[AT] OFF TOPIC

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Wed Jul 26 10:30:28 PDT 2017


Phil the problem with that is that some of us run professional or business
software that will not run on anything but Windows.   In my case I have the
option of Windows or Mac now but not Linux.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Auten
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 8:36 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OFF TOPIC

Nah, Dave. Just lose Windows altogether and use Linux for your operating
system!


Phil in TX


On 7/24/2017 6:30 PM, Dave wrote:
> My recomendation would be to start looking for an Apple!
> Dave
> PS, Like Ford pickup trucks and M-H tractors they are THE BEST!
> PPS, Same re: PEPSI and coke—Pepsi wins 26.3 to 1!
>
>> On Jul 24, 2017, at 7:02 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I switched to Win 10 a good while back and have no real problems with it
>> other than the browser and e-mail are terrible.  There is a way to set
>> Win 10 up to run in a format that looks and acts like Win 7.  I can't 
>> begin
>> to
>> remember how but I found out about it and set mine up that way.  Since
>> I don't have a computer that will run touch screen I couldn't see any 
>> reason
>> to run it in the applications mode that it defaults to.  I don't remember 
>> it
>> being
>> very hard to change the settings but it's been long enough ago that I 
>> don't
>> have
>> a clue where to tell you to start looking.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: deanvp
>> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 4:00 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] OFF TOPIC
>>
>>
>> Ralph,
>> Windows 7 is nearing  the end of it's support life and MS is aggressively
>> trying to move users to Win 10. SO make sure you have installed Service 
>> Pack
>> "One" and you should be OK until 2020  I think the issue may be facing is
>> that Win 7 still uses Internet Explorer as it's Browser and Windows 10 
>> has
>> moved on to a new browser "Edge". I haven't checked to see if MS is even
>> still supporting IE. Around 48% of the world is still using Win 7.  You
>> might want to check if some start-up add-ons have gotten in to your 
>> system
>> without your knowledge.  I use what used to be called Crap Cleaner now
>> called CCLEANER By Piraform  to keep the system cleaned of trash that 
>> builds
>> up over time. I use the free version. Then I use a paid for diagnostic 
>> and
>> system cleaner from IOBIT, I can't think of name right now but it is very
>> comprehensive catching all the crap that floats around on the Internet.
>> It's not all that expensive less than  $20 a year. I've learned to
>> appreciate all that it does to keep the system running at peak 
>> performance.
>> It's called Advanced System Care by IOBIT.  I would recommend that.
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet
>> -------- Original message --------From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> 
>> Date:
>> 7/23/17  10:05 PM  (GMT-07:00) To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Subject: Re: [AT] Loading the Ford
>> On 7/23/2017 10:36 PM, deanvp wrote:
>>> OFF Topic
>>> Warning for Windows 10 users.  One of the recent Microsoft updates is
>>> causing some, not all, users computers to have a black screen on sign 
>>> in.
>>> Microsoft doesn't know which update is causing the problem. I find that
>>> hard to believe but that is what I have been told. Anyway, I have had to
>>> send my computer out for repair to get it back to normal. First time in 
>>> my
>>> life I have not been able to fix any PC problem, hardware or software,
>>> that came along since the personal computer was invented. I guess there 
>>> is
>>> a first time for everything. So.... if you are using Windows 10 and you
>>> get a black screen on sign in, go get professional help ASAP.
>> This one is still Windows 7 and it has been limping for several years
>> now. Several months ago it started just crashing in the middle of
>> whatever I was doing. For no obvious reason. I've done clean ups and
>> system restores but no matter. Every few days or sometimes every day, it
>> will just crash. Go through the restart and it is fine. For a while.
>>> Ralph in Sask.
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