General Chat

Thanks Allan :-)

Windows 7 is going to be supported until 2020, so I would stick with it.

How did you find that out Andysmum?

Jem, if you are worried about viruses there a few free anti virus programmes you can choose from.

Thank you everyone :-)

David, I have AVAST free antivirus which is actually very good, and has warned me on quite a few occasions about dangerous sites etc.

But I have noticed when Microsoft is updating that quite a number of them are also security updates, hence my slight concern.

Windows 10 is OK with better built in security than Windows 7. It will break some stuff which was OK on Win7. Do not upgrade laptops unless you have oem drivers. I like the interface. It has 101 ways of spying on you especially if u r into Skype windows mobile or cortana. If you are happy with with Win7 you'll be fine staying with it. The first it is not a service pack lol is due soon and has some cool features. I have ug my own computers but the thundering herd of biz desktops will run Win7/Linux till the day they die.
Good luck

Thanks Rollo.

Ann in G, if I remember rightly it was windows system files that were corrupted. It definitely wasn't excel. The helpline people just couldn't fix it and were going to have to remove windows 10 and reload it again so I said 'don't bother reloading it, give me back windows 8.1 instead' so they did!

Thank You Rollo :-)

Thanks Everyone :-)

I now have an exclamation mark over the white Windows 10 logo! :-D

AnnG, in line with what Andysmum said I found this-

http://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems-and-platforms/38918/news/mainstream-windows-7-support-ends-today-but-dont-panic

Thanks Annx and jem I think I will stick with 7 if I can for now anyway.

Ann, sorry about the delay in replying, but I Googled Windows 7 and it was about ½ way down the screen.

It was introduced in 2010, so that will make it 10 years old if they do what it said.

I think I will be sticking with Windows 7 ..... unless I panic and press that button! :-D :-D

You will have to reemmemmber to a before prssing any buttons Jem. :-D

Last night, as I was about to shut my lappy down, a huge Windows 10 announcement appeared and covered the whole of my screen.

a smaller Count Down one first and then the complete screen was covered.

A click on section saying something to the effect of "No Thanks ... please do not ask me again" or download now.

Well I had to click on the no thanks to get rid of it. Then it said- If you change your mind, go to www...... etc! and I had to click on the OK button to get rid of it to shut down!

I still have the little white Windows 10 logo on my task bar? is it called?
It now has a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark on it! :-0 :-0


I shall wait to see what happens next! :-D :-D :-D

Looks as though it has got the message Jem. ;-)

YOU'VE ONLY GOT TODAY AND TOMORROW TO DECIDE!

Windows 10 Free Upgrade offer ends tomorrow- Friday July 29th

I declined about a week ago but the logo is still on my screen - it now has an amber alert triangle.
Sticking with Win7, it or my computer can be temperamental so I didn't want further hair tearing. By 2020 I expect to have replaced my laptop anyway.

That's exactly what I think too, Island :-)

Yes, I've still got the logo with the amber triangle and exclamation mark!

It's a NO THANKS from me. Microsoft are still insisting and I am still resisting.
I am happy with Windows 7 and don't need the ongoing hassle. I will be more
than glad when 29 July has come and gone!

Decisions, Decisions.Time is running out and it's soon Make Your Mind Up Time Jem.

U can ug and then go back 4 up 2 10 days if u don't like it