Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.4.x and Windows 10 testing

Thanks a lot for the extensive answer to my question...
Regards from Salzburg
Heinz

Am 2015-08-02 um 18:32 schrieb Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster:
> A Full install of Windows will, but it seem that an Upgrade version 
> does not.
>
> The Win10 free upgrade ISO file I have use - Win 10 Professional 
> 64-bit - did not give me problems with the master boot record, like it 
> did when I wipe a system and reinstalled the Win7 OS.
>
> I have a CD that is made for recreating the master boot record for us 
> who uses a dual boot system.
>
> The two good thing about this free upgrade is:
> 1 - you do not loose your data or you packages [if the package is 
> compatible]
> 2 - you have an option included that will you to go back to Win7 
> within the first month of use.
>
> Since it look a lot like Win 7, it is easier to use than Win 8.x was.
>
> The Cons
> 1 - some of the package you used that came with Win7 are not installed 
> and you must pay for them to use them again.
> 2 - some of the new Win10 packages are still a little buggy
> 3 - less personalization option available for the desktop environment.
> plus some other issues I find every day.
> ALSO, you really need to defrag the system after you upgrade to 
> Win10.  I was at 43% fragmented on my laptop's  80 gig NTFS partition 
> having about 45+ gig free space.
>
> As for the original posting:
> Everything so far is working properly with LO 4.4.5 on the Win10 Pro 
> system.  the only issue so far is the delay time for LO to open the 
> Win10 menu system to save/save-as the document.
>
>
>
> by the by
> I use Linux Mint 13 and 16, but 17 issues with printing proper colors 
> on my Canon MG6220.  That came from Ubuntu's issue that came with 
> Ubuntu 14.x.  Yet, if you get the printer working properly on Ubuntu 
> 13.10, then use the update manager to go to 14.04, then 14.10, then 
> 15.05, you end up having the printer working again.  I did that on a 
> different  laptop that will has not been upgraded to Win10 yet. Go 
> figure.
>
> On 08/02/2015 12:04 PM, H. Stoellinger wrote:
> > Hello,
> > If I install Windows 10 in addition to Linux/Mint 17.2 on my laptop 
> > --- does W10 still "wipe out" the
> > master boot record?
> > H. S.
> >
> > Am 2015-08-02 um 15:38 schrieb Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster:
> > > You are doing a process that will save your data, or so it states. I 
> > > would back your data up anyways.
> > > I had items pinned to the taskbar and they were saved.  The 
> > > apps/packages were still there.
> > > With the ISO upgrade, I seem to have one month to go back to Win7, 
> > > via an option included.  But that means that you will need extra 
> > > space for the Windows.old folder, where Win7 is saved.
> > >
> > > You have to look for it, but there is a Media Creation Tool that 
> > > will download/create the ISO file[s] you need so you can upgrade 
> > > multiple PCs.  It will create all 4 "home" versions - Professional 
> > > 32 and 64 bit, and Home 32 and 64 bit.  I made DVDs of all 4 
> > > versions.  Mostly, I will be using the 64 bit versions.
> > >
> > > To me, this was better than waiting for my "reservation" to come in 
> > > for all my systems.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 08/01/2015 10:04 PM, Tim Lloyd wrote:
> > > > AAMOI does Windows update LO or do you have to reinstall? I am 
> > > > interested to know the extent of the upgrade?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > On 02/08/15 10:26, Felmon Davis wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 1 Aug 2015, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Has anyone on this list[s] have tried Win10 and tested LO 4.4.x 
> > > > > > on that system?
> > > > >
> > > > > I installed via the so-called 'Insider Preview' on a Thinkpad 
> > > > > x120e. I haven't used it very much and I haven't installed LO or 
> > > > > OO yet.
> > > > >
> > > > > so far:
> > > > >
> > > > > a) AMD Catalyst program seems broken and I haven't succeeded yet 
> > > > > in fixing it and updating the driver for the Radeon 6310.
> > > > >
> > > > > b) system gets unusable if I try to use my usb-connected Logitech 
> > > > > trackball, the cursor moves but no responses to clicks; then the 
> > > > > keyboard goes wonky so no right or left clicks work from the 
> > > > > inbuilt trackpad.
> > > > >
> > > > > c) the default theme and colors seem dour, fonts fuzzy, but so far 
> > > > > I can't find a pallette to choose from. there are even worse 
> > > > > themes to select from and a limited set of about 8 dour colors. I 
> > > > > haven't tried yet to install true-type (that's a separate 
> > > > > procedure, right?).
> > > > >
> > > > > d) perforce I have a Microsoft account but I turned off most of 
> > > > > the 'call home' features and don't use Cortana or One-drive and so 
> > > > > forth but I suspect there's plenty of 'telemetry' going on behind 
> > > > > the scenes, not wholly inappropriate for a preview version.
> > > > >
> > > > > e) I can't tell yet about speed and performance, too little usage, 
> > > > > but it boots kind of slow but seems ok otherwise.
> > > > >
> > > > > I suspect there are fixes for some of the problems; feel convinced 
> > > > > I could improve the display if I could get good drivers.
> > > > >
> > > > > > I will be looking at adding some menu background graphics [via 
> > > > > > Firefox's options]. But in the original default install, the 
> > > > > > "window's" look and feel is not good. It just does not look as 
> > > > > > well as it did when I had the system running Win7.
> > > > >
> > > > > I concur with the above (limited experience with Win7); didn't 
> > > > > know about Firefox supplying background graphics?
> > > > >
> > > > > f.


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