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

On 08/02/2015 01:13 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2015, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> a caution about the Media Creation Tool according to a knowledgeable 
> fellow over at <alt.comp.os.windows-10>; using it deletes 
> c:\$Windows.~BT which contains the download of the OS. a packrat may 
> want to have this available. I think it can be re-used on other 
> qualifying systems.
>
> mine was a 'clean install' so no original data. it didn't bother the 
> mbr even though the Linux was on the ssd first, grub worked fine. 
> (bear in mind this is part of the 'Insider Preview'.)
>
> f.

I create the ISO file and it seems to work fine.

I do not know what is meant "download of the OS", since the packages 
creates the ISO file and I install the Win10 free upgrade via the DVD I 
created from the ISO file[s].

I did not do the clean install, only the upgraded, since I really did 
not want to reinstall all of the packages that the test installs are 
designed for.  I have installed both the 64 bit version of Professional 
and Home [Home finished an hour ago and defrag will turn off the system 
after it is done.]




>  >
> > 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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