Microsoft: Windows 10 News and Discussion Thread
^ You should have waited until the last minute, then take PC to a Microsoft store and let them do upgrade for you. If they can't get it done, free Dell laptop..
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...rade-challenge
Get a free, same-day upgrade to Windows 10. Our Answer Desk experts are here to help you get the safest, most productive and most personal version of Windows yet. If your PC meets all of the requirements, our team will upgrade your PC to Windows 10. If we don't upgrade your PC by close of business, you'll get a free Dell Inspiron 15.* PC must be checked into the Answer Desk at participating retail store before 12 noon local time.
• If your PC isn't compatible with Windows 10, we'll recycle it and give you $150 toward the purchase of a new PC**
• Save $20 on Office 365 Home when you upgrade to Windows 10
Don't miss out on this limited time opportunity to get the best Windows ever, for free. To find out how to win an Xbox One when upgrading, see a store associate. Find your store and register today.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...rade-challenge
Get a free, same-day upgrade to Windows 10. Our Answer Desk experts are here to help you get the safest, most productive and most personal version of Windows yet. If your PC meets all of the requirements, our team will upgrade your PC to Windows 10. If we don't upgrade your PC by close of business, you'll get a free Dell Inspiron 15.* PC must be checked into the Answer Desk at participating retail store before 12 noon local time.
• If your PC isn't compatible with Windows 10, we'll recycle it and give you $150 toward the purchase of a new PC**
• Save $20 on Office 365 Home when you upgrade to Windows 10
Don't miss out on this limited time opportunity to get the best Windows ever, for free. To find out how to win an Xbox One when upgrading, see a store associate. Find your store and register today.
some one gave me a DELL XPS31xx model. win10 doesnt like the vid card and wont even download. (incompatible)
i will take my free cpu over -$150 credit.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 28,439
Likes: 1,574
From: Miami, FL
Fuck those guys. I wanted the manager because of a price discrepancy and that asshole never came out. I only go in there if my kids want Minecraft shit which I end up buying at Game Stop since MS Store price sucks diarreahed sperm.
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 92,780
Likes: 4,690
From: ShitsBurgh
And I paid for her 7 license to get the free upgrade to 10
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,967
Likes: 2,685
From: Jersey
Go Giants
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 70,003
Likes: 1,260
From: PA
Sanest Florida Man
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 46,082
Likes: 11,834
From: Florida
Sanest Florida Man
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 46,082
Likes: 11,834
From: Florida
Right it has a discrete GPU from 2006 which is enough for 10, but integrated graphics that's 10+ years old, ain't gonna work. Now I know why your NIC isn't working in 10 either. The windows 10 upgrade was focusing on 7 and *.x era PCs not XP/Vista, you shouldn't be surprised that all your shit doesn't work.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 12,521
Likes: 1,824
From: MAGA country
The GPU only has to support DirectX 9and the Sapphire came with DirectX 9. That GPU shouldn't be the limitation.....
My 10-year old Acer Aspire 5720-4258 (came with Vista, I loaded Win7 in a separate partition) with integrated graphics (Mobile Intel GM965 Express) upgraded to Win10 just fine....
My 10-year old Acer Aspire 5720-4258 (came with Vista, I loaded Win7 in a separate partition) with integrated graphics (Mobile Intel GM965 Express) upgraded to Win10 just fine....
Last edited by nfnsquared; Aug 2, 2016 at 04:55 PM.
Moderator
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 64,132
Likes: 3,386
From: Not Las Vegas (SF Bay Area)
Right it has a discrete GPU from 2006 which is enough for 10, but integrated graphics that's 10+ years old, ain't gonna work. Now I know why your NIC isn't working in 10 either. The windows 10 upgrade was focusing on 7 and *.x era PCs not XP/Vista, you shouldn't be surprised that all your shit doesn't work.
for what it's worth, my board has 2 gigiabit ethernet ports. The one I normally use isn't showing up. The other one has a status of unplugged.
Worst case I'll move the cable over and reassign the IP address to it
jerk
_
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 19,348
Likes: 3,443
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 37,707
Likes: 3,905
From: Chicago
Right it has a discrete GPU from 2006 which is enough for 10, but integrated graphics that's 10+ years old, ain't gonna work. Now I know why your NIC isn't working in 10 either. The windows 10 upgrade was focusing on 7 and *.x era PCs not XP/Vista, you shouldn't be surprised that all your shit doesn't work.
He should not be surprised that the upgrade checker didn't tell him which of his devices wouldn't be compatible?
Or is that just the kind of crap you expect from a company who has to bribe/coerce customers to upgrade?
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 37,707
Likes: 3,905
From: Chicago
The one that tells you if your PC can upgrade to Windows 10. You ran that, didn't you?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/will-yo...r-to-find-out/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/will-yo...r-to-find-out/
Last edited by svtmike; Aug 2, 2016 at 07:12 PM.
Moderator
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 64,132
Likes: 3,386
From: Not Las Vegas (SF Bay Area)
The one that tells you if your PC can upgrade to Windows 10. You ran that, didn't you?
Will your PC run Windows 10? Use the official compatibility checker to find out | ZDNet
Will your PC run Windows 10? Use the official compatibility checker to find out | ZDNet
i just clicked on the update button on one of the bajillion upgrade to windows 10 pop ups in windows 7
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 92,780
Likes: 4,690
From: ShitsBurgh
Bingo. I bought a 7 license for a laptop that I don't use, with a free upgrade to 10. It continually pushed me to upgrade to 10 without telling me that the graphics card was not supported. I didn't realize the laptop was as old as it was since I barely see it, but not my fault that their installer is shit
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 12,521
Likes: 1,824
From: MAGA country
Bingo. I bought a 7 license for a laptop that I don't use, with a free upgrade to 10. It continually pushed me to upgrade to 10 without telling me that the graphics card was not supported. I didn't realize the laptop was as old as it was since I barely see it, but not my fault that their installer is shit
Like I indicated earlier, I was surprised to learn that my 10-year old Acer laptop's integrated graphics card ( Intel GMA X3100) supported DirectX 9.
Currently Post-Acura
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 998
Likes: 125
From: Bergen County, NJ
Did Microsoft take out the ability to use a flash drive to do a major update? My Boot Camp partition is only 40GB, and getting rid of everything I could freed up 17GB while the update won't run without 20GB free 
. Not sure if they took out the capability or it's just because I've only tried in VMware fusion and not booting into Windows.
. Not sure if they took out the capability or it's just because I've only tried in VMware fusion and not booting into Windows.
Go Giants
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 70,003
Likes: 1,260
From: PA
Did Microsoft take out the ability to use a flash drive to do a major update? My Boot Camp partition is only 40GB, and getting rid of everything I could freed up 17GB while the update won't run without 20GB free . Not sure if they took out the capability or it's just because I've only tried in VMware fusion and not booting into Windows.
. Not sure if they took out the capability or it's just because I've only tried in VMware fusion and not booting into Windows.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 12,521
Likes: 1,824
From: MAGA country
Currently Post-Acura
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 998
Likes: 125
From: Bergen County, NJ
Just tried booting into Windows natively and I got the same result. Maybe I'll have to see if I can zip up any program folders or something just to shrink them until I can get the upgrade done. Of course that's just an idea since I have no idea what that can screw up so I'll look into it first before doing anything. Really don't feel like redoing Boot Camp, though, just to make a bigger partition.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,967
Likes: 2,685
From: Jersey
Installed the anniversary thingies on my virtual machines. Took a long time but worked.
Had to do the registry hack again to get my shared folders back.
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/524951?tstart=0
Had to do the registry hack again to get my shared folders back.
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/524951?tstart=0
Sanest Florida Man
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 46,082
Likes: 11,834
From: Florida
If you want to update to the anniversary build you can download the installer here
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=821403
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=821403
Sanest Florida Man
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 46,082
Likes: 11,834
From: Florida
I tried it on one PC and it sucked. Got to 100% on Downloading install files, then started over saying getting install ready got up to 84% in a decent period of time and then slowed to a crawl. Like moving 3-4% an hour slow. Eventually gets to 99% and then nothing happens.....I clicked something somewhere (can't recall) and it snapped out of it and said Restart to install 10. Cool. I accidentally hit the big blue "Restart Later" button instead of the much smaller restart now. So I say fuck it and choose restart from the start menu thinking it will install 10. Nope nothing happens, restarts like normal and I have to do the 4 hour process over again. Did it again and let it run over night, boss calls me the next morning I walk him through it and he says it's frozen at 99%. Fuck that shit.
Needs more Lemon Pledge
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 52,768
Likes: 2,000
From: Phoenix, AZ
Weird W10 issue...
Open ALL SETTINGS, then UPDATE AND SECURITY. Then open Task Manager on top of it. See if you can do anything with TM while the update and security window is open. My TM is frozen while that setting window is open (it;s d/ling updates).
As soon as I close the settings page, TM goes back to normal.
Open ALL SETTINGS, then UPDATE AND SECURITY. Then open Task Manager on top of it. See if you can do anything with TM while the update and security window is open. My TM is frozen while that setting window is open (it;s d/ling updates).
As soon as I close the settings page, TM goes back to normal.