[Magdalen] Kicking and Screaming.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Okay, now you can indeed go back to your former operating system.

If you get the help files within your own operating system, you'll find a
straightforward explanation how to do it.

You may have trouble getting to the help files.  Not to worry. Google has
some pages on just how to do it.

I think you might want to consider that you may possibly have accidentally
clicked on a permission button by mistake, because in theory the system
will not be installed without your specific request that it do so.  I don't
say this to pointlessly annoy you, since this can happen to anyone, and
there's always a possibility that your system upgraded erroneously.  It
doesn't matter! the damage is done.
Just be very very careful not to click anything unless you are sure what it
does.  Shut down your browser with the ultimate <alt> F4 shutdown command
if you are stuck in something and cannot get out of it.
If things really are looking bac, simply pull the plug by pressing and
holding the start button or whatever you need to do to force the computer
to turn off.  In my case, it could be the plug coming out of the wall.
Anything rather than clicking on a button you don't want to click on.

Upgrading, for most of us, is not a good idea. The only way I'd upgrade is
if I had specific professional feedback from someone who has direct,
specific knowledge of my PC.

Fact: if you do an upgrade, any program running in your PC that is not
compatible with this new higher level operating system will be lost. You
might be very surprised how much you lose. I lost tons of stuff, and the
new operating system didn't work very well when it was working well.  Many
others have reported bad experiences when they upgraded.  In short, just
say NO.  You can upgrade if and when you get a new PC.  Your old PC isn't
designed for this new fallutin and not so hot operating system, so just
don't do it.

In theory they have ways of operating older programs with older interfaces,
but none of my older programs ever worked with these.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 12:25 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> The dreaded update on my PC to Windows 10 (from 7) has
> occurred.  I returned to the computer after my Traditional Sunday
> Afternoon
> Nap, to find this process well underway.  I had ignored dozens of  pop-up
> screens begging me to allow this, but I didn't want the hassle.   Windows
> did it anyway.  I'm being dragged by my hair into the Modern  Age.
>
> After ten minutes of scary screens congratulating me about various  aspects
> of Windows 10, and notifications that such and such updates had  occurred,
> I at last came to a recognizable screen with my usual icons,  though there
> were
> notices that several of the icons were obsolete, and would therefore be
> missing
> from the lineup.
>
> It's not clear to me whether Norton 360 has been likewise transferred  to
> the new Windows 10, but I hope so.
>
>
> David Strang.
>