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| 1420988 | 2016-05-27 00:20:00 | I must try my Microtek Scanmaker E6 and its SCSI card on W10. That scanner has served us well, and is one reason we still use WXP. I couldn't get the E6 to go with its own software on W7 either. If there are no drivers for it then Vuescan (www.hamrick.com) may install some. It's not free tho |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1420989 | 2016-05-27 01:57:00 | I must try my Microtek Scanmaker E6 and its SCSI card on W10. That scanner has served us well, and is one reason we still use WXP. I couldn't get the E6 to go with its own software on W7 either. Try running the drivers in compatibility mode. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1420990 | 2016-05-27 02:01:00 | So what is so special/better with W10? And tell me why Microsoft is giving it away? They are not known for their philanthropy..... as for 7 or 8 being boring.... all I want from my computer is to be able to do the things I want without having to spend ages hunting for the feature I was familiar with on an earlier version.... WT - convince me I should change.... grin:devil | Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1420991 | 2016-05-27 02:33:00 | 10 has these really special features! Crash - "Something happened", or Start Button Not Working, sign out and we will (not) fix it, or User Profile Service failed the sign-in. User Profile cannot be loaded." etc. :) | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1420992 | 2016-05-27 02:52:00 | Looks like a lot of people have had probs if you upgrade from 7 or 8 / 8.1. Or if Win10 downloads then installs /upgrades Like what Renegade said. Those are some of the probs. But I havent come across any probs yet. Besides explorer.exe crashing when it felt like it. But some update may have fixed it. It hasnt happened for the last 2-3 weeks. And the wireless disconnecting, when it felt like it. But, since I've unticked a few things, that hasnt happened for a while |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1420993 | 2016-05-27 02:54:00 | MS get revenue from the windows store and from targeted advertising from gathering user browsing habits etc, all of which needs as many customers as possible on windows 8 or 10 to maximise their income. As well as that they don't want to employ people to support all their old OSes forever. As for what's better, there are a lot of invisible little tweaks to things like file copy dialogues etc that are easily overlooked but are definitely improved. The file copy improvements are one of my favourites actually because I use them a bit. Try to move a directory in XP and I think 7 (no longer have it to confirm) with one of the files open and it'll just fail part way through. In windows 10 it tells you the problem and gives you the option to retry so you can close the open file and continue. You can also pause and resume file copies. There are a lot of things like that, I do agree about them moving and renaming features between versions though. It's always been a frustration of mine having to google how to do something I already knew for the previous version but that's a short term annoyance really. It also has improved scaling options for using high res screens, DX12 for future games (probably not something everyone cares about) and being newer will have official MS support for longer. Still if you have windows 7 or newer and are happy with it there aren't any truly compelling reasons to change other than the "Get it while it's still free" argument. I would personally recommend at least doing the upgrade once and rolling back just to keep the free upgrade as an option for the future, even if you use a separate hard drive to do it as Wainui suggested in another post. One thing is certain, hardware and software manufacturers won't keep supporting older operating systems indefinitely. At some point new stuff just won't work with old machines. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1420994 | 2016-05-27 04:08:00 | One thing is certain, hardware and software manufacturers won't keep supporting older operating systems indefinitely. At some point new stuff just won't work with old machines. Allready there, at least one Major Software brand has announced end of support for Win7 . More to come I'm sure . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1420995 | 2016-05-27 04:16:00 | So what is so special/better with W10? And tell me why Microsoft is giving it away? They are not known for their philanthropy..... as for 7 or 8 being boring.... all I want from my computer is to be able to do the things I want without having to spend ages hunting for the feature I was familiar with on an earlier version.... WT - convince me I should change.... grin:devil Adding to what others have written, theres lots of small items that make it better than W7 -- So I ask you, and So far NO ONE has really been able to give a real answer -- WHY dont you like W10, whats really wrong with it apart from its laid out slightly different ? There numerous small features that W7 Doesn't have , example the Store is just one minor, loads of free stuff that you cant get from anywhere else, and lots of items which until you actually use them you dont really how much easier it is. One in particular, put W7 on a low spec PC and then W10, the W10 will run a LOT better and quicker. What you are seeing in build 10586, the public build could almost be classed as a cut down version of whats coming very shortly. Just installing build 14352, its upgrading from 14342 and that makes the current public build look like a real stripped down version. One thing many people cant see ( or more to the point dont want to see) is looking to the future, Microsoft are going be developing MANY great options, all that require W10, one that springs to mind is Holographic technology, try running that on W7 ;) What Dugimodo mentioned about out of date hardware -- its already happening, some new motherboards are having problems with W7. Take the Gigabyte B150M As Gigabyte point out on their site: The problem lies in the fact that Windows 7's installer is only compatible with an older type of USB driver. The GIGABYTE 100 series motherboard uses a newer kind of USB driver, meaning you will get an error when trying to install Windows 7. As I mentioned once before WHEN the old computers die, and they all do, the Only OS you'll be able to get is W10, or use Linux or MAC -- So then the person will be really stuffed. If anyone wants to use W7 still, that's their choice, but DONT complain when support is no longer available, new hardware wont work, and when the Computer dies they are forced to change and the learning curve will be huge --- I'm looking forward to saying -- told ya so :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1420996 | 2016-05-27 04:30:00 | I have now changed both machines to W10 Pro, clean install. I find that it is more responsive than W7. The only problem I have is with Defender. I have a program called "Web Realizer", I have used it for years. With Windows 10 the program takes 2 minutes to load, and the PCU reading is 47% on Defender. I imagine that Defender is scanning the program, time and time again. I disabled Defender and Web Realizer loads instantly. Now installed AVG and no more problems. Has anyone had a similar problem? | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1420997 | 2016-05-27 05:03:00 | Nope, but if the exe for it is in startup disable it and run it manually. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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