I've experienced similar. I even had some systems that the upgrade blocked against because of older video cards (no 10 drivers), but I still went ahead and forced the upgrade via a registry hack - and I've had no problems. However, I did first verify that although these systems didnt have 10 drivers; they did have 8.1 drivers.
-- Espi On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Charles F Sullivan < [email protected]> wrote: > I’ve always hated in-place upgrades as well, but I went to 10 from a > Windows 7 Pro Dell Optiplex 980 and I have had no problems. All of my apps > continued to work, though I think I remember upgrading some drivers from > the Dell site after the fact (which would be needed even with a wipe ‘n’ > load). > > > > If I understand correctly, all of the files and settings are put into a > temporary folder and essentially a clean install is done, then the files > and settings are loaded. That is what most convinced me. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Hoeft > *Sent:* Friday, May 27, 2016 9:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: THREAD HIJACK! [NTSysADM] Windows 10 upgrades > > > > I had Windows 8 on my home computer and just recently upgraded to Windows > 10. The process went really well. However, I had some problems with my > favorite game crashing (Starcraft II) so I reinstalled my video driver. > Then I decided to be thorough and reinstalled all my drivers just in case. > Result: No crashing! > > > > I have helped several people upgrade their home computers and laptops with > very little or no issues. > > > > At work we are applying a fresh image since we are using the Education > Edition that does not support an in-place upgrade from Windows 8.1 > Enterprise. That has gone smoothly as well. We use Windows Deployment > Services and Workbench to image. > > > > Cheers! > > > > David Hoeft > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jonathan Raper > *Sent:* Friday, May 27, 2016 8:21 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: THREAD HIJACK! [NTSysADM] Windows 10 upgrades > > > > Speaking of Win 10 upgrades…. I’ll preface this question by saying I am > almost a luddite at home. If I didn’t have to feed my family, I would be a > sailing instructor or lawnmower engine repair guy for a living…. > > > > How has it gone for all of you who have upgraded an existing build from > say Win 7 Pro to Win 10 in place? I know this is the preferred/supported > path per Microsoft, but I have NEVER been a fan of in-place upgrades… (GET > OFF MY LAWN!)…. > > > > I’ve got several Win 7 Pro systems at home that I disabled the win 10 > notifications, though I plan to upgrade them and was wondering just how > much of a pain or success it has been. Yes, I know, Win 10 has 5,000 > bazillion users now, but I’d like to hear from some fellow engineers….who > have to be the Help Desk for their families…. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Micheal Espinola Jr > *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:09 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 10 upgrades > > > > I've successfully and happily upgraded my own systems to Windows 10 - but > holy crap is this disgusting. What a way to destroy any good will and > trust. As James pointed out, this is a great way to get people to > completely disable updates again. > > > -- > Espi > > > > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Given the folks on the list many of you may already know this but I just > ran across this. I’m guessing that’s exactly how all these “I told it no > but it still upgraded” events are happening. > > > > > http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-upgrade-app-breaks-microsofts-own-guidelines/?ftag=TRE684d531&bhid=23118994024572394746988385873151 > > > > > > -------------------- > Melvin Backus | Sr. Systems Engineer | Byers Engineering Company | > 404.497.1565 > > Service Desk | 404-497-1599 | https://servicedesk.byers.com > > -- > There are 10 kinds of people in the world... > those who understand binary and those who don't. > > > > > > NOTE: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify the original > sender immediately by telephone or return email and destroy or delete this > message along with any attachments immediately. >
