Merlin007

Yes, I do recall reading an article about the loss of personal folders after an update that reside under the root drives user data. I personally don't use those folders on the root or OS drive but either move the location or create my own on a separate partition or disk if you have multiple physical drives (which may be a reason I did not personally get affected). This keeps your personal files away from the OS just in case.

I upgraded another of my PC's about a month ago and still worked then. Check this out if you want, pretty straight forward. Windows 10 Upgrade *** Now, this is an upgrade, repeat, upgrade, which means it overwrites your current OS and does not (should not) affect your personal files. I have done this successfully now on 4 machines and have not had any issues on any machine. My machine I use for my gaming and all personal use has been running 10 since it first came out. DISCLAIMER: The above is of my personal experience only and in no way take any responsibility if you move forward and it does not work our for you. Sorry, had to say that as many people have claimed problems with windows 10. NOTE: If you do move forward, back up all personal files as a precaution. Installed applications can always be re-installed.

If you running 7 now, you can still get 10 for free.

As @Angelz said, getting all the pieces around the same time for the sake of replacement if it's a dud is not a bad idea. I also suggest that if when buying pieces and there is a bit of time lag between buying parts, start with the parts that don't change quickly such as the case. I start with the tower, then my PSU, then mobo/ram/cpu (keeping these 3 close is good in order to make sure you're not too outdated between the mobo and CPU socket and ram is the right speeds for the board), and lastly GPU (because these change frequently and may find a good bang for the buck when you do go to buy one). The order may vary somewhat but this is the way went last time. But if you save up, then this is no worry and you build what you want. And @Timmah! is spot on, planning. Good luck and happy building.

If you're moving to 10 soon, there are many privacy settings, some of which however can not simply be turned off. For other windows stuff such as telemetry (not sure what this all is or encompasses), check out: https://www.safer-networking.org/products/spybot-anti-beacon/ I've also made a manual registry edit and disabled automatic updates. It's still limited in nature such that when you check for updates and there are more than one available, you can not pick and choose which ones to install. It's all or nothing. Been on 10 since it came out and have not had any problems as others have experienced. Probably their porn that caused the issue lol.

@KTWEST What he said. Thanks buck.

Not sure if the the steam version is exactly the same in options but in the cd verson, there is a game setting to allow downloads. Is this setting in the steam version?

Haha. Thanks Elvis. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you too Harry and all the Idiots here. Cheers

My son's birthday is on the 19th and have always made it a point to keep separate from Christmas. It's not about the gifts but to let him have his day.

Happy Birthday to you all and have a great day.

Ah yes. It would. Will have to add that one in.

As a little change, a knife only server has been set up and is now running. Maps in rotation map mp_crate_yard map mp_dome map mp_egn map mp_get_lost_3 map mp_give_up map mp_iceworld map mp_kauten map mp_killhouse map mp_koshiki map mp_little_town map mp_republic_1 map mp_snr_seals_2 map mp_trainingcamp This is running on our openwarefare mod. Haven't played all these maps on this mod so any issues, please post here. Comments welcome.

This is shocking news indeed. I didn't know him well and really only spoke a handful of times but was always there if you needed to chat about anything. He will be missed. My heart is out to his family and friends in this difficult time.

Rotation has a hunt_winter and hunt_xmas. I'll move them apart, didn't notice they were back to back. We don't have the same map selection as DM servers so I like to use what we can.

What we have available for FT is running.

Happy Anniversary dadda.

The next rotation is in for the sniper server. Unfortunately, we don't have any Christmas or winter sniper maps but will search around. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Cheers map mp_4sale_cheap map mp_cs_sniperdesert map mp_fr_jg_4 map mp_gps_bog map mp_icsl_dream map mp_ifis_res map mp_lsb_flatey map mp_lsb_zep map mp_mt_vernon map mp_raygun_arena map mp_skyrise map mp_sniperflats map mp_sos_dawnvlle map mp_sos_icepack map mp_sos_mash map mp_sos_orel_winter map mp_sos_stream map mp_sos_woat map mp_sps_desfi map mp_sps_forta map mp_sps_japon map mp_sps_naufra map mp_sps_side_s map mp_uhs_memorial_2

Our Christmas maps have been added along with some winter maps and will run over the holidays. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year! Cheers map mp_78stalingrad map mp_chateau_xmas map mp_cw_hurtgen map mp_db_snowypark map mp_downtown map mp_downtown2 map mp_hunt_winter map mp_hunt_xmas map mp_hurtsum map mp_kiev map mp_nachtzug_2 map mp_pavlov_h map mp_powcamp_n map mp_railyrd_xmas map mp_rocket map mp_rostov map mp_snr_stmengs2 map mp_waw_chateau map mp_winter_crash map mp_xmas_blood map

It's a fun map. Enjoyed working with you on it.

A Christmas and winter map rotation is now in for DM1. I'll let this run over the holidays. Merry Christmas all and have a Happy New Year. Cheers Small map rotation map mp_opera map mp_villa map mp_bridge map mp_pavlov map mp_iceworld map mp_leningrad map mp_dome map mp_get_lost_3 map mp_kwanriver map mp_shipments map mp_little_town Medium map rotation map mp_hunt_xmas map mp_cw_rocket map mp_snrwcarentan map mp_snrcarentanxm map mp_argentan_xmas map mp_bergsnow map mp_78outpost map mp_rostov map mp_xi_snowmen map mp_railyrd_xmas map mp_xi_xmas map mp_xmas_blood map mp_pavlov_h map mp_haguenau map mp_railyard map mp_lapatrouille map mp_borisovka map mp_downtown2 map mp_chateau_xmas map mp_db_snowypark map mp_hunt_winter Large map rotation map mp_aa_vosges_fr map mp_cw_hurtgen map mp_winter_crash map mp_winter_war map mp_snr_stmengs2 map mp_snowypark map mp_barracks map mp_panzerfact_winter map mp_amberville map mp_hurtsum map mp_warehouse_rnr map mp_snr_arnhemwt map mp_rocket map mp_anzio map mp_bridgefthunt map mp_bahnhof map mp_kiev map mp_bessie map mp_xi_snowmen

Hello all. I have put in the Christmas maps we have along with the winter maps and changed out the non-winter maps. Will let this play out for next couple of weeks over the holidays. PS: Check out the cool ice rink in @Labob's xi_xmas map. Cheers and enjoy. Small map rotation map mp_agx_shinu map mp_algiers map mp_breakout map mp_dome map mp_hgy_c map mp_iceworld map mp_leningrad map mp_pavlov map mp_radiorelay map mp_remagen map mp_snr_seals_2 Medium map rotation map mp_argentan_xmas map mp_bergsnow map mp_borisovka map mp_byalistok map mp_chateau_xmas map mp_cityhall2 map mp_cw_rocket map mp_db_snowypark map mp_decoytrenches map mp_dock_assault map mp_xi_snowmen map mp_haguenau map mp_hunt_winter map mp_hunt_xmas map mp_lapatrouille map mp_murmansk map mp_nachtzug_2 map mp_xmas_blood map mp_railyard map mp_railyrd_xmas map mp_rb map mp_snrcarentanxm map mp_xi_xmas map mp_powcamp_n map mp_downtown Large map rotation map mp_78junobeach map mp_82ab_erdol map mp_agx_psel map mp_armory map mp_cw_hurtgen map mp_hurtsum map mp_kiev map mp_panzerfact_winter map mp_rocket map mp_snowypark map mp_snr_arnhemwt map mp_snr_stmengs2 map mp_trenchville map mp_v2bunker map mp_warehouse_rnr map mp_winter_crash map mp_winter_war map mp_wolfsquare map mp_xi_shima map mp_xi_snowmen

No, those are the names of the stock game files found in the games "main" folder. Custom maps will be the map by name and are located in your user folder. ie. C:\Users\[name]\AppData\Local\Activision\CoDWaW\usermaps