[AT] Windows 10 OT but related

Thu Jul 30 18:13:00 PDT 2015

Yes, the C drive that keeps filling up is the C drive.  it is only 1TB  
the auxillary drive is 3 TB.  You see how much I know about them...

Cecil in OKla

On 7/30/2015 3:40 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Cecil,
>
> Is the 2GB Hard Drive a typo?
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
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> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Cecil R Bearden
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:58 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Windows 10 OT but related
>
> Sorry I was mistaken.  Windows 7 home premium 6.1.7601, I had this one
> since about jan 2010.  I have problems with the 2 gig HD getting filled
> up all the time....   I cannot tell where it is, the folders do not show
> excessive amount of files.   I need to take it somewhere, but I use it
> every day for business, so I just do not have a backup.  I have an
> auxillary drive that I keep everything else on....
>
> Cecil
>
>
>
>
> On 7/30/2015 12:16 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>> You still run XP, Cecil ?!  I'm surprised.  My old laptop (circa 2008) ran
>> XP.  After Microsoft ended support (April 2014, if I remember correctly) my
>> web browsing experience went straight to hell.  I was (still am) a Chrome
>> fan, and there were a large number of little things that stopped working as
>> well or at all.  I tried the latest XP-compatible version of Internet
>> Explorer but that was many steps in the wrong direction; it barely worked
>> at all.  Another problem was iTunes.  I use iTunes to download a variety of
>> different podcasts for my iPod, as well as to back up my iPhone.  Under XP,
>> after April '14, iTunes got really flaky too, to the point that it crashed
>> during a phone backup and I lost EVERYTHING - photos and a bunch of apps I
>> had purchased just vanished.  Backup file corrupted, phone wiped clean.  XP
>> was at the heart of the matter... Apple quit making sure iTunes would work
>> on XP, and boy did it unravel quickly.  I rapidly got the message that
>> ending support for XP had deep consequences with pretty much everything,
>> one way or the other.
>>
>> SO
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I bought a laptop from Office Depot on sale for a great price 2 years
>>> ago.  It had Windows 7 on it.   I cannot open it up without it taking 2
>>> hours to download all the upgrades from Microsoft.    When it finally
>>> works, it is a pile of crap.....
>>> I have a Windows XP system I currently use and it serves me very well.
>>> I wish I had my money back on that @#&* laptop.  I only wanted it for
>>> field use, but it is worthless.....
>>>
>>> I have a small notebook type I use for guidance in the tractor.  I need
>>> to get a new solid state HDD installed.  Otherwise if works fine.  My
>>> guidance software works on XP but no higher....
>>>
>>> Cecil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/30/2015 10:00 AM, Dick Day wrote:
>>>> I'm with David.  You can always tell the pioneers by the arrows in their
>>>> backs.
>>>>
>>>> I'm the same way with updates, unless it's a must have, I always wait a
>>>> week or so before installing
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:56 AM, David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Charlie,
>>>>> My choice is to sit on the sidelines for a couple months while the dust
>>>>> settles. All I read from the computer geeks is pretty positive but I do
>>>>> not want to be a beta tester. After a couple months I will most likely
>>>>> upgrade my Win 7 boxes.
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>> NW NC
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/30/2015 9:10 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>>>> This might come in handy for some folks on the list.
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQlg03P3aU
>>>>>> It tells you how to find Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox on
>>>>>> your computer after you upgrade to Windows 10.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to hear thoughts on switching to Windows 10 and the options
>>>>>> but please no Windows bashing or Microsoft bashing.  We all know that
>>>>>> some folks don't like Microsoft and Windows.  That is not the purpose
>>>>>> of this message.  It's intended to be a discussion for folks that USE
>>>>>> Microsoft based computers and software to support their antique tractor
>>>>>> hobby.
>>>>>>
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