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Upgrade to Windows 10 will be free for win7/8 users (pg. 2)
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
they must be desperate if they are letting pirated win7/8 users upgrade for free too.
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| rubez |
thought this was well known? a quick google will confirm it.
they announced it at their conference. pirates can join in the fun too! |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by Redd
source? |
This is true but to clarify, you can upgrade to Win 10 but it's still not a legit version, so the support won't be there. However, if you get your version from a pirate ISO, it will work just fine with updates...just like Win7 & 8.1 :thepirate
As already mentioned, the haters that refuse to switch to 10 will have to if you want to continue to get security updates. There's no reason to stay on older versions of software anyway, unless you're doing something very specific that only works on said Windows version. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| Whether your devices will work and there are drivers would be crucial. I've got printer, scanner, usb addon cards, older programs,etc If I had to throw them out and buy new stuff just so I could run 10 would be dumb. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
Whether your devices will work and there are drivers would be crucial. I've got printer, scanner, usb addon cards, older programs,etc If I had to throw them out and buy new stuff just so I could run 10 would be dumb. |
Unless you have some really old gear Windows is pretty good with using old drivers (XP, Win7, etc) that a manufacturer has stopped supporting. You'll be fine. |
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| DJ RANN |
So much bollocks in this thread.
Firstly, the OP's post is from January so it's hardly breaking news.
Secondly people worrying about support for their devices only need to be as worried as them using 8.1 - reason being that 10 is basically 8.1 with a few upgrades - it's not a platform rewrite like the step of 7 to 8 was. Therefore drivers are handled in exactly the same way; windows update will do it all and in most cases if your hardware doesn't have 10 drivers yet, then 8.1 drivers will work.
I was never a fan of letting windows choose drivers but I have to begrudgingly admit that M$ made this work; I have a scanner printer copier print server all in one thing and forgot to install the driver package before hooking it up - windows automatically let me work with it (albeit with only the basic functions) within 1 minute of plugging it in. Every other version of windows meant a 10 minute installation process after downloading a 400mb driver install package.
M$ are allowing everyone in early (pirate or not) for free, basically because if you want the added support and later functionality you'll end up paying for it.
Also, the single biggest challenge (and expenditure) of a new OS for them is getting people to adopt it - after the failures that were ME, vista and 8.0, M@ have a tough gig trying to get people to drop what they know and they were livid that so many people were still using XP 12 years later and had no intention of switching.
You can also do a completely fresh install as long as you have a legit key, which will be stored in the windows store. You can then wipe your PC and do a fresh install, even make a USB boot ISO from the store. It's just not yet available.
So basically, all the concerns written in this thread are bull.
carry on. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
You can also do a completely fresh install as long as you have a legit key, which will be stored in the windows store. You can then wipe your PC and do a fresh install, even make a USB boot ISO from the store. It's just not yet available. |
cheers for that. was pretty much my only query. |
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| rubez |
having to install it twice just to get a legit key? that's retarded. may as well get the pirate ISO in the first place. who pays for "support"?! - what the is that anyway?
you can update pirated windows 7 fine. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
Secondly people worrying about support for their devices only need to be as worried as them using 8.1 - reason being that 10 is basically 8.1 with a few upgrades - it's not a platform rewrite like the step of 7 to 8 was. Therefore drivers are handled in exactly the same way; windows update will do it all and in most cases if your hardware doesn't have 10 drivers yet, then 8.1 drivers will work. |
Sure, that might be the situation now, but if MS sticks to their plan to only ever do gradual updates to 10, who knows what it will be like a few years down the line.
Still, if you're running a fully functional Win 7, I see no reason why you should upgrade any time soon. Hell, I'd still be using XP on my main desktop if it had not gone up in smoke a while back. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Sure, that might be the situation now, but if MS sticks to their plan to only ever do gradual updates to 10, who knows what it will be like a few years down the line.
Still, if you're running a fully functional Win 7, I see no reason why you should upgrade any time soon. Hell, I'd still be using XP on my main desktop if it had not gone up in smoke a while back. |
Agreed people lose sight of that the primary purpose of an OS is to launch programs and manage files. While the interface has been dressed up over the years the fundamentals haven't changed much. Only significant change was Windows 7 64 bit. It was fast, stable, secure, fixed ram limitation, and installed easier because it supported sata and large drives.
If I got a new computer I'd be ok if it had Windows 10 but for existing system I'm in no rush to upgrade if it's running good.
I just hope Windows isn't laying the groundwork for a subscription model. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
I just hope Windows isn't laying the groundwork for a subscription model. |
Of course they are. |
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