I know your message was intended for someone else, but I thought I'd let you know about issues I had with Windows 10 and a big caution before you upgrade.
Just because Windows 10 says your system and software are compatible, sometimes it may not be. Prior to upgrading, the upgrade assistant said all of my software was compatible. That wasn't true. I upgraded when it first came out and discovered that one program (Symantec System Recovery) which I use all the time for backing up all my drives did not work with Windows 10. Symantec issued a notice that an update would be available in a few months and we could use the software in trial mode since the software wouldn't accept our serial numbers. Unfortunately the trial was only good for two months and today there is still no update. You'd think they would have updated long before the release of Win10. If I had checked the websites for all software on my system I would have discovered this so you might want to make sure you are running software that will work with Windows 10. Windows 10 was also a lot slower for me and crashed many times. Graphics programs that ran fine in 8.1 had a lot of issues in 10 so I would say they weren't compatible either (3D software and Adobe Photoshop/Premiere Pro CS6 versions). Don't rely on Windows 10 giving you the option of restoring your system. I did and discovered it deleted all of my restore files. At the Microsoft website forums they mentioned we needed enough space for the backup. I had more than enough space (enough for several operating systems) and it still deleted my restore files. It's like MS doesn't want us to go back to older versions. Fortunately I was able to restore my system back to Win8.1 by forcing it several times until it finally worked. Since then I've had numerous issues with my 8.1 that are probably the cause of restoring my system and leftover junk hidden in my system. Windows 10 changed the partitions on my hard drive so restoring from a backup was problematic. I still have problems with the system being much slower and crashes that I never had before. I'll probably end up having to do a full reformat and install of all software to get rid of Windows 10 garbage left behind. I still get messages to upgrade to Windows 10. Legacy did run on Win10 for me. It was one of the few programs that I didn't have trouble with. I didn't have Win10 long before I got rid of it maybe a week later. I realized early it was garbage and had to go. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Steve Hayes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 11:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] LFT under Linux? On 6 Nov 2015 at 22:57, I Macaulay wrote: > I ran with XP and did not like 7 . When 8 came out I tried it and saw > some potential. I now run only one Linux box, 1XP Just in case and > the rest all run 10. Its not as bad as it seems. The biggest blow > was the loss of a lot of older programs that just won't run on 10, but > they don't run on Linux either. Could you reply to me privately (not really appropriate for the list as we've heard that Legacy will run on 10) and let me know which older programs won't run on Windows 10, but that do run on 7? That's my biggest concern about 10. I suppose I could back up 7 and restore if my stuff won't run, but that's a schlep. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [email protected] Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
