Re: win10 ugrdade

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.politics, aus.tv
Subject	Re: win10 ugrdade
Date	2016-02-04 20:35 +0000
Message-ID	<dhhqvvFsbjrU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Je?us <j@j.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:10:50 +1100, Dennis <me@mail.com> wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 06:12:40 +1100
> >Jeßus <j@j.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:21:51 +1100, "Pelican"
> >> <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >"Trevor" <trevor@home.net> wrote in message 
> >> >news:n8jsd4$pia$1@gioia.aioe.org...
> >> >> On 31/01/2016 7:01 AM, Je?us wrote:
> >> >>> On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:20:52 +1100, Dennis <me@mail.com> wrote:
> >> >>>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:17:51 +1100
> >> >>>> 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
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> If I had Win 10 I would be upgrading to Win 7. If you have Win7
> >> >>>> - thats as good as it gets.
> >> >>>> Microsoft still haven't recovered from the Win 8 mess.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I have *no* interest in Win 8 or 10, myself.
> >> >>> Win 7 may well be the last MS release I'll be using by the looks
> >> >>> of things.
> >> >>
> >> >> Better not *ever* buy a new computer or peripheral then. Once MS
> >> >> drops support, hardware companies do not provide drivers for
> >> >> obsolete OS's. Most new computers, printers, scanners etc. can no
> >> >> longer run XP even if you want to.
> >> >> And driver support for the real alternative of Linux is not much
> >> >> better in most cases unfortunately. :-(
> >> >
> >> >That is simply untrue. 
> >> 
> >> Agreed. The last few times I installed some Linux distros, they were
> >> actually *better* than Win 7 when it came to driver support. This was
> >> on 5-8 y/o Dell computers admittedly, but nonetheless I did not need
> >> to look for a driver when I did for Win 7. 
> >
> >Yep. Ive got an old HP scanner. I cant use it on my Win 7 64-bit
> >machine for the lack of drivers. I plugged it into my Linux Mint box
> >and it just worked. No messing around, it just all worked.
> 
> Excellent result.

  Yes, Linux in good for *old* stuff, but not for *current* - let alone
*new* - stuff!

  Or was that not the point you were trying to make! :-)

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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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