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Windows 10

expat said:
I am still uncertain what to do about this. I have reserved a free copy which I will be "notified" about tomorrow. I am abroad on vacation the next day for two weeks and don't want it auto-installing while I am away and disabling FSX! I would like to preserve the option to upgrade but after things are more settled and clear on how to keep DX9 (don't use/like DX10) functional. Very happy with Windows 7 Professional otherwise.

Questions:

  1. Does a Windows 10 o/s upgrade wipe clean everything - including FSX and all add-ons (yikes!) - on my system or leave it as is?
  2. If I keep the reservation, will I still be able to defer the actual install/upgrade until some time later of my choosing - and under my control - or will it auto-install overnight without my being aware of it the way my "normal" Windows Updates do?
  3. If I cancel the reservation now, can I preserve the free upgrade option for installing W 10 at some later date (non-business user; Windows 7 Professional)?

Many thanks in advance for your comments.
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1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.

I know that was long-winded...but...;)
 
A dumb arse question, so sorry.

I currently have Win 7 64 bit Ultimate, so if I go for the free upgrade is the 64 bit as well?
 
paiken said:
My son (a programmer at Microsoft) recommended waiting a couple of months to install until manufacturers have a chance to update their drivers. I plan, like others, to install on my laptop first and, once the dust settles, upgrade my desktop.
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Yeah, that makes sense. I just have the desktop so I'll wait a bit. One would think the major companies would be using the preview of winx to make the drivers though.
 
It is my understanding that we have until July NEXT year to upgrade for free........ I think I'll wait and see what is going to happen with FSX before deciding...... been on the bleeding edge a few times too often :a1310:
 
It's 7/29 somewhere in the world-anyone tried it yet?

Francois- You are correct about the one year..

Rick
 
Francois said:
It is my understanding that we have until July NEXT year to upgrade for free........ I think I'll wait and see what is going to happen with FSX before deciding...... been on the bleeding edge a few times too often :a1310:
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this was my approach as well - the only caveat is that with Winx released I don't think there will be any more Win7 or Win8 security updates....
 
heywooood said:
... the only caveat is that with Winx released I don't think there will be any more Win7 or Win8 security updates....
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Horsefeathers. Windows 7 will be supported for another five years: until January 2020 in fact, and Win8 until January 2023.
 
There could be some things removed when overlaying win 10 on your system (such as parts of FSX) so I will do a backup using windows system image backup to a usb drive. I am not sure how, what and where to get the proper usb drive so does anyone have any experience with them?
 
hairyspin said:
Horsefeathers. Windows 7 will be supported for another five years: until January 2020 in fact, and Win8 until January 2023.
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maybe - but you and I and the rest of the world know they are going to be pretty busy keeping WinX'ers happy once this new OS rolls out - not too far fetched
to believe updates for Win7 and 8 will be back burner at best...

do horses with feathers taste like chicken?
 
TeiscoDelRay said:
There could be some things removed when overlaying win 10 on your system (such as parts of FSX) so I will do a backup using windows system image backup to a usb drive. I am not sure how, what and where to get the proper usb drive so does anyone have any experience with them?
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didn't happen to my laptop copy of FSX:SE - Win10beta rolled right into it with no glitches...but I do plan on doing a fresh install of FSX after I update this PC
 
heywooood said:
maybe - but you and I and the rest of the world know they are going to be pretty busy keeping WinX'ers happy once this new OS rolls out - not too far fetched
to believe updates for Win7 and 8 will be back burner at best...

do horses with feathers taste like chicken?
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Yer darn tootin ...considering one 10 update has already crashed explorer.exe [good thing they're forced on you - since revised with a release which enables actual shock-horror - CHOICE].
The intention of the 'free' upgrade is to get as many people as possible onto 10 as quickly as possible...so that ongoing support for older OS's can tail off sooner rather than later. It's a sensible ploy on the part of MS.
 
Atm, Las Vegas Pacific time my Computer is downloading the W10 update and lining up in que for a slot just after midnight to begin install upgrade process. The Process began for me 4:58pm according to the time stamp.
 
CG_1976 said:
Atm, Las Vegas Pacific time my Computer is downloading the W10 update and lining up in que for a slot just after midnight to begin install upgrade process. The Process began for me 4:58pm according to the time stamp.
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Nothing here, and I'm two hours ahead of you. Aren't you supposed to be able to approve the actual installation after the download?
 


CG_1976
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Atm, Las Vegas Pacific time my Computer is downloading the W10 update and lining up in que for a slot just after midnight to begin install upgrade process. The Process began for me 4:58pm according to the time stamp.​




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let us know how it goes if you wouldn't mind....

I think I'll probably wait a few months for the initial fixes and for the D/L furor to pass - I hate holiday sales and sold out concerts too
 
Just got home from work.

The laptop shows the download completed. I postponed the install till the morning. As it's too late right now. I'm certainly curious on what windows 10 will bring.

But my flight simulator desktop will remain on windows 7 fos at least a few months. It;s running just fine, so I don't want to mess it up.
 
heywooood said:
...once this new OS rolls out - not too far fetched
to believe updates for Win7 and 8 will be back burner at best...
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I'm sure you're right, it's just that corporate customers with hundreds if not thousands of Win7 installs don't move to the latest the day it's released, they stick with reliable, known systems until they're ready to move. These are MS's main customers and MS better look after them with patches and updates in short order. Even MS know you look after your main customers if you want to stay in business. Just my opinion, no doubt the IT pros know more.
 
LAst rights and will of Computer to SOH.

Bringing full upgrade. If I dont make it back I'll be drunk off my skull at Sam's Casino and Resort and then come back MS better unscrew up. I don't like SOH withdraws.
 
I've upgraded my PC, and first impressions are that it's incredibly slow to start up. Anyone know how to create an clean install disk?


Ian
 
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