OT Very Nice Windows 10 Story

JJKizak wrote on 7/10/2016, 8:45 AM
So I decided to use my free Windows 10 option to upgrade a Windows 7 computer.
The preliminary check said there was not enough hard drive space and it required 16 gigs. So I deleted some stuff no longer used and commenced the 4.5 hour upgrade using my hugely fast 3 meg internet connection. It kept saying all my current stuff would be retained. Well when it was all done they were right. Everything was retained except Microsoft Security Essentials which was thrown into Microsoft defender. "E" mail worked with address book retained. Browser Firefox worked. All the websites were retained. All the old icons were retained including Device Manager, Registry, Control Panel, Tools, Etc. Before opening Vegas pro 11
a menu popped up saying do you want to change your computer to run this application and I said yes. It jumbled up all the view menus a bit but it still worked.
DVD-A 5.2 worked OK too with the same message upon opening. Nero, TurboTax, Quicken, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Elements 7, Epson 960/1800 printers, and the networks worked fine with the two other Windows 7 computers. I realized afterword that Windows 10 installed all the Windows 10 drivers for the applications. I was so upset that I had to move my hands and operate my fingers to change some of the colors. It was something else to just sit there and watch this thing do it's thing. The only wonderment is where the serial number is physically located, somewhere in the digital universe. I will try to read through that license agreement again to make sure I haven't sold my soul to Microsoft. It also recognized that I was old and set the fonts to larger. (maybe I just dreamed that) All the websites work better also. I have to admit that I am impressed but there is that lingering thought process that somehow they are going to mess with me.
I never thought I would say this but I recommend Windows 10.
JJK

Comments

john_dennis wrote on 7/10/2016, 9:31 AM
"[I]I will try to read through that license agreement again to make sure I haven't sold my soul to Microsoft.[/I]"

You have, unless you go through three screens of switches and tell Microsoft when you want them to track you, not to share your location and not to use your computer to save updates to share with the computer down the road, etc.
Always Learning wrote on 7/10/2016, 9:51 AM
Run a programme like Belarc Advisor and it will show you everything including the serial numbers for windows 10
JackW wrote on 7/10/2016, 12:06 PM
Hanging garlic around the Windows helps.

Jack
PeterDuke wrote on 7/11/2016, 4:36 AM
"Run a programme like Belarc Advisor and it will show you everything including the serial numbers for windows 10"

I upgraded two machines to Windows 10 and Belarc Advisor advises the SAME number for BOTH machines. I believe it is just a filler number.

What I understand has happened is that Microsoft has a profile of my computer and matched that to the serial number of my qualifying 7 or 8 version and then stored them away in their vast database.

If you reinstall Windows 10 from scratch on a clean drive, it asks you for a serial number but you can opt to skip it. Been there and done that. No Win 10 serial number needed.
Kit wrote on 7/11/2016, 9:21 AM
Or waiting for dawn...
Logan5 wrote on 7/11/2016, 2:59 PM
You have, unless you go through three screens of switches and tell Microsoft when you want them to track you, not to share your location and not to use your computer to save updates to share with the computer down the road, etc.


I read an security article on win10 a while back. Their three iso machines running win10 even with all the opt out done still were sending data packets that were suspect.