Windows 10
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Borzak
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I never get that option, when it downloads it pops up a screen to enter the key. There's no other choice but to enter the key to continue or....nothing.
When I rebooted once I had the option to boot from windows 10 or windows 7. I don't get that option now.
When I rebooted once I had the option to boot from windows 10 or windows 7. I don't get that option now.
Borzak
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Just buying a $20 windows 7 key sounds like a better option than sitting on hold for 5 hours.
When I went back to windows 7 I got what was basically a fresh install, nothing saved from before. So if I decide to stick with windows 7 I have a lot of shit to update etc...
When I went back to windows 7 I got what was basically a fresh install, nothing saved from before. So if I decide to stick with windows 7 I have a lot of shit to update etc...
Borzak
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Like I haven't had enough aggravation today. Got an extra day off and then this lol.
Borzak
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Sorry I fagged up your thread, and yeah I might run windows 7 forever. Apparently I don't do a lot of stuff people do. I don't even run an anti virus because I do limited stuff on the computer and have never had an issue.
I ran windows ME on two boxes until about 2 years ago. If it ain't broke don't fix it. One ran a $100k beamline and the software and device drivers and the card supplied for the computer to control it had issues with newer versions of windows. Was still running everyday 24 hours a day in the shop. The other one ran an early version of autocad that was the only version we could get to run a program that the vendor had gone out of business (he died). It worked everyday with only a few power supply replacements and made a shitload of money (like 7 figure money).
Not big into updating for the use of just updating. I normally need a defined reason saying you need this to do X, not just cause.
Hachima
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When you install Win 10 from scratch it asks you twice for a key and both times you don't need to enter one. After its installed you only need to enter a key if the version you installed is different than the one originally activated. IE you install Win 10 home but you upgraded from win 7 pro, then you need to enter in the generic win 10 pro key.
Izo
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Well, you never know if the next service pack fucks you over, or forces some shitty setting. Better the devil you know, eh? I donno, I've yet to upgrade to 10, running msdn 8.1 enterprise. Considering following a_skeleton_03ger into surface pro territory.
Borzak
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I took it to work today and the IT guy was THRILLED he got to work on a desktop type computer. He installed (2) 256 mb SSD's he said we had stockpiled in a closet which was odd considering none of our computers have an SSD in them other than the laptops I guess. Anyway he put windows 7 on and upgraded to windows 10. He put windows 7 on a separate key on the other. So dual booth 7 and 10 now.
He called to get the key sorted out, they called back pretty quick and told them they would transfer him to tech support. The hold time there was estimated at greater than 8 hours and they didn't have a callback option. So he just used new keys we had at the office.
He was almost giddy lol. The only eason we have an IT person really is to deal with the interface between the office and the shop. Much of the stuff is older than I am and has had controls added multiple times by companies that are no longer in business etc...That's where he earns his pay.
I like this guy much better than the guy before him. The guy replaced much of our desktops with surface pros and a docking station for desktop work. Which really sucked considering we only have 2 people that normally travel and they all had them. What was the point of having a tablet for a desktop if you don't ever take it home/someplace else. He also couldn't ever figure out how to set up a dual monitor display so I could look at drawings in one and whatever else I was doing in the other like a spreadsheet etc..His suggestion was to plot 1,000 jobs on a drawing and put them on my desk and use the computer. Anyway he basically fired himself. In a 3 way conversation with the president of the company and him he brought up his pay compared to mine and my company credit card had a higher limit than his and the president wanted to know how he knew. Apparently he was going thru our time keeping and payrool crap Cronus or whatever it's called and opened his mouth. Pro tip - if you discover stuff on the computer network about pay and benefits, keep it to yourself.
Anyway happy day now I guess.
I have a surface pro at work as well as my desktop, are they going to be upgraded to windows 10 as well? I haven't even turned it on in a few weeks.
He called to get the key sorted out, they called back pretty quick and told them they would transfer him to tech support. The hold time there was estimated at greater than 8 hours and they didn't have a callback option. So he just used new keys we had at the office.
He was almost giddy lol. The only eason we have an IT person really is to deal with the interface between the office and the shop. Much of the stuff is older than I am and has had controls added multiple times by companies that are no longer in business etc...That's where he earns his pay.
I like this guy much better than the guy before him. The guy replaced much of our desktops with surface pros and a docking station for desktop work. Which really sucked considering we only have 2 people that normally travel and they all had them. What was the point of having a tablet for a desktop if you don't ever take it home/someplace else. He also couldn't ever figure out how to set up a dual monitor display so I could look at drawings in one and whatever else I was doing in the other like a spreadsheet etc..His suggestion was to plot 1,000 jobs on a drawing and put them on my desk and use the computer. Anyway he basically fired himself. In a 3 way conversation with the president of the company and him he brought up his pay compared to mine and my company credit card had a higher limit than his and the president wanted to know how he knew. Apparently he was going thru our time keeping and payrool crap Cronus or whatever it's called and opened his mouth. Pro tip - if you discover stuff on the computer network about pay and benefits, keep it to yourself.
Anyway happy day now I guess.
I have a surface pro at work as well as my desktop, are they going to be upgraded to windows 10 as well? I haven't even turned it on in a few weeks.
Porkchop
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Frenzied Wombat
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Surface pro 3's are awesome. We have 30 mobile users that use them with three monitors and the docking bay and they all love them. MS support has been great as well. Some users cracked their screens and MS cross ships us a new one free of charge.
Soygen
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Is there any way to have Edge automatically open certain files without saving a copy in the downloads folder, like .torrents? I can't find out how to have them automatically open in an app. It downloads first, then I have to click 'open'.
Frenzied Wombat
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Mist
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Just updated a few hours ago, is there some new top secret way to disable sticky corners? Fucking annoying that I can't drag my mouse across monitors at the very top and bottom. I tried using the registry entry that disabled it in Windows 8.1, that didn't work.