Family Historian User Group

David, your multi-boot may be the problem.

Another newsletter said Win8.1 should be saved as an image, then upgrade to Win 10 and let it take charge of the multi-boot of Win 8.1. However, it also expressed concerns if it was legitimate, since the Win 8.1 licence supports Win 10, and may not still support Win 8.1 separately.

tatewise wrote:Anne, Run as Administrator gives a program, and any subsidiary tasks, extra privileges that may overcome some restrictions. It is invoked by locating the program's executable file, then right-click on the file to obtain its context menu, and choose Run as Administrator. That only applies for one run of the program. To apply it permanently, choose Properties in the context menu, select the Compatibility tab, and tick the Run as Administrator option.

Ah, thank you. I had thought it might be something to do with passwords I didn't have. Since I am the only person who uses the computer I assumed I WAS the administrator!
Anne

Mike

I have clean installed Windows 10 and re-installed Family Historian which now appears to be functioning as it should, without the necessity of running as an administrator. I was hoping it would be faster without all the installed detritus that came over with the upgrade from 8.1 but subjectively there seems to be no difference.

The reason I have the two windows installations is that I installed an SSD drive a few weeks ago and migrated my Win 8.1. but kept the original as a safety precaution in case the migration went haywire.

I have this note stuck to the front of my monitor, left over from a year or so, which instructs me not to install windows 8 as an upgrade to windows 7. I think I should change that to Windows 10 over windows 8.1

David

Anne, back in Win XP if you were logged in as Administrator then programs were run as Administrator, but that was a security risk as it allowed malware to run unhindered.

Since Win Vista, even when logged in as Administrator, programs do NOT necessarily run with Administrator privileges to improve security. That was when UAC was introduced.

Many advise that even if you are the only user of your PC you should create a Standard User account for day to day activities to make the PC even more secure. The Administrator account should only be used when necessary to install programs and make other sensitive system changes.

Thanks for your clear explanation, Mike.
Anne

I have added some glossary:windows_10_upgrade_tips|> Windows 10 Upgrade Tips that may grow as we learn more.

Mike,

I've had a look at the Knowledge Base Page and you've certainly captured the key things users need to do to minimise their chances of experiencing problems when they make the choice to upgrade. From my experience, and through some participation in Microsoft's Windows 10 Community Forum, Windows 7 User upgrades tend to produce the majority of user problems/questions, which is hardly surprising considering the users themselves are jumping past two Operating System Upgrades; and also tend to have 'older' computers, which may not even be 'ready' to successfully run Windows 8/8.1.

On the Positive side: Most of the major PC manufacturer's do now have dedicated Windows 10 Upgrade Pages with tailored guidance and links to updates required. However, Sony is still advising that VAIO Users should NOT Upgrade yet, because its own software updates won't be ready until October/November.

One element of Upgrading to Windows 10 that does tend not to be anticipated by users is that some hardware peripherals may no longer be supported, e.g.most, if not all, major Printer and Scanner manufacturers have dropped support for 'older' hardware, i.e. they have said they won't be providing Windows 10 compatible driver/software updates for certain models; many Digital Camera Users have also found, after upgrading, that Windows 10 can't connect to and/or access the memory cards in their cameras, presumably due to a lack of software updates from the camera manufacturers; and Windows 10 doesn't have CD/DVD Burning capability built-in, so a 3rd-Party application is required, if needed.

Mervyn

when i try to install win10, i got error mscrv100.dll is corrupt, I download at
http://www.dll-download-system.com/home ... tails.html
, and try copy it to different file location, finally not error at all.