Resident Goddess44
Member
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to know, if those of you that have Windows 10 installed already, lost you're GOTD programs with the install? (I'm waiting until some of the bugs are cleaned out). Excited though! Seems those who have it already have less problems with some of the downloads offered here :)
Drop me a line if you have time.
Have a good Sunday afternoon,
Resident Goddess44
mikiem2
Moderator
Most of the GOTD games [really all of the ones I've ever set up] aren't really installed -- they're uncompressed or unpacked to your hard drive. That means that if the hardware's compatible using win10 drivers, they'll still work. If you upgrade to 10 then saved games should also work -- if you install fresh you'd have to try moving or copying any saved game files in the user folder, & if it wasn't one of a handful that saved game info in the registry, you'd be good to go.
*Usually* the User folder is saved in the Windows.old folder after you upgrade to 10, so you might not even have to make a copy or mount a backup etc. to get those files. The old registry should be there too, but mounting parts of the registry from another copy of Windows can get involved, so I'll just say that if that interested anyone, they'll find lots of directions using Google or Bing.
Here's what I mean when I say "if the hardware's compatible using win10 drivers"... Graphics hardware relies on special driver software written just for that hardware. While the hardware's current, those drivers normally enable all of the functions that hardware is capable of. Once that hardware is no longer current, manufacturers can skip stuff, if they write new drivers at all. About all you can do is find out what graphics hardware you have, & search with Google &/or Bing to see what others with the same hardware report, or give it a try & see for yourself.
Now unfortunately with the GOTD apps it's a different story. Few if any of the apps will work after a fresh install, & some may not be registered or activated after upgrading to Windows 10. It depends on if their activation uses some sort of ID to identify the device where it was originally installed, & if that ID changed upgrading to 10. If it did change, then it depends on if the software phones home for activation, & if the developer still allows it to be activated.
gabbynot
Member
Hi-I just finished the Windows 10 Upgrade and all the icons on my desktop and the wallpaper remained the same and so far all my GOTD games are working fine. Actually the desktop looks the same as with Windows 7 and if wasn't for the window icon in the lower left of taskbar and taskbar itself I wouldn't have known it was Windows 10. I am impressed with the upgrade and am going to keep it.
mikiem2
Moderator
...finished the Windows 10 Upgrade and all the icons on my desktop and the wallpaper remained the same and so far all my GOTD games are working fine.
Cool
From what I've been reading, not everyone is so lucky -- it's not that they're losing games, but that they're having graphics driver issues playing games. Something new that 10 has to offer is a built-in Game DVR, now that you've got things working.
[http://www.windowscentral.com/use-windows-10-xbox-app-record-games-programs]
Resident Goddess44
Member
@ mikiem2, and gabbynot,
Thanks so much for you're response. Its the GOTD apps I was wondering about. Pointless to download anything now, until I change over. Yeah, the wrapper will def phone home. Anyway, seems as though most apps are repeated eventually, so.....
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