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Computer Help and Support

Spirochete

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3. Two friends of mine

Reply to hobbit709 (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 12:10 PM

May 2016

have each lost everything on their laptops after upgrading from Windows 7 to 10. They both had to start from scratch. I had no problem with it myself, but I'm using a desktop, not a laptop. Something about upgrading a laptop is pretty iffy, it would seem.

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Another Windows 10 "upgrade" aggravation. [View all] hobbit709 May 2016 OP

Sounds like a bad drive Egnever May 2016 #1

My drive test utilities say it works fine. hobbit709 May 2016 #2

Then why couldn't you access it with a Linux boot disk Egnever May 2016 #4

Message was that Windows wouldn't release it. hobbit709 May 2016 #5

That doesn't sound right Egnever May 2016 #6

When I put in another drive and did a quick and dirty 7 install it read that drive just fine. hobbit709 May 2016 #7

Two friends of mine Spirochete May 2016 #3

Those are the horror stores that worry me about upgrading my computer to Windows 10 davidpdx May 2016 #13

I'm using 10 on a laptop and I'm actually liking it better than... Historic NY May 2016 #8

Win 10 is much better than 8.X IMO Earth Bound Misfit May 2016 #10

Just a heads-up re:KB3035583 (GWX) Earth Bound Misfit May 2016 #9

Yep. Found another little trick they pulled a couple of weeks ago. hobbit709 May 2016 #11

Confirmed. That's why I uninstalled MSE on my 3 machs and switched back to Avast Free Earth Bound Misfit May 2016 #12