lol yeah admtedly while the admin side to ubuntu for me is little tricky. It doesn't seem to have the issue of random spam.
For what it's worth it's a realy old dell with Windows 7 it was somewhat top end when I got it. On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Gary Schiltz <g...@naturesvisualarts.com> wrote: > I have no idea what version of Windows you have. From my limited recent > experience with MS OS’es, Windows 10 seems solid and efficient. I’d follow > the advice of saving relevant data to an external HD, install Windows 10 > from scratch, and then reinstall whatever apps you really need. If you have > enough horsepower, install VirtualBox and try out a few Linux distros for > endless fun :-) After a while, you might very well want to reverse the > process: install a Linux version as the base OS, install VirtualBox on > that, and install Windows 10 on that. If you do go that way, you can use > VMware’s free converter (www.vmware.com/products/converter) to save your > physical Windows 10 installation as a virtual machine, which can then be > run with VMware Player or VirtualBox under Linux after wiping and > installing a distro from scratch. > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Gillian Densmore <gil.densm...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I have no idea if the is the mailing list to ask >> >> I have about enough of windows rebooting crashing and being a POS. >> >> Is there anyway to get this crappy os to not insist on rebooting when I >> don't want. Or spamming me with adds about crap I don't want (Java updates >> and 10K spamware) >> It's slower than cerillos traffic and sucking to use to the point that >> I'd rather chuck the damn box off a tall building and hit it with a large >> mallet to the toon of the 1812 Overture.run it over and replace it with >> something that's actually fun and simple to use. >> >> I have checked it's update settings. nothing stands out, the neither >> Avast or MS's Essentials reports malware or rootkits. Seven forums says uh >> just reformat and start over. I somehow doubt that'd fix it. >> >> >> >> >> -G >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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