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I like your thinkin on that.
That MUST have been what happened alright 
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As far as I'm concerned the update went smoothly. 2 hours? Not quite. About an hour-and-a-half from start to finish (and that included downloading the thing). I have a fairly complex set up and was initially worried it might break something important. Nope ... Visual Studio / Office ... all my 3rd-party tools, applications etc. seem to be fine. Kind of nice for it to have been delivered over the wire instead of having to get a DVD or something. Maybe you've got a slow Internet pipe?
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Yeah, it takes 45 minutes. But I got to keep working while it downloaded. I didn't have to go to the store and buy a disk. It updated without need for interaction, so I did some housecleaning while it updated. I mean jeez, what do you want for free?
Do I wish the update downloaded invisibly and updated instantaneously? Sure. Am I angry that I don't get magical wishes? Not so much.
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Yup. Me too. Got plenty of other things to be angry about so why would I waste it on something that is just fine and dandy?
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Keep it if you like it, or try something else 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Hey - don't blame Micro$oft for you becoming an early adopter.
Anyone who didn't learn their lesson with MS DOS 6.0 is just easy meat for the bit-grinder.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Early adopter? Yeah, that's me.
But we're on win10 SP1, aren't we?
So you're sayin all the grammas out there are early adopters?
They are gonna wanna vent...
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You wouldn't get angry at a fire for burning your hand when you stuck your hand into the fire would you?
So why get angry at Microsoft when you install an OS that is still in the Beta stage?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I voted this up, but in all fairness, MS isn't saying it's a Beta - even though we all know it is. They're acting like she's good to go.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thanks and I agree with you about Microsoft not saying it's Beta.
I made a simple calculation - how much will it cost me to install a potentially unstable OS that wreaks havoc over my computer against waiting and potentially having to pay for an upgrade to a stable system.
The maths was pretty easy for me - it will be cheaper to pay for the upgrade later than get it 'free' now.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Install BeOS[^] and all your problems will be solved.
Jeremy Falcon
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I'm considering linux, but what about the grandmas that use the computer program I wrote for windows?
It's them I'm concerned about.
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So you know a large population of grammas that have configured their PC thusly?
No. No ya don't
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Well then you're screwed. May as well enjoy the torture. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Yep. That's some truth right there. Ok, back ta work
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Well then, it's probably long overdue that you did some work with a cross-platform library.
I've used Qt back when Trolltech still owned it and more recently have had success with wxWidgets.
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A couple of months ago I installed Linux Mint for daily usage, never looked back.
Blazing fast, no virus risk, incredibly stable, never had any problems with updating (did not check auto-updates though).
What amazes me everytime: After enabling "Fast Boot" option in BIOS, when I push the power button, login screen is up before I can put my hand back on my mouse. And this is some 2-cores 3GHz 4GB RAM machine, i.e. no fancy hardware.
Meanwhile; at the exact same time I installed a fresh Win10 on my laptop which is 4-cores 2.something GHz 6GB (i.e. better than my desktop). No AV, no crapware, not even MS Office or any other office suite. Just productivity stuff like Launchy and Search Everything, Visual Studio for development and Firefox as browser. It's already sluggish as hell.
"The primary trait of a good programmer is laziness. Nobody works harder to do nothing than a good programmer." - MehGerbil
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I have never understood hatred towards Microsoft. They don't create perfect software but not only have they have always made the best software they also make it the easiest to build on top of their software and improve it.
There is no one that even comes close to being as good as Microsoft. Many of us have had good paying careers because of what Microsoft does.
If you are this upset at using Microsoft products, you might just kill yourself using someone else's products. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Agreed. At least about the "there's nothing better" part.
But so far win7 is better than everything after it.
Microsoft has since delivered win8, win8 SP1, win10, win10 SP1.
That's =4= major releases that are no better than win7.
It makes me think Microsoft no longer knows what it's doing.
If you put out 4 releases of YOUR software,
would you want that same track record?
That's shameful.
I'm pretty sure they deserve my rage.
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stephen.hazel wrote: But so far win7 is better than everything after it.
Maybe. I have seen others here also saying they've had a lot of trouble with win 10. I have had no problems with it and am quite fine with it. Could be your drivers, or other programs you have installed, who knows. Could be I'm just lucky.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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All I'm sayin is I remember my beloved Amiga 500.
I loved that thing SO MUCH, but when Commodore died...
I kept writing software for it as I watched the number of users dwindle and was forced to realize the futility of not hopping onto Windows95.
I think what's underlying my rage is fear that Microsoft will do the same thing to me.
HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME COMMODORE ???
WHY DID YOU MAKE ME A CLONE ???
Ok. I think the vent meter has a lower pressure reading.
whew.
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stephen.hazel wrote: It makes me think Microsoft no longer knows what it's doing.
So, what you're saying is bring back Ballmer?
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ha! yeah, that's exactly what I'm sayin !!
that'd be great. NOT !!
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RyanDev wrote: I have never understood hatred towards Microsoft.
Simple; in the early days of DOS there were few remarks; but when Win3.1 hit the market, every hobbyist could look like a pro by nodding wisely at a failing system and sighing "Microsoft", like the sages they were.
RyanDev wrote: There is no one that even comes close to being as good as Microsoft.
Yup. Dominated the market for years. They defined design into things I can understand, even UI-design - focussing on things like repeatability, recognizability, usability and a lot of other ties. The "common controls" are the most used, that's saying a lot.
RyanDev wrote: If you are this upset at using Microsoft products, you might just kill yourself
using someone else's products.
Things change; they always do. It is not the old Microsoft that favored developers, it is a new beast. We'll see how it goes, but I like the idea that it will become more interesting in the OS market than it has been for some time.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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