still using xp on this pos desktop of mine.

my dad had 8 on is laptop. i upgraded to 8.1 for him but he still hates it. guess next visit i'll put the 10 upgrade on for him. my wifes is using vista, i have 7 on the boys laptop and my old desktop wont die with xp pro.

I would say that the Win 10 has an " XP feel " to it , somewhat I'm told like Win 7 . I don't know about Vista but haven't heard many good things in the past .

windows xp = great

vista = sucks

windows 7 = great

windows 8 = sucks

windows 8.1 = still sucks

windows 10 = great

i just upgraded all my computers to windows 10 and loving it.

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<p style="font-style: italics"><p>I used to really like Windows XP when I got my first computer I was forced to go to Windows 8 and then 8.1 . I will readily admit that I went kicking and screaming to the new tablet style format of Win 8 . but , like single-ply toilet paper , you get used to it .</p>
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yup Windows *.1 leaves your fingers brown.</p>

Still on XP and like it. I also enjoy FireFox 2.0 clean & light with and ad-on that blocks anything to do with assbook and licked-in. I works fast for postal speed internet...... dial-up hell.

I have machines that run all versions of windows. 8 get the most complaints from people about the missing start button and forced hardware upgrades.
Windows in general is a bag of sh!t, it is like a V10 in a firefly with 1:1 gears and the parking brake on.......... can do all kinds of stuff that no one ever uses. Sucks power and hardware and goes nowhere slow.

but what are the choices?

I can see me with win 10 in 2030

I can't find "my favorites".
I have to sign in to my email each time.
For me it's a PITA$$

teejay99 wrote:

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So , to recap , " assbook , licked in , bag of s**t , sucks " .............marking you down in the " no" column . 

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That pretty well sums it up ...

Favorites are the 3 light grey lines in the upper 'toolbar' beside the STAR that used to be favorites ... I never bothered to find/set up for 'outlook' ... why bother ...

not even gonna try "10"

built a desktop pc a couple of years ago - spent way too much doin it , like , you know everything that one sets out to build

win 7 and ie 9 still work for me just fine and there's a simple reason I won't upgrade beyond that

I use google desktop .. it still works with win 7 and ie 9 but won't with anything newer

why is keepin google desktop important to me ??
simple


when I wanna search for something all I need is my keyboard - no moveing the curser to the searchbox with the mouse to start typeing something in it

I simply hit the control key on my keyboard twice and a searchbox opens in the middle of the screen that I can imediately type something into - hit enter and I'm on my way..

big recomend on logitech K810 bluetooth keyboard - it's lighted and the gearhead wireless mouse

both work from anyplace in the room with the PC

mouse also has page back n forward buttons on the side and sideways scrolling by tilting the wheel left or right

definately 2 of my best purchases when I built my pc

though you still need a regular keyboard kicking around so you can use it if needed dureing boot up as bluetooth is one of those things that isn't yet running when looking at the which way do you want windows to start screen

also big improvement ditching the old school disc style hard drives

nothin but solid state hd's for me from now on

the s s hard drive is absolutely quiot , not a sound comes from it , not a peep

only thing that makes any sound in my pc now is the cooling fans and those are turned down low so as to keep em nice and quiot

 

if anyone wants to build or upgrade their desktop pc I'd also recomend the corsair closed loop lliquid cooling system for the cpu if your case has room for it

 

ditch the stupid heatsink and fan stuck on it

the fan's always fail and the sink always fills with dust killing the cpu - lost a few that way

 

I'll post some links for this stuff if I can in a sec

 

keyboard - might seem a bit expensive but it's worth it trust me

also , I forgot to mention the keyboard can be used with up to 3 different devices as long as they are bluetooth ready

there's 3 buttons at the top left of the board to sync with each device like your pc , phone (REALLY HANDY) and something else if you have it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9S8fu5AoVw

 https://www.google.ca/search?q=logitech+k+810&hl=en&sourceid=gd&rlz=1Q1GGLD_en-GBCA550CA551&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=dP7RVYfDAYueyATfp4vQDQ

mouse

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7135114

cpu cooler cheeper than you would expect and has a program that lets you set fan speeds , led heat warning colours and more if you buy their other components to work with it like the power supply though the cooling system is stand alone and needs no extra parts to make it work if there's room in your pc case for it

https://www.google.ca/search?q=corsair+h100i+driver&hl=en&rlz=1Q1GGLD_en-GBCA550CA551&biw=907&bih=419&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI5-HHvcmwxwIVURGSCh2zOAHd

https://www.google.ca/search?q=corsair+h1001&hl=en&sourceid=gd&rlz=1Q1GGLD_en-GBCA550CA551&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=i__RVeSGMZGUyATmt4T4Cg

 

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Briggs & stratton P3 600 256mb ram 10gb hard drive on dial up......... catch me if you can !!!
The worst thing is people don't realise, it is still windows 3.11 with a Fucting baffle you with bullsh!t GUI.
All cars have 4 wheels and an engine, windows 10 is just racing stripes and spinner hubcaps. But if it is free........... where is the catch? They are losing to Linux distros, Google hemroids, smellybeans and cell phones, BAIT and SWICTH.
So that's a NO!

A lot of people I know have and like Win 7 . Keep it as long as Microsoft gives you updates and decide after that . When my old system croaked it was too late to get 7 , wish I had , but I was forced to take 8 or go to Apple .
If you buy 10 after the free period it will be about $120 .

I find it extremely slow - as in it slowed my laptop to a crawl - and it is brand new with a terrabite? of storage/memory - so memory and storage are not the issue
I find it very hard to navigate around in as compared to 8.1 which I just got onto.

Lots of things to keep the geek happy but nothing for us normal people

Overall - not impressed at all

Well I asked the same question on my model railroad forum ......they're all old guys but are a bit more "nerdy" with computers ( except for me ) ......and there were about 25 responses .

1. 4 people will wait a while before they do anything .

2. 10 liked the change over and all went smoothly .

3. 7 people tried Win 10 and will go back to Win 7 for various reasons .

4. 1 guy is keeping his old XP ( If it ain't broke , don't fix it )

5. 1 guy , like Henry , flat out hates Win 10 .

Nobody had anything good to say about the Edge browser but most haven't really tried it ...they kept their old browser , Chrome , Firefox , etc . Everyone seems to hate IE , including me .

One guy reported his computer was very slow with Win10 but admitted it was slow with Win 7 so he has another issue I would say .

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I bought a new computer earlier this year and it came with windows 7 with a free upgrade to 10. Had xp on the old one.

I like the 7 and am hesitant to go to 10. It's just like xp to me.

Is 10 like 7 or 8?

 

Randy , Win 10 is more like 8 if you select the conventional desk top , which took a while for me to appreciate after XP . I didn't like the "tablet " feel to the new desk top   it but it could be changed to the more conventional desk top without all the goofy tiles . Win 10 does work  faster I think and I have grown to like it .

-- Edited by teejay99 on Thursday 17th of December 2015 02:32:51 PM

Any google O/S does the same, your info is their power to sell ads.
I really only surf forums, classifieds (for car parts) and check mail so XP id good.
The stuff I mentioned above mostly does not need horsepower just a good connection. An old computer on high speed will out perform a new one on dial-up. The small amount of work the computer has to do for less "visual" site is an easy task for it.

Windows got bigger the computer is faster yet everything is the same speed.

If you game online, download or stream movies/music or skype you may find the newer windows somewhat helpful.(to manage tasks efficiently)

everything is done to generate revenue, software designers have to change bullsh!t (that really does nothing) so everyone has to update, the programs get fatter and you need more horsepower the pull the software "honeywagon" so they sell you a new computer with a useless window.

You don't need a tractor trailer to get milk at the store, it depends on your needs.

It does take time according to everyone I've talked to . I do like the way the photos from my camera don't need me to install the software that came with the camera .......it did take me a while to figure out the whole camera pics versus  downloaded from internet pics thing but now I have separate folders and it works quite nicely . It just took time because it's different .

-- Edited by teejay99 on Friday 18th of December 2015 12:31:09 PM

Mine was acting up and i thought what the heck do the upgrade...glad i did.
The laptop was slowing down so i gambled ,.the microsft upgrades cleaned out the garbage that was slowing it down.