Today is release day for the free upgrade to Windows 10 if you have any flavor of Winodws 7 or 8 (except Enterprise Edition for businesses that comes with Volume Licensing; most on here don;t have that anyway). As usual I leap head first into all this new stuff and then argue through the bugs as they come, lol. I'm upgrading my Win8.1 machine to Win10 as I write this, and I'll report back once I hammer away at it for a while, especially in regard to Photoshop, Nik Efex, OnOne's Perfect Suite and Photomatix. If you hear an explosion, toss me a fire extinguisher.
Well, it's been over 24 hours for me and still no notification that the upgrade is available. Clicking on the little icon in the task bar tray just keeps saying "validating". I have 3 legal machines and none of them are downloading a doggone thing. Sigh...
MS is rolling out Win 10 in waves. People in the Insider program are first in line. I've reserved my copy, too, and the tray message says "Notify me when ready". It's also a 3 GB download, so that will take some time to do, as well.
On another note: Be sure upgrade your video card or Intel graphics driver before upgrading.
Another note: Make backups of all your data, including a system image, and have a way to revert back to your old OS...just in case.
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Posted by Keith Bauer on July 30, 2015 at 10:27 AM
I'm a Mac guy, but I do read security info: Just saw this on Krebs on Security:
Starting today, Microsoft is offering most Windows 7 and Windows 8 users a free upgrade to the software giant’s latest operating system — Windows 10. But there’s a very important security caveat that users should know about before transitioning to the new OS: Unless you opt out, Windows 10 will by default share your Wi-Fi network password with any contacts you may have listed in Outlook and Skype — and, with an opt-in, your Facebook friends!
I upgraded my machine today. Everything went well, no issues to report. That is until I tried to open Lightroom. Lightroom cannot find any of it's catalogs. Photoshop and Bridge seem to work fine. Time to do some searching!
I upgraded my lap top yesterday. Went well but changed security settings in word 2013. After a repair from the web all is well. My wife's office 2010 went smoothly without incident. I will upgrade my desk top when available. Overall I like the upgrade. I had Win 7 before. Interface is easy to transition to from Win 7. I am still using a desk top version of Cs6, but will go to CC soon.
This is an important note for users of Acronis backup software...
According to the Acronis KB, versions older than Acronis True Image 2015, along with other products, will not be updated for use with Windows 10!
If you have an older version, you'll have to upgrade. Unfortunately, I have True Image 2014, so I'll have to ugrade before I can install Win 10--not happy.
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Posted by Steve Kennedy on August 1, 2015 at 5:14 PM
Thanks for the updates guys. My issue with Lightroom turned out to be a permissions problem too. I haven't had any other problems so far. My Office 2013 works as expected.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on August 3, 2015 at 6:11 PM
I just discovered that I don't get notifications when I post now. Must have missed the CheckBox somewhere.
I'll write up a summary of things to watch out for when you upgrade, like the nearly-hidden link where you can customize your setting so Microsoft doesn't help itself to more data on your PC than necessary, and also where they set up your PC to be an Ad magnet.
I gave up waiting for the upgrade for my Desktop, you can actually upgrade anytime. They aren't broadcasting the link because they'd then have 42 million people hammering their download servers at once, but here's where you can download the 18MB launcher file, and while it says Media Creation Tool which allows you to create a DVD to upgrade multiple machines, you can upgrade right on the fly: http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/software-download/windows10?OCID=reserve_r_PostReserve_MediaCreationTool
Just scroll down and look for the purple download buttons. There's one each for 32-bit and 64-bit upgrades. Please tell me no one is limiting their RAM to 3.3GB with a 32-bit machine, lol!
Win 10 has 30 ways it phones home, and some of these, as Paul says, are ad magnets.
Here's an article from How To Geek about it, and what to do.
Paul, I am still going to wait for a while, so that I don't see any surprises that may require a fire extinguisher.
[rant]All these ads are worse than TV ever was. If I didn't need the internet, I'd unplug in a heart beat. It's really quite sad.[/rant]
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Posted by Jim Zablotny on August 6, 2015 at 8:21 AM
My Win 10 downloaded and am waiting to install it. My friend installed it and everything went fine for him. His photoshop and lightroom programs worked normally. Preston, I hear and agree with your rant. Ads are obnoxious and serve as mindless distractions from things that are more important. ...............Jim
Aside from the ads, the new OS grabs a lot of data about the user, stores it in the cloud and then uses it to target the user's 'experience'. The unforunate thing is that all this data gathering is "On" by default, so you have to dive in and opt out. It should be the other way around, in my opinion.
On another note: If any NPNers are using Acronis True Image 2014 or earlier for backup, you will need to upgrade to Acronis True Image 2015. According to Acronis, earlier versions will not play well with Win 10.
I hope all goes well with your upgrade.
--P
Posted by Jim Zablotny on August 6, 2015 at 8:19 PM
I have Windows 10 running and all of my win 7.1 apps are functiioning. I was able to callibrate my monitor with the old spyder2 software. Cs5and Lightroom 4 are working as well, but Cs5 seems to be running slower than normal. .................Jim
Are some programs not displaying in Windows 10? Here's a possible cause and a solution from our friends at Puget Sytems Tech Support...
I've seen some cases where folks have had problems running programs after upgrading to Windows 10. In particular, they'll get the programs appearing in the taskbar, but cannot get the actual windows for the programs to display. After I was able to experiment with this, I found that it was specifically happening when systems have the Intel onboard graphics enabled, but weren't using its functionality. Windows would pick up a phantom "monitor" and display to that, opening programs on it. Luckily, this has an easy fix. You just need to disable the iGPU Multi-Monitor function in the BIOS. Christopher Crader
To do that, use the steps below.
This should clear things up!
1. Restart the computer. Tap on the Delete key [or the key you use on your sytem] on the keyboard to get into the BIOS.
2. Go to the Advanced Menu.
3. Go to the System Agent Configuration selection.
4. Go to the Graphics Configuration selection (you should see the screen below after selecting this).
5. Go to the iGPU Multi-Monitor option and change it to Disabled.
Discussion
19 repliesToday is release day for the free upgrade to Windows 10 if you have any flavor of Winodws 7 or 8 (except Enterprise Edition for businesses that comes with Volume Licensing; most on here don;t have that anyway). As usual I leap head first into all this new stuff and then argue through the bugs as they come, lol. I'm upgrading my Win8.1 machine to Win10 as I write this, and I'll report back once I hammer away at it for a while, especially in regard to Photoshop, Nik Efex, OnOne's Perfect Suite and Photomatix. If you hear an explosion, toss me a fire extinguisher.
I hope it works out and you don't need a fire extinguisher!
Let us know how it goes.
I still plan to hold off for a spell in order to give MS time to squash bugs.
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Paul, I just got a notice to update my Photoshop CC 2015 because it has fixes for issues with Windows 10. Updating now.
I think I will wait a while to update my Windows 8.1 to 10.
Great to have an in house guinea pig, let us know how it goes Paul..
I err on the side of caution when it comes to these upgrades, I remember too many headaches from the past
Well, it's been over 24 hours for me and still no notification that the upgrade is available. Clicking on the little icon in the task bar tray just keeps saying "validating". I have 3 legal machines and none of them are downloading a doggone thing. Sigh...
John,
MS is rolling out Win 10 in waves. People in the Insider program are first in line. I've reserved my copy, too, and the tray message says "Notify me when ready". It's also a 3 GB download, so that will take some time to do, as well.
On another note: Be sure upgrade your video card or Intel graphics driver before upgrading.
Another note: Make backups of all your data, including a system image, and have a way to revert back to your old OS...just in case.
--P
I'm a Mac guy, but I do read security info: Just saw this on Krebs on Security:
Starting today, Microsoft is offering most Windows 7 and Windows 8 users a free upgrade to the software giant’s latest operating system — Windows 10. But there’s a very important security caveat that users should know about before transitioning to the new OS: Unless you opt out, Windows 10 will by default share your Wi-Fi network password with any contacts you may have listed in Outlook and Skype — and, with an opt-in, your Facebook friends!
Here's a link with more detail:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/windows-10-shares-your-wi-fi-with-contacts/#more-31727
I upgraded my machine today. Everything went well, no issues to report. That is until I tried to open Lightroom. Lightroom cannot find any of it's catalogs. Photoshop and Bridge seem to work fine. Time to do some searching!
I upgraded my lap top yesterday. Went well but changed security settings in word 2013. After a repair from the web all is well. My wife's office 2010 went smoothly without incident. I will upgrade my desk top when available. Overall I like the upgrade. I had Win 7 before. Interface is easy to transition to from Win 7. I am still using a desk top version of Cs6, but will go to CC soon.
That's good news about Office 2010, Ed.
Here's a good site to see articles about tweaking Win 10: How To Geek
Here's a review article on Win 10 from Ars Technica.
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Hi All,
This is an important note for users of Acronis backup software...
According to the Acronis KB, versions older than Acronis True Image 2015, along with other products, will not be updated for use with Windows 10!
If you have an older version, you'll have to upgrade. Unfortunately, I have True Image 2014, so I'll have to ugrade before I can install Win 10--not happy.
--P
Thanks for the updates guys. My issue with Lightroom turned out to be a permissions problem too. I haven't had any other problems so far. My Office 2013 works as expected.
I just discovered that I don't get notifications when I post now. Must have missed the CheckBox somewhere.
I'll write up a summary of things to watch out for when you upgrade, like the nearly-hidden link where you can customize your setting so Microsoft doesn't help itself to more data on your PC than necessary, and also where they set up your PC to be an Ad magnet.
I gave up waiting for the upgrade for my Desktop, you can actually upgrade anytime. They aren't broadcasting the link because they'd then have 42 million people hammering their download servers at once, but here's where you can download the 18MB launcher file, and while it says Media Creation Tool which allows you to create a DVD to upgrade multiple machines, you can upgrade right on the fly: http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/software-download/windows10?OCID=reserve_r_PostReserve_MediaCreationTool
Just scroll down and look for the purple download buttons. There's one each for 32-bit and 64-bit upgrades. Please tell me no one is limiting their RAM to 3.3GB with a 32-bit machine, lol!
Win 10 has 30 ways it phones home, and some of these, as Paul says, are ad magnets.
Here's an article from How To Geek about it, and what to do.
Paul, I am still going to wait for a while, so that I don't see any surprises that may require a fire extinguisher.
[rant]All these ads are worse than TV ever was. If I didn't need the internet, I'd unplug in a heart beat. It's really quite sad.[/rant]
--P
My Win 10 downloaded and am waiting to install it. My friend installed it and everything went fine for him. His photoshop and lightroom programs worked normally. Preston, I hear and agree with your rant. Ads are obnoxious and serve as mindless distractions from things that are more important. ...............Jim
Let us know how your upgrade goes, Jim.
Aside from the ads, the new OS grabs a lot of data about the user, stores it in the cloud and then uses it to target the user's 'experience'. The unforunate thing is that all this data gathering is "On" by default, so you have to dive in and opt out. It should be the other way around, in my opinion.
On another note: If any NPNers are using Acronis True Image 2014 or earlier for backup, you will need to upgrade to Acronis True Image 2015. According to Acronis, earlier versions will not play well with Win 10.
I hope all goes well with your upgrade.
--P
I have Windows 10 running and all of my win 7.1 apps are functiioning. I was able to callibrate my monitor with the old spyder2 software. Cs5and Lightroom 4 are working as well, but Cs5 seems to be running slower than normal. .................Jim
Are some programs not displaying in Windows 10? Here's a possible cause and a solution from our friends at Puget Sytems Tech Support...
1. Restart the computer. Tap on the Delete key [or the key you use on your sytem] on the keyboard to get into the BIOS.
2. Go to the Advanced Menu.
3. Go to the System Agent Configuration selection.
4. Go to the Graphics Configuration selection (you should see the screen below after selecting this).
5. Go to the iGPU Multi-Monitor option and change it to Disabled.
6. Press F10 to save and restart the computer.
Here's the article and a BIOS screenshot.
Note: This applies to computers that have a discrete video card that is used to drive your primary display.
--P
If you have an Epson Printer you should check to see if you need to download a new driver and install it after upgrading from Win 7.
If you have an Epson Printer and you currently have Win 8 or 8.1 you probably don't need to update the driver.
In any event, it wouldn't hurt to check just to make sure.
I have a R-2400 (old, I know) but Epson does have a Win 10 driver for it--happily.
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Well, I bit the bullet and upgraded to Win 10 yesterday. It took a while, since updates had to be downloaded before the install.
After the upgrade, my screen defaulted to 1024x768, but once I installed the new nVidia driver, all is well.
All my applications and hardware appear to be working well, and seem pretty snappy--a good thing.
Now, I just have to ge used to a new system, but so far, so good.
I'll report back if I see any glitches that might affect NPNers.
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