Subj : Re: Windows update (was:D
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : NANCY BACKUS
Date : Thu Aug 15 2019 22:30:00

-=> Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 08-12-19  07:32 <=-

 >   I got the computer working again (darn legacy mode got turned OFF in
 > the Command Prompt window...likely from a Microsoft update).

 JM> Saturday morning I got a notice of a Windows up "right now".  I
 JM> stopped what I was doing figuring it would only take a few minutes as
 JM> they usually do.
 JM> It took over two and half hours!
 JM> Then the pc went nuts.  
 JM> In no particular order the start menu didn't work, the search bar
 JM> disappeared and when it came it back didn't work.  All my desktop
 JM> programs were moved around and the icons changed.
 JM> It took 10 minutes (I timed it) from restart to being able do
 JM> anything and had a black screen.
 JM> Some programs wouldn't run.
 JM> I had all sorts of problems and not very happy.
 JM> I figured I would have to take it to the shop and managed to copy to
 JM> a thumb what I couldn't replace to use with the laptop.
 JM> Later it started working properly and back to normal.

Apparently there were some issues with that update... a friend of mine
had a similar experience... finally she was able to get things to work
again....  I am SO glad not to have to deal with that sort of stuff on
my computer.... :)

ttyl       neb

.... Ahh!  I get it!!  The Universe *doesn't* make sense!!

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