Recent content by alphanumeric

Two M570's here and an old Trackm Wheel. Always liked the thumball trackballs. I'll be buying one of these new ones at some point for sure. Christmas probably.

All of the above, at one time or another. Running Pro and Enterprise at the moment. I'm a Microsoft MVP with a free MSDN subscription so I can run just about any version I want at any time. I only ever run Home for testing purposes. Pro is my preferred Edition.

I'm likeling this. I would love to be able to use my cordless Logitech M570 Trackball with my XBOX One. A real keyboard instead of the on screen one would be nice too.

Installed it on my spare desktop PC. Activated with a DL all on its own. I suspect it used the 10 Pro DL this PC already had. Can't use command prompt, or PowerShell. regedit is there, won't run though. I'm stuck with the "Microsoft basic display driver" Trying to run the NVidia installer is...

I did an upgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to 10 Pro, didn't get the DVD Player App. Ran Windows update several times and it was still MIA. Did an upgrade from 8.1 Pro with Media Center to 10 Pro and the DVD Player app showed up after running Windows Update. Did a clean of 10 Pro on that same PC...

Well your "but since MS basically killed that" comment is what sparked my reply. I get you now though. I could never afford it either. If I wasn't and MVP I wouldn't have it. It's a big perk of being a Microsoft MVP. Greatly appreciated too, I might add. Being able to get nice clean unmodified...

ISO's will eventually be available. They are going to show up on MSDN for sure and those always get leaked by somebody. DVD's will show up in Retail shops too. I hope they do a Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 like the one there now for windows 8.1. Then anybody that wants install media can...

At the moment on the Insider Preview page, you can download an ISO. You can clean install with that. It's not the current build though, you'll still have to upgrade to the current build. If you upgrade online, that's the only option. Were still in the preview stage and Microsoft hasn't released...

They might. I think that's only offered on devices with small screens. Less than 8 inches or something like that. Inexpensive tablets. Still lots of money to be made on desktop, laptop and tablet sales. There is also aversion for IoT devices. I gave it a try on my raspberry Pi. not much to look...

MSDN is still there, I'm a Microsoft MVP and get a free MSDN subscription. I'll get keys for Windows 10 anyway. You must be thinking of TechNet, they killed that off a while back. I have a subscription to that too. Can't do much with it now. No new keys issued and you can't download anything. I...

It's a free upgrade to those that qualify and its a limited time offer. If your running XP or Vista and you want to upgrade your paying for it. Non genuine Windows install, still want to upgrade, your paying for it. Wait until the free period expires, your paying to upgrade. Build a new Pc and...

If you have a factory OEM Windows 7 install and the custom OEM install media, Microsoft can't stop you from reinstalling Windows 7. Those installs don't activate online, they activate against a SLIC table in the BIOS. They also use a common OEM key. Example, all Dells with Windows 7 Home Premium...

Nobodies forcing you to upgrade? You have the option to accept or refuse the offer of the [B]FREE[B] upgrade. It's only a scam if they don't disclose all the details. If you want a full retail version then buy one.

It could be Corporate Enterprise versions and a fake KMS activation server. It's an old trick.

The few stores they have around here don't stock much of the stuff that first drew me to their stores. IC's, switches, resistors, capacitors, LED"s and bulbs. The stuff hobbyists want to build electronics projects. Now it's all the same stuff you can buy at Future Shop or Staples etc. It's just...