7 8 9. Bad joke. Microsoft thought that the next Windows (Codename: Threshold) was such an improvement that they decided to jump number. They thought about doing Windows One because it would make a bit of sense (Xbox One, OneDrive) but since that name was used by the giants that came before them (Bill Gates) they added a zero. So. Windows 10.
not true, the reason they did it was because of how the operating system works, so if it was called windows 9 the operating system would be unable to tell if it was windows 9 of windows 95 and stuff like that
not true, the reason they did it was because of how the operating system works, so if it was called windows 9 the operating system would be unable to tell if it was windows 9 of windows 95 and stuff like that
No, that is not the reason. The OS isn't stored as a string. The jump is most likely because 8 was a big flop, so they wanted to give customers the idea that it wasn't just a modification of 8. And also Windows One was unavailable.
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not true, the reason they did it was because of how the operating system works, so if it was called windows 9 the operating system would be unable to tell if it was windows 9 of windows 95 and stuff like that
What I find amazing about this theory is that, thanks to the Internet, it has spread so widely. So many people now associate this little factoid with being true.
The Original source is a Reddit comment by a person saying they worked for Microsoft. We'll ignore for the moment that the same user was talking about what they were going to do after they graduate from high school in another post.
The big problem here is that so few people seem to have actually investigated it themselves, and instead took it as given. This may be because they don't have the technical expertise to do so, or they are lazy.
But the reality is that it is so untrue, so blatantly false, so impossibly false, that it being accepted as true so widely is very concerning.
The short of it is that it only could affect Java programs. Most of the "Search results" on grepcode being used to substantiate the severity of the issue are ancient repositories or even very old revisions of programs that have since been fixed. Many are programs that aren't even intended to ever run on Windows (Java programs included in Linux distros, for example).
The bigger issue is that it wouldn't even be a problem to begin with. Windows has had a massive application compatibility database that Microsoft has kept up to date. If a major application was written in Java and would have been affected by this they would have simply added it to the database. In this case- the issue is almost trivial. Add another entry for javaw and have Windows report it is Windows 8 or Windows 7 instead.
The reality is that the name was not chosen for any technical reason whatsoever.
not true, the reason they did it was because of how the operating system works, so if it was called windows 9 the operating system would be unable to tell if it was windows 9 of windows 95 and stuff like that
Well actually this is not true either... The version of windows is retrieved as a number, not as text actually. ^^
Ehhh, I read on the Wiki (page here) that Windows 10 will not support the Java version of Minecraft and will have its own "Windows 10 Edition" that will be based on the Pocket Edition. I am so confused...
Some people can build amazing redstone contraptions on a massive scale. Me? I take quiet satisfaction in completely leveling them to the ground with my army of mentally insane charged creepers.
Ehhh, I read on the Wiki (page here) that Windows 10 will not support the Java version of Minecraft and will have its own "Windows 10 Edition" that will be based on the Pocket Edition. I am so confused...
That means that the Java version cannot be ported to Windows 10 universal apps, hence the need for a Windows 10 edition. The Java version will still work on Windows 10, just not as an app.
Some people can build amazing redstone contraptions on a massive scale. Me? I take quiet satisfaction in completely leveling them to the ground with my army of mentally insane charged creepers.
Think of the Windows 10 edition as Minecraft Pocket Edition for your PC.
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Hey Guys, i seriously need your Help. I also updated to Windows 10 without any bad thoughts, but now i am not able to play the normal Minecraft anymore...well not smoothless. If i play it in Window mode, every second it flickers and for a short moment there stands no response. And this wont stop. Even if I play it in Fullscreen mode the courser got always the look like its loading. And sometimes, if i PVP or something.. Minecraft crashes without an Crash Report or anyhing. Already tried to reinstall...nothing changed. And my Grahpics are up to date.
Hope someone can help me!
Have you got VBO's on? If not try turning them on. I had flickering and turned the texture pack off but even in default I was getting massive graphical flickers. (And yes my graphics drivers are upgraded for windows 10.) I read a suggestion about keeping VBO's on (I have Optifine for 1.8.8 also) and so far it hasn't done it gain touch wood. *Knocks,
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How did you get it to work? Whenever I try to load it up it always has this Crash report:
---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// This is a token for 1 free hug. Redeem at your nearest Mojangsta: [~~HUG~~]
Time: 8/29/15 12:15 PM
Description: Initializing game
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)
-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.8.8
Operating System: Windows 10 (amd64) version 10.0
Java Version: 1.8.0_25, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 60051504 bytes (57 MB) / 160829440 bytes (153 MB) up to 523501568 bytes (499 MB)
JVM Flags: 7 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx2G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M -Xmx512m
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
Launched Version: 1.8.8
LWJGL: 2.9.4
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
GL Caps:
Using VBOs: No
Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Resource Packs:
Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
CPU: <unknown>
mc doesnt work on servers with windows 10 though, is this a problem ohers are having too
not true, the reason they did it was because of how the operating system works, so if it was called windows 9 the operating system would be unable to tell if it was windows 9 of windows 95 and stuff like that
No, that is not the reason. The OS isn't stored as a string. The jump is most likely because 8 was a big flop, so they wanted to give customers the idea that it wasn't just a modification of 8. And also Windows One was unavailable.
Please don't PM me asking for help, I will just redirect you to the appropriate forum, where there are others who are far more skilled than me.
This is not the signature you are looking for.
Banners and such things
What I find amazing about this theory is that, thanks to the Internet, it has spread so widely. So many people now associate this little factoid with being true.
The Original source is a Reddit comment by a person saying they worked for Microsoft. We'll ignore for the moment that the same user was talking about what they were going to do after they graduate from high school in another post.
The big problem here is that so few people seem to have actually investigated it themselves, and instead took it as given. This may be because they don't have the technical expertise to do so, or they are lazy.
But the reality is that it is so untrue, so blatantly false, so impossibly false, that it being accepted as true so widely is very concerning.
The short of it is that it only could affect Java programs. Most of the "Search results" on grepcode being used to substantiate the severity of the issue are ancient repositories or even very old revisions of programs that have since been fixed. Many are programs that aren't even intended to ever run on Windows (Java programs included in Linux distros, for example).
The bigger issue is that it wouldn't even be a problem to begin with. Windows has had a massive application compatibility database that Microsoft has kept up to date. If a major application was written in Java and would have been affected by this they would have simply added it to the database. In this case- the issue is almost trivial. Add another entry for javaw and have Windows report it is Windows 8 or Windows 7 instead.
The reality is that the name was not chosen for any technical reason whatsoever.
for me minecraft doesn't work it takes me here http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/pixel-format-not-accelerated/
Maybe follow the information on that page and update your video drivers.
Any advice since I updated my drivers and it still won't work?
make a thread here.
Is Windows 10 good, or should people just stick with Windows 7?
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do" - Steve Jobs
Anybody else notice that you can't do side by side with minecraft?
it only covers 1/4 of the screen, and not 1/2 of it
I personally love Windows 10 over Windows 7.
Update graphics drivers / your graphics card does not support Windows 10.
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Well actually this is not true either... The version of windows is retrieved as a number, not as text actually. ^^
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Ehhh, I read on the Wiki (page here) that Windows 10 will not support the Java version of Minecraft and will have its own "Windows 10 Edition" that will be based on the Pocket Edition. I am so confused...
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CURRENT STATUS: Sold my soul to Herobrine.
Some people can build amazing redstone contraptions on a massive scale. Me? I take quiet satisfaction in completely leveling them to the ground with my army of mentally insane charged creepers.
How long could you survive for?
That means that the Java version cannot be ported to Windows 10 universal apps, hence the need for a Windows 10 edition. The Java version will still work on Windows 10, just not as an app.
Putting the CENDENT back in transcendent!
Ah. Thank you. Now I have no fear in using the free upgrade. (I've backed up all my worlds on a flash drive just in case something goes wrong.)
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CURRENT STATUS: Sold my soul to Herobrine.
Some people can build amazing redstone contraptions on a massive scale. Me? I take quiet satisfaction in completely leveling them to the ground with my army of mentally insane charged creepers.
How long could you survive for?
Think of the Windows 10 edition as Minecraft Pocket Edition for your PC.
Have you got VBO's on? If not try turning them on. I had flickering and turned the texture pack off but even in default I was getting massive graphical flickers. (And yes my graphics drivers are upgraded for windows 10.) I read a suggestion about keeping VBO's on (I have Optifine for 1.8.8 also) and so far it hasn't done it gain touch wood. *Knocks,
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How did you get it to work? Whenever I try to load it up it always has this Crash report:
---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// This is a token for 1 free hug. Redeem at your nearest Mojangsta: [~~HUG~~]
Time: 8/29/15 12:15 PM
Description: Initializing game
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Head --
Stacktrace:
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)
-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.8.8
Operating System: Windows 10 (amd64) version 10.0
Java Version: 1.8.0_25, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 60051504 bytes (57 MB) / 160829440 bytes (153 MB) up to 523501568 bytes (499 MB)
JVM Flags: 7 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx2G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M -Xmx512m
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
Launched Version: 1.8.8
LWJGL: 2.9.4
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
GL Caps:
Using VBOs: No
Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Resource Packs:
Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
CPU: <unknown>
You should make a thread in the Support section with this crash log and get help there.