Re: I am done with Windows 10

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@new nickname 4 wrote:
@jackthebear , my son said the same thing - but I have so many accounts linked to my email address, I would hate to lose it. I guess I'm just old and don't like to change much if it's working.

you can set up gmail to forward from the old address to new then slowly change your email address

BriggsiePeawiggle · ‎03-09-2010

I switched over to a Macbook in 2014 after having several lousy computers that ran Windows. I'll never go back to a PC again.

Briggsie

MKR14 · ‎03-09-2010

@jackthebear @I do have a Gmail account and also a Yahoo account.

I have been slowly moving all my info to these as it is easy to access and use. I agree with @new nickname 4 about moving what I have on Outlook.

I DID find the problem with Outlook email on Spectrum. This morning I found that my email was NOT encrypted and sent a test message through and it stated it had fixed it. I was ready to reinstall my Microsoft Office when I got it to work. I did my other Spectrum email account and fixed that to encrypted also. I sent an email out and it went out and my daughter forwarded back to me. Now working. I believe it could have been Spectrum that caused it and not my program.

I am one of those people that won't stop until I figure things out.Being detailed works most of the time.

I am going to get a new MacBook Pro when they update them for September release. I had read they are bringing back a USB slot and I would love that.

Here is what is posted online:
The 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that are coming in 2021 will feature the most significant design overhaul to the MacBook Pro line that we've seen since 2016, and the updated machines will also address complaints that users have had with the MacBook Pro for years by bringing back older features that include MagSafe, more ports, and physical function keys.

Can't wait if this is true. It is on the MacRumors Under the Guide site.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I've hated Windows 10 since the beginning. I'm not so far that I will switch, but I TOTALLY can't say as I blame you.

MKR14 · ‎03-09-2010

I think all the Windows updates are a pain. I have mine on pause but they still run in the background even if I am not installing them.

My HP laptop was so slow I decided to uninstall all the Wild Tangent Games(6of them)the Disney games and a few other things. I also left no icons on the screen other than the Recycle Bin. I did the Disk Cleanup and Clean the System as well as scanning the entire system for errors. Now it runs like new and it is fast to start up again. I figured if it messed up I didn't care.

The only Windows updates after the clean up was for May and June. I get a newsletter Cloudeight Info Ave weekly and it has answers for MacBooks as well as Windows computers. I find how to do things there and they even put photos that walk it through it with you. It also is free.

gertrudecloset · ‎02-13-2021

Microsoft stopped support for Outlook via the application a very long time ago, I thought. Isn't it only web based now? I have a web based outlook email account. Do you have MS Office 365?

A Negative Mind ~ Will give you a Negative Life

MKR14 · ‎03-09-2010

I have Microsoft Office 2007 and it still works perfectly on my 3 year HP Windows 10 laptop. I never had a problem with any part of it not working right. Microsoft stopped doing updates to 2007 but I haven't seen any difference in it the last 3 years causing a problem.

I would upgrade but I am not willing to buy it every year. I am hoping they bring it back at least for a one time price and not an every year fee to renew it.

I have Spectrum and I think the problem with my email not being encrypted last week was due to them and not the program. I did the exact thing to try and fix the outgoing mail and I was able to fix it easily the next day. My outgoing mail wouldn't go out but incoming was working fine.

My daughter and a few of my friends run Microsoft Office 7 also with no problem. I don't believe they still sell it but if a friend has a 2007 genuine CD software for it you can install it on Windows 10.
I have the original CD software and I keep it in my computer desk incase I need to reinstall it.

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

@MKR14 wrote:
I have Microsoft Office 2007 and it still works perfectly on my 3 year HP Windows 10 laptop. I never had a problem with any part of it not working right. Microsoft stopped doing updates to 2007 but I haven't seen any difference in it the last 3 years causing a problem.
I would upgrade but I am not willing to buy it every year. I am hoping they bring it back at least for a one time price and not an every year fee to renew it.
I have Spectrum and I think the problem with my email not being encrypted last week was due to them and not the program. I did the exact thing to try and fix the outgoing mail and I was able to fix it easily the next day. My outgoing mail wouldn't go out but incoming was working fine.
My daughter and a few of my friends run Microsoft Office 7 also with no problem. I don't believe they still sell it but if a friend has a 2007 genuine CD software for it you can install it on Windows 10.
I have the original CD software and I keep it in my computer desk incase I need to reinstall it.

@MK7R NY

I had a similar problem with Microsoft Office 2007 in 2015. The software became non responsive, I had to remove the program with a tool from Microsoft. I have used Office 365 since 2015.

This program looks after itself. It even provides automatic security and software updates.

You receive 1TB of online storage.

I just am not comfortable using a program without security updates.

MKR14 · ‎03-09-2010

I agree about the security but since I use my iPads 90% of the time I usually just dump the mail out that I have read on my iPad. I have kept the HP Laptop because of the DVD drive and needed it to print documents that will not print from my iPad. That is usually doctor's notes or medical record reports from the hospital we go to.

Always nice to get feedback here. I would be lost without my iPads. The hard cases I have a wonderful keyboard but I always find myself typing from the iPad screen.

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

For those "done with Windows 10" you'll be pleased to hear that Microsoft agrees. On June 24th, they'll be announcing Windows 11. Support for Windows 10 will end in 2025. Will Windows 11 be a free upgrade like Windows 10 was? Probably, seems to be the consensus. Will Windows 11 be better than Windows 10? God only knows. We'll find out more next Thursday. It doesn't look like too radical of a change from the leaked versions circulating on the web. How accurate are the leaked versions? God only knows. We'll find out next week.

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