[Magdalen] MS Windows users question...

[Lynn Ronkainen]

From: "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com>


> My computer guy told me definitely to download the free Windows 10, but to
> wait a few months as the kinks of the new program are identified and
> fixed.  I'll probably download it in 6 months.  I have an all white 
> Windows
> logo in my tray that tells me from time to time that is how I should begin
> the download process.


What I'm trying to get a definite answer on is IF one downloads the tiny 
white window between now and mid fall, is the system still FREE forever, or 
are we already in the 'free for 12 months' and then have to pay, period?

Lynn


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From: "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 3:19 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] MS Windows users question...

> My computer guy told me definitely to download the free Windows 10, but to
> wait a few months as the kinks of the new program are identified and
> fixed.  I'll probably download it in 6 months.  I have an all white 
> Windows
> logo in my tray that tells me from time to time that is how I should begin
> the download process.
>
> Essentially a computer illiterate,
> Ginga
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Thanks, all. I've put in my reservation for Win10, but one thing does
>> concern me. The site says Win10 doesn't support the WMD player and will, 
>> in
>> fact disable it, with no replacement at present. So I take that to mean I
>> will have no way to play DVD s or music files for the foreseeable future.
>> Is that correct? So, what are folks doing in the meantime?
>>
>> Here's one that Scott the Younger uses and likes a lot:
>>
>> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
>>
>> My new work computer has no DVD/CD drive whatsoever, so I can't put
>> CDs in it anymore. Does make the computer a bit lighter, though, which
>> is good because I have to carry my office to work with me and back
>> every day.
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>