[Magdalen] Computer help

Wed Jul 27 20:55:36 UTC 2016

Why not now? Easy. Your software doesn't work with Windows ten. I thought
this was mentioned. It's the main real reason not to upgrade. Windows ten
is not a horrible operating system; it just won't work with several of my
programs, so after the upgrade, all of those just vanished. I could still
find the files, but it figured out that a shortcut was for a program it
didn't support, and deleted the shortcut, so the program essentially
vanished.
I recovered, and voila, (or as the musician would say, "Viola!") there they
were again.

I'll lose stuff when I upgrade of course, but not until. I'll have time to
consider what I need, and find a substitute for what I'll be losing.

Too bad I didn't get an "expiration date" for my hard drive (one almost
never does).  All of a sudden, I lost everything on that drive that wasn't
backed up.  Several nice things too. But that was just a matter of some
errant cosmic rays frying something vital....

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 4:42 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> Yes, you don't *have* to upgrade to Windows 10, but do understand that, if
> you don't, you will eventually stop getting security updates. At that time,
> your computer will be in the same position as it would be now if you still
> had Windows XP.
>
> Or, you can install Linux (free) - but likely a very steep learning curve.
>
> Or, you can go out and buy a Mac.
>
> Them's your choices. If you stay with Windows, you will eventually *have*
> to deal with Windows 10 - if only when you buy a new computer. So why not
> do it now?
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 4:24 PM
> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Computer help
>
> You have now an option to opt out.
>
> There are different choices.
>
> To get a list of possible links, google:
>
> windows 10 opt out
>
> You will get a variety of windows.  LOOK very carefully at the URL, and
> give your preference to the URLs that come from Microsoft, or some other
> competent source of authority.
>
> I accidentally upgraded, and went to the recovery section of the help files
> of Windows, and it gave me clear guidance how to get back to the version I
> had (You should know which one it was in order to avoid it trying to return
> you to a system you never had.)
> I started getting the prompts again to upgrade.
> I also read of people being hijacked to an upgrade, and not being sure how
> to stop it.
> I looked around and soon found there are ways to opt out of the upgrade.
>
> I used one of these, and have not gotten any notices since. The world is,
> as Brian said, again a safe place.
>
> When I started reading about the lockstep upgrades, it did not sound right
> to me. Surely there are people whose software can't function with a
> different operating system, who for sure never want to change. There had to
> be some way for them to weather this storm.  And there is, as it turns out.
>
> I expect to keep these relics a little while longer and then get new
> equipment. Microsoft will have its way with me then, but the OS I get will
> be a lot more stable than the new stuff coming out the door today.
>
> Trivia question: What was the operating system in HAL?
>
>
> 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 2:21 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
>> >>
>>
>>
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