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Title: I just wanted to say...
Post by: thalaw2 on July 30, 2015, 09:51:14 AM
This is just a shameless plug to say that I got Windows 10 up and running today.  All youz guyz stuck with anything less need to respect Thalaw.   :thumbup:
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: spydermann93 on July 30, 2015, 06:58:31 PM
How does FFvtTR and FFX work on it?
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: thalaw2 on July 31, 2015, 03:40:02 PM
Quote from: spydermann93 on July 30, 2015, 06:58:31 PM
How does FFvtTR and FFX work on it?

Good question.  I'll have to answer that once I get a copy of FF again. 

Spoiler
I haven't actually played FF in years.  But...it was the only game to ever inspire me to join an online form and hence I became a mod of FR.   :P
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: Epimethee on July 31, 2015, 10:53:09 PM
Pshaw! I've been on version ten for more than ten years!  :P

(OK, OK, actually Mac OS ten. Actually actually, now it's version ten of Mac OS ten.*)

*And geeks wonder why normal folks don't get computers...
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: stumpy on August 02, 2015, 06:09:28 PM
I am still hoping for some better info on how well games like FF and FFvT3R work under Windows 10 before I leave Windows 7 on my main PC. (Not to mention NWN, etc.) I saw a "report" that was largely a reprint of a Microsoft promotional release talking about how great W10 is for games. Unfortunately, it was a little heavy on things I have little interest in doing, like streaming video from an Xbox One to my PC, or that have zero impact on any game I currently play, like an upgrade to DirectX 12. The report was light on compatibility features or support for older games. Basically, if I can't play the games I enjoy, then Windows 10 won't be on my PC anytime soon.

I already know that Windows 10 doesn't have Windows Media Center, which means W7 will stay on our media PC until an adequate replacement is found.

Since you are running W10 already, Thalaw (or anyone who has switched to Windows 10, particularly from Windows 7), I am curious what you like about it? Is there much that would tempt someone like me, who 1) is not running a touch screen device, 2) doesn't care about "apps" for a PC and definitely doesn't want larger interface objects taking up screen space or forcing me to split my desktop into multiple pages, 3) saw no value at all in the Metro interface, 4) is running a pretty fast PC, so a 4% improvement in file indexing or similar improvement will never be noticed, and 5) doesn't like having to go to a "app store" for every freeware/shareware utility program I want so that MS (or Apple or Google) can track my software downloads.
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: thalaw2 on August 03, 2015, 01:43:11 AM
To be honest, Stumpy I don't notice any differences worthy of note except that I'm having a hard time finding some of the things I took for granted in W7.  I never upgraded to W8, but my wife has it on her laptop.  I only upgraded to W10 because it was free.  As for games I've noticed that the new Nvida drivers allow me to run Fallout New Vegas at the highest setting and still with fast frame rates.  I hope the same will be true for GTA V. 

My only real gripe is that it seems my VPN software isn't compatible with the new OS.  In short, if you're happy with W7 then stay with it.  There isn't much new in W10 yet.
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: JeyNyce on August 03, 2015, 01:00:25 PM
I have Windows 10 installed on my laptop and to me it's nothing but a pretty version of Windows 8.1.  I do like the Cortana feature, but you need a good mic to talk to her.
Title: Re: I just wanted to say...
Post by: thalaw2 on August 05, 2015, 02:02:58 AM
Quote from: JeyNyce on August 03, 2015, 01:00:25 PM
I have Windows 10 installed on my laptop and to me it's nothing but a pretty version of Windows 8.1.  I do like the Cortana feature, but you need a good mic to talk to her.

It figures.  Even to talk to a computerized woman a man has to have good mic skills.   I haven't tried to talk to Cortana yet, but I'm sure it's got to be better than Siri.