[Magdalen] Computer help

Wed Jul 27 20:38:27 UTC 2016

There's the Service Tag, and then there is another number, and express
service code.
The svc tag is short, e.g., BN8SVT6
The express service code is  (at least in my case) one number longer than a
phone nr wi area code (eleven digits).

There is also a very long code called a Product Key.  It is so huge that it
is displayed in a series of five groups of five characters each.  No word
on whether this has both Oh and zero, or One and lower-case ELL. Mine seems
to avoid those four characters.

These are all on a tiny sticker on the back or underbelly of your PC. It
has some other numbers, not otherwise identified. You probably don't need
any of those. There is a bar code with a number under neath it that also is
just for techie service providers.

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 Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> I've installed Windows 10 on both laptop and desktop, and, like Scott,
> find it not all that different from Windows 7. There's very little learning
> curve on it. All my software works fine on Windows 10. I've had to do a
> little tweaking to get audio capture to work, but most of you don't do that
> anyway.
>
> Unless you plan on getting a new computer in the next year or so, I
> heartily recommend you upgrade to Windows 10. Enhancements to Windows 7
> stopped long ago, and security updates will end in the next few years. At
> that point, Windows 7 will be where Windows XP is now - unsupported by
> Microsoft and vulnerable to security issues. And, until July 29 Windows 10
> is free - after that, it'll cost mucho dinero. So - do it!
>
> And, if you do plan on buying a new Windows computer in the future,
> understand that it will come with Windows 10.
>
> And - Dan, it's not really clear what the "system ID" is. Likely it's the
> PC (or computer) name. From the Start menu in Windows 10, Go to Settings ->
> System -> About. Try the "PC Name" at the top.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Knitter
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:28 PM
> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Computer help
>
> Windows 10 is not so different from Windows 7. It's not like the
> difference between 7 and 8.
>
> I like it, and I admit I'm a little compulsive about keeping to the
> latest versions of systems and apps, mainly for security reasons but
> also because I like shiny new things (and products being well
> supported by the company that made them).
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I keep getting reminders that I can only install Win10 for free
>> until the 29th. I don't want it, but I didn't think they would just go
>> ahead and install it anyway...Any way to prevent that?  Of course, it might
>> be better than Win8, if it isn't designed for touch screens. I really don't
>> know what to do!! How different is WIN10? I still haven't figured out the
>> Word program that came with WIN8...all the toolbars are different than the
>> old ones...
>> Oh well.......
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2016, at 1:59 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a roll-back to your old form of windows. I used that after I
>>> found
>>> how deficient the new form was (how many programs I had lost). The
>>> roll-back is pretty quick, but you need to do it right away before the
>>> foul
>>> new windows makes any further changes.
>>>
>>> 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 Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 12:51 PM, P. Dan Brittain <
>>> pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Came home the other day to discover that Windows in its widsom had
>>>> decided
>>>> to install Windows 10.
>>>>
>>>> I wasn't enthralled by it but didn't seem too big a deal.
>>>>
>>>> today, I tried to run my copy of Sibelius Music Software.
>>>>
>>>> The Avid folks seem to think I have switched computers so I have to go
>>>> through the licensing procedure again.
>>>>
>>>> I have my security code for the program, but it is asking for my system
>>>> ID.
>>>> I don't remember how to find it. As I recall, when I first installed the
>>>> software, it generated a system ID for me, but I could be wrong. I do
>>>> not
>>>> want to go through the re-install
>>>> again due to the time involved. I am due to head out this afternoon for
>>>> the
>>>> Arkansas Bandmasters Association meeting.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> P. Dan Brittain
>>>> Harrison, Arkansas
>>>>
>>>> http//:pdanbrittain.com
>>>> <http://pdanbrittain.com>* <http://pdanbrittain.com/>*
>>>> Transcriptions, Arrangements and Original Compositions
>>>> Wind Band, Brass Band, Choir, and Ensembles
>>>> Commissions accepted
>>>>
>>>>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>