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Replaced: Win7 = 1 Win8.1 =8 Russ

Bill -- I am running several computers, and my desktop configurations do not change. Right click on the Desktop and select View. From its drop-down, make sure AutoArrange is unchecked. That should solve the problem. Aside from that, one thing that will change the desktop configuration on my...

Bill -- Actually, that statement is true of most computer users, not just our peers. That's not good or bad -- it just is. Most people develop their skills enough to do what they want to do -- no more. Some of us are curious enough to push the envelope. Maybe we will stop doing that when we...

Greyfox, et al . . . A cute story, since this thread is hopelessly lost anyway. The other day, I went to Home Depot, picked up a few small things and used the "self-checkout" station to pay for my stuff. I noticed that the young girl at the observation/customer service podium was watching me...

Whew!!! For a while I thought you were makin' fun of me, but now I see that you weren't. (Not quite there yet.) Take care, Russ

Alberto -- For an upgrade of a valid underlying OS, which must be the case on an S3, activation is automatic. It may not be timely, but it is automatic. I think Michael is right that the MS activation servers may be a little busy right now. I have done nine upgrades, and in no case did I...

As Leeshor said, you need a partition manager. I use EaseUS Partition Master. You can get a free version at this link: http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/personal.html Regards, Russ

Sarcoguy -- Look at your update history to see if there are any failed attempts to install Win10. I have not (yet) upgraded my SurfacePro1, but the history shows several failed attempts by the system, one as late as today. That suits me just fine, because I'm not ready to upgrade my SP1...

TonLo -- It sounds like you may have a spurious user account that is interfering. I had this issue on two of my Win10 desktops. Start by seeing what accounts the system has. Open an elevated Command Prompt and enter: Net User This will display the accounts. You can use Net User to delete...

I thought some of her attitudes and responses seemed familiar!! (Was married to a Latina for over 30 years.) :-) Russ

GreyFox -- Ok, so I'll say "Hello" to your cousins next chance I get. I have a "game camera" out there so I can get deer pictures to post on my website for my granddaughters in San Diego. Anyhow, one more down. The Win7 laptop is now a Win10 laptop. There was more stuff to do, as a laptop...

GreyFox -- I had to check my business card to see if I qualified to use it, but Media Creation Tool is slick. I have already used it (them) to create ISOs for future use -- both 32 & 64 Bit. (I mess with computers a lot.) Also used it to upgrade the one computer I mentioned earlier. That...

Overall "desktop" feel and utility. I'm a desktop guy. The only touchscreen device I have is my SurfacePro1, and the only time I really use it is when I am away from my home/office. It is not yet upgraded to Win10, so cannot comment on how I will like Win10 on that device. However, from the...

This is really in the "for whatever it's worth" department, because I really don't intend to do anything about it at this point, other than watch and learn. I have (had) five machines in the awaiting upgrade category: My SPro1, a Win7 laptop, two 8.1 64-bit desktops and an 8.1 32-bit desktop...

Leeshor -- Probably too late. They came off looking very unprofessional in this. Given the timing of their email, I would bet that they learned about it from a customer and had not even done their own testing with Win10. Even if I get their upgrade tomorrow, I will use it only until I get a...

GreyFox -- Thanks. I will give them a few days to figure it out. That's the computer I was least anxious to upgrade anyway. Take care, Russ

Just learned a few minutes ago that I will not be upgrading my Office computer until further notice. With elegant timing, Endicia Software just notified me that my postage software will not work in Win10. Since I use it almost every day, I will have to wait for their upgrade. I can only...

The other day I reported on a problem trying to connect with RDP to two of my Win10 machines. While GreyFox was leading me to the pond to drink, I observed that both of those machines had network status as "Public." Not knowing how that could be, I changed it to Private, and my problem was...

Thanks, Jeff; that's good info. I suspect that for many, if not most, of us, that will happen in the normal course of usage. It does for me. I have a monthly all-day business meeting, and, although I take my battery along, I usually try to make it through the day without using it. Could be...

John -- I choose to believe that, if MS thought it was a problem, they would have said so by now to protect the integrity of the real product involved. Absent that, no matter what they said, a food fight would follow, and mountains of anecdotal evidence would be proffered on both sides of the...