[Update] Windows 10 Discussion
29-05-2016, 19:05
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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I have been managing W10 now a lot better. I am getting used to the layout and like some of them , Just have to sign in to a lot of my favourites again, But getting there, I noticed W10 has a DVD player, can I now play or copy a DVD,?
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The DVD player isnt free on Windows 10, what most people do is install another one which is very very good and far better than the Windows 10 one.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.en_GB.html
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29-05-2016, 20:12
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
Thanks for telling me about the DVD not being free, I would never have thought that, Is there anything else that they charge you for that I should know about?
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29-05-2016, 22:05
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
I'm currently creating a recovery disc for my Sony Vaio, I started it over 8 hours ago.
The Estimated time remaining has been on 30 minutes for over an hour.
At one point it said 1200 hours.
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29-05-2016, 22:57
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Thanks for telling me about the DVD not being free, I would never have thought that, Is there anything else that they charge you for that I should know about?
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I can't think of anything, the reason they charge for it is if they gave it free they would have to pay a licence for it, so this way customer pays I guess.
That player I showed you is far better anyway and very popular.
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
I'm currently creating a recovery disc for my Sony Vaio, I started it over 8 hours ago.
The Estimated time remaining has been on 30 minutes for over an hour.
At one point it said 1200 hours.
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All I did before I upgraded was copy the folders I wanted to keep onto an external, the whole upgrade only took like 20mins then and I never lost anything, but to be honest a clean install is the best way to go eventually.
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30-05-2016, 09:21
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Why is he an idiot??
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IT is a hobby, and he has no IT qualifications, I have A+.
He accused me of hacking the computer to enable the USB ports which had been disabled. Which near got me a written warning.
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I can't get the dam Sony to use/find the data that sitting on a USB drive.
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30-05-2016, 09:27
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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I can't think of anything, the reason they charge for it is if they gave it free they would have to pay a licence for it, so this way customer pays I guess.
That player I showed you is far better anyway and very popular.
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There's also MPC that comes with the (free) K-Lite codec pack. Supports all the latest encoding and plays anything and refreshingly doesn't look like a Fisher Price toy.
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All I did before I upgraded was copy the folders I wanted to keep onto an external, the whole upgrade only took like 20mins then and I never lost anything, but to be honest a clean install is the best way to go eventually.
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Agreed. I've always kept all my data in my own directory structure under /usr from DOS3.1 to W7. Backup is simple, just freshen that structure on the backup disks/sticks.
That way when M$ bugger about with things on the next OS my data is still always in the same place. After a clean install I just copy my structure back.
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30-05-2016, 11:05
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
It's looking like I might have to start from a clean machine.
Windows 8 is my system default.
Do I update to 8.1 then update to 10, or go from 8 to 10?
Can someone please put a link to enable me to download windows 10.
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Looking at Sony's instructions I need to update to 8.1 first.
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30-05-2016, 11:11
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
It's looking like I might have to start from a clean machine.
Windows 8 is my system default.
Do I update to 8.1 then update to 10, or go from 8 to 10?
Can someone please put a link to enable me to download windows 10.
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Looking at Sony's instructions I need to update to 8.1 first.
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official download here https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...load/windows10
use media creator tool Microsoft allows use of windows 7 and 8 and 8.1 keys to install it now till the free upgrade offer ends on 29th of July
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30-05-2016, 11:16
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
It's looking like I might have to start from a clean machine.
Windows 8 is my system default.
Do I update to 8.1 then update to 10, or go from 8 to 10?
Can someone please put a link to enable me to download windows 10.
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Looking at Sony's instructions I need to update to 8.1 first.
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Yes you need to be on 8.1 before you get offered the free upgrade.
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30-05-2016, 13:31
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
Well I'm back to day 1, decrappifying my laptop.
Sony Vaio Care is being a bugger as is windows update.
I guess 2 years of update are the reason.
What is the cut off date for the free upgrade?
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30-05-2016, 13:53
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Well I'm back to day 1, decrappifying my laptop.
Sony Vaio Care is being a bugger as is windows update.
I guess 2 years of update are the reason.
What is the cut off date for the free upgrade?
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29th of July is end of free upgrade
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30-05-2016, 14:16
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
This might sound daft, but I click in my External drive and cannot find it on my PC also tried a USB flash drive to try out and do not know where to look for it to open. Just moved to
Windows 10 .
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30-05-2016, 15:18
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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This might sound daft, but I click in my External drive and cannot find it on my PC also tried a USB flash drive to try out and do not know where to look for it to open. Just moved to
Windows 10 .
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Click the folder icon at the bottom of the screen then click 'This PC' on the left of the Window and that should give you a list of your drives that will look familiar to you.
As for your external try unplugging it and plugging it in again or into a different port and you may get a popup about it.
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30-05-2016, 16:24
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
Mine refused to find my external hard drive.
Despite plugging it directly to the laptop.
So doing a fresh start, some how I'll find away to get the emails on their (Thunderbird).
Currently downloading 185 updates at 1.7GB, then I'll have ago at the Sony Vaio Care updates then download the software they say to run then windows 10
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Will outlook that comes with windows 10 work with VM, and if so will it handle multiple email accounts.
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30-05-2016, 17:57
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Re: [Update] Windows 10 Discussion
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Mine refused to find my external hard drive.
Despite plugging it directly to the laptop.
So doing a fresh start, some how I'll find away to get the emails on their (Thunderbird).
Currently downloading 185 updates at 1.7GB, then I'll have ago at the Sony Vaio Care updates then download the software they say to run then windows 10
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Will outlook that comes with windows 10 work with VM, and if so will it handle multiple email accounts.
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You mean the MAIL app that comes with windows 10? Yes it can handle more than 1 account.
http://www.howtogeek.com/232277/how-...in-windows-10/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/w...d-set-up-email
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