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Question about delaying 2004 upgrade
On 2020-06-23 19:56:34 +0000, Dex said:
On 23/06/2020 19:32, Paul wrote: Dex wrote: On 23/06/2020 15:14, KenW wrote: On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:53:11 -0400, Big Al wrote: I've heard and read the stories about the bugs in the 2004 upgrade/update. I've now been offered the update and of course I have the option of not loading it. Question is, is there any merit to waiting? If I wait, won't the update still be the same old code full of bugs? I guess the only benefit will be that there may be more patches to fix the bugs right? Al No problems on 4 computers. What I do is get the iso and install that way. I don't let MS check what I have before it installs an upgrade. The iso contains everything and not what MS wants. KenW Tried that when I first installed Win10, but no drivers available for the onboard graphics card (Radeon 3000) of this old machine. Upgrading allowed the use of the Win7 driver, so upgrade or nothing. I really need to buy a new PC, but keep putting it off as I'm overwhelmed by the myriad of choices. Barebones would do, but need a minimum of 2 year warranty and not end up with a massive paperweight in the next ~5 years. Just find some old cruft :-) https://www.staples.com/refurbished-...roduct_2431148 Only 4GB RAM, which I currently have and USB 2.0. :-( That would be about the same price as I paid for an Optiplex 780, and it only had a dual core processor. The Optiplex 790, may have this processor in it. Since the advert lacks precision, that's not a guarantee what's in there. Some of the refurbs have had excellent hardware descriptions so you know what is in there. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us...-3-40-ghz.html "graphics processing circuitry integrated into the processor" :-( When you buy through Staples, the seller can be a third-party. In my case, a small computer shop in the downtown of my own city happened to be the seller. And I could cut Staples out of the transaction entirely, no shipping charges or anything. I even got install media from the seller (something today you don't get with a refurb). This is holographic media from Microsoft (pretty... but pointless). Sure, there's no guarantee these work, or that they're "A Grade" cabinets. Mine was a little scuffed up and would normally be a "B Grade", but I'll survive. Paul Both in the USA. Shoulda said I'm in the UK and not looking for something normally seen in a office. Bit like https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-vengean...gaming-pc.html but without the monstrosity of a light show. For refurbs in the UK Tier1 are great https://www.tier1online.com/refurbis...rt=bestselling Or for new go with Scan or Overclockers for configuring your own with warrenty https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/custom/home-and-office/pc https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-sy...d-small-office |
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