Windows 10

[The Black Adder]

So far W10 seems fine... no drama's. Probably the easiest download/install I've ever done with an OS. So thumbs up for that.

It 'will' have lots of fixes and updates in the coming weeks so hopefully it will stay stable.

The start menu is better too.

Still need to run Maya and my other programs though.

[StanleyB]

I tried an alternative method on another PC, which is described on the MS site at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
It is the easiest method so far.

[Kit1cat]

I have gone back to Windows 7, too many faults/errors to try and sort out on my machine. Boot time nearly doubled, disk errors, event viewer errors, device manager problems plus a couple of programs not running correctly. Could be time for a nice new machine with windows 10 pre-installed.

[Gazjam]

Want to install 10 today, so doing the manual download and install.
Downloaded the install tool from Microsoft, ran it and got this extremely helpful error message...



Downloading the ISO and writing the image to a stick using the windows USB usb tool.
Less faffing about and prefer to do things manually anyway.

[struth]

got the pop up last night....not doing it for now if ever. could cause problems with drivers etc

[The Black Adder]

Hi Grant.

What drivers are you worried about?

Up to now, it seems very solid. I've used Maya, audio programs, video post effect stuff and it's all cool and groovy.

[skimminstones]

would there likely be any issue with my NAS/Squeezebox on windows 10?

Im assuming that it should still pick up the NAS on the network ok, just if there is any issues with LMS running

[struth]

i remember moving to win 8 Josie and half my external equ wouldnt work for a while and then had to download drivers etc. So thought id wait and let everything settle first. tbh i have mostly found 8.1 fine apart from updating where i get reported crashes.. but its always dojng that. still works fine though. it just starts like any other on desktop mode.

[Gazjam]

Hi Grant.

What drivers are you worried about?

Up to now, it seems very solid. I've used Maya, audio programs, video post effect stuff and it's all cool and groovy.

Hi Jo,
interesting, didn't know you were a Maya user.
More of a Lightwave person myself, but used Maya, it's cool.
I'm sure W10 will be fine for the software I mainly use, Inventor, AutoCad, Rhino, Lightwave, Z-Brush, Keyshot.
Will post after I install it.

Good to know its ok with the Adobe Suite, assuming your using After Effects?
Have that fired up now actually, tweaking a flythrough animation...good fun.
Latest version of Lightwave has AFX interchange tools built in, so you can plug your camera tracking info from Lightwave directly into After Effects, very cool.
Similar direct workflow with Z-Brush as well, great for tweaking displacement maps etc.

Anyway, I'm boring myself now so I'll get my coat.

[The Black Adder]

Hi Jo,
interesting, didn't know you were a Maya user.
More of a Lightwave person myself, but used Maya, it's cool.
I'm sure W10 will be fine for the software I mainly use, Inventor, AutoCad, Rhino, Lightwave, Z-Brush, Keyshot.
Will post after I install it.

Good to know its ok with the Adobe Suite, assuming your using After Effects?
Have that fired up now actually, tweaking a flythrough animation...good fun.
Latest version of Lightwave has AFX interchange tools built in, so you can plug your camera tracking info from Lightwave directly into After Effects, very cool.
Similar direct workflow with Z-Brush as well, great for tweaking displacement maps etc.

Anyway, I'm boring myself now so I'll get my coat.

LOL...

Yes, I have used Max and Maya for, well since max firs came out as 3DS. And before that, I used POVray.

I'm an environments artist, worked in the games industry since 89 so I've been through all of the iterations of 3D Software. I used Lightwave for a while too, and ZBrush. Softimage and Quantel as well as the normal like PS etc.

Good to know a fellow polygon tweeker.. lol - sounds like a Aphex Twin track.