I will give up on Windows 7 when you pry my cold dead fingers off of it Eventually ,of course, i will purchase a new PC pre-loaded with 10
On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Jon Livingston kb0mnm via BVARC < [email protected]> wrote: > So what happens if you avoid Outlook(tm) entirely by using Windows7(tm) > and the ISP ( Service Provider, eg. Comcast ) mail system? > ( I may be about to find out, once the new refurb HP8570P machine is > *backed-up properly* ). > > *Jon L. Livingston, Electronics Technician* > > 17722 Fieldglen Drive ( SE of FM529 & B.Cypress) > > Houston, Texas 77084 > > > > *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > > > > *(832)-591-0082 <%28832%29-591-0082> mobile Cellular * > > > > General Radiotelephone license PGGB062294 > > CET Wireless Communications WCM-R150251 > Amateur Radio license KB0MNM 73 > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Scott Royall via BVARC" <[email protected]> > *To: *"BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <[email protected]> > *Cc: *"Scott Royall" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:09:22 PM > *Subject: *Re: [BVARC] Win10 upgrade problem > > There is that. Of course, Office updates automatically if you're a Home > Office subscriber. > > > > *From:* JP Pritchard [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 27, 2016 14:50 > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Scott Royall <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Win10 upgrade problem > > > > I've had win10 on all but one of my several computers for a year now. They > give very little trouble. However, unless you figure out how disable > automatic updates, you will occasionally find that everything is running > sluggishly for a while while an update occurs in the background. Also I > find that Outlook 2003 too often locks up, needing a repair executed from > the Programs page under Control Panel. > > > > JP Pritchard > > KG3JPP > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 27, 2016, at 1:33 PM, Scott Royall via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ah, another voice of sanity heard. I suppose this is where I unfurl my > flag of elitism and go on record as saying people should have to pass > proficiency tests before buying computers. They ostensibly do for vehicles. > But then, in my jaundiced opinion, that should be true for most things, > starting with parenting. > > > > Of course, that won’t ever happen, partly because companies would go > bankrupt waiting for potential customers to pass the requisite tests! Hams, > in aggregate, are a bunch of old white guys, including me. Statistically > speaking, we’re probably not the sharpest knives in the drawer of mental > agility, and really understanding computers isn't as trivial as companies > would want. There are exceptions, but I’d bet heavily that the reasons > those “8.1” apps Jo couldn't get to run in Windows 10 all boil down to user > error. I can be so confident about that because Windows 10 *is* Windows > 8.1 reworked a bit. Microsoft literally cannot totally rewrite Windows > because backward compatibility keeps them profitable. > > > > I cannot speak for other hams as individuals, but understanding computers > isn't optional for me. Computers are what enable me to function; I am the > one who suffers if I can’t resolve a software issue I’m having. Some of you > have heard me on-air, and guess who wrote that application. To be clear, > it’s constructed of commercial components, but I did the constructing so I > have to maintain a good general understanding of Windows internals. As one > result, I always know when falsehoods and half-truths about Windows start > swirling around. > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jeffrey Carson via BVARC > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 27, 2016 11:59 > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Jeffrey Carson <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Win10 upgrade problem > > > > I just put 10 on my last PC at home yesterday. > > It took about 4 hours to install and reboot, appeared to get stuck many > times during the process. > > > > Ran like CRAP for the first 20, then rebooted, worked good for a few, then > CRAP again, rebooted. > > Basically its installing a whole load of drivers and such during the first > few boots, so make sure you dont need the computer immediately after for > anything urgent. About 3 reboots and its just like my other w10 machines, > just fine. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* jo.l.keener--- via BVARC <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 27, 2016 11:38 AM > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Win10 upgrade problem > > > > I tried windows 10 and had more nightmares than carter's little liver > pills. STICK with 8.1. I had to take my tower to Geek squad to get it > fixed and they reinstalled 8.1 again. I had apps that would not open, and > all sorts of other stuff too many to mention here, so stick with 8.1 > > > > Jo.L. Keener > > KE7NSB > > > > > > > > > > You gotta love the smell of black powder in the morning. Hard cast lead > bullets available. If you can read this, thank a soldier or Marine > > Contact Jo.L. 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