tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post6598223610850137922..comments2024-03-27T21:40:39.130-07:00Comments on Small Biz Thoughts by Karl W. Palachuk: Windows 10 Upgrade Procedure and Free Documentation LogKarl W. Palachukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-71065025437416702512015-08-11T12:31:58.773-07:002015-08-11T12:31:58.773-07:00Thanks for the info, Juliette and Tom.
I knew thi...Thanks for the info, Juliette and Tom.<br /><br />I knew things would get clearer as more installs happen. The weekend's big update for W10 caused a few problems for people. But overall, I think most people are having a smooth experience.<br /><br />Good advice all around, Tom.<br />Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-37483476861977622012015-08-11T12:18:27.044-07:002015-08-11T12:18:27.044-07:00Karl the free document is great - thanks!
I have ...Karl the free document is great - thanks!<br /><br />I have upgraded several systems, with the fastest update being a Toshiba tablet running an Atom processor with 1GB of RAM - go figure. Prior to upgrading I would have a couple recommendations:<br /><br />1) If you want to upgrade, do it on a personal or test machine first, not a production one. Get used to W10 and where things are located and how the OS works before upgrading a production environment system. <br /><br />2) Make sure your AV product is compatible with Windows 10 - some are not playing nice in the sandbox. Contact your AV manufacturer and find out if they are recommending upgrading to W10 yet. If they say it is fine to upgrade then I would uninstall their product first, perform the upgrade, run Windows Updates, then reinstall your AV.<br /><br />3) If you have software that you use daily (or occasionally but need it) make sure it is compatible with W10. Contact the manufacturer to ensure compatibility.<br /><br />4) Make an image based backup of your system before attempting the update to W10. Better safe than sorry!<br /><br />5) Although I have not had issues with upgrading, I have read that upgrading from Windows Updates is causing the dreaded BSOD in some cases. I would recommend downloading the W10 ISO and running the upgrade from the download. The ISO can be found here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10<br /><br />I really like W10, but am recommending to my clients that they hold off on upgrading until Microsoft has released several updates that produces an even more stable environment than is available now. Probably September or October. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968268825884693810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-6480495783969898192015-08-07T15:44:50.415-07:002015-08-07T15:44:50.415-07:00So far I have only done Lenovo B50-45 15.6" N...So far I have only done Lenovo B50-45 15.6" Notebook - AMD E1-6010 1.35GHz, 4GB DDR3L, 320GB HDD, 15.6" HD Display. <br />Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E555 Notebook PC - AMD Dual-Core A6-7000 2.20GHz, 4GB DDR3L Memory, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6" Display So far it has only taken 45 minutes. HP 280 G1 Desktop PC - Intel Core i5-4590S 3.00GHz, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB HDD, DVDRW took about 70 minutes. So far so good I have had no issues. thanks for Sharing Karl.Juliette Dorsetthttp://www.nglconnection.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-62895528002323255982015-08-04T15:29:25.417-07:002015-08-04T15:29:25.417-07:00Here is a super helpful update on the activation i...Here is a super helpful update on the activation issue:<br /><br /><a href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-activate-and-resolve-common-product-key/33f31475-93b3-4d1c-812f-4b21fbd807a7" rel="nofollow">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-activate-and-resolve-common-product-key/33f31475-93b3-4d1c-812f-4b21fbd807a7</a><br /><br />Basically, the only legitimate activation key is a Windows 10 Activation key. Your old Windows 7 and 8 keys won't work - ever - because they're not W10. He says the servers are overwhelmed right now (of course). If you upgraded from a legitimate and activated Windows 7 or 8 platform, your machine will eventually automatically update.<br /><br />Lots of details. I recommend reading the post.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-36439004331607770122015-08-04T07:45:43.516-07:002015-08-04T07:45:43.516-07:00Thanks, Gjeret and Charles. I'm finding that E...Thanks, Gjeret and Charles. I'm finding that Edge just stops responding on some web sites. I like the option to switch to Explorer, but I think I'll stick with Chrome - except for the web sites that don't behave well with Chrome. Like my payroll service.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-75914836537278026432015-08-04T07:03:14.421-07:002015-08-04T07:03:14.421-07:00I took a back up image of my Thinkpad T430, which ...I took a back up image of my Thinkpad T430, which is my daily workhorse loaded with W8.1 Pro and restored it to a test box. Then, I ran the W10 update from an thumb drive. The update ran perfectly so I RDPd into the test box for 24 hours with no problems. I could use the new interface but I still installed Classic Shell to get rid of the Microsoft attempt at a Start Menu. <br /><br />Next, I tried to update the T430 from an ISO file on a second drive within the T430 and the update stopped pretty quickly with an unknown failure. The update ran fine from the thumb drive. <br /><br />Raxco PerfectDisk cannot run on W10 and cannot be uninstalled. There is no Pro version available yet for W10. My Brother laser and Canon inkjet work OK. I have tried to use Microsoft Edge but it just isn't as usable as Chrome.Charles Proothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642731432039997545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-41718467854957962772015-08-03T14:01:25.336-07:002015-08-03T14:01:25.336-07:00my quickest computer to upgrade so far, an HP 7&qu...my quickest computer to upgrade so far, an HP 7" Stream, atom processor with 1gig ram, about an hour.<br />my longest, an i7 Acer laptop, 6 gigs ram, standard Hard Drive, started at 9am, when we left at 4pm it was at 20%. Fully upgraded after the weekend.Gjeret from Sensible Gurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125950534805500130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-21923906682393682472015-08-03T11:08:58.625-07:002015-08-03T11:08:58.625-07:00Sorry, Clash. You posted "Download New Window...Sorry, Clash. You posted "Download New Windows 10 Keygen/Crack Free Working Here" many times. I can't click on a link like that and don't want others to either. If you have some discussion of it or want to point to another source describing that, I'd be happy to have that.<br /><br />- karlpKarl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-12750548810789239142015-08-03T11:00:24.492-07:002015-08-03T11:00:24.492-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297692620538035896noreply@blogger.com