going to update 6525 to 6613- concerns
I'm currently using 6525 and it works though I dislike the W10 style user interface on my W8.1 system. I much preferred the older style UI.
Anyway, I keep getting this tray popup about 6613 being available. I read the release notes- nothing in there makes me want to urgently install the update, but I suppose I will.
Will the backups made with 6525 still be OK with 6613? Will I need to create a new boot disk to work with 6613?
And, most important of all- do I need to first uninstall 6525? Or, will the installation of 6613 handle that correctly by first uninstalling 6525 for me?
In the release notes- I don't see anything about Acronis attempting to go back to the older UI.
I always dread updates of all programs. Though they usually happen without problems, when they do, they give me a massive headache.
Joe
OK, I found that the popup failed- it said it couldn't access the internet. Acronis techs, please check that out! I then loaded the program and did the download/update from there- which went smooth. I'll later have it make a new boot disk and see if it's any different.
Joe
PS: so, the program seems to have solved (for most people) the external drive access problem. I presume they will not bring back the old UI. It bugs me that Microsoft is pushing so hard for everyone to move to W10- and most software companies are playing along, pushing us to update all their programs. Yet, I see nothing indicating W10 is a winner. I think Microsoft has been losing ground in recent years, while the Mac is growing ever more popular- so Microsoft is trying to fight back with W10, but it's irritating to always be doing upgrades.
storageman, strange but true- today my system got messed up- not sure why, but the only significant thing I did was the ATI 2015 update....
an hour after updating to 6613, I noticed I my Outlook program was having trouble with email- I tested the email access from my back up computer, and it was OK on that system.... so I thought--- "now what- how to fix this stupid problem?"- so, I did a system Restore- but that really messed up the system- with a problem I've had before, with this new Dell purchased last fall... what happens is that when the system boots up, everything goes in slow motion- very, very slow- I then tried an older system Restore- neither fixed this problem
so, I resorted to doing trying a full disk restore with ATI 2015 of a backup done this morning, after installing 6613--- lo and behold, it succeeded... so far, so good and my email is working too .... but, having a number of problems with this PC, I'm now tempted to finally give up on PCs and go to a Macintosh....
Joe