Still running Windows 8? Time to upgrade, or else

Comment #14

stonecoldpapa — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:55:01 GMT

It took me 3 hours but I am very pleased Thanks LP family

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Todd — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:09:29 GMT

Great to hear SWMcCaig! I agree about all the junk on the Internet about Windows 10. I'm loving it myself.

Comment #12

SWMcCaig — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 03:56:47 GMT

After reading your blog, I finally took the plunge and upgraded, and am glad I did. Windows 10 is simply amazing. I resisted for a long while because of other people's stories of "problems" with Windows 10. I'm happy to say that I haven't had a single problem. In fact, my system hasn't been this smooth since I bought it. Thanks again.

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Todd — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:42:31 GMT

That's so awesome amber! Windows 10 has lots of great stuff, now you get access to the Windows App Store too. (including the Lottery Places app!)

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amber123 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 04:44:15 GMT

Wow !..lightning fast as heck too. Jumping from one thing to another in a flash. I don't miss the slight lag.

Comment #9

amber123 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 04:35:19 GMT

Half way through I realized all my data could possibly be erased, but the files were still there. Yay ! Btw, those 10 seemingly inconsequential "Option Updates" I never updated turned out to be the solution. Thanks Todd for your help, I like the new outlay. I even have a new friend named Cortana.

Comment #8

LottoVantage — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 03:30:25 GMT

I upgraded to Windows 10 back in October. I had a Registry Cleaner called "Speed Fix Tool Pro" installed at the time running Windows 7. This program installed on Windows 10 and I have used it to clean the registry multiple times with no problems whatsoever so far. Will continue using it, and will report if there ever is a problem with the program.

Comment #7

Todd — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 23:54:23 GMT

Reddog, long ago, in the Windows Vista days, I used a registry cleaner to fix some problems I was having. At the time it did the trick for me, so I even recommended using it for a time. Until I stopped recommending it, because it can royally screw up your computer. Now, I totally recommend AGAINST using a registry cleaner. I will never do it again myself. Better to do a clean install of the OS (even with all the hassle of re-installing all your software) than it is to mess u... [ More ]

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jarasan — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 22:43:43 GMT

The service pack for Win 10 is Win 10 pro., the Win 10 Pro driver library doesn't include some older devices etc..

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reddog — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 22:24:46 GMT

I upgraded to windows 10 in late October. No problems till I did a registry scan with PC Doctor in order to clean my hard drive. OMG !! Never had a problem with it doing windows 7 but it totally messed up windows 10. Just to let everyone know that just be careful with what utility clean up software programs they have loaded on their computers. Windows 10 my not like it.

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amber123 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:45:27 GMT

Thanks.

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Todd — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:09:24 GMT

Are you sure that your Windows 7 installation is completely updated with all the latest patches? If you're not sure, run Windows Update, install every update available, and then when it's done run it again -- and keep repeating that process until there are no more updates to install. Then try upgrading again.

Comment #2

amber123 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:58:00 GMT

Still no luck. After I click "RUN", nothing happens. Oh well.

Comment #1

amber123 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:23:04 GMT

I'll try your link and see if it works, thanks.

Original Blog Entry: Still running Windows 8? Time to upgrade, or else

Todd — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:45:54 GMT

I see from the Lottery Post web stats that many people are still running Windows 8 on their computers. If you're one of these people, you really need to do the free upgrade to Windows 10.

Here is the link to an article that came out today describing WHY it is so important to upgrade: http://www.zdnet.com/article/still-running-windows-8-time-to-upgrade-or-else/

You should leave yourself about an hour to do the free upgrade. When you're ready, go to the following link and get started: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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