[Magdalen] MS Windows users question...

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Sat Aug 1 23:46:36 UTC 2015


That's what I got for a laptop, Brud. I love it!

On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> My Win10 is up and running.  I may get a new 'puter since I can double the
> ram by harvesting it from my current computer.  I looked at some touch
> screen Lenovo's today but I'm seriously looking into a refurbished Mac.
> They're hundreds of dollars less and are as stable and the new ones.  DD is
> taking me out to check them out this Wednesday.
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net
> > wrote:
>
> > I do believe Micro$oft has stated that they intend to allow legal
> upgrades
> > to Win10 even from pirated copies of their operating systems.
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > East Bridgewater, MA USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Ronkainen
> > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 2:32 PM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] MS Windows users question...
> >
> > would the upgrade work on a 'pirated' Windows 7?
> > L
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a
> > single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> > by Richard Rohr
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Clarissa Canning" <canplum at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 12:26 PM
> > To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] MS Windows users question...
> >
> > Mike put 10 on computer it has completely messed it up. he tried removing
> >> all of it.  still can't use it. urg!
> >> On Jul 31, 2015 1:04 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Basically, what Roger says. Win10 is mostly for folks who have Win8 but
> >>> don't like it. (I use Windows 7, BTW).
> >>>
> >>> Like Roger, I use CCleaner (it's free) to clean all the c**p out of my
> >>> computer. And I use Startup Cop to control what programs load on
> startup.
> >>> It also warns you when programs make changes in your computer. It's not
> >>> free, but cheap, and is put out by PC Magazine. I use Microsoft
> Security
> >>> Essentials for anti-virus, etc. It's not the highest rated, but it's
> >>> free,
> >>> seems to work well for me, and doesn't slow down or complicate your
> >>> system
> >>> like some do. BTW, you internet provider can only take care of viruses
> >>> which come via email - it can't control any bad stuff in things you
> >>> download or websites you visit.
> >>>
> >>> Chad Wohlers
> >>> East Bridgewater, MA USA
> >>> chadwohl at satucket.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
> >>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 1:42 PM
> >>> To: Magdalen
> >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] MS Windows users question...
> >>>
> >>> Don't have a malware detector as far as I know. My internet provider,
> >>> CenturyLink, does the anti-virus work.
> >>>
> >>> On July 31, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Roger Stokes <
> >>> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 31/07/2015 17:50, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I just saw this information yesterday and was also wondering. I have
> Win8
> >>>> and don't like it. In fact, I downloaded some kind of shell so that my
> >>>> desktop looks exactly like Win7, but the 8 stuff still floats up from
> >>>> time
> >>>> to time. And I don't have a touch screen.
> >>>>
> >>>> So...should I update to Win10, or is it another one designed primarily
> >>>> for touch screens?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> No, they seem to have got the message that was a mistake.  Touch screen
> >>> tablets are useful for somethings, but typing is not one of them.  Even
> >>> a "Hunt & peck" operator like me will tend to be quicker with a
> keyboard
> >>> and unless voice recognition software eboles to read your brain and
> >>> distinguish homophones I think we will always need keyboards for
> >>> inputting significant amounts of text.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Also, while I'm asking tech questions...my PC is pretty slow now, but I
> >>>
> >>>> don't know if the old system of defragging and cleaning up is still
> the
> >>>> thing to do or even where to find it. I've had this computer ever
> since
> >>>> Win8 came out--whenever that was--and I've never done any of that.
> What
> >>>> would folks recommend?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> The other week I heard a geek say that when they have a customer with a
> >>> slow machine the first thing they do is a two-stage clean. The first
> >>> stage is to take the cover off and clear out any dust that may be
> >>> impeding cooling.,  The second stage is to clear out any unwanted
> >>> applications and temporary files that are not needed and are slowing
> >>> things down.
> >>>
> >>> There are free applications such as Ccleaner (the initial C was
> >>> originally expanded with three more letters) that can help with the
> >>> latter task.  You can also use Task Manager (access through Ctrl + Alt
> >>> +Del pressed simultaneously) to see what is using up memory and/or
> >>> processor capacity.
> >>>
> >>> A final trick is to check what applications run automatically on
> >>> start-up.  Not only do they slow down the start sequence they then sit
> >>> there occippying the RAM you need for things you do want to use.
> >>>
> >>> I assume you already use a malware detector such as Spybot Search and
> >>> Destroy.
> >>>
> >>> Roger
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 31, 2015, at 12:10 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> >>>>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is the window for downloading the fully supported free forever
> version
> >>>>> of Windows 10 over?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And... anyone in the pub using Win 10 yet and what are your thoughts?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lynn, so busy I did not do my homework on this soon enough
> >>>>>
> >>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I
> have
> >>>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
> >>>>> gave
> >>>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >>>>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a
> >>>>> talk by Richard Rohr
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
>


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