[Magdalen] Kicking and Screaming.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Twice, after leaving my computer in snooze mode overnight, I woke it up to find a timer ON in a small screen, counting down in minutes and seconds, already less than 55 minutes away. One time I had opened email and when I closed it I saw the timer for the first time with less than 16 minutes left. 
When I was googling last night it was clear from the info I read that the normal upgrades for Win7 for some time have been "planting the seeds " as it were of the Win 10 for easier total installation. My timer last night said it would take 90 minutes! Clicking gingerly on the timer buttons I was able to delay and then refuse to install but I in no way think the battle is over. 
Lynn

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On Apr 11, 2016, at 6:58 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

Boy, Jim, I hope you're right about this!

> On Apr 11, 2016, at 12:54 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>