Tech: WXP to W10 questions?

Subject: RE: Tech: WXP to W10 questions?
From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
Date: 18 Feb 17 - 12:29 AM

Rags: I think you're using ScanApp" W8 killed Camera Wizard (?)


Gurney: Biggest complaint I've heard is the so-called 'mandatory' updates. I've seen more than one presentation or concert put on hold while W10 goes off talking to itself. It takes some effort to muzzle the beast but it can be done.

Subject: RE: Tech: WXP to W10 questions?
From: ragdall
Date: 17 Feb 17 - 11:52 PM

I've never used Outlook, but have heard people mourning it's loss in Win 10.

If you like to have a computer based (not webmail) mail client, Thunderbird is very good, and free from Mozilla. I've used it for many years and now have it on Win 10 on three machines. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

I plug my camera in to a USB port and turn it on. When it shows up on the File Explorer, I right click on the camera name and icon. From the drop down menu I select "import pictures and videos". That gives me options for tagging etc. and downloads any pictures not previously downloaded on a given computer.   Is that the Camera Wizard you're looking for?

I think I had to do some setting up the first time I used it, where to download and a format for naming the files. I may also have set up that the File Explorer automatically opens when my camera is plugged in and turned on.

Overall, I've been very pleased with Win 10. After I replaced most of the distracting colourful rectangles that appear when the windows button is clicked, with items from the "Apps" list that are programs I actually use, and pinned the ones I use daily to the task bar, it didn't seem such a big change. (Just drag and drop from the Apps list to replace rectangles.)

I do prefer how it runs on a desktop computer to how it runs on the laptop, though.

Good luck!
rags

Subject: RE: Tech: WXP to W10 questions?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Feb 17 - 11:38 PM

Here's a thread that should help, that started last summer: Tech: More Windows generally & 10 specifically

Subject: Tech: WXP to W10 questions?
From: Gurney
Date: 17 Feb 17 - 10:56 PM

I've bitten the bullet and bought a W10Pro laptop, having been reluctant to migrate from my WXPPro desktop, but W10 seems a meagre OS in comparison. I have a few questions if anyone out there has made a similar jump.
I'm still using the familiar XP, but Outlook Express has frozen, just saying that it didn't close down properly last time.
BUT, outlook isn't on my W10 machine! OK, I have Yahoo mail and Gmail, but I don't like them very much, so is it just W10pro that doesn't have Outlook, or all W10 systems?
W10pro also doesn't seem to have the Camera Wizard either. I have a work-around with a card reader, but I liked the wizard. again, is it just Pro or all W10?

I'm sure I've forgotten something else I couldn't find on 10. My son is on W7 and thinks I'm making a mistake going to W10. I'm wondering if he's right. Any comments?    Chris.