Windows 10 Help

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by crispey, Jan 16, 2020.

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  1. joe mc donald

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    When I went over to 10 I lost all my photos. I did have back up but never did get them all back. Even the pc people could not reinstall them. But I don't know if it was windows 10 or the fact the photos application I was using Picasso no longer used the old system.
    Regards
    Joe.
     
  2. andypandy

    andypandy Crème de la Crème

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    Just get on wi'it ya big soft nelly ! :p
     
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  3. Tricky-Dicky

    Tricky-Dicky Crème de la Crème

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    Never known an OS upgrade to actually delete files even the old version of the original operating system will be saved under windows old, all other files will be ignored....i would hazard a guess that the files are lurking somewhere....just a case of knowing where to look Joe.
     
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  4. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    My advice to you Steve is get yourself a Chromebook. Far and away better than anything with an MS label because it just works, always, every day just works. No doing updates, no waiting hours for it to start up, it just works.

    Cheers to you matey have a happy healthy and prosperous 2020.

    Dave
     
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  5. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    A PC with SSD storage and a reasonable processor (core i5 or above) running windows 10 starts up immediately without any delays. If you keep up to date with patch updates and a good antivirus software you will be able to stay safe online.
     
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  6. andypandy

    andypandy Crème de la Crème

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    Yeah but, the longer you run a windows PC the slower it runs. Ideally you need to re-install the OS every now and then. What a faff ! :mad::mad::mad:
     
  7. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Good regular housekeeping should help mitigate having to reinstall the OS @andypandy. Like most things what you choose to access the internet and run your stuff on comes down to personal choice.
     
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  8. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Getting rid of a £800 pc and £200 monitor seems a shame.
     
  9. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    My computer has a Bullguard Premium antivirus program that does an automatic daily tune up on it, I've had windows 10 since it was launched and never had any problems with it, if you use the Pro version of Windows 10 it comes with Bitlocker.
     
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  10. Zoso

    Zoso Member

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  11. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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  12. AJC

    AJC New Member

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    Others have outlined the main steps to upgrade a win 7 installation to win 10. Backup your data, Download then run the ISO and follow the prompts, add a valid activation key. In the past the equivalent win 7 code worked fine to activate win 10, so a pro win7 code would activate a pro win 10 install.

    But before you start it is worth checking whether the current hardware and software on your PC is compatible with the newer operating system. So perhaps try this first...

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/8/0/C8007C4E-D1DD-4922-A966-3A927E86A033/GWXWebWindows.exe

    That check should identify any potential problems. This is important if you depend on using a piece of specialist software which is only designed to run on win7.

    If it finds issues you have two options - replace with a win10 compatible PC and then shift over your data, or just keep using your Win7 PC until it turns to stone.. If that is your choice - just make sure you are no longer using any version of Internet Explorer - as they are now so riddled with holes even Microsoft has thrown in the towel trying to keep it hack proof. If you stay with win 7 use Firefox instead for web browsing (its free) and more robust against rouge websites, scareware and the usual scams.

    Just because Microsoft has ceased support for your current operating system does not mean you PC will overnight stop working, but over time it may expose your PC to additional risks from virus attacks especially once antivirus solutions start abandoning support for your operating system - but that could be many years hence.
     
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  13. capt

    capt Elite Member

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    Ok a helpful tips if you are upgrading from 7 to 10 , one of the things that will halt the process , windows 7 on some computers has Bluetooth and networking drivers that won't work in 10 , and as windows 10 does compatibility check's it won't proceed. So save all your documents and photos etc, uninstall the hardware and driver's , delete them , the driver's that is , reinstall 7 , don't let it reinstall all the driver's , then install a USB WiFi networking device or USB cable network device , then do windows 10 upgrade :kissing_heart::cool::blush:. Happy days :blush: this worked for me , I had Bluetooth and networking drivers conflicts.

    cheers capt
     
  14. jaffa

    jaffa Well-Known Member

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    i love windows 10 it does take a bit of getting use to and its always best to do a clean install with windows
     
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  15. Triumphan11

    Triumphan11 New Member

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    I was an IT consultant in a previous life... Feel free to reach out if you need any help.
     
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  16. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi @crispey (Steve) have you completed your W10 upgrade yet; how did it go?
     
  17. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Um kinda got sidetracked! You’ll have to see my post in what you doing on non Triumph
     
  18. Old phart phred

    Old phart phred Noble Member

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