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gpupdate is the command line utility to force the GP update. I think it is gpupdate /all to update all policies. fmiser via Mercedes December 27, 2016 at 4:19 PM > > Ed wrote: > > > > While the *use* of Windows 10 isn't that different from 7, > > and as an OS

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> > Ed wrote: > > > > While the *use* of Windows 10 isn't that different from 7, > > and as an OS is fairly stable and complete, I have to stress > > on forcing the thing out of auto-update mode. > fmiser wrote: > > How did you accomplish this? I am not yet using Win10 - but I > know I will

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Or, since it is a mainly "offline" computer/operation, just make a VM with XP. it is stable and won't restart when $micro$haft$$$ tells it to. Ed Booher via Mercedes December 27, 2016 at 1:53 PM You have to both make a registry edit, and force a global policy

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I think I figured out how to turn off the auto update in Win7 as this morning it was annoying me to download something and restart it. I'm guessing that is a daily occurrence, which if left in auto would trash any open apps and work. --FT On 12/27/16 2:53 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote:

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Worse part is, one of the Linux distros, might be Ubuntu, can't remember right now, has announced they are going to do the same to their desktop version of their distro. Auto update and reboot. Yay! On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Ed Booher wrote: > You have to both make a

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

You have to both make a registry edit, and force a global policy update. Microsoft is serious about updating *their* OS. A quick Google can get you the instructions, will track them down later if you need me to do so. On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 4:03 PM, fmiser via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Dunno, you may be able to buy a new or used motherboard, depending on how popular the machine was. I got a board level repair for $200, but that makes no sense if the laptop was a $300 wally land special pentium when it was new. Find a computer shop that will replace the machine if they

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 8:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bricking a machine due to a failed BIOS update won’t affect the data stored > on it, you can just take the hard drive out and put it on anything else and > get the data.

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

It's good for the replacement machine that you buy after you bricked the first one (it was going to die soon anyway ). On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A backup won't do any good if it's bricked and won't even get to the post >

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Bricking a machine due to a failed BIOS update won’t affect the data stored on it, you can just take the hard drive out and put it on anything else and get the data. It hoses the BIOS EEPROM and you can’t boot the machine again. In a desktop where you could pull the BIOS chip out and replace

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

A backup won't do any good if it's bricked and won't even get to the post screen Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 7:58 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > That's why you do a full backup before attempting any such operation. > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 7:36

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That's why you do a full backup before attempting any such operation. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am somewhat scared to do a bios update. I have done them many times for > many years but had a laptop brick on me once after a

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I am somewhat scared to do a bios update. I have done them many times for many years but had a laptop brick on me once after a failed bios update Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 6:28 PM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Randy, > Go to support for

[MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Randy, Go to support for whatever computer you have and check for any needed updates, especially the BIOS. There are chip instructions/features that Win10 wants that may not have been turned on in the original BIOS in your computer. It's good to keep your BIOS updated regardless. When I loaded

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Thanks Fred. Good to know. RB On 22/12/2016 12:00 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Randy. I have two laptops with first gen I7's running 10 with no issues. Sony Viao and an HP Pavilion. YMMV. Fred Fred Moir. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

;mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: 22 December 2016 12:48 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Randy Bennell Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again My computer guy was just in and I asked him my question about updating to 10 from 7. He initially said he saw no good reason not to do so, but then had a quick look

[MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

My computer guy was just in and I asked him my question about updating to 10 from 7. He initially said he saw no good reason not to do so, but then had a quick look to see what chip is in this computer. It is an i7 860 which he says is a 1st generation chip and says he has encountered

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Ed wrote: While the *use* of Windows 10 isn't that different from 7, and as an OS is fairly stable and complete, I have to stress on forcing the thing out of auto-update mode. How did you accomplish this? I am not yet using Win10 - but I know I will need to someday...

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I usually home brew my desktops Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:12 PM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep sad to see that end for sure! Well, you may as well wait until you get > a new machine and it will come with the Win10. I dont feel that there

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Yep sad to see that end for sure! Well, you may as well wait until you get a new machine and it will come with the Win10. I dont feel that there is much sense buying something for an older computer that has a greater chance of a hardware failure. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Kaleb C.

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Well I guess I should have taken them up on the free upgrade offer. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2016, at 12:25 PM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes > wrote: > > Totally correct, always set the advanced update settings to "notify to > schedule restart" and that disables the

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Totally correct, always set the advanced update settings to "notify to schedule restart" and that disables the autoreboot that you experienced. Win10 is faster, lighter, and takes up less space on your hard drive. All good reasons to update. Also, in 2020 Win7 drops out of microsofts support.

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While the *use* of Windows 10 isn't that different from 7, and as an OS is fairly stable and complete, I have to stress on forcing the thing out of auto-update mode. I have come home to one system running 10 that was doing a compile, only to find out it had failed because the system had rebooted

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: "List, Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: roger...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows? Curley, when I loaded Win10 over Win7, it kept most of my settings. So, aside from

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Mine have never hung on the re-boot after an upgrade, but there's always a first time I guess. I keep perfmon open in one corner all the time - when it's missing, I know that MS re-booted the box. You can set it to always load into desktop mode instead of whatever they call the "new, improved"

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Curley, when I loaded Win10 over Win7, it kept most of my settings. So, aside from some small differences, it looks pretty much like Win7 on the surface. Now, as I said, some of the setting menus, etc. are different, but the search box quickly brings up whatever you're looking for so not a big

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

n <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows? Does anyone make a "classic" GUI for lose10?  As near as I can tell, starting with 7 and Server 2008, there is no longer a way to set things back to the "Classic" GUI

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Does anyone make a "classic" GUI for lose10? As near as I can tell, starting with 7 and Server 2008, there is no longer a way to set things back to the "Classic" GUI for consistency and ease of use, not to mention fewer resources needed. I moved a couple of machines to it while it was free.

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Well, I think I've listed this before in a previous discussion, but I've loaded Win10 on two old Dell Vostro Core2Duos running 4 gig of memory. They both are fine. I also loaded it on an HP Netbook, atom 1.6 processor and 2 gig of memory...it loads slow, but otherwise is ok. One of the

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

em 3 times) but other than that not so bad... -Curt From: OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows? I had no

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Win10 is not as bad as I expected. No advantage over Win7 though... -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 12:39 PM

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I have resisted that since my laptop is a company one & our IT seems content with 7. I think Kaleb is right-no longer free. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4 matic Wickford RI On Dec 19, 2016 12:39 PM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I know many of you folks

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

There are a couple of exceptions for (still) getting it free, I think one is for educational purposes, the other for people with ADA requirements, neither of which they verify. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Dec 19, 2016, at 1:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I

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I had no problems with anything after the switch to W10 - including very old ham radio programs that I've never bothered to upgrade. the inly gripe I have with W10 is the auto updating "feature", but I can live with it - they haven't broken anything in a long time now (in like Apple who trashes

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

+1.ditto what Kleb said. Do you have any reason you NEED to switch? Some software may not run right on lose 10. You may want to wait for 17 or whatever they will name the one after 10. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 12:24 PM Well it

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Well it was free a while back but I don't think it is now, so no good reason to switch that I know of. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I know many of you folks are against anything from MS but, it one has to

[MBZ] OT - Windows?

I know many of you folks are against anything from MS but, it one has to use Windows, is it now a good idea to change over to Windows 10 from Windows 7? Any real reason not to do so now? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

Can you kill the the svchost process(s)? I used to do that on an XP box when it got bogged down, and if they were really needed, they would automatically restart and usually behave. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

On Aug 25, 2015 1:12 AM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

Hey, Craig: Ccleaner sometimes solves 100% usage; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner If not, try: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FiguringOutWhyMySVCHOSTEXEIsAt100CPUWithoutComplicatedToolsInWindows7.aspx Good luck, Gerry P.S. I've been using Ccleaner for a long time on Window 7 when the computer

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

It's working its heart out trying to figure out what has been installed and what has not? You might just leave it on overnight and see if it's back to normal in the morning. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

As soon as Windows 3.0 finishes loading, I will try Windows 7 expect it to complete about 2019.. Sarcasam off On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update

[MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't

I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited Internet throughput for something else Tonight, I initially selected all

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:08:05 -0400 Tim Crone via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Jul 29, 2015 2:26 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Now I just need to how to activate my installation of Win7. Windows will try to activate over the internet with the key you gave

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

On Jul 29, 2015 2:26 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Now I just need to how to activate my installation of Win7. Windows will try to activate over the internet with the key you gave for install, if it wasn't installed on that machine before. If the activation fails, you'll

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:27:09 -0600 Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: From my experience, Win7 is ornery about booting so I'm reluctant to advise Just try it. But the root command looks correct for legacy GRUB. Well, I did, Just try it, and it worked. I performed the

[MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

I have just installed Windows 7 Home Premium on our Dell Inspiron 600m (old, outdated, underpowered, etc.) dual-boot with Linux laptop. I have some questions: 1. How do I run Windows Update? 2. How do I manually run Windows authorization/activation (which must be done in the first 30 days)?

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

Craig wrote: I have just installed Windows 7 Home Premium I know very little 'bout Win7 3. What are XPS documents? I want to be able to print to postscript so I can transfer the postscript (with all the fonts) to my Linux system to make new PDFs to replace ones which were made on a

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Craig, 1. Windows Update: Short: type windows update in the dialogue box that opens just above the start button, after you click the start button. Long: you should have a Control Panel option on the menu when you click on the Start button (which is the Windows symbol, round and in bottom left

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:06:01 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craig, 1. Windows Update: Short: type windows update in the dialogue box that opens just above the start button, after you click the start button. Long: you should have a Control Panel option on the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Questions

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:08:39 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I must use MSWin, I use PDFCreator to print PDF files. I believe it is based on Ghostscript - and although I haven't tested it extensively, it seems to embed the fonts. GPL licensed.

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

no boot camp. Go for Parallels. works fine and you can swap between OS without having to restart, as you would with boob camp. clay Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Jan 6, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Rich

[MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

I don't think there is a mac list on Okiebenz so I will annoy y'all with this. Task is to put some flavor of Windows on an iMac 3.2GHz Intel Core 13 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 Mac OSX 10.6.5 I have lots of stuff on my old XP box so I would like to import/install some of these apps on the Macwindows

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: What flavor of windows thingie should I get?  Looks like there is Boot Camp for XP and some other stuff, but that is either/or.  VMWare or Parallels will run a window with windows (!!), so that seems like a

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

I use the boot camp and XP Pro. No complaints. A VM works but wants LOTS of memory. I believe you can install your current XP on a VM without problem. I'd sure never spend money on Winders 7 to run XP apps. I don't think there is a mac list on Okiebenz so I will annoy y'all with this.

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Does windows want to go off and certify itself or something? Or if I just load my XP (or make an SP2 update disk) will it run without all that? --R On 1/6/2011 11:12 AM, Dieselhead wrote: I use the boot camp and XP Pro. No complaints. A VM works but wants LOTS of memory. I believe you can

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

XP still wants to phone home (activate) I think you have 30 or 60 days. However in the past couple of years M$ seems to let it activate itself without hassle, unlike the early days. I used to try to phone in if I had time, just to cost them more resources for their foolishness. Don't try

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A VM works but wants LOTS of memory. True, but that of course depends on what OS you want to virtualize. I get along fine by running W2K under VMWare; it's happy with only 512 Mb. But then I'm only using it to run Office

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

I use VirtualBox from Sun (now Oracle). http://www.virtualbox.org/ Free Open Source. Works well to run Win7 on my Mac. Allan Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net writes: I don't think there is a mac list on Okiebenz so I will annoy y'all with this. Task is to put some

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

BootCamp for XP, Parallels for pretty much anything else. And yes, VM ware is free or cheap, but you better have your RAM maxed out or it won't work for crap. MacDann Sent from my iPod On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I don't think there

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows Live?

: [MBZ] OT Windows Live? Anyone using Windows Live? Opinions? My internet provider is sending out messages telling us to opt into Windows Live. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows Live?

PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows Live? Anyone using Windows Live? Opinions? My internet provider is sending out messages telling us to opt into Windows Live. Randy I use Windows Live on my Windows machines. For a home computer it works fine. Easy to set up

[MBZ] OT Windows Live?

Anyone using Windows Live? Opinions? My internet provider is sending out messages telling us to opt into Windows Live. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows Live?

Anyone using Windows Live? Opinions? My internet provider is sending out messages telling us to opt into Windows Live. Randy I use Windows Live on my Windows machines. For a home computer it works fine. Easy to set up email accounts, easy to import mail, easy to migrate mail between

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows Live?

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:41:54 -0700 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: Someday I will make a go at Thunderbird on my Linux machine. Currently I just use web based email on that. Try Sylpheed. http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/ Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

We switched from Norton to Symantec endpoint at work last year. Norton was a dog, endpoint is fine... My wife's computer at work has AVAST! which I find to be pretty good. Its always hard to tell though, are we really being protected or do we care more that the computer runs well? I put

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

OK Don wrote: Use one of the free anti virus tools instead. I'm using the free Microsoft Security Essentials on the Windows boxes now. I konw, Microsoft and security are incompatable - but it's getting great reviews from the testers, and doesn't have much impact on the box. I've actually been

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:55:43 -0600 From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 Message-ID: a06240856c7a4ff270...@[192.168.1.112] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed As someone else mentioned, Norton AV

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:33:18 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Its always hard to tell though, are we really being protected or do we care more that the computer runs well? Being protected shouldn't cause the computer to run poorly. If it does, someone has done something

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

a new to you computer? -Curt Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:25 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com,     Banned List     ban...@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 Message-ID: 4b7df7fd.8010...@striplin.net Content-Type: text/plain

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] OT Windows 7 Message-ID:     437bc981002182104w4f3577fdu67c0a0271204a...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself (yet). http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2359956,00.asp On Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

From what I've read, the Windows 2000 classic mode is finally and totally gone in Windows 7. You can turn off a lot of the bling and achieve a more classic look, but it's not the same as enabling classic mode in XP or Vista. Allan On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin

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, but definitely a nuisance at times. Next month I get to buy a FLIR camera! This is going to be fun! Dan --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: IBM? Are you sure? IBM hasn't made consumer computers for 4 or 5 years now, is your new computer really a new to you computer? Kleb means a Lenovo Thinkpad, which is the next best thing to an IBM. The chinese are doing a

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

They were making the IBM branded Thinkpads when IBM sold it off, or spun it off, or something. I have a couple of c.1994-95 Thinkpads around, they still fire up (slowly) and do things (slowly) but are rock solid. I think I tried to get Linux on one of them, for some reason it did not go but

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Yea, it seems to be running better now, I adjusted for best performance, after a few restarts and uninstalling a bunch of crap, including norton, its running better now. I even turned back on the visual stuff and its still running OK. OK Don wrote: The AMD CPU shouldn't be that slow -

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

computers for 4 or 5 years now, is your new computer really a new to you computer? -Curt Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:25 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com, Banned List ban...@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 Message-ID

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I didnt know they were selling anything with vista anmore. LWB250 wrote: I buy all of the technology for the company (just bought 5 new laptops for field techs) and I stick with Dells because I can get a serial port for our telemetry connections and downgrade to XP. I screwed up and ordered

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Yea, it seems to be running better now, I adjusted for best performance, after a few restarts and uninstalling a bunch of crap, including norton, its running better now. I even turned back on the visual stuff and its still running OK. I used to think Internet

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

I got my desktop machine last year, which is why it has Vista and not Windows 7. Dan --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

ohhh LWB250 wrote: I got my desktop machine last year, which is why it has Vista and not Windows 7. Dan -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro

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that I'll lose McAffee. Douglas -- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Yea, it seems to be running better

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Use one of the free anti virus tools instead. I'm using the free Microsoft Security Essentials on the Windows boxes now. I konw, Microsoft and security are incompatable - but it's getting great reviews from the testers, and doesn't have much impact on the box. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:57 PM,

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

As someone else mentioned, Norton AV is in itself a virus, and some virus makers use parts of Norton AV to protect their virus. Best to stay far away from Norton. How is your Mac Wall street? I think you are right I have comcast and they provided me with McAffee it has worked fine for

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Really does it seem to update and such? Have a url? Douglas -- From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:28 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7 Use one of the free anti

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Yes, and yes -- http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Douglas jgi...@comcast.net wrote: Really does it seem to update and such? Have a url? Douglas -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___

[MBZ] OT Windows 7

Anybody using this? I order a new mini laptop for work and it arrived today. Its a IBM with windows 7 on it. Holy crap, I dont know if I like it or not. I suppose I could get used to it but it sure seems like this computer moves VERY slow. I got to play with it a little more but is there

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

So far I really like it and think it runs fast - what programs are running slow? Granted - it is on a pretty fast desktop here. I like how you can run two screens next to each other. I've got it on a fujitso laptop at work - and it runs really fast with our practice management system and our

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

I'm running it on thrre or four systems - I like it a lot better than any other M$ OS. Your mini-laptop is probably slow to begin with - Atom processor? On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Peter Hertzing phertz...@gmail.com wrote: So far I really like it and think it runs fast - what programs are

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Well like right now I am trying to clean out all the crap preinstalled stuff that I dont need, it just seems to take forever. If I launch IE, it seems to take forever. I will have to play with it some more to get it figured out. This little machine only has 1 gig of ram though, not sure

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

This is the one I got http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10898037cac=Result OK Don wrote: I'm running it on thrre or four systems - I like it a lot better than any other M$ OS. Your mini-laptop is probably slow to begin with - Atom processor? On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

This little machine only has 1 gig of ram though, not sure what the processor is offhand. Pretty sure that's nowhere near enough, perhaps more like 4GB is required? I bet my 233MHz G3 PPC Mac is faster than that! Fully loaded, 768 MB RAM. -- Jim ___

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You should be able to set the interface to the XP or 2000 (classic) look Search in help for optimize for performance You should be able to set the start menu to classic or XP bubblegum But I have not done it because I moved to OS 10.5 in place of winders 7 If nobody else tells you how, I

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

The AMD CPU shouldn't be that slow - http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/amd-kinda-sorta-takes-aim-at-atom-with-athlon-neo/. A friend at work has an HP Mini-Note 110 with the Atom 270 chip, 1 GB, and W7. It's no screamer, but no one complains about it being slow either. Right click my computer' -

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: This is the one I got http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10898037cac=Result Put Xubuntu (not regular Ubuntu) on that and it will SCREAM. My 2.4 GHz/4 Gb Mac Mini running Leopard seems like a

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself (yet). http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2359956,00.asp On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself (yet). I have Mint installed on my Asus Eee netbook which is pretty minimally spec'd (Atom CPU, not sure the speed, and only 512Mb RAM). It's quite

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7

Hey, I just got the same netbook 6 months ago but it came loaded with Linux. Great machine and the best 200 bucks I ever spent! Fast as can be but then again I have kept most of the junk off of it. All I use it for is to read and send email and surf the net when I am out of the hose. John On Thu,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: The beauty of single-pane windows is that they can last forever, unless you break them. Sealed double- and triple-pane windows do not. This is slightly inaccurate. Multi-pane windows that use a desiccant within a

[MBZ] OT: Windows

Could he search for information on replacement windows? We currently have the original windows in our house, 1959 single-pane, steel casement windows and are looking to replace them. The beauty of single-pane windows is that they can last forever, unless you break them. Sealed double- and

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