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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Turned on my PC this morning and a little flag has appeared in the system tray: "Get Windows 10" :~ I dunno. Should I click it? Or is it going to be more Win 8.2.1 and really annoy me? Now, where did I put that disk imager...

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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    Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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    So you have Windows 7 with Windows 8 license (downgraded)... What is really interesting that 10 should be released (OEM) only in late July...

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    • L Lost User

      My son has been using it on his dev system (web development) for sometime, and reckons it is really quite good.

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      OriginalGriff
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      Yeah, but was he a Win8 Fanbois? Because some of them would like anything... :laugh:

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        Yeah, but was he a Win8 Fanbois? Because some of them would like anything... :laugh:

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        Marco Bertschi
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        As far as I've seen it is more like a Win 7 - Linux Desktop merge. With additional Tiles, for those who want them. In short, it looks like Win 7 with a flattened start menu. What most people probably will struggle with is the multiple desktop thing.

        "A property doesn't have to be a Property to be a property." - PIEBALDConsult

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          Turned on my PC this morning and a little flag has appeared in the system tray: "Get Windows 10" :~ I dunno. Should I click it? Or is it going to be more Win 8.2.1 and really annoy me? Now, where did I put that disk imager...

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          glennPattonWork3
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          Yep, I now have a Windows symbol in my desktop's task bar, combine that with an unhealthy amount of disc access. It looks like it will be upgraded for free (?) I was gonna post has anyone else seen it but this answers my question.

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Turned on my PC this morning and a little flag has appeared in the system tray: "Get Windows 10" :~ I dunno. Should I click it? Or is it going to be more Win 8.2.1 and really annoy me? Now, where did I put that disk imager...

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            Our government is running XP. The American IRS is running XP. The English goverment is running XP. Now I should move to "Windows 10", because Win7 would not be secure enough? To take the slogan of the Excell-team to another level, I'll be eliminating my dependencies to Windows.

            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Turned on my PC this morning and a little flag has appeared in the system tray: "Get Windows 10" :~ I dunno. Should I click it? Or is it going to be more Win 8.2.1 and really annoy me? Now, where did I put that disk imager...

              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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              charlieg
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              Time for me to buy another SSD. Ain't no way they be touching my dev machine.... Trust but verify.

              Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                Our government is running XP. The American IRS is running XP. The English goverment is running XP. Now I should move to "Windows 10", because Win7 would not be secure enough? To take the slogan of the Excell-team to another level, I'll be eliminating my dependencies to Windows.

                Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)

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                charlieg
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                Really? Care to cite a reference? Curious is all.

                Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                  Really? Care to cite a reference? Curious is all.

                  Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                  It would require multiple references; anything specific you'd be interested in?

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                  • R Roger Wright

                    Oh, crap... it's in my tray, too. Is this a test? Do I really trust Microsoft to automatically install a new OS when they can't get a simple patch to work 50% of the time? I think I'll let it stew a while, until I hear some reports of how it all went, and how much irreplaceable data was lost in the process.:suss:

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                    DON'T PANIC! It won't be an automatic update. You just get the necessary installer downloaded as soon as it goes public. If and when you run it will be entirely up to you!

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                      Really? Care to cite a reference? Curious is all.

                      Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                      I assume you're referring to CNN[^]?

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                        I assume you're referring to CNN[^]?

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                        charlieg
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                        Okay, that's interesting reading. And, FWIW, I am not sympathetic with those bozos in the IRS. If a business has a pressing need, it redirects funding from stupid parties, seminars in Hawaii, lavish offices and bonuses and focuses on the crown jewels. For the IRS, that would be information security. But we're talking about the most bloated, corrupt regime in history so....

                        Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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