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    If it was me (and of course its not ) I would just upgrade it to Windows 10.

    10 runs as well as 7 if not better, and with PC's you have to do it eventually anyway. I believe you can still upgrade free (I am sure someone will correct me if you cant)



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    Quote Originally Posted by lsemmens View Post
    Can't recall if you've tried SFC. It's a Windoze system file checker that finds and (usually) fixes dud drivers. is the syntax. The link explains how it all works.
    Been there. Done that. That's what gave rise to my pathetic German usage, Leigh !

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    If it was me (and of course its not ) I would just upgrade it to Windows 10.

    10 runs as well as 7 if not better, and with PC's you have to do it eventually anyway. I believe you can still upgrade free (I am sure someone will correct me if you cant)
    I detested the 8s SO MUCH that I cannot begin to tell you. 10 seemed, upon taking a quick look, much the same. Touch-screen stuff, no ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R View Post
    10 seemed, upon taking a quick look, much the same. Touch-screen stuff, no ?
    It will look like that if you look at it on a touch screen PC.
    I don't have touch screens on my PC's & W10 acts just like any other OS without touch screen, it's just more stable than earlier Win versions.
    In fact if you customise it by playing around with settings & themes you could make it look exactly like W7 if you wanted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiny View Post
    It will look like that if you look at it on a touch screen PC.
    I don't have touch screens on my PC's & W10 acts just like any other OS without touch screen, it's just more stable than earlier Win versions.
    In fact if you customise it by playing around with settings & themes you could make it look exactly like W7 if you wanted.
    I SAY ! - honestly ? Exactly like ?
    Would you lot be prepared to listen to what would almost inevitably be lots of whingeing from me if I went down that path ?
    ....... . ..... .. . . ..... ..... .
    You know, fellers, this idea is pretty exciting when seen in the light of your enthusiasm ...

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    If your game to go the windows 10 path you can still get it for free. The link is below, just click on upgrade now and click on run to make it easier for you.

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    We are Good bunch here at Austech and we don't mind a whinge or two we are here to help and share. Oh by the way it will keep all your files intact nothing will be deleted, good luck.
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    I've just done the major WIN10 update (took several hours to download and install) and I've found it more responsive with everything.

    If there's no limiting reason to stick with 7, I'd certainly recommend 10.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joezep View Post
    We are Good bunch here at Austech and we don't mind a whinge or two we are here to help and share. Oh by the way it will keep all your files intact nothing will be deleted, good luck.
    You are. That is indisputable.

    OK, she said, gulping somewhat nervously: the only remaining question is whether to do my stirfry dinner first, or ...

    Thank-you, joezep and everyone else who is pushing me in the direction of 10: see you on the other side.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    I've just done the major WIN10 update (took several hours to download and install).
    Oh GOOD ! - I thought it was my possibly faulty system ! You've put paid to that worry, mtv ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R View Post
    Oh GOOD ! - I thought it was my possibly faulty system ! You've put paid to that worry, mtv ...
    Yes, it is a bit disconcerting.

    There are several times it appears to stall, but it is still working, so just be patient... it literally takes hours to complete!

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    @M-R
    Take the time to make a full image before you update, just in case. I've seen the odd time that a rollback to 7 failed quite despite it being well within the month allowed. Use something like Macrium Reflect free, it's bl**dy good:
    Unlikely that you'll want to revert anyway but it's comforting insurance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    Yes, it is a bit disconcerting.

    There are several times it appears to stall, but it is still working, so just be patient... it literally takes hours to complete!
    NOW you tell me ...
    [grin]
    I'll tell thee everything I can: there's little to relate ...

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    I would concur, go the W10 route. I run it on all of our machines, some were new when XP was king. I, too did not like W8, and skipped it, which is par for the course for M$ ever since the days of DOS it's always hit and miss i.e. one version is good, the next is a dud, then good, then bad. W10 has been more stable than W7. My only complaint has been the fact that M$ re-install some of the crapware that I don't want, or need. e.g. I don't even OWN an X-Box, Cortana, to me, is a waste of space. Then there is the "spyware" that must be turned off, and, often, gets turned back on again after an update. There are plenty of third party tools to deal with that these days. Occasionally Windoze Update causes grief, but no worse than previous versions. I still maintain that, provided you have a good backup, there is nothing too much to be concerned about.
    I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    There are several times it appears to stall, but it is still working, so just be patient... it literally takes hours to complete!
    It just finished downloading after 3.75 days, and now it's started to download AGAIN. Is this right ?
    I'll tell thee everything I can: there's little to relate ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R View Post
    It just finished downloading after 3.75 days, and now it's started to download AGAIN. Is this right ?
    Yes it is correct.

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    My eyes are starting to close. I shall go to bed and dream of this thread while my Dell patiently downloads (again).
    'Night, all ! - hope to meet up in the morning; but will understand if you've all decided to leave town ...

    I'll tell thee everything I can: there's little to relate ...

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    That's exactly what I ended up doing... going to bed and letting it 'do its thing'.

    Hopefully the Microsoft Fairy works some magic for you overnight.

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    I have no words ...

    I'll tell thee everything I can: there's little to relate ...

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    Once I'd got over my choking rage, I decided to do what M$ said to and turned off Bitdefender. Ran the download again. It whizzed right through to somewhere around 87% and then gave me the same message !!!!
    And the seriously bad thing is that now I'm unable to turn Bitdefender back on. This has never happened before. What the **** am I to do NOW ?!
    I'll tell thee everything I can: there's little to relate ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R View Post
    Once I'd got over my choking rage, I decided to do what M$ said to and turned off Bitdefender. Ran the download again. It whizzed right through to somewhere around 87% and then gave me the same message !!!!
    And the seriously bad thing is that now I'm unable to turn Bitdefender back on. This has never happened before. What the **** am I to do NOW ?!
    by running CMD as an administrator and using the following commands to restart the Windows Update service.

    Stopping Windows Update...
    Code:

    net stop wuauserv

    Then starting it again...
    Code:

    net start wuauserv

    And then recheck for updates again and it will start downloading updates from the beginning.

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