It's Done And Dusted! I Eliminated Windows 7!
Goodbye Windows 7 - Old Friend
After reading Dave Hayes post on resizing his screen in Windows 10 I had a mild panic attack. You see, I have used windows 10 before, on my PC with disastrous effects. It was so unpleasant, I removed it and went back to windows 7. Awesome system.
So Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on Windows 7 soon and I would have to change up in any case ( if change up is the correct term), so it has been bugging me since his article. Thanks Dave!
I decided to put aside my panned tasks for the entire Saturday ( because I knew it was going to take that long) and decided to tackle the installation of Windows 10 on my Laptop (My PC had an argument with our power supplier and received a huge spike and died!). I expected all sorts of issues such as Incorrect drivers, programs not working etc. and a long day trying to get everything sorted.
Well, it’s now 11:30 in the good old RSA and I am pleased to report that the entire process is complete. I started at 08:00, placed the obnoxious disc in my laptop and hit "SETUP".
My understanding wife patiently left the room, brought a never-ending supply of refreshments and kept VERY quiet. She has been through this before! I sat and waited for the inevitable blue screen and error messages in trepidation.
Well, after a hour I just knew something had to be wrong because I hadn't had to even push a button yet. there just had to be something wrong. It did not even have to download updates for 2 hours after it installed. This was never going to work.
Well, I am presently writing this blog on my old Windows 7 laptop that now runs awesomely well on Windows 10. well, it's been all of an hour now and everything I have tried works. Well, one thing has died. My grandson's Favourite game. Empire earth. I can just not revive it on Windows 10. That is going to take some explaining next week.
So, all of you out there that are anxiously avoiding the dreaded upgrade. It went well for me and I hope it goes well for you.
Now I will have to go and help my other half with the chores as she has now seen that everything is working, by my smile!
Good luck to you all and All the best to those still needing to upgrade!
PS. While writing the last paragraph, guess what? Windows needed an upgrade. I thought it would be cool give feedback from it so I saved and did the upgrade. It did take over and hour bur it went absolutely smoothly so far.
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Just be patient Windows 10 is a great operating system, with some flaws, this is why periodically you will get some updates. The same thing happened to me when I upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10. You will get used to Windows 10 in no time.
I have been using win10 for 18months just about, and have never had a problem with it, either on the old win7 laptop or the newer laptop. Just go for it, when it has installed follow the guide on how to get the best out of the new o/s. Good luck.
Ah yeah I know all too well the demeanors of using Windows 10.
I realized through the years that it isn't always a good idea to update, so you need to block that functionality. Because if you find the right version that works out nicely with no prob, just stick to it.
Good post, have a great day.
Hi Nick, Yes, I get apprehensive when Windows wants to update. I am also cautious about not keeping windows up to date. It is a risk you take.
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Never had any problems with Win 10. Just had to get familiar with the way it does things. Haven't seen the dreaded blue screen in...well...since Win 7 days. :-)