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Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work"

From Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work"
Date 2015-10-03 17:23 +0000
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On Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:30:46 +0000, vallor wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:11:04 +0000, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>  
>>> Anyway, that's my rant.  Several times through this multi-hour ordeal,
>>> I wished Windows had a more modern update mechanism -- and I would
>>> tell myself "Linux would never do this to me."
>> 
>> What gaming doesn't work on W10?  Or are you talking about some very
>> old games?
> 
> You must have missed my post from a few weeks ago, where I explained
> that I upgraded to W10, then (after two days of turning things off and
> _still_
> finding crap it did that I didn't want it to do), I tried to back-grade
> back to Win7, which failed, which meant I had to re-install Win7 Home
> Premium.
> 
I must have or had forgotten about it.  Yeah, I've read quite a few posts 
about how backgrading to W7 didn't work well at all.  I did a backgrade 
to W8.1 which went well.  But then tried to do another on the Yoga 2 Pro 
and it just screwed everything up.

Fortunately Lenovo's 'recovery partition' doesn't get screwed with by W10 
installs so I took it back to 'out of box' and worked up from there.

> The lack of transparency in W10 is shameful -- the straw that broke the
> camel's back was discovering the p2p update mechanism.  (I recommend
> people turn it off, if you don't want your machine announcing itself to
> the world that it's around.)  Also, you can't fully control updates
> except in Enterprise, which is just plain stupid.
> 
Amen brother!!  I don't like either of those things.

> After much deliberation, I decided I'm just going to stick it out with
> Win7 as long as I can get updates for it.  Since Win7 Home Premium is
> only licensed for 16GB, I could put up with that, or upgrade so it would
> see my machines 32GB.  I decided it was worth it to get "Ultimate" --
> not only for the added "oomph", but to satisfy my curiosity about the
> NFS client.
> 
> And no, Lloyd, it's not "idiotic".  Kindly redirect your invective
> elsewhere.





-- 
Lloyd

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No, Windows doesn't "just work" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-10-01 23:49 +0000
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-01 19:56 -0400
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-02 09:57 -0400
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:48 -0600
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 00:11 +0000
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-10-03 16:30 +0000
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 17:23 +0000
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-03 13:36 -0500
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-03 12:12 -0700
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 19:41 +0000
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-01 20:48 -0400
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-10-02 13:42 +0100
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:33 +0100
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 10:09 -0400
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:51 -0600
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:33 +0000
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-10-02 22:52 +0100
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:31 +0100
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 15:45 +0000
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-02 11:38 -0400
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:50 -0600
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:12 +0100
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 15:12 +0000
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-02 11:37 -0400
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-02 11:46 -0400
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 12:39 -0400
          Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:54 -0600
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:53 -0600
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 12:32 -0400
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:52 -0600
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:36 +0000
      Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 00:49 +0000
        Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" onion knight <onionknight@linuxmail.org> - 2015-10-03 21:05 -0400
          Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 02:05 +0000
            Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-03 22:44 -0400
              Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 04:56 +0200
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:46 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 04:02 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 12:18 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 15:52 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 12:34 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-05 09:18 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 09:32 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-05 12:38 -0400
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-05 07:50 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" nom de plume <nomdeplume@stickybit.guru> - 2015-10-05 11:57 -0400
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:18 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 06:04 +0200
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:58 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 06:17 +0200
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:15 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 08:29 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:42 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 08:54 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-04 12:46 -0400
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 09:46 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 12:10 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:14 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 12:33 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 11:01 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 13:18 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:22 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:27 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:19 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:21 -0700
            Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 04:56 +0200
              Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:57 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 12:19 +0000
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-04 12:04 -0400
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 11:13 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-10-04 13:19 -0700
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 15:40 -0500
                Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:20 -0700
          Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-04 10:28 -0500
            Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:45 -0500
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:32 +0000
    Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 21:27 +0000
  Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-10-04 13:10 -0700

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