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132. The motherboard in my laptop conveniently died about 10 days ago

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:31 AM

Feb 2016

on a machine that was running Windows 7. My techie son ordered that computer for me
on-line when Windows 8 was just coming out.

So, this time, he has set me up with Linux Mint on my new laptop. He just brought it over
last night, so I'm getting used to this. He set up a virtual machine--inside of Linux--that
runs Windows 10 so I can continue to use TurboTax.

My only problem now is adapting to new editing software for my photography hobby. My old computer ran
the Canon software on Windows--which apparently won't run on Linux--and it just occurred to me overnight
to ask my son whether I can't run the Canon software on the virtual machine, too. I dunno. We started
to play with the new photo software last night, and it didn't seem to be nearly as easy as what came with
my cameras.

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Your PC is about to automatically download and install Windows 10 [View all] Little Tich Feb 2016 OP

In this case free costs to much.....use this - gwx-stopper. yourout Feb 2016 #1

I am not sure that tool will block this. That is for the offer they have been making CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #9

GWX Control Panel claims to block it completely starroute Feb 2016 #31

It's the same one I linked. yourout Feb 2016 #34

How can I migrate to Linux? hifiguy Feb 2016 #121

Find a Linux distro that you want. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #133

Windows 7 is just as much a spy tool GummyBearz Feb 2016 #72

Shucks - I'm still running NT 3.5! jonno99 Feb 2016 #85

Nowhere near 10. And in 7 you can turn off things 10 won't let you hobbit709 Feb 2016 #134

Or....upgrade by buying an Apple. n/t Lodestar Feb 2016 #79

Thanks for posting that link. pintobean Feb 2016 #137

I went out of my way to buy a Windows 7 computer when 8 was out. I don't see how they CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #2

so did i -- on the advice of my tech guy. DesertFlower Feb 2016 #11

They can do this because you "signed" an agreement. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #26

Yeah, I knew that, but they are still doing something they have never done before. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #51

Seems to me then that we can split hairs, too. kentauros Feb 2016 #60

Nope, if you read it RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #62

Well, that's still the excuse I'd use kentauros Feb 2016 #67

I did too. I don't care that it's old tech. It's stable . hedda_foil Feb 2016 #90

Why I set Windows Update to "Notify But Don't Download Updates" hobbit709 Feb 2016 #3

How do I do that? pangaia Feb 2016 #28

For Windows 7, first click Start, then Control Panel. Locate the Windows Update link and click on it arcane1 Feb 2016 #33

Thanks got it. pangaia Feb 2016 #41

Note that you'll need to check available updates periodically and download ones you want pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #61

Would it even bother doing this to my six-year-old XP box? KamaAina Feb 2016 #57

I highly doubt my ancient WinXP Home laptop could run windows 10. peacebird Feb 2016 #106

Control Panel, Windows Update, Change settings. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #37

Thanks got it. pangaia Feb 2016 #42

Yep, me too n/t Bjornsdotter Feb 2016 #30

Bugger that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #4

Screw that. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #5

Might want to be looking into Spybot Anti-Beacon navarth Feb 2016 #6

Oh, that's just great. Fucking great. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #7

OK Microsoft, now you've done it. lpbk2713 Feb 2016 #75

I'm sure they don't give a flying fuck, sweetie! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #78

OH MAN!! CalPeggy is REALLY pissed!! She dropped the "F-Bomb"!! madinmaryland Feb 2016 #119

Sorry to say that it doesn't take much these days, my dear madinmaryland! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #124

You cussed !!! ??? !!! KentuckyWoman Feb 2016 #128

I got Windows 10 and went back to 8.1 because it was forcing my PC to stay asleep. EllieBC Feb 2016 #8

i keep getting this message. i have windows 7. DesertFlower Feb 2016 #10

8 is great compared to 10. And 8 sucks. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #12

thanks for the info. my tech guy DesertFlower Feb 2016 #14

That guy is on a mission Egnever Feb 2016 #122

I have to disagree Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #64

If they had a 9 it would have been good, instead they gave 2 crap versions in a row. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #68

I like 10. tabasco Feb 2016 #123

I do agree. Win 10 is better than Win 8. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #84

I have not had issues with 10 Marrah_G Feb 2016 #13

That you know of... SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #58

Wouldn't have this problem with a Macintosh... brooklynite Feb 2016 #15

Yeah because Apple has never given anything away for free. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #16

Rimshot.....good one. yourout Feb 2016 #18

Apple stopped charging for OS updates years ago. brooklynite Feb 2016 #19

Apparently you don't own a Mac. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #24

They gave OS X "Mavericks" and "Yosemite" free, and begin_within Feb 2016 #125

I can build 5 PCs for what one Mac costs. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #17

Not with the bloat that comes with windows. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #22

My first build was a M.I.T.S. Altair 8800 hobbit709 Feb 2016 #35

So your labor costs are high RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #40

Laptops aren't really buildable. Motherboards and cases aren't exactly freely available. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #44

I generally charge by what kind of car is in the driveway myself. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #46

The computer gods must be appeased with a little blood sacrifice every now and then. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #49

The old S100 bus, great for learning computing from scratch DustyJoe Feb 2016 #45

SSD is the absolute best for speed. Dragonfli Feb 2016 #39

You can certainly run Windows on a Mac. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #43

I didn't know that, but wouldn't loading Windows on a Mac Dragonfli Feb 2016 #47

Oh with Boot Camp RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #50

To be honest I am envious, how much would I have to invest to get an air machine Dragonfli Feb 2016 #55

Photoshop used to run better on a Mac. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #59

Thanks for the info, If I do somehow get the scratch for a major buy Dragonfli Feb 2016 #69

Wow talk about drinking the cool aide Egnever Feb 2016 #127

Not with a Linux, either. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #29

Last Windows I used on my own machines was 98SE. hunter Feb 2016 #89

We have friends who have a small business. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #100

Not mine. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #20

I bought a new laptop, and it runs Windows 10 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #21

They changed the name of that browser. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #23

No, it is much worse that Internet Explorer. It crashes my graphics card. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #25

It's not Internet Explorer. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #27

I've had a Mac. Worst computer and tablet I ever owned. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #38

IE and Edge are crap. Use Firefox or Chrome. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2016 #113

The funny thing about Windows 10... backscatter712 Feb 2016 #80

I might as well get the NSA watching this thread more closely... backscatter712 Feb 2016 #83

Prevent the download. moondust Feb 2016 #32

Thanks! 2naSalit Feb 2016 #73

I may also get rid of Windows. moondust Feb 2016 #74

Same here. 2naSalit Feb 2016 #81

With every passing day, Linux gets more and more user friendly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #103

Not on mine.......... bowens43 Feb 2016 #36

And with Puppy Linux RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #48

I like Puppy too PeoViejo Feb 2016 #108

I had to jump in here, when I saw Puppy Linux. malokvale77 Feb 2016 #115

I owe you big time Little Tich! Marie Marie Feb 2016 #52

I like Windows 10 MuseRider Feb 2016 #53

Me, too. n/t UTUSN Feb 2016 #63

And that's why SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #54

Out of all the patches and fixes on XP, I used about 12. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #65

That's how I have mine currently set, kentauros Feb 2016 #66

I just installed Windows 10 and I like it. DCBob Feb 2016 #56

Depends on how much you mind being tracked. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #70

A serious question. In what way is it better than Windows 7? CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #76

For me, it was having an aging laptop that was technically designed for Windows 8, downgraded to 7.. Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #82

The one I bought came with 7 even though 8 was out. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #86

For one thing easier access to everything Egnever Feb 2016 #129

Not on my machine IDemo Feb 2016 #71

Eggs in one basket earthshine Feb 2016 #91

The takeover is complete all hail Skynet 10. Rex Feb 2016 #77

Recommend. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #87

is this the version that is free the first year and after that you have to pay for it every year? hollysmom Feb 2016 #88

I have not heard anything to this effect earthshine Feb 2016 #92

found it hollysmom Feb 2016 #95

I don't think we'll be forced to the subscription model. earthshine Feb 2016 #97

Windows 365 is already out. Companies use it so everyone can a cess their crap in the cloud. peacebird Feb 2016 #107

when I hear " the cloud" I think "the internets" and silently laugh at myself. hollysmom Feb 2016 #117

What is the reluctance about? Quantess Feb 2016 #93

If it's an older PC, I imagine that Windows 10 will run like treacle Orrex Feb 2016 #96

Yep. What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2016 #109

Win 10 passes a LOT of info back and forth constantly to the net. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #105

Here is how to stop the spying in Win 7, 8, 8.1. earthshine Feb 2016 #94

I knew about KB3035583. Iggo Feb 2016 #114

That will block only the upgrade to Win 10 ... earthshine Feb 2016 #116

Thanks for the info! Iggo Feb 2016 #118

I have Windows 8 phylny Feb 2016 #98

Meh Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #99

And then there are those of us who run things like a single core AMD Semprons with 1GB ram... hunter Feb 2016 #111

This happened to me last fall. polly7 Feb 2016 #101

Better be safe than sorry. DON'T! DetlefK Feb 2016 #102

That's what I had heard, that a lot of programs wouldn't be compatible with it. polly7 Feb 2016 #104

If you do upgrade to Win 10, one tip to make it more usable: backscatter712 Feb 2016 #110

No worries Mr Dixon Feb 2016 #112

k and r..nt Stuart G Feb 2016 #120

Linux leaves Windows in the dust. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #126

No way would my old desktop PC run this. It can barely handle Vista. ladyVet Feb 2016 #130

Vista is a resource hog. 7 runs much faster on the same hardware than Vista. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #136

Let's at least call the FCC, and our U.S. Rep and Senators and complain.Taxpayers built the inernet, Todays_Illusion Feb 2016 #131

The motherboard in my laptop conveniently died about 10 days ago mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #132

My dish internet limits me to 5gb per month. The download is over 6gb's. B Calm Feb 2016 #135