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I've noticed something very important, so EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION, GOD DAMN IT!... which is that Windows 10 works much, much better as a clean install than as an upgrade. But do the upgrade anyway, then reinstall it from scratch, wiping everything out.
Here's why:
When Windows 10 first activates, it registers your PC on Microsoft's servers. By "your PC" I mean the motherboard, or the serial number in the processor, or something - not sure what (it'd be interesting to see how much of the PC you can change without breaking the process). But then, you can wipe your PC completely and reinstall Windows 10 WITHOUT entering a serial number (just keep selecting "skip" or "do this later" when it asks) and it'll auto-activate itself again once the installation is done, without you having to do anything: Microsoft's servers will recognize your hardware and make it happen, and you won't waste a serial number, or an installation, or whatever.
Alles Klaar?
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Ah, yes - that's the one. I knew I'd seen it somewhere...
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This doesn't surprise me at all. The direction MS has been going with Windows has pretty much convinced me that W7 is the last Microsoft Windows version I will use. When that is no longer feasible my VM Linuxes will become my mainstay.
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I ran it for a day then reverted back to Win 7. Then, after reading about
the privacy and the poor performance issues I know I will never install
it again. As a personal protest, I wiped windows off my backup PC and
installed Ubuntu.
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Excellent observations; I pretty much have had the same experience and feelings. As for the loss of the Windows 7 look & feel, I'm most annoyed by the loss of the colored top bar. And the part about me using my E-mail address as my login was horrid; I managed to find an article that detailed how to get rid of it. One lingering problem I seem to be having is the the User Security, as some of my files seem to need to be changed to being owned by me (or whatever.)
I bought a system that had 8.1 installed ( couldn't find one with 7), and I decided to completely rebuild it with 7; this has caused a lot of strange hardware issues, including not being able to use my MagicJack dongle. What do you know In 10, it works perfectly.
There are still some issues that bug me, like not having file & icon associations persist through updates, but learned to live with 10, and hopefully Micro$oft will grt the hint to fix the remaining issues.
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That's one of the most inciteful summaries I've seen so far. With all its foibles, WinNT was the easiest to manage. Microsoft will have Win10 sorted out by 2020, just in time to make it obsolete and force us on to the next mistake.
The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.
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Well, I am still running windows XP and will do so for as long as I can before switching to Mac. I have used windows 7 on client computers and it's fine, though the nwer vesrions of Office with that agonising Ribbon of death are not. However, mainstream support has, I believe, already ended as have sales of windows 7 (correct me if I am wrong). At least with XP I don't have to have a coffee, my old PC boots quick as a flash. The only downside is I cannot use the latest versions of VS express and Netbeans, but then I don't need to at the moment. Eventually my IDE will be too many versions behind and then I will have to switch. This old PC does what I want - the OS is easy to use, I can write the applications I need, I can do the computer graphics I spend so much time on, I can manage my website, and it generally works very well. (It can overheat when doing graphics intensive tasks on a very hot day though, but I monitor its temperature and pause it if necessary).
What would make me buy a new PC with a Microsoft OS? One that is like Windows XP, only newer, more powerful, faster, respected my privacy and was more secure. Basically a better version of Windows XP would make me buy a new PC today (or as soon as I have a day off work). No hope there then.
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Windoze10 has become the ultimate spyware...
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Are Rhinos just overweight Unicorns?
(And yes, Win 10 did inspire this)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Clickety
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Perfect... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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They are that and so much more.
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The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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In the same way that manatees are just overweight mermaids.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Or maybe unicorns are anorexic rhinos?
while (true) {
continue;
}
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Rhinos are the tanks of the animal kingdom!
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I get it... So the lions and tigers are the DPS, and... hmm... which animals handle healing and crowd-control?
Oh wait... You mean the OTHER kind of tanks 
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Ian Shlasko wrote: which animals handle healing and crowd-control?
Now you've seriously got me thinking of this, but I can't come up with anything. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I'm thinking maybe the larger snakes could handle small-scale CC... I mean, an anaconda can put out some serious lockdown... But I think that rhino may be out of luck when it comes to healing.
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Or perhaps some very well trained sheepdogs and/or Babe the pig.
And as far as healing goes, can anyone think of some sort of animal secretion (keep it KSS... ) with healing powers?
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Colin Mullikin wrote: with healing powers?
Pigs ==> BACON!
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Colin Mullikin wrote: animal secretion (keep it KSS... ) with healing powers
Dog licks are good for skin problems of all sorts and several bloodsuckers, including vampire bats and leeches, secrete anaesthetics (so you won't notice you're donating!) And you can't beat a maggot - cos they won't hold still long enough!
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Saint Bernards[^] are healers and crowd control is probably something for squids (be sure to turn off friendly fire for their darkness attack) and skunks (stinking cloud attack)
I'm not sure how the squid would fight on land though...
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Dogs are the healers with their healing saliva[^]
But, maybe not a good idea for humans.
Come to think about it, humans would be the healers...
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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