Windows 10 Partner Online Brief
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Has anyone really been happy with in place upgrades?
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Isn't Windows 10 going to be the last full, new version? Wasn't that part of the reason they called it 10 not 9? I'm expecting annual in place upgrades from now on, similar to iOS. At least until Microsoft change their mind and adopt an entirely new business model.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Isn't Windows 10 going to be the last full, new version? Wasn't that part of the reason they called it 10 not 9? I'm expecting annual in place upgrades from now on, similar to iOS. At least until Microsoft change their mind and adopt an entirely new business model.
I guess, as long as they can get rid of Windows rot this will work. But frankly even Android has rot (never used a mac/apple so I don't know if they suffer from rot) so I'd be surprised if they could.
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The in place upgrades would be nice. I know they are great on Mac but everything has a downside at some point.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Isn't Windows 10 going to be the last full, new version? Wasn't that part of the reason they called it 10 not 9? I'm expecting annual in place upgrades from now on, similar to iOS. At least until Microsoft change their mind and adopt an entirely new business model.
Isn't that what we've already had for the last several years? Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 have been annual updates. Windows 7 was not all that long before 8.
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I suppose 8.1 was an in place upgrade, but how many of you simply did that instead of reinstalling?
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@Dashrender said:
I suppose 8.1 was an in place upgrade, but how many of you simply did that instead of reinstalling?
All Windows versions are in place upgrades or not depending on what you choose to do. It's always up to you. The OS doesn't determine that at least since the early 1990s.
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Yes I understand that you can DO in place upgrades - there's a youtube video of someone doing that starting from Windows 3.1 I think (heck maybe even 1.0) - one of the things the video showed was what the upgrade forced a change on (i.e. the wallpaper, etc).
But for stability reasons, have you found this to be wise?
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@Dashrender said:
Yes I understand that you can DO in place upgrades - there's a youtube video of someone doing that starting from Windows 3.1 I think (heck maybe even 1.0) - one of the things the video showed was what the upgrade forced a change on (i.e. the wallpaper, etc).
But for stability reasons, have you found this to be wise?
I'm glad Windows is finally letting in-place upgrades happen. Mac and Linux have had this for what, 20 years now? Way to jump on the wagon late MS...
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Do mac and linux have a registry like Windows does?
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@Dashrender said:
Do mac and linux have a registry like Windows does?
Nope, that's a Windows only thing.
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@Dashrender said:
Do mac and linux have a registry like Windows does?
No, but the reason so many times you can update Linux without rebooting is due to the file system structure. I read an article on it years ago but don't remember much of it now...
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@Dashrender said:
But for stability reasons, have you found this to be wise?
Not on Windows, no. Although on desktops, meh. It's doable.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
But for stability reasons, have you found this to be wise?
Not on Windows, no. Although on desktops, meh. It's doable.
Still not recommended.
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While I think the idea of the registry might be OK, I think it's one of the biggest downfalls to Windows. It's also one of the reasons why you can't simply drag an application folder from one computer to another and expect it to work, like you can (or at least used to be able to) on a mac.
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@Dashrender said:
While I think the idea of the registry might be OK, I think it's one of the biggest downfalls to Windows. It's also one of the reasons why you can't simply drag an application folder from one computer to another and expect it to work, like you can (or at least used to be able to) on a mac.
Linux uses the /etc system. In some ways it is similar, but it is just text files rather a database so far easier to work with, easier to back up, easier to fix and far less likely to wind up corrupt.
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Yeah, I've never understood why MS didn't use plain text files like Unix. It seems to add a whole heap of hassle for very little gain.
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Was the thought behind the registry the possible simplification for network admins to administer computers? think GPOs
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@Dashrender said:
Was the thought behind the registry the possible simplification for network admins to administer computers? think GPOs
Not likely as it does the opposite.
