[Coco] Windows 10, look very carefully before you leap. And Beware of 3035563.

[Brian Blake]

That's not an OS I have ANY interest in moving to. I'd rather go back to
Windows 2000...

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On Jul 1, 2015 9:50 PM, "Stephen H. Fischer" <SFischer1 at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> There are two discussions going on about possible Windows issues that IMHO
> needed information has not been included. Other's are helping with one and
> the other's status is unknown. The former's answer does not compute for me.
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> Having been running Windows 10 a little, I have some comments to make.
> First, I decided years ago to have nothing to do with Windows 8(.1)
> because to me it appeared to just be a large Smart Phone even though I have
> a thread that's title was expanded to include Windows 8 and then Windows
> 10. There were few posts past W 7 until Windows 10 was offered FREE.
>
>
> http://www.avsforum.com/forum/26-home-theater-computers/797208-myhd-vista-w7-w8-main-thread-new-post.html
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> Then I was roped into finding if it was possible to use Windows 10 with
> this very old hardware and became a Windows 10 Insider.
>
> Ignoring the Smart Phone view which is very much even truer, this version
> of Windows (Said to be the last, is "Doors" Microsoft's next?) is not your
> Grand Fathers Windows. (I am able to get W 10 FREE because Insider Grand
> Fathers are included even though they may not have a system with the
> qualifying W 7 or W 8 Genuine Windows installed. Just be aware of a very
> bumpy ride is possible. I downloaded build 10158 the other night in ~ 7
> Hours and it would not install. No problem, build 10159 was released the
> next night with 300 more fixes. I am waiting for the ".iso" now. What was
> made RTM status I may never know.)
>
> I would describe Windows 10 like a window is broken and all the houses
> contents are trashed, hidden, stolen or put in places you would never think
> of looking in. Lots of things a text search is needed before normal things
> appear.
>
> If you have a Smart Phone, a tablet and several PCs you may be very happy
> that all your files are available everywhere. My first impression was of
> walking around a Microsoft building naked with a cable coming out my
> backside. At one point I feared that I just had put ALL my passwords into
> the cloud. NO.
>
> Hate the command line, you may be more happy. Locked into old habit's like
> me, not so much.
>
> Will VCC run, sure it just is an application. Java is installed so
> DriveWire should be fine. "DOSBOX" and other tricks may run even better.
> Floppy's, likely even harder.
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> Running Windows 7 or 8(.1) beware of automatically installed windows
> update 3035563.
>
> It's the little Icon where you get to sign up for the FREE Windows 10 but
> beware of the 3-4 GB download and prepare for the possibility of wanting to
> go back. Lots of words on the Internet about that. The Icon can be removed.
>
> SHF
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