Re: win10 ugrdade

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.politics, aus.tv
Subject	Re: win10 ugrdade
Date	2016-01-31 21:18 +0000
Message-ID	<dh7c1nF89fjU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Trevor <trevor@home.net> wrote:
> On 31/01/2016 7:35 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote:
> >>
> >> How can I do a clean install of win 10 using the free upgrade? do I have
> >> to install win 7 on a new HD and then upgrade, or can I install win 10
> >> from a download and use the win 7 key to activiate it? thanx
> >
> >    The latter (i.e. install Windows 10 and then use the Windows 7 key (if
> > needed)).
> >
> >    But as others have mentioned, *why* would you (go to Windows 10)?
> >
> >    Windows 7 is the best (still supported) Windows ever. It will be
> > supported for a long time to come.
> 
> A long time for you is days, weeks or years?

  Years, and years and ...

  Windows Vista: To April 11 2017. Windows 7: To January 14 2020, i.e.
nearly *four years*. Windows 8[.1]: To January 10 2023, i.e. nearly
*seven years*.

<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?>

>						   Win XP is no longer 
> supported. And MS plan in giving a Win 10 upgrade free is to move 
> everyone up and drop support for Win 7 and Win 8 as well. User 
> resistance will slow that of course, but not stop them.

  Please don't fall for FUD like that and please don't spread it.

  The Microsoft Support Lifecycle plans are cast is quite good quality
stone and *in practice* have only been *extended*, not shortened.

  Case in point: Windows Vista has a support life span of little over
*ten years* (I had it for nearly eight). Windows XP was - and partly is
- even (much) longer than that.

> >    If/when Windows 7 support ever runs out,
> 
> When, NOT if.

  Yes, of course, but the important point is the snipped part after the
comma:

>   If/when Windows 7 support ever runs out, a Windows 8.1 or 10 license
> will be cheap as chips. For example, currently a Windows 7 license -
> i.e. one for a still supported version - can be gotten for some 30
> dollars and Windows 8.1 (Pro) for some 65 dollars, not something to lose
> your sleep over, is it?

  So in *four years* time, felix *might* have to spend some 30 dollars.
The poor guy!

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win10 ugrdade felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-29 12:17 +1100
  Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-29 12:50 +1100
    Re: win10 ugrdade Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2016-01-29 17:51 +1100
    Re: win10 ugrdade felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-01-29 20:02 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2016-01-30 19:42 +1100
  Re: win10 ugrdade Dennis <me@mail.com> - 2016-01-30 19:20 +1100
    Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-01-31 07:01 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-31 13:43 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-01-31 03:17 +0000
          Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-31 19:35 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-01-31 21:42 +0000
              Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 15:37 +1100
              Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-01 17:20 +1100
              Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-01 20:26 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Your_newsgroup_devil Ördög <lies-greed-corruption-hate@lnp.org.au> - 2016-02-01 12:26 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-02-02 00:22 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-01 20:48 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-02-03 00:26 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög <devil@hell.net> - 2016-02-02 20:52 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-02 06:31 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 05:21 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade "Pelican" <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-01-31 15:21 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-01 06:12 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-01 16:50 +1100
              Re: win10 ugrdade "Pelican" <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-02-01 17:42 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-31 23:35 -0800
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-02 13:35 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Pelican" <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-02-02 14:58 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-02 15:43 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Pelican" <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-02-02 21:07 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade Dennis <me@mail.com> - 2016-02-04 21:10 +1100
              Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-05 07:17 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-04 20:35 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-05 07:55 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-02-05 07:13 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-05 18:34 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-06 10:34 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-02-06 00:52 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-02-06 11:15 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-06 12:18 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-02-06 12:13 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-06 22:14 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-08 18:51 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-08 16:46 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-06 12:15 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-06 22:01 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-07 08:53 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-07 00:21 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-07 13:32 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-02-07 14:02 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-07 13:20 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-08 18:50 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-08 10:14 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-02-08 20:39 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-08 21:48 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-02-09 20:33 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-09 17:00 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-09 13:51 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-08 15:25 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-08 22:23 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-09 18:36 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-09 14:05 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-09 17:07 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-10 19:25 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-06 22:12 +0000
              Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-05 15:50 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-30 23:44 -0800
        Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-31 22:43 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 05:23 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-31 23:41 -0800
            Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 20:10 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 05:36 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade Dennis <me@mail.com> - 2016-01-31 21:06 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-01 06:15 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 15:31 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-01 16:56 +1100
  Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-01-30 20:35 +0000
    Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-01-30 21:52 +0000
      Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-31 14:03 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-01-31 03:41 +0000
          Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-31 19:46 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-01 20:18 +1000
          Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-02 09:26 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-02-01 22:41 +0000
              Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-02 09:38 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-02 09:40 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-02 12:35 +1100
              Re: win10 ugrdade Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-02 10:44 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-02 13:37 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-02 21:56 +1000
              Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-03 14:50 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-03 16:36 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-03 19:14 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Your_newsgroup_devil Ördög <lies-greed-corruption-hate@lnp.org.au> - 2016-02-03 08:28 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-02-03 22:08 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög <devil@hell.net> - 2016-02-03 21:00 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-04 18:39 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-08 16:35 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-04 18:26 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-04 18:19 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade hereford <takecarebeware@gmail.com> - 2016-02-05 00:17 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-05 15:33 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade hereford <takecarebeware@gmail.com> - 2016-02-07 11:56 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-02-07 11:43 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade hereford <takecarebeware@gmail.com> - 2016-02-08 04:18 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-07 21:27 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-08 10:36 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-07 13:38 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade hereford <takecarebeware@gmail.com> - 2016-02-08 04:19 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-08 10:39 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-08 10:08 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "XR8_Sprintless" <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-08 13:56 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-08 22:10 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-02-08 22:12 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-09 05:14 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-08 19:02 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-08 15:33 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-08 22:15 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-09 13:44 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-10 01:20 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-10 19:30 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-09 17:15 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-10 01:21 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-10 19:33 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-02-10 20:37 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-10 21:23 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-02-10 21:49 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-11 01:27 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-02-10 07:33 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Wotawonderfulworld <itdoesntmatter@who.com> - 2016-02-10 01:24 +0000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-02-10 18:18 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-05 15:45 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-04 09:08 +1000
                Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-04 18:41 +1100
                Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-08 16:36 +1000
      Re: win10 ugrdade noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2016-02-01 20:06 +1000
      Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-01 11:22 +0000
      Re: win10 ugrdade Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-02-01 23:25 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade Your_newsgroup_devil Ördög <lies-greed-corruption-hate@lnp.org.au> - 2016-02-01 12:43 +0000
          Re: win10 ugrdade Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-02-02 00:20 +1100
            Re: win10 ugrdade Ördög Mephisto Belphegor Lucifer Satan <Belphegor@Hell.biz> - 2016-02-01 21:28 +0000
    Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-31 13:49 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-01-31 21:18 +0000
        Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-01 17:04 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-02-01 10:53 +0000
    Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-01 05:35 +1100
      Re: win10 ugrdade jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-02-02 22:38 -0800
      Re: win10 ugrdade keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-02-03 22:24 +1000
        Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-04 06:53 +1100
          Re: win10 ugrdade keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-02-04 12:56 +1000
            Re: win10 ugrdade "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-04 14:54 +1100
        Re: win10 ugrdade Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-02-04 18:32 +1100
    Re: win10 ugrdade felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-02-03 20:04 +1100
  Re: win10 ugrdade hereford <takecarebeware@gmail.com> - 2016-02-05 00:07 +1100

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