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    Get Windows 10

    I'm currently on Windows 7, and Microsoft is offering me to Get Windows 10.

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    Good idea? Bad idea?
    Any thoughts, anyone?

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    I am on Windows 8 which is fine, but installing it can be tricky. NEVER buy the 5 device package as it never works on more than one device. Support is poor and the annual subscription no doubt puts it beyond many people who may be tight on a budget. Considering what you may end up paying over 10 years you may just as well buy a Mac or Apple which is also overpriced, but at least it is once off.
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    Dave for us we have to check if their are drivers available for our machines and the software will run, then if they are available how mature are they.
    I will stick to W7 until there is a compelling reason to change.
    I might try on the laptop though.
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    Blurock you hit the nail on the head

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    Microsoft offering a free upgrade? I'm sceptical, but I did go ahead and reserve my upgrade.
    The 3GB download is going to be a pain, we're capped at 10GB at work and the speed is 2Mbs. Have to ensure there's no loadshedding and leave it to do it's thing overnight.

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    I've been running the Windows 10 Insider Preview for a few months now, on my MacBook Pro via Parallels. It seems to work fine, although I'm not using it as my main OS, but rather for curiosity value. All my W8 drivers are working, and I have even tested Pastel on it - no problems.

    I think W10 will be a winner compared to W8/8.1 - it seems to have taken the best of W7 and W8 and packaged it into quite a slick-looking system.
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    Hi Neville,

    I have updated to windows 10 now I cannot open any companies in my pastel xpress 11. Please can you help me.

    Thanks in advance

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    Quote Originally Posted by skirk@mweb.co.za View Post
    Hi Neville,

    I have updated to windows 10 now I cannot open any companies in my pastel xpress 11. Please can you help me.

    Thanks in advance
    Nope, you need to re-install your old Windows over he new W10. And then re-install all your programs. Probably first copy off all data just to be safe.

    I think MS is going to have lots of law suits happening ala Vista style!

    BTW. Be careful with W10 ... it does multi GB updates in the background without you even noticing. Not good if your ISP connection is expensive and/or capped. Just look at this ... 1st day of official release and already an update of over 1GB: http://www.winbeta.org/news/day-one-...download-links
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    Quote Originally Posted by skirk@mweb.co.za View Post
    Hi Neville,

    I have updated to windows 10 now I cannot open any companies in my pastel xpress 11. Please can you help me.

    Thanks in advance
    Try the following:

    When you get to the Open...Files window, click on Manage. What do you see in the pane on the left?

    If you see a Computer name at the top, and companies listed below, with red crosses over them, then click each one in turn and select Activate Company and browse to the company folder in your Xpress11 folder.

    If you see a Computer name at the top, with nothing beneath, confirm that that name corresponds with your actual computer name by clicking on W10 Start...File Explorer and then right-clicking on "This PC" and then selecting Properties. If the name does not correspond, then rename your computer to correspond with the name in the pane.

    If you see nothing at all in the pane, click on Locate Server and then browse to C:\Xpress11\Custom and select the Registration folder.
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    Thank you so much Neville. I will give it a try.

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