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Not sure if I saw this one before, so thanks to Punkrawker for bringing it back up!   

I've been watching family members "fight" for years... I finally intervened and said... enough is enough! We're all aging, everyday.  Someone doesn't have to be right and the other wrong.  If that's what you need, then move on.  If you want a relationship, then let it go, meet the person the other has become, and stop living in the past.

Well written!

I don't expect you to have any issues Bill.  Each computer has it's own copy (license) for the current version of windows that's on it.  I registered my laptop and the desktop with the same email address without any issues.  It's not "per house" or "per email address" it's an upgrade available "per device (with a current valid license eligible for upgrade)".  So you should be good.

My update worked on the desktop without a problem after I edited the registry.  Jim's laptop got a different error, 80200001 - so I'm manually downloading Win 10 on his per Microsoft's suggestion. 

So - if you have registered and haven't gotten it yet - make sure you do ALL your updates!  You may find there are a bunch in there (like Roger did) that are "optional" updates that don't auto install.  You should update these as well.   Restart... update again until there are no more updates. At this point I cleaned out Jim's registry... that was a MESS! CCcleaner to the rescue! Restart again, check for updates - no more updates. Check update history to see if there's any RECENT Win 10 fails.  If so, what's the error code (right click on the fail then choose "view details" or something of the sort). 

OR - be like TF and just stick with 8.1 (not broke, no not like Vista was... but it annoyed me - and other than Vista - I always like to run the most current operating system as older ones stop getting supported properly and end up with security holes in them)

This thread is now closed per Bills request that we say goodbye to it.

You're very welcome, Roger.  You'll notice in the email it says

(so and so) replied to the topic 'Backyard Gathering 2015 - Chordie Friends' (or whatever thread you're subscribed to) to which you are subscribed. There may be more new replies, but this is the only notification you will receive until you visit the board again.

So- just one notification till you visit again.  Then you'll get ONE again after your visit.    I presume you did get one more to each, since they've both been kind of busy since I was last here!  LOL!

BILL - I just changed a setting in your profile to, "Hide your e-mail address but allow form e-mail." - instead of display my email address- maybe that will help!

Free for the life of your device - so, yeah pretty much.  As I understand it, you won't be forced to pay anything for using Windows 10 on the machine that you upgrade NOW. 

"Users taking advantage of the free upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8 can continue to use Windows 10 as valid license owners indefinitely."

And the part confusing you is this: "But evidently a world where Microsoft makes no money is nowhere near to reality. What we're seeing instead is the disruption of a model that has served them well for the last three decades, but is no longer sustainable when your list of direct competitors includes the likes of Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung and Facebook, to name a few.

We won't know for a while, but a new Windows business model could take many shapes: subscription-based, pay what you want/pay for add-ons, indirect sales via Bing ads and the Windows Store, a Windows + Office 365 cloud bundle..."

Don't worry about it - THIS upgrade is free and covered "for the life of your device" - We don't know what they'll do once your device dies - yet.  We do know that they need to compete with Google and Apple though to stay in business... and right now, that business model is "FREE UPGRADES for certain devices"

OH - ok so the big question, "what if I don't like it?"  -- you have ONE MONTH from the time you upgrade to roll back your system (unless you had purchased win 8 or 7 in a box and have the product key).

It's here!  It's here!

So, if you "reserved" your upgrade, they are rolling them out now.  Based on the computers in this house that had reserved upgrades, I do believe they are sending them out to devices that are most likely to be optimized for them.  Ie:  my brand new laptop with all the frills got the update notification yesterday, the couple years old computer hasn't yet.  If you didn't "reserve" your upgrade, you should do that because you can't just upgrade on a whim.  Jim didn't reserve his previously, so he's in waiting mode on his laptop too.  It should be interesting to see which gets it first (the old desktop or his newer laptop that reserved later).

Anyhow - I was a bit flustered after the upgrade was complete as my touch screen and trackpad didn't want to work properly.  A manual restart fixed that though.  So, when you do the upgrade and all is said and done, restart it before you play around too much to make sure your drivers are all up to date as well.  It's nice to not see that ugly metro screen anymore.  It's more doable with it inside the start menu (YAY!  My start menu is back!!).  Of course, programs are officially called "apps" not programs anymore. But, when I open one it doesn't take over my entire screen making me feel like I can't get back to the desktop.  More like traditional windows, and makes it easier to have multiple "apps" (programs) open at once.  My computer feels like it's been truly merged with a tablet (which is good for me since my computer does kind of transform into a tablet) - I'm not sure how a desktop user will feel about some of the options, as they are not really useful to desktop users - but at least there's not a ton of bloatware. 

The email program seems to work ok - although it gets a bit confused sometimes (I use 3 different addresses regularly - if you just set up one I'm sure it'll be fine).  The calendar actually can pull your gmail calendar into it without too much effort.  They've added an upgraded internet explorer that they call "Microsoft Edge" - meh - I like firefox and chrome better.  The search function works MUCH better than it did in 8.1 - of course it's supposed to be competitive with Siri and Android's Google search function (the Google "bXXch" as I call it/her).  It doesn't do a very good job of understanding what I'm saying as far as voice commands go - but my microphone isn't "optimized for cortana", however it does work well when typing into it.

10 does not come with a tutorial showing what's new - THAT sucks.  So, I'm off now to find out what's new now that I'm using it...

Welllllll... I have subscribed before!  What happens is this,

1. you subscribe
2. you close out the website and don't come back
3. someone posts while you are away
4. you get an email about the new post!
5. if more people post while you're away, you don't get any more emails
6. you visit Chordie again and look at the posts
rinse and repeat starting with #2

So.... you'll only get ONE notification to threads you're subscribed to while away.  You won't get a notification of every new post, just the first new one.  After you visit again, you'll get a new notification again on the threads subscribed to.

The only thing we can "check" is that you've checked off this box in your profile: Include post in subscription e-mails.
And yes, you have checked it.  So when you do get the subscription email, you should get the message of it as well.

I'm not sure if you get a notification about EACH new thread or just ONE that gets updated.  Since I'm curious, I'm going to visit the 'Friday's blues fix' thread right now and post there so Roger can let us know if he gets a notification on just this one or both! 

A copy of the book as well as a T-shirt. 

It sucks you're all going through this, NELA.  I can't imagine how you must feel. 
We'll keep your family in our hearts and good wishes.

Hi there Markeden!  Welcome to Chordie! 

I can assure you (from personal experience) that Chordie is a great place to visit if you're new or seasoned!  The Chordie membership is very helpful and kind, and won't make you feel silly for asking newbie questions either if you have any.  I believe one of my first posts here was about cutting my fingernails to be able to play, and with a nearly all male group here, not one of them made me feel silly about it!

Hope right into the forums and introduce yourself in the Chat corner.  If you're not sure where to post a question - acoustic or chat corner are good choices.  Be sure to check out the stickies at the top of each forum. 

Again - welcome to Chordie!

Sounds good!  We'll need some details to try to firm up a plan on where to stay and what to do with the kids (leave em with grandma, likely).  I'll get at ya via email!