That's dissapointing Adam, I thought you wanted to on the EDDDGEEEE!!! ;) I've personally enjoyed using Linux Centos for this last year. SUPER SOLID.
The only pain, no adobe etc... On 26 November 2015 at 11:30, Adam Seeley <adammsee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cheers Softies, > > I'll most definitely hold off for the foreseeable future then if there' s > no great gains. > > Adam. > > On 26 November 2015 at 10:57, skuby <sku...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If you have very new hardware, it's probably safe to try, though I would >> do it on a separate HDD if feasable so that going back is painless. I've >> had multiple issues with W10 on multiple computers but none of them were >> brand new. I heard that the newest release (perhaps it's still a preview >> build) allows you to start with a clean install instead of requiring an >> upgrade to register first (if you are doing the free upgrade path, >> previously you had to upgrade/register first and later you could do a clean >> install), so try that on a separate HDD, if it works, great. >> >> If you can wait, I would honestly wait, you aren't missing out on >> anything, it doesn't add anything new/great if you are a Windows 7 >> Workstation user and a problem-free system with Windows 10 is no guarantee >> unless you buy like a brand new Surface device or something along those >> lines. >> >> I'm running Windows 10 on a convertable laptop that has a built in Wacom >> in the screen and nothing in Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 was any sort of an >> improvement for a pen/touch system. They still don't even have SWYPE style >> key input for touch typing. >> >> In the future you will likely have no choice but to eventually make the >> switch because DX12, as far as I understand it, is going to be a Windows 10 >> exclusive. >> >> MS management is still sketchy at best, with it's ridiculous design >> decisions (aka. now half of the control panel functionalities are exclusive >> to the new "settings" window, but the rest of the old but essential control >> panel items are still only in control panel, so while it all used to be in >> one spot, now it's in two and in some cases, like power management for >> laptops, it's split accross both, the new settings window but then the old >> control panel when you go into advanced settings). That's just one >> example, personally I think it's quite a bit of a mess, but it is still >> use-able. >> >> I can't honestly think of a single (non-minor) feature from Windows 10 >> that is a must have over Windows 7 (except for DX12 in the future). All of >> the new stuff doesn't do a single useful thing for me. I might like it >> better if I was running it on a new, top of the line Surface 4 or something >> but even then, I doubt it. It works, fine, but the weeks of head-aches and >> trouble shooting weren't paid off by any great new features. >> >> Cortana, Windows Store Apps, etc.., it's all been a major let-down and >> while I pop in once and a while to try them, none of it has made it in to >> my daily routine. 100% still desktop apps and I use it like it's a Windows >> 7 machine. Currently making the slow and painful migration to Linux >> (openSUSE) on another system, so much to learn, so little time....... >> >> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 3:17 AM, James De Colling < >> james.decoll...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> clean and upgraded (from 8.1) installs around the office here, no >>> problems with SI, Maya or Unity. >>> >>> all machines running GTX960/970 cards. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 7:02 AM, Stephan Woermann < >>> swoerman...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> At SI start, i have problems with floating windows. The first opened >>>> have sometimes no buttons and is frameless. Especially with the render >>>> preview. >>>> When all floating windows are closed with the help of a script, the >>>> issue is gone... >>>> >>>> Latest NVidia driver is used. From SI2013-15. >>>> >>> >>> >> >
