Windows 10: Windows 10 Release Date July 29

Just keep running the normal updates that come through and it should sort itself out. You will get both systems upgraded free in due course.

 

Thanks for the link, Dude!

I know the videos are from Microsoft, but at the end, I would just love to hear one of the kids rattle off an answer to him! It should be as convoluted as his question. *Smile

 

No way you can dig up another valid copy of 7 or 8.1, Lin?

 

I got my confirmation email. I really like the small print at the bottom(I'll enlarge it here for the ones with sight disabilities):

Windows Offer Details
Yes, free! This upgrade offer is for a full version of Windows 10, not a trial. 3GB download required; standard data rates apply. To take advantage of this free offer, you must upgrade to Windows 10 within one year of availability. Once you upgrade, you have Windows 10 for free on that device.

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The reason I asked about the W update, the last one I did is the last one I did. It made a horrible mess of my computer. It emptied my MS Office folders, my Libre folders and a system restore did not work. I could not fix anything so I did a reformat. My 8.1 laptop is fairly new, so it won't be a problem. I am not putting 10 on my desktop W 7, at least not until I try it on my laptop.

About my DVDs not playing on my laptop even with VLC, I am assuming because they were Bluray's, they need a special player like they have for the TV.

thanks for all the replies.

 

Emma,
I don't know if the windows 10 during upgrade will remove the files that allows dvds to be played in windows 7 via windows media player or if they are just removing the dvd feature from windows media player in windows 10. If you have a dvd player VLC should be able to play any dvd in windows 10 with the exception of blu-ray. You need a Bluray drive for Bluray disk. Vlc Bluray still had some issues (I don't know if they have them fix them).

 

Thanks, Groze. I just tried a Blueray disk and it just sat there and did nothing. I inserted the regular disk, and it told me the name of the disk and that I need to get a DVD player.

I'm going for Kodi.

 

@Wynona
If using VLC, sometimes you need to open dvds via the VLC application.

I think I am going to do some testing with the new build once ISO is released. Since, I found out, I can keep being a beta tester for free and keep my windows 7 as well. However, I may do test upgrade first.

 

Yehhhhhhhhhhh, best of both worlds!

I'll keep testing just because I like to test, but it'll be good to keep my license to Windows 8.1. Having unused licenses laying around is good.

 

when I put a reg dvd in the laptop, it did what someone else said, the name and info popped right up without me doing a thing. I never activate Windows Media player, I prefer Itunes. Much simpler to learn and use.

Wynona as crazy as it sounds I like to solved my own computer problems. I thought I had solved the acer losing my settings on my taskbar items, but I haven't yet. The games folder and the tools folder are gone after the laptop has been shut down for a few days. I thought I was just forgetting the taskbar locking routine, but that was not the problem. I will keep working on it. It feels so good when I solve my own problems. It's odd how the little things like that stupid keyboard icon is on the TB every time I turn the pc on after being off for awhile. I need to check the advance settings and see if I can find a setting there to stop it.

 

Will we get a full version. I thought I read somewhere that it will be a full version.

 

See above.. post #81 I copied that from the confirmation Email I received.

 

yes Emma we get full version

 

Yes, and it's ours for ever and ever . . . well as long as the computer lasts.

And once the computer dies and we have to buy another one to replace it, it'll most likely come with the current version of Windows 10 pre installed.

But, those of us who build our own will have to buy another copy. *Sad

 

Thank you both, that is what I read, but read something else in another forum. It is a good move on MS's part.