[Magdalen] MS Windows users question...

[Charles Wohlers]

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