Thanks Ian, Have a client asking about whether old programs they have will run on Win 10, so the utility will be most useful,
I have managed to upgrade one of my VMs win 7 to Win 10, uninstall.and reinstall win 10 . That seems to work OK. Haven't had a chance to look at Win 10 too deeply yet. PG On 4 March 2016 at 12:45, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, it’s a process which is a part of the “Get Windows 10” application > that should have appeared on your taskbar. > > Check here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 > > > > Also, I relocated Windows Easy Transfer from somewhere on my Windows 7 > machine, which created the MIG file I mentioned. It does work on Windows 7 > to Windows 10, but WET will not transfer programs. I think I got simple > instructions from one of the several websites, like tenforums. > > You can still run Windows Easy Transfer in Windows 10. All you have to do > is to copy two directories from your Windows 7 (or Windows 8): > > \Windows\system32\migration\ and \Windows\System32\migwiz\ > > > > to your destination system. Place them anywhere outside Windows hierarchy. > Run migwiz\migwiz.exe > > > > ZInstall is the commercial product. > > > > How to upgrade to Windows 10 without losing your programs and files > > > http://www.zinstall.com/how-to/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-without-losing-your-programs-and-files > > > > > > Ian Thomas > > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Peter Griffith > *Sent:* Friday, 4 March 2016 9:07 AM > > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [ot] upgrading to windows 10 > > > > Ian > > , "It's best that you run the Microsoft utility that will scan your > system (it takes time) and will tell you which installed programs won't be > retained once you acquire and let Windows 10 do its upgrade. There is > excellent information available - before you get to that decision, before > you run the utility. It is very explicit." > > > > Which utility did you use? > > > > PG > > > > On 3 March 2016 at 10:40, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another Windows 10 upgrade I did was from Windows 8 / 8.1 desktop (fresh > install, a while back, then the 8.1 “fix”) which was on a smallish SSD > (120GB). I let the upgrade trickle down and having backed up docs and email > stuff, did the windows 10 transition without any problems. > > The unrelated problem was Outlook update as mentioned before (Windows 7 > desktop) but it was less of a problem on this, my wife’s home computer. > > Also, I recently bought S/H an Asus Transformer touch tablet/laptop which > had Windows 8 Home installed, and upgraded it to Windows 10 (Home). It’s a > bit of a toy (can’t put a data SIM into it), but quite a usable Windows > machine and a contrast to my wife’s iPad 2 which I hate with a vengeance. > The problem with this older model Asus Transformer is Windows 10 Home, and > it’s a 32-bit version. But the upgrade from W8.1 to W10 was seamless, done > from a bootable USB made from an ISO file. Really simple. > > Actually, I quite like this little device though it’s heavy with its > dock/keyboard, and I find its touch screen and touchpad quite OK with or > without keyboard attached. $220 from an RMIT student, as-new condition and > with Office 2013 H&S. > > Ian Thomas > > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Greg Low (??????) > *Sent:* Thursday, 3 March 2016 10:53 AM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [ot] upgrading to windows 10 > > > > We tried to upgrade 2 x E7440’s running Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Both > said the upgrades worked and both were unusable after the upgrade. I’m sure > it was a screen driver related issue. However, installing fresh went > smoothly. I would have thought that would be the same drivers. Can’t > imagine going back now though, quite like Windows 10. > > > > I do remember all the messaging around Windows 8 that said you just needed > to keep working with it until you “got it”. That was nonsense. It simply > wasn’t a good experience. It’s great to see that Microsoft “got it” with > Windows 10. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *David Rhys Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, 3 March 2016 10:35 AM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [ot] upgrading to windows 10 > > > > i've got a windows 10 laptop so I'm familiar with the desktop, it's the > upgrade process that I'm worried about, from past experience it never goes > well. > > > > > > > *Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes*. > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys > Anyone got any advice on upgrading windows 7 to windows 10? > > > > Went through the whole process two weekends ago, but on the desktop only > with my developer's hat on (I have only used Win10 on a tablet for about 5 > minutes). Some non-techie friends just look at it and go "it's sort of > prettier isn't it, but where are my programs?" I explain the Start bar menu > and tiles to them and off they go, and that's about it, they don't care > about anything else. > > > > As a power Win10 desktop user, I find Wi10 to be Win7 with more pretty > clutter to get in the way of what you want to actually do. Internally they > both feel about the same and all of my old apps installed and ran okay. But > everything takes more clicks and more navigation to find and run quickly in > Win10. I spent hours and hours stripping Win10 back to look and feel like > Win7. And I must stress that I didn't do that out of spite, or because I > resist change ... I did it because I had to! Win10 contains so much > worthless garbage and clutter that I had to strip it out to keep my > productivity up. All tiles, flat apps, superfluous icons, wallpaper, > plug-ins, Cortana, etc ... all erased or hidden. I've pinned the dozen apps > I use every day to the start bar and I'm back to working normally. So the > big question is ... why did I do that? Why was it necessary? I'm not the > only one. Somebody in the marketing and art departments that produce Win10 > must be slightly askew to reality. Win10 feels a bit like an unfinished > iMac. > > > > So overall, I think you'll have little technical trouble going from 7 to > 10, but as a power user I guess you'll spend a bit of time tweaking the > desktop to your liking, as I did. > > > > *GK* > > > > > > > > -- > > Peter Griffith CP > PH: 0408 832 891 > -- Peter Griffith CP PH: 0408 832 891
