Reset vs apply updates
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated since November.ÿ It has reached the point the computer is nearly unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are able. I have
been volunteered to fix it.
Personally I upgrade the software when the update comes out so have never had to work through this bad of situation.
The obvious solution is to apply each upgrade.
However if I Reset the the OS keeping the user data and programs, will it reinstall with all of the current updates?
(Wiping the disk or any method that destroys the data and programs, is unacceptable, as I have no idea of how much data is on the computer.)At this stage, not enough information for anyone to provide a solution
Reset vs apply updates
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated since November.ÿ It has reached the point the computer is nearly unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are able. I have been volunteered to fix it.
Personally I upgrade the software when the update comes out so have never had to work through this bad of situation.
The obvious solution is to apply each upgrade.
However if I Reset the the OS keeping the user data and programs, will it reinstall with all of the current updates?
(Wiping the disk or any method that destroys the data and programs, is unacceptable, as I have no idea of how much data is on the computer.)
Reset vs apply updates
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated
since November.ÿ It has reached the point the computer is nearly
unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are
able. I have been volunteered to fix it.
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated
since November. It has reached the point the computer is nearly
unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are
able. I have been volunteered to fix it.
In article <uul3ft$d6r2$1@dont-email.me>, knuttle wrote...
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated
since November. It has reached the point the computer is nearly
unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are
able. I have been volunteered to fix it.
I'd be focused on why it's nearly unusable. November's not that long ago, and
a computer should work just fine without more recent updates (just be a little
less secure). So what's causing the problem?
Does it have enough memory? (Settings, search "About")
Is the disk healthy? (Download the free version of something like Passmark or
HDTune and run a scan.)
Is the disk full?
Is the file system corrupted? (Disk properties, Tools, run "Check")
Is the CPU maxed-out? (Virus?)
Are system files corrupted? (https://www.howtogeek.com/222532/how-to-repair- corrupted-windows-system-files-with-the-sfc-and-dism-commands/)
Failing those, describe "unusable"...
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Thu, 4 Apr 2024 08:10:48 -0400, knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote:
OP: As said the person who uses the computer probably never turned it
on in that period, as they think a cellphone is the ultimate in computing.
Amazing. I take my laptop when I go away for more than 2 or 3 days, but
on my last trip, I had no space to use it and I used the phone for 6
days It was terrible. It's like trying to build a garage when tied to a chair. When one arm is tied to one arm of the chair.
On 04/04/2024 5:11 AM, Philip Herlihy wrote:
In article <uul3ft$d6r2$1@dont-email.me>, knuttle wrote...OP:ÿ As said the person who uses the computer probably never turned it on
A co volunteer at church, has a computer, that has not been updated
since November.ÿ It has reached the point the computer is nearly
unusable. You know the MS thing, you can continue to use it if you are
able. I have been volunteered to fix it.
I'd be focused on why it's nearly unusable.ÿ November's not that long
ago, and
a computer should work just fine without more recent updates (just be a
little
less secure).ÿ So what's causing the problem?
Does it have enough memory?ÿ (Settings, search "About")
Is the disk healthy?ÿ (Download the free version of something like
Passmark or
HDTune and run a scan.)
Is the disk full?
Is the file system corrupted?ÿ (Disk properties, Tools, run "Check")
Is the CPU maxed-out?ÿ (Virus?)
Are system files corrupted?
(https://www.howtogeek.com/222532/how-to-repair-
corrupted-windows-system-files-with-the-sfc-and-dism-commands/)
Failing those, describe "unusable"...
in that period, as they think a cellphone is theÿ ultimate in computing.
I do not have the computer yet, but from telephone and texting I suspect that it is not only the OS that needs updating, but MS Word and possibly
one or two other programs.
SO, I am going to get the computer and jump through the update/upgrade
hoops necessary to get it running correctly; even it takes days.
I was hoping that for a simple solution.
"Paul" <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote
| The machine did not "lament" on the screen about
| the graphics, it just silently rolled back and "gave me the finger".
You have such stormy, passionate relationships with
your hardware. :)
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