That's it...I've had it !

[fsn]

Fellow members of the forum. Our esteemed colleague, Techno, is going to update his computer to Windows 10 tonight.

31st March. Running into ... April 1st.

This is a golden opportunity, could we but unite to seize it.

So how about tomorrow, we all pretend that Techno's text is appearing in Cyrillic? Either that or rebuke him for foul language in all his posts ... or all send him a PM asking him why he send us a PM ... or just pretend that his posts can't be seen ... or the next person just re-writes Techno's posts as if they had written it or ... well, so many opportunities.

[Techno]

Nobby.

The irony of the date hasn't been lost on me.

For the past few days I've wondered if I'm the recipient of a mega global spoof, set up by Microsoft.
Not that I'm paranoid...Or into conspiracies in any way.....Much.

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Well Huzzah, Blackadder.

The 'puter has been switched on for 20 minutes this morning and I'm still on '8'.....
Thanks again Grumps (LOTS) for that link !
If it tries again, at least I'm now confident that I can stop it.

Fingers firmly crossed that it's not trying to lull me into a false sense of security !

Cheers - Phil (Who will be on tenterhooks for a few more hours, yet  )

[fsn]

Hepe lhe upgrade le Windews 10 wenl EK, Lechne. I knew hew awful il is when yeur PC deesn'l werk preperly. When I wenl le Windews 10, I ceuldn'l play any ef my faveurile games. Al werk, Windews 10 meanl lhal my lracker ball meuse weuldn'l werk, and a persen ef my acquainlance ceuld nel gel access le his exlernal drive wilh all his films en il!
Geed luck.

[Techno]

I've had to delete the particular update again, already, Nobby. (about 5 minutes ago,)

"We're going to upgrade you to Windows 10 in.....58 minutes and counting."

"Oh no, you're not !"

Maybe it's going to be a daily thing from now on. 
At least I can get rid of it quite quickly, now.

Can you block specific updates ?

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Ooooh......Found something in PC advisor......Looks like I've got to uncheck some 'things' in some exe (?) wossname* to finally stop them trying to get me to upgrade.

(*Sorry if I'm getting a bit technical.  )

That's a job for Sunday afternoon then.

Cheers - Phil (Who's getting a crick in the neck from keeping turning round, to watch the PC, in case they try again this morning. )

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

exe - executable file. Make sure it's from a reputable source Phil, it'll make changes to your system, possibly at very low levels. Have seen a PC with a Trojan in the boot file, which stopped it booting up. There's no way to fix that un.

'ave fun.

IanS

[Techno]

Thanks Ian. 

It goes without saying that I won't have fun....I'll be fretting like a good 'un.

The 'tutorial' looks as though it's perfectly sound, though. (To a computer illiterate like yours truly.)
But I really hate messing around with things I don't fully understand, in case I mess things up completely.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Before you do anything, and I think this point may have been made, make a backup.

It's also worth creating a bootable disk in case it all goes belly up.

[Techno]

I'll update the external drive before I have a play, Nobby ! 
Good reminder, though. 

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Good old Microsoft.

They haven't given up yet.

Dozens and dozens of updates just come through as Mrs T shut the PC down............So I wound it back up and went and had a look to see if my favourite update.... (Compulsory countdown to Windows 10 upgrade)..... had been reinstalled.

Buried along with all the others was KB3035583.......again.

It's not there any more......

Cheers - Phil

[jimduncanuk]

Set your updates to manual and do not update the Windows 10 one.

[Techno]

I'll leave it on auto, Jim.......Now I know which is the update to knock out when I spot it.

I WAS expecting to have to uninstall KB3035583 almost every day...Or, at least once a week.....But it's been a fortnight since the last time....And it now takes me less than a minute to get to the update and get it to 'go away'.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

So elderly Welshmen can learn new tricks.....

[Techno]

Ho ! Yus !

Especially with scalpels. 

Cheers - Phil (I still hate computers, though.)

[GrumpyOldMan]

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." - Thomas Jefferson

"Take that Microsoft!" - Techno

"What have I unleashed?" - GrumpyOldMan

[Techno]

They've tried once more (in fact, they sneaked the KB3035583 'update' in a few days ago...on it s own...without the 'Shut down and update 'hint' ...I missed it.
Spotted it in the updates, a few minutes ago

Uninstalled AGAIN........I'm not playing 'beta testing' for them again..

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Rewriting the dictionary every time you chip away a bit a good constitution is the real secret of preserving liberty.

[Luddite]

It's "Francis" so fair warning - SERIOUSLY not safe for work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCqw9FmBgKY

"Windows 10 IS a virus!!"

[Techno]

I'll let someone else look and comment first, then. 
Cheers - Phil