Share your thoughts on the new Windows 10

[HaroldSeattle]

Which browser were you using? Edge or IE? Or another browser like Firefox or Chrome?

Edge for now.

 

[KansasSooner]

Try using IE, Edge still isn't quite fully ready for prime time.

 

[WizardHawk]

And of course it failed for me too. Have to do the delete and download again business. The joys of MS.

Fix WindowsUpdate_80240020 | SCCM Tips

If you are waiting on your install and nothing is happening yet, go to your windows update page and look at your update history and see if there is a failed message for 10 with the code 80240020. If it's there you too got screwed with an incomplete download. Follow the instructions on that site and give'er another go.

 

[KansasSooner]

Well the first thing Windows 10 did was tell me to fix drive E: (my music drive, yes I have a 500 Gig drive just for music). Waiting on chkdsk to finish. Did do some customizing first. So far so good. Haven't checked network shares with Linux yet.

 

[TP76]

And of course it failed for me too. Have to do the delete and download again business. The joys of MS.

Fix WindowsUpdate_80240020 | SCCM Tips

If you are waiting on your install and nothing is happening yet, go to your windows update page and look at your update history and see if there is a failed message for 10 with the code 80240020. If it's there you too got screwed with an incomplete download. Follow the instructions on that site and give'er another go.

My update failed too. I may just do the fresh install at this rate. I already have the appropriate ISO downloaded.

 

[KansasSooner]

Well network shares all work, both ways so Samba is happy with the setup from Windows 7 carrying over to Windows 10...still tweaking settings here and there, just have to find them sometimes. I think MS moves things around with each new Windows version just to aggravate sys admins and power users.

 

[KansasSooner]

Later I'll get a screen shot app so I can show what it looks like. I save that for the weekend

Just use the snipping tool in Windows accessories. That keyboard lag is caused by the ad service (I even had it on Windows 7 a lot). After the ads load it disappears until one of the animated ads kicks in.

Also my AV has been scanning the crap out of the new windows files...hopefully that is a one time thing.

 

[TP76]

Well network shares all work, both ways so Samba is happy with the setup from Windows 7 carrying over to Windows 10...still tweaking settings here and there, just have to find them sometimes. I think MS moves things around with each new Windows version just to aggravate sys admins and power users.

That's promising. My config is one way only, I don't want the Windows machine sniffing around on the Linux side the the LAN.

Looks like a fresh install for me.

 

[KansasSooner]

That's promising. My config is one way only, I don't want the Windows machine sniffing around on the Linux side the the LAN.

That's where custom settings for Samba come in...

 

[TP76]

I was going to repartition - but thought better of it. I really don't know how Windows 10 prefers to divvy up disk space (SYS/Boot Partition) So I'm going to wipe out the partitions on the primary drive and present Setup with a clean HDD.

 

[KansasSooner]

I was going to repartition - but thought better of it. I really don't know how Windows 10 prefers to divvy up disk space (SYS/Boot Partition) So I'm going to wipe out the partitions on the primary drive and present Setup with a clean HDD.

It just used my current partitions with no changes.

 

[TP76]

It just used my current partitions with no changes.

I think I'll experiment with a fresh clean install:

Wow, they dumbed down the interface...what a shocker. No fdisk or cfdisk option

I don't trust an Arrow that says "Remove Everything", I have another Hard Drive on this machine that I don't want touched.

Plan B - command prompt: Again no fdisk or cfdisk.

I could use Ranish Partition manager and wipe it.

Any suggestions KS?

 

[KansasSooner]

Did find one app that wasn't liking Windows 10, TeraCopy which is great file copy/move add on that worked great in Windows 7. Guess I'll go see if they have or are working on a new version.

 

[KansasSooner]

I think I'll experiment with a fresh clean install:

Wow, they dumbed down the interface...what a shocker. No fdisk or cfdisk option

I don't trust an Arrow that says "Remove Everything", I have another Hard Drive on this machine that I don't want touched.

Plan B - command prompt: Again no fdisk or cfdisk.

I could use Ranish Partition manager and wipe it.

Any suggestions KS?

What's on the second hard drive, if all else unplug the drive interface on the MB (I've done that before repairing Windows).

 

[TP76]

Second hard drive has backup files - usually have a copy of it on the other side of the network. Too much work to get into this thing - although I probably need to attack the dust bunnies in there. I'll wipe it with Ranish.

 

[TP76]

Didn't like my product key for Windows 7 - skipping for now.

It did find Windows 7 - I should have made a new partition and formatted it, then delete that partition. Oh well.

We'll see if activation is an issue.

 

[KansasSooner]

Didn't like my product key for Windows 7 - skipping for now.

It did find Windows 7 - I should have made a new partition and formatted it, then delete that partition. Oh well.

We'll see if activation is an issue.

Activation worked just fine for me. It was activated on first boot, I did nothing.

 

[KansasSooner]

Went to backup and it informed me my backup drive was getting ready to fail, ran speed fan's smart tests and it said the drive was in good shape...now who do I believe?

 

[TP76]

Authentication nightmare - LOL. Asked me three time for my product key.Failed every time.

Went to backup and it informed me my backup drive was getting ready to fail, ran speed fan's smart tests and it said the drive was in good shape...now who do I believe?

Fan Speed

 

[KansasSooner]

Authentication nightmare - LOL. Asked me three time for my product key.Failed every time.



Fan Speed

I think I'll put it on a Linux machine and use their smart test, it seems to be more reliable...if it passes there I'll keep using it.