New Posts For Thread: Computer help pleasehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-pleaseThinking about taking up Microsoft's upgrade to Win 10 but concerned about what would happen if I get the BSOD. How can I format and reinstall if I have no disk? Alternatively would I be able to reinstall Win 7?Thanks.Well that can be the issue. If it's old you might be able to get a 32 bit driver but the real chaos begins with an oldish product and if you get 64 bit windows and there was never a 64 bit driver.I'd maybe search google forMy product 1234 and windowshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548003465#548003465Well that can be the issue. If it's old you might be able to get a 32 bit driver but the real chaos begins with an oldish product and if you get 64 bit windows and there was never a 64 bit driver.I'd maybe search google forMy product 1234 and windowsSat, 05 Mar 2016 14:54:06 -0600erm yes?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548003417#548003417erm yes?Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:49:54 -0600do you have lots of old hardware like scanners/printers etc that you'd be annoyed if you couldn't use if you couldn't get drivers?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548003011#548003011do you have lots of old hardware like scanners/printers etc that you'd be annoyed if you couldn't use if you couldn't get drivers?Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:16:16 -0600Thanks for the info and advice guys.Difficulty is my trusty old laptop seems to be coming to the end of it's life and the only replacements I have so far found offering the spec I want at a price I want to pay all have Win 10 pre-installed.Being a cohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548002875#548002875Thanks for the info and advice guys.Difficulty is my trusty old laptop seems to be coming to the end of it's life and the only replacements I have so far found offering the spec I want at a price I want to pay all have Win 10 pre-installed.Being a coSat, 05 Mar 2016 14:05:21 -0600It's funny isn't it, the thinking seems to be"You liked windows 7, but like everyone thought 8 was sh*t, and we didn't listen even to anyone about it? Worry no more! We've finally listened and brought out 10, which is .. a bit more like 7 again. 7 yehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000829#548000829It's funny isn't it, the thinking seems to be"You liked windows 7, but like everyone thought 8 was sh*t, and we didn't listen even to anyone about it? Worry no more! We've finally listened and brought out 10, which is .. a bit more like 7 again. 7 yeSat, 05 Mar 2016 10:30:43 -0600kincsem 05 Mar 16 16:16 This thread was a good read.I've stuck with Windows 7 as Microsoft never explained why 10 is better.Their sales pitch is "you'll love it, it's great". Why is it better?ask yourself why it's free and then familiarise yourselfhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000735#548000735kincsem 05 Mar 16 16:16 This thread was a good read.I've stuck with Windows 7 as Microsoft never explained why 10 is better.Their sales pitch is "you'll love it, it's great". Why is it better?ask yourself why it's free and then familiarise yourselfSat, 05 Mar 2016 10:25:11 -0600i somewhat foolishly updated my display driver software and management application this week ( i hadn't done it for 3 years and a small problem with some new software had popped up so i thought maybe an upgrade will fix it) and spent a day trying tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000705#548000705i somewhat foolishly updated my display driver software and management application this week ( i hadn't done it for 3 years and a small problem with some new software had popped up so i thought maybe an upgrade will fix it) and spent a day trying toSat, 05 Mar 2016 10:24:13 -0600My monitor isn't at full resolution and the drivers only supports W7. W8 won't let me install them even though I know they work. The only thing I can think of doing is to downgrade, install the drivers and then upgrade again. I need to wipe my PC ashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000687#548000687My monitor isn't at full resolution and the drivers only supports W7. W8 won't let me install them even though I know they work. The only thing I can think of doing is to downgrade, install the drivers and then upgrade again. I need to wipe my PC asSat, 05 Mar 2016 10:23:28 -0600Had 10 since it come out, i've had no problems atall with it - was just an upgrade from 8 but runs very smoothlyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000627#548000627Had 10 since it come out, i've had no problems atall with it - was just an upgrade from 8 but runs very smoothlySat, 05 Mar 2016 10:20:29 -0600I think the guys at microsoft are so arrogant they think nothing they do can go wrong and if it does it's the users fault.If you were a little old lady and your computer one day force upgraded windows and self-f**ked-itself to a blue screen, it's nothttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30661935/computer-help-please?post_id=548000563#548000563I think the guys at microsoft are so arrogant they think nothing they do can go wrong and if it does it's the users fault.If you were a little old lady and your computer one day force upgraded windows and self-f**ked-itself to a blue screen, it's notSat, 05 Mar 2016 10:17:33 -0600