I have now upgraded the desktop computer on which I run N1MM+ and Office
2013 to Windows 10 from 7. There were times when I had no feedback as to
what was happening. As you might expect, I put an AM radio in front of the
computer and found a frequency where I could hear hard drive and other
activity so I would know when things had really quieted down. Narrator
worked well, and Window-Eyes 9.2 came up, too. But I tried to shut down (it
was midnight) and the system had more work to do. I had to leave it running
overnight, and it came up talking this morning. I haven't tested things very
much yet (that's a weekend project). The layout is quite different from
Windows 7, but eventually I will find things. I don't know whether File
Explorer will be slow on this system or not.
On a 24 MBPS FiOs fiber-optic connection, the download took most of an hour,
and the upgrade itself took more than an hour. This desktop has 8 GB of RAM
and a Core i-5 series processor, and was bought early this year,
manufactured by Dell last year.
If you have multiple computers, take your time and install it first on a
less essential computer. It probably makes sense to keep some equipment
running on Windows 7 instead of doing this upgrade. We'll see what happens
with OneDrive, Cortana, Windows Phone 10, etc.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tinney
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 12:21 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10 upgrade versus clean install
I have upgraded two computers from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I had no
sighted assistance in upgrading and have not had any problem in doing
the upgrades. Why are so many people afraid of something new? I have
noticed one annoyance in Windows 10. File Explorer seems slow to
respond. That is not a deal braker, I'm sure that problem will be fixed
soon.
Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
On 8/5/2015 11:43 PM, Harvey Heagy wrote:
> It's not that I'm crazy about Windows 8 because I'm not. I would have
> much
> preferred 7 if I could have gotten it. But since I don't like to take
> chances with my operating system or virus protection, I plan to at least
> wait until the bugs are worked out of it which there are certain to be.
> Windows 8 should have never been released in my opinion.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Dave Allen
> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 9:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10 upgrade versus clean install
>
> Hi!
>
> Yes, that's the biggest reason to just hold off on going to W10 for now.
> Your free upgrade promise will last up to a year after release, so no need
> to get in a hurry about it. Perhaps the hardware issues will be resolved
> by
> the end of that year, or perhaps they won't, but taking the risk now is a
> certain recipe for disaster. In short, if you want to keep doing
> everything
> you now can, just sit tite, and keep doing it.
>
> 73,
> Dave
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