That's it...I've had it !

[Techno]

When I asked the chap...."Am I the only one, who's having problems with 10, and that you've had to help to fix the problem , "........He laughed, and said "Ohhhhhh....No."

Someone told me 'certain computers' previously running 8, have been susceptible to having problems when they change to 10.

A somewhat nothingy statement.

The annoying thing was that once we'd managed to 'sync' the hotmail addys.....10 appeared to work pretty well, and looked as though it just need a bit of familiarity/experience.....Then it went pants for 'no apparent reason'.

Cheers - Phil.

[fsn]

Um ... why does your e-mail sync? I use mine on-line only.

I don't have anything on my PC. Let Microsoft worry about it.

[Ithoriel]

Um ... why does your e-mail sync? I use mine on-line only.

I don't have anything on my PC. Let Microsoft worry about it.

Why would you trust Microsoft with anything!!??

I download everything to the PC and backup onto two separate drives as well. It has saved my email archive from oblivion twice (that I'm aware of).

[Techno]

Hello Phil
Instructions on how to stop windows 10 download:-
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-update/how-to-stop-windows-10-upgrade/79c48da6-c81e-484d-ad5f-a488c02f5052?auth=1
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan

Thanks again, Grumps !

I THINK I've done it right....Tho' in the end it seemed far too simple. (Let's face it...If yours truly managed it.....It MUST have been simple.)

Now to wait 'til Thursday night, Friday morning to see if I was successful.
At least, if they keep trying to upgrade me after this.....I should be able to keep it at bay every few days......(Until it stops being free...July ??)..............IF I've done it right. 
(To be honest....I haven't got a clue what I've just done....Apart from uninstalling a specific update.)

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Wish me luck, Gang !

We'll see if Windows 10 tries to download late tonight...Or as soon as I switch on tomorrow morning. (Depending on what time the better half switches the PC off this evening.)

Cheers - Worried of Wales.

[fsn]

Fellow members of the forum. Our esteemed colleague, Techno, is going to update his computer to Windows 10 tonight.

31st March. Running into ... April 1st.

This is a golden opportunity, could we but unite to seize it.

So how about tomorrow, we all pretend that Techno's text is appearing in Cyrillic? Either that or rebuke him for foul language in all his posts ... or all send him a PM asking him why he send us a PM ... or just pretend that his posts can't be seen ... or the next person just re-writes Techno's posts as if they had written it or ... well, so many opportunities.

[Techno]

Nobby.

The irony of the date hasn't been lost on me.

For the past few days I've wondered if I'm the recipient of a mega global spoof, set up by Microsoft.
Not that I'm paranoid...Or into conspiracies in any way.....Much.

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Well Huzzah, Blackadder.

The 'puter has been switched on for 20 minutes this morning and I'm still on '8'.....
Thanks again Grumps (LOTS) for that link !
If it tries again, at least I'm now confident that I can stop it.

Fingers firmly crossed that it's not trying to lull me into a false sense of security !

Cheers - Phil (Who will be on tenterhooks for a few more hours, yet  )

[fsn]

Hepe lhe upgrade le Windews 10 wenl EK, Lechne. I knew hew awful il is when yeur PC deesn'l werk preperly. When I wenl le Windews 10, I ceuldn'l play any ef my faveurile games. Al werk, Windews 10 meanl lhal my lracker ball meuse weuldn'l werk, and a persen ef my acquainlance ceuld nel gel access le his exlernal drive wilh all his films en il!
Geed luck.

[Techno]

I've had to delete the particular update again, already, Nobby. (about 5 minutes ago,)

"We're going to upgrade you to Windows 10 in.....58 minutes and counting."

"Oh no, you're not !"

Maybe it's going to be a daily thing from now on. 
At least I can get rid of it quite quickly, now.

Can you block specific updates ?

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Ooooh......Found something in PC advisor......Looks like I've got to uncheck some 'things' in some exe (?) wossname* to finally stop them trying to get me to upgrade.

(*Sorry if I'm getting a bit technical.  )

That's a job for Sunday afternoon then.

Cheers - Phil (Who's getting a crick in the neck from keeping turning round, to watch the PC, in case they try again this morning. )

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

exe - executable file. Make sure it's from a reputable source Phil, it'll make changes to your system, possibly at very low levels. Have seen a PC with a Trojan in the boot file, which stopped it booting up. There's no way to fix that un.

'ave fun.

IanS

[Techno]

Thanks Ian. 

It goes without saying that I won't have fun....I'll be fretting like a good 'un.

The 'tutorial' looks as though it's perfectly sound, though. (To a computer illiterate like yours truly.)
But I really hate messing around with things I don't fully understand, in case I mess things up completely.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Before you do anything, and I think this point may have been made, make a backup.

It's also worth creating a bootable disk in case it all goes belly up.

[Techno]

I'll update the external drive before I have a play, Nobby ! 
Good reminder, though. 

Cheers - Phil