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Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making.

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  Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making. "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-07-20 17:58 -0500
    Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making. Don't Run windows <no-windows@withheld.example.invalid> - 2016-07-20 23:09 +0000
      Re: Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making. Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2016-07-20 20:35 -0300
    Re: Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making. Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-07-22 12:05 +0000
    Re: Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making. "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-07-23 19:25 +0200

#11566 — Another Windows 10 Update Disaster in the making.

OS Name	Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version	10.0.10240 Build 10240
Other OS Description 	Not Available
OS Manufacturer	Microsoft Corporation

I am running on my laptop (OS info above) because my desk-top is in the 
shop (see Message-ID <dute1hFkauaU1@mid.individual.net>),  (Word from 
the shop is the disk is destroyed--they want me to buy a new computer 
because that disk is only three months old.  Not buying anymore Windows 
OS computers.  They are going to replace the disk again.)

Starting several days ago, it what in retrospect looks a lot like the 
final minutes of my desk-top, my lap-top wants to run Windows Update and 
I am now thinking that it thinks I am not on 10! as opposed to a patch 
update.

In a power-up boot yesterday something Windows Update-ish ran in spite 
of my scheduling it as far into the future as it would let me.

Does anybody know a way to get somebody's attention at Microsoft without 
waiting many hours on-queue with credit card in hand?  A newsgroup of a 
"forum" that isn't just spam, trolls, and bullsheet?

I would really just like to to my work.

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#11567

> OS Name\011Microsoft Windows 10 Home

If you run windows on your computer, then the fact is that you do not
own your computer, instead microsoft owns the computer and can do
anything they damn well please.

Your correct solution in this situation is to remove windows from your
computer, only then will you be able to own your computer again.

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop

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#11568

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:09:21 +0000 (UTC), Don't Run windows
<no-windows@withheld.example.invalid> wrote:

>> OS Name\011Microsoft Windows 10 Home
>
>If you run windows on your computer, then the fact is that you do not
>own your computer, instead microsoft owns the computer and can do
>anything they damn well please.
>
>Your correct solution in this situation is to remove windows from your
>computer, only then will you be able to own your computer again.
>
>http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop
>

	And if you don't want Mak Shuttlecraft "I'm root" to own your
computer, go for Debian, or even PCLinuxOS.
	[]'s
-- 
Don't be evil - Google 2004
We have a new policy  - Google 2012

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#11569

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:58:21 -0500, Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. wrote:

> OS Name	Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version	10.0.10240 Build 
10240 Other
> OS Description 	Not Available OS Manufacturer	Microsoft 
Corporation
> 
> I am running on my laptop (OS info above) because my desk-top is in the
> shop (see Message-ID <dute1hFkauaU1@mid.individual.net>),  (Word from
> the shop is the disk is destroyed--they want me to buy a new computer
> because that disk is only three months old.  Not buying anymore Windows
> OS computers.  They are going to replace the disk again.)
> 
> Starting several days ago, it what in retrospect looks a lot like the
> final minutes of my desk-top, my lap-top wants to run Windows Update and
> I am now thinking that it thinks I am not on 10! as opposed to a patch
> update.
> 
> In a power-up boot yesterday something Windows Update-ish ran in spite
> of my scheduling it as far into the future as it would let me.
> 
> Does anybody know a way to get somebody's attention at Microsoft without
> waiting many hours on-queue with credit card in hand?  A newsgroup of a
> "forum" that isn't just spam, trolls, and bullsheet?
> 
> I would really just like to do my work.

 Try posting your question to "alt.comp.os.windows-10".

 Despite the inevitable troll postings endemic to every news group, there 
are plenty of helpful contributors who seem to go out of their way to be 
helpful. One of the better ones, who goes by the name of 
paul<nospam@needed.com>, often provides very comprehensive and helpful 
follow ups despite being no fan of Microsoft (and therefore, no fool 
imho).

HTH

-- 
Johnny B Good

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#11571

Op 21-07-16 om 00:58 schreef Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.:
> OS Name    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
> Version    10.0.10240 Build 10240
> Other OS Description     Not Available
> OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
>
> I am running on my laptop (OS info above) because my desk-top is in the
> shop (see Message-ID <dute1hFkauaU1@mid.individual.net>),  (Word from
> the shop is the disk is destroyed--they want me to buy a new computer
> because that disk is only three months old.  Not buying anymore Windows
> OS computers.  They are going to replace the disk again.)
>
> Starting several days ago, it what in retrospect looks a lot like the
> final minutes of my desk-top, my lap-top wants to run Windows Update and
> I am now thinking that it thinks I am not on 10! as opposed to a patch
> update.
>
> In a power-up boot yesterday something Windows Update-ish ran in spite
> of my scheduling it as far into the future as it would let me.
>
> Does anybody know a way to get somebody's attention at Microsoft without
> waiting many hours on-queue with credit card in hand?  A newsgroup of a
> "forum" that isn't just spam, trolls, and bullsheet?
>
> I would really just like to to my work.
About a week ago my Win7 update routine once more offered an update to 
Win10.
I selected the No option No and it had another question: if this was a 
definite refusal, Yes!
Then came the message I would no longer be bothered and just for my 
information the offer for a free 'upgrade' was ending on the 29th.

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