wife likes Harry Potter or Hunger Games movies, she’ll like this one.


52 posted on 12/25/2015 3:01:27 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (Obstruct. Oppose. Overthrow. Obama.)
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I would say No and No.


53 posted on 12/25/2015 3:04:38 PM PST by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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How about, “If your wife thinks the J. J. Abrams reboots of the Star Trek franchise are the greatest Star Trek movies ever made, she’ll love this one. If she hated Star Trek Into Darkness, she’ll hate this one even more.”


54 posted on 12/25/2015 3:05:45 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (Obstruct. Oppose. Overthrow. Obama.)
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I haven’t seen the new Star Wars movie but I did see “The Big Short” today and it was worth the money. Very entertaining, and no cheap shots at Republicans or George W. Bush for the housing market bubble and crash (I was surprised by that).


56 posted on 12/25/2015 3:41:34 PM PST by Cecily
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I tried Win10 on a separate hard drive. Didn’t care for it. Replaced the hard drive with one having Win7.

Win7 is tolerable, now that I have gotten used to it. I only lost a laser printer (no driver was ever created for Win7-64bit) and a few software programs. I did jerry-rig a few other programs and got them to partially work under Win7. I know they would never work under Win10.

I plan to stay with Win7 as long as I can.

Even the Win10 user interface is crappy. If they ever return the classic UI, I will reconsider. Until then, that Win10 hard drive is a door stop.

==

As for Star Wars. I didn’t see the first one until about 10 years after its release. It was okay but just didn’t appeal to me. I never saw any of the other sequeals. I might watch the new one when it hits Netflix or HBO or STARZ or Amazon Prime.


57 posted on 12/25/2015 4:17:54 PM PST by TomGuy
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58 posted on 12/25/2015 4:19:11 PM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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