[Magdalen] MS Windows users question...

[Jon Egger]

It is trying to install on my laptop as we speak.  How it works will give
me an indication to buy a new laptop or get a refurbished MacBook.  I miss
the Mac muchly, so I'll see.

Grace and Peace,
brud

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> It may be as well to keep clicking it every day or so to check whether or
> not it has already been downloaded and is ready to install or download. If
> your machine is more or less permanently connected it will download in the
> background but I know some, possibly because of a broken connection, have
> had a corrupted download.
>
> Some get an error code 80240020 when they try to install
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/3eyrre/fix_for_the_80240020_error_when_trying_to_install/
> or http://bit.ly/1DadwYr gives advice on what to do if that happens.
>
> Roger
>
>
> On 31/07/2015 21:40, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>
>> Yes, I clicked on that white logo and followed the prompts to put in my
>> reservation. They'll let me know when it's ready.
>>
>> On July 31, 2015, at 4:20 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
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