Windows 10 (yes they are skipping the number 9)

[Old-Time-Lifter]

Come on man, don't BS us Old-Time-lifter. You don't know anything about computers, for god sake your a foot tall and 981lbs. Your dictating your thought to your minions.

Quiet! Or I'll break your freaking ankles...........

Windows 10, because Windows 9 would have sucked anyways!

QFT ^^^^

It's got Oregon Trail Bish, what else do you need?

I miss that game.

[StressMonkey]

All the tech dudes I know love linux, there competent in Microsoft and have a healthy disdain for Mac. Don't know why, I guess its a internal techy thing

I do know several people like that. They hate that it's not easy to crack open the hardware and tinker with it, they hate that the OS is closed source, etc etc.

[Phattso]

I still don't like it. The tiles are BS and in the way. In Windows 7, you know what you have and you know where to go. This, you don't know shiit.

Computer sales will continue to plummet.

You heard it here first!

[mslman71]

Can't imagine ever having to go back to a windows system, or more specifically something that isn't at least LINUXey.

[Phattso]

So, you techies, if you bought a new laptop, that had Windows 10 pre-installed, what would you do, i.e. as it relates to the OS? Would you uninstall it and replace it? If you replace it, what would you install? And, would there be any risks associated with uninstalling the original OS?

[SP1966]

So, you techies, if you bought a new laptop, that had Windows 10 pre-installed, what would you do, i.e. as it relates to the OS? Would you uninstall it and replace it? If you replace it, what would you install? And, would there be any risks associated with uninstalling the original OS?

If it had a big spinning hard drive I would dual boot Windows 10 with Linux. If it had a smaller SSD I would play with Windows 10 for a while, then wipe it and install Linux.

[Phattso]

If it had a big spinning hard drive I would dual boot Windows 10 with Linux. If it had a smaller SSD I would play with Windows 10 for a while, then wipe it and install Linux.

So, you are saying for safety reasons you would keep Windows 10 until you had Linux installed to make sure you don't lose anything?

[SP1966]

So, you are saying for safety reasons you would keep Windows 10 until you had Linux installed to make sure you don't lose anything?

I don't keep massive video and music libraries so a 500GB hard drive would be a waste. In that case I would keep Windows 10 because there is no reason to delete it and because you never know if I'll have a reason to use it in the future. It's about keeping the option open when there is really no reason to close that door. Odds are it would never get used.

Edit: I don't lose things because they're backed up so that has no bearing on anything.

[Phattso]

I don't keep massive video and music libraries so a 500GB hard drive would be a waste. In that case I would keep Windows 10 because there is no reason to delete it and because you never know if I'll have a reason to use it in the future. It's about keeping the option open when there is really no reason to close that door. Odds are it would never get used.

Edit: I don't lose things because they're backed up so that has no bearing on anything.

Makes sense. Thanks.

[SP1966]

Makes sense. Thanks.

I have my moments, they're few and far between, but they do exist!

[mslman71]

So, you techies, if you bought a new laptop, that had Windows 10 pre-installed, what would you do, i.e. as it relates to the OS? Would you uninstall it and replace it? If you replace it, what would you install? And, would there be any risks associated with uninstalling the original OS?

Wipe it clean the minute I had it plugged in and install Linux. On the off-hand chance I needed to run anything in Windows I would install a VM.

[VmissileX]

They moved to 10 because 7 ate 9.

[Phattso]

I have my moments, they're few and far between, but they do exist!

Wipe it clean the minute I had it plugged in and install Linux. On the off-hand chance I needed to run anything in Windows I would install a VM.

Thanks for the feedback.

[SP1966]

Thanks for the feedback.

mslman's idea is great so long as you're using a pretty powerful system with a lot of ram which in his line of work he certainly is. With a mid range computer you're not likely going to enjoy the experience of running a bloated Windows install in a VM!

[Manc33]

Its the kernel version that matters, not Microsoft's marketing.

Windows NT = NT4 = v4.0
Windows 2000 = NT5 = v5.0
Windows XP = NT5 = v5.1 (x64 aka Server 2003 made to look like XP, was v5.2)
Windows Server 2003 = NT5 = v5.2
Windows Pista = NT6 = v6.0
Windows 7 = NT6 = v6.1
Windows 8 = NT6 = v6.2
Windows 8.1 = NT6 = v6.3

So when it does get to "Windows 10" it will probably just be v6.4 or something.

[Geoff Richards]

mac is cool if you like paying for software, games o wait it doesn't even play most games trololol

software is cheap unlike winblows

and games ?

that is what games consoles are for after all

[Geoff Richards]

ok "Geoff" !

look here buddy......it's 3.00 am and I just got home from work

you just better be nice to me

that is all

[Geoff Richards]

Wipe it clean the minute I had it plugged in and install Linux. On the off-hand chance I needed to run anything in Windows I would install a VM.

^^^^^ this is what I did when I purchased a new laptop,took it home and booted it with an Ubuntu install,windows never even got to start

[Geoff Richards]

look OS 3 in a row !

[StressMonkey]

Interesting claim as to why they may have skipped the Windows 9 name:

http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-may-ha...cod-1641383218

So, you techies, if you bought a new laptop, that had Windows 10 pre-installed, what would you do, i.e. as it relates to the OS? Would you uninstall it and replace it? If you replace it, what would you install? And, would there be any risks associated with uninstalling the original OS?

I'd probably set up dual boot with the majority of the hard drive space dedicated to Ubuntu. If you have something you need Windows for (like updating maps on a GPS) then you don't have to set anything else up (emulators, etc).

[Phattso]

^^^^^ this is what I did when I purchased a new laptop,took it home and booted it with an Ubuntu install,windows never even got to start

Interesting claim as to why they may have skipped the Windows 9 name:

http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-may-ha...cod-1641383218

I'd probably set up dual boot with the majority of the hard drive space dedicated to Ubuntu. If you have something you need Windows for (like updating maps on a GPS) then you don't have to set anything else up (emulators, etc).

Thanks, guys.

[HoosierHardGain]

No real issues with Windows 8. It does pretty much what I need it to do, just a different way of thinking of it. I think they are smart with Windows 10 not doing the touch screen interface for desktops. Unless you are using a tablet, must people will be using a mouse and keyboard.

The only problem I had with 8.1 was it seemed to not play friendly with my wifi. Once I got that figured out, it's been pretty smooth sailing.