Installed Win 10 - surprised

First try and sending to this group.

I installed the Windows 10 yesterday and during the installation I
turned off the "use touch Screen", the OS finished installing and the
system was rebooted, I was surprised that I had all my icons on the
desktop and not Titles.

This make Windows 10 act for me as if I was Windows 7 and I'm liking
it very much so far.

wrote:

First try and sending to this group.

I installed the Windows 10 yesterday and during the installation I
turned off the "use touch Screen", the OS finished installing and the
system was rebooted, I was surprised that I had all my icons on the
desktop and not Titles.

This make Windows 10 act for me as if I was Windows 7 and I'm liking
it very much so far.


I agree, it's a pretty painless transition, a sharp new look, and
great performance. I am pleased with the upgrade.

--
Joel Crump

Joel wrote on 8/1/2015 5:17 PM:
wrote:

First try and sending to this group.

I installed the Windows 10 yesterday and during the installation I
turned off the "use touch Screen", the OS finished installing and the
system was rebooted, I was surprised that I had all my icons on the
desktop and not Titles.

This make Windows 10 act for me as if I was Windows 7 and I'm liking
it very much so far.


I agree, it's a pretty painless transition, a sharp new look, and
great performance. I am pleased with the upgrade.

If Microsoft makes some more tweaks to it, it might be okay. And of course there are 3rd party start menus still
avail if you don't like the built in one. Start8 is making a Start10 available for RTM in a few weeks. $4.95.

But my old clunker P4 machine works okay. Not sure I'd be able to do any gaming but it does the file sharing I need.

Big Al wrote:

I agree, it's a pretty painless transition, a sharp new look, and
great performance. I am pleased with the upgrade.

If Microsoft makes some more tweaks to it, it might be okay. And of course there are 3rd party start menus still
avail if you don't like the built in one. Start8 is making a Start10 available for RTM in a few weeks. $4.95.


For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/

--
Joel Crump

Big Al wrote on 08/01/2015 8:33 PM:
Joel wrote on 8/1/2015 5:17 PM:
wrote:

First try and sending to this group.

I installed the Windows 10 yesterday and during the installation I
turned off the "use touch Screen", the OS finished installing and the
system was rebooted, I was surprised that I had all my icons on the
desktop and not Titles.

This make Windows 10 act for me as if I was Windows 7 and I'm liking
it very much so far.


I agree, it's a pretty painless transition, a sharp new look, and
great performance. I am pleased with the upgrade.

If Microsoft makes some more tweaks to it, it might be okay. And of
course there are 3rd party start menus still avail if you don't like the
built in one. Start8 is making a Start10 available for RTM in a few
weeks. $4.95.

But my old clunker P4 machine works okay. Not sure I'd be able to do
any gaming but it does the file sharing I need.

Well tweaks will happen (probably soon) and more often (i.e. that's
Windows as a service).

--
...winston
msft mvp windows experience

On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 20:33:03 -0400, Big Al
wrote:


Start8 is making a Start10 available for RTM in a few weeks. $4.95.

Stardock has made the Start10 Beta available. I have been using
it since I upgraded to Windows 10 on the 31st.

They say on their website that the final will be pushed out on
August 12.

(I found that when I upgraded from Start8 to Start10, Start8
stayed around. I'd recommend uninstalling Start8 before
installing Start10.)

On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:20:16 -0400, Joel wrote:

For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

Rod.

Roderick Stewart wrote:

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?


If I were choosing my OS based solely on the Start menu, then yeah,
I'd stick with Windows 7. Windows 10's overall user interface is
great, though.

--
Joel Crump

Joel wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?


If I were choosing my OS based solely on the Start menu, then yeah,
I'd stick with Windows 7. Windows 10's overall user interface is
great, though.

In what way,or, how is it different, or better than Win7?
bj

Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:20:16 -0400, Joel wrote:

For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

Rod.

I need a new computer -- bigger screen than my 17" laptop -- but what I see
of Win10 so far is very off-putting. (I'm trying it out on a tiny spare
laptop.) guess I'll be squinting for a while yet. :-(
bj

On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:06:57 -0500, bj wrote:

Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:20:16 -0400, Joel wrote:

For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

Rod.

I need a new computer -- bigger screen than my 17" laptop -- but what I see
of Win10 so far is very off-putting. (I'm trying it out on a tiny spare
laptop.) guess I'll be squinting for a while yet. :-(
bj

It's probably cheaper to just get a bigger monitor and attach it to your
existing laptop, assuming you don't need portability. I'm making that
assumption since a 17" laptop isn't all that portable to begin with. I have
one and I've relegated it to permanent desk duty.

bj wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:20:16 -0400, Joel wrote:

For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/
True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

Rod.

I need a new computer -- bigger screen than my 17" laptop -- but what I see
of Win10 so far is very off-putting. (I'm trying it out on a tiny spare
laptop.) guess I'll be squinting for a while yet. :-(
bj

They make some great (silly) products out there.

Here is a 15.6" laptop with 4K resolution (3840x2160p).

http://www.toshiba.com/us/p50t

You'll need your microscope to see the details.

$1500 + cost_of_microscope.

*******

And a quick check shows 18" laptops have all but disappeared.
Using an external screen is good if you're stationary (at
home).

I guess they don't want you carrying around a wall-of-pixels
under your arm any more.

Paul

On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:06:57 -0500, bj
wrote:

For anyone who wants a Start menu that looks like Windows 7's (or
XP's), Classic Shell's replacement is free and excellent.

http://www.classicshell.net/

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

Rod.

I need a new computer -- bigger screen than my 17" laptop -- but what I see
of Win10 so far is very off-putting. (I'm trying it out on a tiny spare
laptop.) guess I'll be squinting for a while yet. :-(

Last time I looked, there were still some OEM copies of Windows 7
being sold on Ebay. They've always been considerably cheaper than the
same thing bought in a box in a shop, as far as I know they're
completely legit, and they are the only ones I've ever used.

Rod.

bj wrote:
Joel wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

If I were choosing my OS based solely on the Start menu, then yeah,
I'd stick with Windows 7. Windows 10's overall user interface is
great, though.

In what way,or, how is it different, or better than Win7?


With Windows 10, Microsoft has succeeded in moving the new "Metro" API
onto the desktop. It's now a reality that a program can service both
touchscreen and mouse users in a single, versatile user-interface
environment. They have created the successor to Windows 7 and
Windows 8, all at once.

--
Joel Crump

Joel wrote:
bj wrote:
Joel wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:

True, but if you want something that looks like Windows 7 and you have
Windows 7, then it will look just like Windows 7 already, so why
bother to "upgrade" it at all?

If I were choosing my OS based solely on the Start menu, then yeah,
I'd stick with Windows 7. Windows 10's overall user interface is
great, though.

In what way,or, how is it different, or better than Win7?


With Windows 10, Microsoft has succeeded in moving the new "Metro" API
onto the desktop. It's now a reality that a program can service both
touchscreen and mouse users in a single, versatile user-interface
environment. They have created the successor to Windows 7 and
Windows 8, all at once.

I don't consider the child's-playroom motif "better", especially when you
can't get rid of it.

And even more aggravating is not being able to organize your own start menu
the way you want.
bj