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marplots said:
I must be, 'cause I don't understand the correction. Does "memory" now just mean RAM?
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While the distinction can sometimes be blurry (particularly with SSDs and the like), non-n00bs generally don't call disk space memory. Even though it remembers stuff, and indeed does so after switching the machine off, unlike RAM.
 
Rat said:
While the distinction can sometimes be blurry (particularly with SSDs and the like), non-n00bs generally don't call disk space memory. Even though it remembers stuff, and indeed does so after switching the machine off, unlike RAM.
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Thanks. Although, for computers, I don't mind being the noob. It's most definitely not an area of expertise for me. And who wants to be mistaken for IT? The more knowledge you have, the more your friends want your help.

I prefer the "little bit of knowledge about a lot of things" method. This weekend, I've been working on a well pump, tank, and well house. It's a little bit of plumbing, masonry, general construction (including roofing, painting, and insulation), and electrical work. The result won't be pretty, but it will work. Sort of.
 
Got a Sony Vaio? Read this before you upgrade

I've just discovered that Sony are advising Vaio owners not to upgrade to Win 10.

I'll downgrade at some point, as it's likely the cause of the issue I'm having with my laptop. But first I'll wait to see if Sony UK want my Win 10 DMPs for inspection (they're testing Win 10 at the moment).

If the fault borks my machine then everything important is on Google Drive and Dropbox, so I can do a clean install back to Win 8 if I have to. Or reconnect with Ubuntu. It would be tedious if it happened, but maybe Sony can make use of the error logs.

I had already decided not to buy Sony again due to the poor build quality of this Vaio (well below my expectation of a £1,299 computer), and this only reinforces my determination to find something better.

My current #1 choice is the new Dell XPS 13, the only negative being the weight. There is no #2 at the moment, but I welcome suggestions.

I've already discounted all varieties of MacBook because they're either too small (Air 11), too heavy combined with some other compromise (Pro, Air 13), or lack power/ports (MacBook).
 
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megaresp said:
If the fault borks my machine then everything important is on Google Drive and Dropbox, so I can do a clean install back to Win 8 if I have to. Or reconnect with Ubuntu. It would be tedious if it happened, but maybe Sony can make use of the error logs.
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Slightly OT, but this sounds worryingly like your main backup strategy is the file duplication those services provide.

Oh, snap. I forgot to re-enable my own backups after disabling them while setting up Windows 10. That's a bit hypocritical... and on top of that, looks like upgrading broke the license for it anyway. Guess I still have work to do. (Hope the program will let me load the older backup so I can de-activate it virtually.)
 
SezMe said:
Could be. Both my desktop and laptop are 7 and I haven't gotten the go-ahead on either yet.
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I was running 7 and I got the go-ahead the same day as the rollout. I preregistered for the upgrade, and it must have been downloading in the background without me realizing it.

See if your hard drive has a hidden folder named C:\$windows.~BT


Steve S
 
uvar said:
Slightly OT, but this sounds worryingly like your main backup strategy is the file duplication those services provide.
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You are essentially correct, but I don't see the need to copy a Windows image.

The laptop came with a Windows 8 DVD, and I have a purchased boxed Win 8.1 license for my desktop. Alternatively, I can download and use Ubuntu if I'm unable to get Windows to work.

Then there's my wife's laptop. It's an el-cheapo Win 7 abomination, but it will do in a pinch.

I've contracted myself out to a media agency for the past couple of years. Their machine is managed by the IT department. I have no idea whether they back it up, but anything important I copy to a shared Dropbox folder any way, just in case I need to work from home.

My email is managed via Google Apps for Business (or whatever they call it now), which I pay a monthly fee for. The 10TB cloud drive comes as part of that. I also rely on Google Docs and Calc, as it's available on my iPhone, laptop, desktop and any other kind of top I can log into.

Apart from Windows, every other piece of software I use is downloadable.

So I only care about the data, and I generally work directly out of the cloud. If I'm not going to have a reliable Internet connection, I'll copy stuff over to the drive on whatever machine I'm using.

My iPhone provides additional access to Google Drive, Dropbox and 1Password. It even has an app that unzips archives and opens specific files in Textastic, so if really pushed I can do basic coding on my phone. That isn't much fun, but it has been useful on the odd occasion - e.g. changing a typo in an include file while on the train on my way home...so once home I could relax instead of having to remember to make that change.

Basically, I wanted to be able to be able to get up and running again the afternoon following a Zombie apocalypse in which all my computers were zombied to death during the previous night.

Assuming I can get into town to buy (or loot if the apocalypse is successful enough :D), I will generally need nothing more than Google Mail, 1Password, Xampp, a browser and PHPStorm to get going. And maybe the Gimp if there are images to chop up.

I figure I'll be ok.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
Borrowed from elsewhere:

Originally Posted by Pyrrho
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015...eople-updates/

Windows 10 uses your bandwidth to send other people updates

Microsoft's FAQ:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...timization-faq

Basically they use your system as part of a torrent network unless you opt out.
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Wow, Microsoft is by default taking internet bandwidth that customers paid for without asking. I'm sure they put this is tiny print in the unreadable EULA but I still suspect that if there's a class action lawsuit about this they will lose.
 
steve s said:
I was running 7 and I got the go-ahead the same day as the rollout. I preregistered for the upgrade, and it must have been downloading in the background without me realizing it.

See if your hard drive has a hidden folder named C:\$windows.~BT


Steve S
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I'm still a little puzzled about this "go-ahead" thing.

Like I mentioned upthread I never saw anything like a go-ahead, but it didn't seem to matter. When MS pulled the trigger and after I had read about other peoples' experiences doing the upgrade I got curious and clicked on the little upgrade icon I'd had in my notification bar all this time. (I'd moved it into the 'hidden' group.)

It popped up a window that said I was ready to go, and so I did.

But that was only because I looked. Windows never did anything overt to start me on it.


Now I had agreed to accept the update back when the icon first showed up, but I've gotten the impression that so had the people who are talking about this go-ahead notification.

So what's up? Is it really necessary to wait until MS tells you to start (apparently not, 'cause I didn't) or are they maybe just reminding you, and there isn't a need to wait?
 
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quadraginta said:
I'm still a little puzzled about this "go-ahead" thing.

Like I mentioned upthread I never saw anything like a go-ahead, but it didn't seem to matter. When MS pulled the trigger and after I had read about other peoples' experiences doing the upgrade I got curious and clicked on the little upgrade icon I'd had in my notification bar all this time. (I'd moved it into the 'hidden' group.)

It popped up a window that said I was ready to go, and so I did.

But that was only because I looked. Windows never did anything overt to start me on it.


Now I had agreed to accept the update back when the icon first showed up, but I've gotten the impression that so had the people who are talking about this go-ahead notification.

So what's up? Is it really necessary to wait until MS tells you to start (apparently not, 'cause I didn't) or are they maybe just reminding you, and there isn't a need to wait?
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When I click on the upgrade icon I get a message saying my PC is "almost ready". It says it's being done in waves.
 
I keep getting a notice from Norton that an upgrade is available so it works on Windows 10. I don't have the Windows 10 yet, but no matter what I do that notice pops up about every hour and it's pissing me off.
 
alfaniner said:
I keep getting a notice from Norton that an upgrade is available so it works on Windows 10. I don't have the Windows 10 yet, but no matter what I do that notice pops up about every hour and it's pissing me off.
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That's what Norton does (why on earth do you use them?). Can't blame MS for that.
 
Just finished the upgrade. Everything is fine.

I was a bit concerned because I have a dual-boot system and normally run Mint 17.2 as my main OS.

I didn't do any backup, just had to babysit my machine as it went through the upgrade process to make sure it didn't automatically reboot into Mint.

Started the upgrade process at 1:20pm and finished with Win10 completely installed at 2:09pm. Initially the resolution was incorrect, but a reboot resolved that.

No issue with Firefox. In fact it opened to the tabs I had left open when I started the upgrade.

Overall it was a painless process with no apparent glitches.

RayG
 
Two additional BSODs since yesterday, both "some_video_thingie"-related, when I was just browsing with Firefox (looking for websites without any video). :mad:

May be a problem with Flash, but I never had any BSOD with Win 8.1 on the 2 machines that were running it (a reason why I didn't know the new elegant BSOD screen had been implemented in Win 8 :p).

On a state-of-the-art Microsoft tablet (Surface Pro 3), this is a bummer. :(
 
Alphaba said:
Two additional BSODs since yesterday, both "some_video_thingie"-related, when I was just browsing with Firefox (looking for websites without any video). :mad:

May be a problem with Flash, but I never had any BSOD with Win 8.1 on the 2 machines that were running it (a reason why I didn't know the new elegant BSOD screen had been implemented in Win 8 :p).

On a state-of-the-art Microsoft tablet (Surface Pro 3), this is a bummer. :(
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Turn off hardware acceleration in Firefox.
 
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