I encourage all of you not to download Windows 10. Let me tell you why...
1. I can't print anything.
2. I can't open my blog pages in Blogger or Worpress.
3. I can't download videos into Blogger from YouTube that I want to discuss and share.
4. I can't even find decent instructions on how to remedy my problems.
So I'm feeling really stupid and helpless right now. And my thumbs are sore from typing on my Saman Galaxy 5.
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Hugs and chocolate, all!
Shelly
Hi human, Shelly,
ReplyDeleteYes, Windows 10 can be rather a pain in the pawsterior. Windows 10 was updating and pawhaps that's what's causing your pawblems.
I know, after in updated, it changed my search engine to Bing and it took ages to get it back to Google.
All the beast, oops, all the best and who is this Alex you make note of.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses,
Penny xx
It's a real downer. Anyway, Alex is this really cool-author-guitar-playing guy.
DeleteReally? Well, thanks for the heads up. :)
ReplyDeleteYes. Really. It's been a big problem for me. Thankfully, I can post from my phone.
DeleteYou need a tablet, Shelly. I have an HP tablet with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard that's faster than our computer and does 99% of what the computer can do..
ReplyDeleteI will have to research this. Thank you, Norma.
DeleteI haven't downloaded it yet and now I'm really glad.
ReplyDeleteReally think about it if and before you do.
DeleteMy greatest fear - being trapped inside the cage of evil software, unable to connect to the outside world, unable to locate my helpless characters...
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Shelly! And nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you as well. Yes. This is terrible.
DeleteI've heard a good deal of bad things about it.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably all true. I know.
DeleteI downloaded Windows 10 on my work computer. Big mistake. Had to call in the IT guy. Needless to say I've haven't downloaded it on my personal computer. Hope you got it all sorted out!
ReplyDeleteNot yet. I know it's going to cost me a pint of blood.
DeleteI'm sorry! That's why I haven't downloaded it. I know there are still a lot of bugs.
ReplyDeleteIt really sucks, Alex.
DeleteI am sorry to hear this. I have Windows 10 on my laptop and my desktop and I have no problems with it. I have had it on my laptop for weeks now too.
ReplyDeleteYou're one of the handful of lucky ones.
DeleteThat is so weird. I downloaded 10 a while back to both my PC and my laptop, and I haven't had any of those problem. Ugh So sorry!
ReplyDeleteLucky-ducky!
DeleteUpdates suck! Should I say that? Well I did. If I didn't love my computers so much, I would be totally insecure about them. Plus my last career was a techie. :) So I try not to freak.
ReplyDeleteI'm far from a techi. My jobs have included hairdressing, make-up, acting, modeling, paralegal, and waitressing. And of course writing.
DeleteI don't update or download anything without without asking my sons or daughter !
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Good. Don't do it.
DeleteUgh. Now I'm glad I postponed the download. I'm still on 7, but hopefully 10 will have its crap sorted out when I finally get around to buying a new computer.
ReplyDeleteDon't do it! Waiting is a good idea.
DeleteYes! I hear what you're saying. I refuse to download Windows 10 on my PC or laptop. My wife has it on a laptop she recently purchased and we both hate Windows 10. We can still print, but I can not figure out how to scan things and it used to be so easy on her old computer.
ReplyDeleteI wish these companies would leave stuff alone when it's working just fine.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
I wish they would leave well enough alone, too.
DeleteI tried downloading and got an error message that it couldn't install. Now I feel fortunate that happened! Sorry you are having such problems with it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sign. Don't do it!
DeleteWell, I've downloaded Windows10 on three computers now and have not had any problems. I do use Word, Blogger, Youtube, and print OK. Have you used any of the troubleshooting guides online? Maybe you need a new driver for your printer? Maybe this points to a new dystopian story about computer upgrades that transform our world. We just went through a terrific windstorm and lost power, so I can report that no power at all was a shocking wake-up call on how dependent we are on technology. Even for cooking! So I hope these glitches do not affect your writing. Persevere!
ReplyDeleteI wI'll always write even if it's on my walls or dirty car windows.
DeleteMe too, Shelly. My backup is one of those little 5x7 spiral notebooks, mostly 'to do' but scribbles on the current wip slide right between all else. I love the art journals but wind up banging the keyboard. All the best for lots of chocolate!
DeleteI'm always afraid to update. I haven't done it yet. Hope you get it worked out.
ReplyDeleteI didn't change when Win 8 & 9 came out. I was waiting for something better. I guess I'll have to wait for 11 now. :P
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a nightmare! As it is, I'm such a techno-challenged person.
ReplyDeleteI don't intend downloading any new Windows without the assistance of my techie guy.
Too late, I'm sharing in your pain as I did it too and it's super frustrating.
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