Yes, I should just stop procrastinating and move wholesale to using Linux as my main OS and run Windows in a VM for apps that require it.
Did anyone get a Windows 10 invite?
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Hey the "Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3116908)"
Just how big is this update? It's still happening although it's been split into parts...
How many devices can you install your copy of windows on? I thought the limit was 10...
Can I keep my old hard drive with windows 10 on it and maybe swap them? That's got all my more serious stuff on it and this new drive I have done has more games and fun stuff...
Just how big is this update? It's still happening although it's been split into parts...
How many devices can you install your copy of windows on? I thought the limit was 10...
Can I keep my old hard drive with windows 10 on it and maybe swap them? That's got all my more serious stuff on it and this new drive I have done has more games and fun stuff...
That sounds pretty annoying. I'm on that version of Windows too (32 bit). So I'm not looking forward to the update to 10.
Is Paint still around after the update? I'm just wondering, since I use it for resizing on the fly and recoloring.
BTW I found windows media player is still there. It's even got its own folder in the "program files" folder... So I'm happy I love ripping my CDs to my hard drive. and in WMP you can do that.
Cool. I heard that it was gone and that we'd have to pay $14 to get it back. Glad to see that it's not the case.
Where is it located?
upto 1.1GB
Download size can impacted by the patch level of your computer and the particular version installed.
Each machine you have a valid Win 7/8.x licence key for can have Windows 10 installed.
If you only have one valid Win7 licence you can only install once instance of Windows.
The 10 device limit is for software that's bought through the the App Store.
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/4959/ask-paul-what-are-the-windows-10-device-limits
But both hard drives are for this same machine. I see no reason why I can't swap them out... Only one has no games and the other had my games.
"Program files" folder not the x86 one. There's a folder right there labeled "windows media player"
because it's a messy approach that's going to have stuff everywhere and probably won't provide any better protection.
You're better off getting an external drive and a program such as Paragon Image Backup (they have a free and paid version) and make regular backups of the system.
It will allow you to make bare metal restores in the event something goes wrong.
Or a second but more intensive option. Still get the external drive and Paragon but do a complete Fresh install of Windows 10.
Load on all patches and updates. Check everything is working correctly. Create a master bare system backup.
Install all your applications, restore your data. Don't do anything else until you've created another master image with everything installed.
Start using the system and create regular backups of an data that changes and full image backups one a week.
I couldn't find any information online about anyone else having this issue. I tried deactivating the prompt for login upon waking from sleep, and it's OK now.
Kor
Well I bit the bullet and decided to keep everything on the new larger hard disk. So the old one will get erased... As you say less messy and everything is working as it should now.
I did swap to the old drive last night to copy some folders as I have 2 HDDs in this case, the 2nd one is a permanent storage / backup drive.. While the system was booting up I got a BCD error, and I had to do a startup repair to fix that drive.
Why would that happen just randomly like that?
It's quite possible the BCD error was caused by moving the drives around.
Because, for example, when you start changing drives around (so the drive that was Drive D: is now C: and you're trying to boot from it) you've invalidated the boot configuration data and Windows is going to have a fit.
example of boot configuration data
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
flightsigning Yes
default {current}
resumeobject {a931652f-8287-11e5-8a83-feb73312472e}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 10
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {d8202c50-8287-11e5-8a83-feb73312472e}
recoveryenabled Yes
flightsigning Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \WINDOWS
resumeobject {a931652f-8287-11e5-8a83-feb73312472e}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
That's why changing drives around is not a recommended approach unless you know what you're doing.
I am aware of that.
But drive leters hadn't changed. Both were Drive C: 2nd hdd was always Drive F:
Anyway it's all sorted now with me using the larger hdd for everything. the old system drive will be erased and used as a 2nd backup..
I got it on this Desk top, the one thing that no longer work is the Media Player, if I have to burn a disk for back up etc I can't, and I don't know how to fix it?
It worked fine with Windows 7.
very Frustrating
It worked fine with Windows 7.
very Frustrating
I use cdex for ripping and it's been a while but starburn is a free burner.
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Amaris
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Use third party software. I highly recommend Ashampoo Burning Studio Free. It burns images, music CDs, data CDs/DVDs, and much more.
I'm using the windows media player to rip CD's still works and the version in windows 10 allows lossless formats such as ALAK and FLAC files
