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My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Desertdi — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:13:16 GMT

I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Estellee — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:16:12 GMT

Oh no, I'm not either

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

bajsf — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:21:58 GMT

my laptop told me I cannot upgrade..so need to spend moola for a new one.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

CalminHeart — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:22:52 GMT

Was your computer up to date prior to this download? How old is it? There are many reasons it might have taken a while.

I used to have Windows and some installs took time. I have IOS now and some take time but never as long as my experience with Windows. I've never lost anything because of an update on Windows or IOS.

Updates are important to keep a computer functioning at its best. I don't understand why someone would not install an update to their system.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Still Raining — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:37:23 GMT

Sitting here on an iPad, that might be older than me, that no longer even gets notifications of updates 😂😂😂😂😂 Peace at last!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

cowboy sam — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:16:17 GMT

@Still Raining @

My computer a HP...says not compatable to download windows 11.

Next thing i know i have Google lens plus Gemini downloaded on compter and I don't like it...i finally found how to turn off AI.

i thought ....but its back!!!!

@monicakm

I know on my windows 10 HP computer won't be getting any support after October...but grandson tells me its ok...i can still use it!

I "don't" want windows 11 on my computer!

My windows 10 hasn't even tried to download 11 on it...thank goodness!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Desertdi — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:26:08 GMT

@CalminHeart

Computer is 4 yrs old...must have been the last of Windows 10... di

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

cowboy sam — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:31:05 GMT

@Desertdi

My hp is same age 4 think or going on 5 years now.

I dislike having to deal with some of these new upgrades Google added to it!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Sooner — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:34:38 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...

@Desertdi Include more "Apple's" in you diet. You will be so happy and no cake emergencies. Even an IPad 10, which were going for $250 recently, might be an option.

Also, think about trading in while they still have value--which saves you the misery of your IOS getting too old. Or of dealing with the Non-IOS world updates.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

wagirl — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:38:51 GMT

I have a HP desktop--it's about 3 years old and running win 10--and I get nudges that I need to download win11--haven't done it yet. think I will get my tech savvy son over here to do it----

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

jlkz — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:39:22 GMT

@Still Raining

Those updates contain patches that improve security which correct / protect you from identified bugs or security breaches. If you only use it for " games " and not apps that you use for important activities....???

Could be very risky if you're unlucky.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Desertdi — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:57:10 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...
@Desertdi Include more "Apple's" in you diet. You will be so happy and no cake emergencies. Even an IPad 10, which were going for $250 recently, might be an option.

Also, think about trading in while they still have value--which saves you the misery of your IOS getting too old. Or of dealing with the Non-IOS world updates.

@Sooner

There are no computer stores left anywhere near where I live...except for Best Buy®.......and those people are such aggressive sales folks, that they tried to get me to buy a GAME CONSOLE. I am an OLD LADY!!!! for pete's sake.

Edited to add: I once had an Apple™ at a place where I worked. It was so ANCIENT that it had a "printer" that looked like an electric typewriter, complete with a fabric ribbon... di

Re: Windows 11-can anyone get me started in the right direction?

buyornot — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:00:43 GMT

If someone here can just get me started in Windows 11 update-my Dell is old but I love it and it's not prompting me yet, but I'd like to do it ? I cannot eat the cake!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Sooner — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:01:04 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...
@Desertdi Include more "Apple's" in you diet. You will be so happy and no cake emergencies. Even an IPad 10, which were going for $250 recently, might be an option.

Also, think about trading in while they still have value--which saves you the misery of your IOS getting too old. Or of dealing with the Non-IOS world updates.
@Sooner

There are no computer stores left anywhere near where I live...except for Best Buy®.......and those people are such aggressive sales folks, that they tried to get me to buy a GAME CONSOLE. I am an OLD LADY!!!! for pete's sake. di

@Desertdi Old in body maybe but not in spirit!!! I do feel your pain with the updates and slow startups. I bought a Mac Air laptop in 2011. Husband/IT guy (career), looked down upon the lowly Air until he saw me typing away while he was waiting on updates all too often! How I did enjoy that. He was green with envy and finally (to my glee) switched.

We now buy all Apple on line from Apple (well the IPad deals we grabbed from Amazon), and trade in. Works for us. But whatever you have, to us doing trade-in's simply makes life a lot easier. And we are old. Need easy whenever we can get it!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

SharkE — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:31:48 GMT

Why I switched to Apple long ago.

Hated Windows

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

GingerHead — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:44:48 GMT

@Desertdi PUT THE CAKE DOWN!

You don't want to end things like this!

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

We rescue cats — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:48:06 GMT

I just hate all the changes that accompany the updates. For years we were not permitted to update our computers because our reservation system had not approved the update so I got used to have the auto-update turned off. I have a tech guy that I can reach out to when the need arises, I'm sure he wants to run away when my number pops up on his phone! I know nothing about apple other than my phone but have thought about converting. How do you deal with Word and Excel?

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Shelbelle — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:13:19 GMT

We use a very old HP Desktop at home, it will not allow us to install Windows 11, so my DH who is a very good IT guy says we will just leave it as is.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:37:53 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...

@Desertdi. Just be glad you don't have AOL and also have to talk to someone in India, in which case you'd need to visit a liquor store too.

Re: My computer COMMANDED me to install Windows XI

Desertdi — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:51:17 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Desertdi wrote:
I am NOT "tech savvy"...and this nearly gave me a nervous breakdown.

It took me 3 hours just to get my local temperature back on the screen!!!

I just finished a piece of cake I had for EMERGENCIES...and now I'm headed to Kroger for a WHOLE CAKE...
@Desertdi. Just be glad you don't have AOL and also have to talk to someone in India, in which case you'd need to visit a liquor store too.

@Kachina624

Ha! I have a $20 Trac Fone from Walmart, since I only use it in the car. I HAVE talked to that lady in India.

And yeah...I had to go thru the liquor department to get to the bakery. The Jack Daniels was tempting...until I saw the price tag (!!!) di