Computer Failure

[cushman eagle]

My new computer failed in just 3 weeks I took it back to Best Buy,finding that when windows 10 did one of it's automatic downloads,it brought a corruption along.My extended warrenty covered it,and bring it back when it does it again I still cannot respond to,or write e-mails, and if it does not kick me out of the AVA when I try to respond to a post,it will after I do.

[Mr Jensee]

Well I finally got my desk top in the den working somewhat correctly. It is still running only a 32bit operating system on 64bit processor but working better. It would not update and hasn't for a while now. The reserve drive, a tiny portion of the overall hard drive was too small and full. Apparently this is where Windows 10 stores info and backup information. The C drive is a Terabite size so I downloaded a good free hard drive resizing tool and moved some of the allocation to the reserve drive. Bingo, it not only updated but installed Windows 10 again and things seem to be working smoothly. I guess I still got it when it comes to computers.

[cushman eagle]

I have been trying 4 times over the past 2 days to send a post,the result is always CAN NOT FIND PAGE,I will see if this one makes it through

[trikebldr]

I have been trying 4 times over the past 2 days to send a post,the result is always CAN NOT FIND PAGE,I will see if this one makes it through

Yay! It made it!

[ghostler]

My new computer failed in just 3 weeks I took it back to Best Buy,finding that when windows 10 did one of it's automatic downloads,it brought a corruption along.My extended warrenty covered it,and bring it back when it does it again I still cannot respond to,or write e-mails, and if it does not kick me out of the AVA when I try to respond to a post,it will after I do.

Sorry to hear that, Cushman. Will keep my complaint short, but I've had the last of my involvement with Microsoft.

Several weeks ago, MS malicious software removal tool downloaded by Windows Update removed components of my AVG anti-virus on my Acer Aspire One netbook (dual boot Xubuntu/WinXP) in XP. Contacted AVG, they suggested I do a complete AVG reinstall. Told don't run those upgrades, suspected incompatibility issues with older operating systems.

About 6 months ago, my Gateway ID58 laptop (dual boot Linux Mint/Win7) running Win7 stopped communicating with my wifi with a setup issue. Deleted and re-established contact with my home wifi, worked, reboot, doesn't work. Don't know if a contributing factor, but I repeatedly turned down free upgrade to Windows 10 for about a month. Ran the MS free validator, now says my OS is not genuine. Worked for past 4 years prior without a glitch, now I'm illegal. I bought this system from a reliable vendor, even made the OS backup DVD's. To mitigate, moved my Garmin Vivofit bluetooth to my Android phone app. Odd; I've only been using Windows for a few apps that I can't run in Linux, like Garmin Connect, Magellan GPS maps updater, and software I enjoy like Command and Conquer.

I've been using mostly Linux on all my computers. I don't advise everyone to do that, as there is a little computer knowledge required to set up (YMMV). I've been using Linux on all my home systems for the past 17 years, don't have near the problems I've had with Windows. My desktop with 2.95 GHz AMD dual core is 10 years old, Acer Aspire 1 is 7, ASUS 4G Surf netbook is 13 years old, newest, the Gateway is 5 years old. On the older systems running Xubuntu and Lubuntu (Ubuntu with lightweight LXDE and XFCE desktop environments.) Gateway am running Linux Mint based on Ubuntu. I hate buying new hardware, just because a new OS is out.

BTW, next GPS will be other than Magellan. They locked my Roadmate 3030-LM to Map 58.01 for past 2 years. Software updater says new map available, but states my map at 58.01 is latest. It is a way that they circumvent supplying lifetime maps on their older products. (I bought it 4 years ago.)

It kind of saddens my heart that wealthy people who run these companies don't mind dipping into people's pockets, but don't seem to care a whit otherwise about their customers.

[Mr Jensee]

Just for the record my 6 year old Garmin is doing the same thing your Magellan is doing. I have tried to update my maps, including pay for them and though it says my maps need updating, when I plug it into the computer and go to the site it says my maps are the latest. Bull the thing is 6 years old. Cant understand why they don't want my money.

[cushman eagle]

My new computer is still working,but it is sooo slooow. I tried 3 times over the weekend to view Jim's video on posting pictures,and it can only advance the timeline of the video 3 seconds per minute.I tried sending from my photobucket library,but it is so slow,a message comes up saying Photobucket not responding.Posts [text,not pictures]come up in good time.I had my daughter-in law show me how to clean the cookies and delete search history on Thanksgiving,but that did not help.Is windows 10 trying to duplicate the communication speed of morse code?

[hank43]

My new computer is still working,but it is sooo slooow. I tried 3 times over the weekend to view Jim's video on posting pictures,and it can only advance the timeline of the video 3 seconds per minute.I tried sending from my photobucket library,but it is so slow,a message comes up saying Photobucket not responding.Posts [text,not pictures]come up in good time.I had my daughter-in law show me how to clean the cookies and delete search history on Thanksgiving,but that did not help.Is windows 10 trying to duplicate the communication speed of morse code?

Naw, Morse is faster!

hank43