i was just getting used to the layout and then it said it needed to update. it said your computer may start several times or something, which it did. when it finished i had a completely different task bar down the bottom again, and the windows explorer icon had gone. and i have a little weather icon and in place of the explorer icon i have a little blue 3/4 circle which is edge or something. will it keep changing with every update? i think that was the problem with my other one. so i turned off the updates in the end cause they had problem installing. is that edge ok for the man to use since he seemed to like the internet explorer so much.? i mean he must know i can see and delete his history if i want to. or does he?? lol.

katybaty - 2021-08-01 09:38:00

Internet explorer is now end of life as far as Microsoft are concerned and you are better off using Edge as it's more modern and safer. You can't really turn updates of in Win10 without some trickery, and I wouldn't recommend you did that.

nice_lady - 2021-08-01 10:36:00

I never updated Windows. Never had problems or malware either.
I did use 3rd party antivirus, and a LOT of common sense.
Your choice, really, what browser you use. Chrome, Firefox, Edge or one of the based ons....
Although MS will try to force you back to their own.

lythande1 - 2021-08-01 11:52:00

Op that superficial interface twiddling or its avoidance is not what you should be updating for, that is merely the wanted/unwanted cherry on the top to be discarded as you see fit. Its the giant iceberg below the surface of security patches that you don't see that you most definitely do want to be updating for.

Leave it out if date at your daily increasing peril.

Edited by ronaldo8 at 1:19 pm, Sun 1 Aug

ronaldo8 - 2021-08-01 13:17:00

sorry one more question. my old hp laptop that is starting to slow down, would i be able to update to windows 10, and get the tech man to give it a good going over and update it for me. ? or if they are that old , they cant be updated? or can anything be updated?. then id have a fresh desktop and laptop, and the laptop can keep up with the google play store things that i cant get now.

katybaty - 2021-08-01 15:17:00

If the laptop is windows then it won't be able to use Google play store apps as these are Android.

What make model is it ? And what operating system does it run? Windows ? Or?

nice_lady - 2021-08-01 15:36:00

Most things can to some extent be updated but it really depends on what you have to start with as to whether it's practical and worthwhile or not.

nice_lady - 2021-08-01 15:38:00

nice_lady wrote:

If the laptop is windows then it won't be able to use Google play store apps as these are Android.

What make model is it ? And what operating system does it run? Windows ? Or?

um, this is what i found. hp , windows 8. 4.00gb( 3.89gb usuable) system type, 64-bit operating system x 64.. graphics radeon hd 7670m.. intel hd graphics 40000.. hard drives 699 gb.

katybaty - 2021-08-01 15:54:00

Ok it's possibly ok to upgrade to win 10.

You say it's starting to slow down. Computers don't slow down as they age like we do theres always reasons. What you have to figure out is how much are you willing to spend on it. And as I said it will not be able to use Apps from the Google Android play store.

Probably on the underneath it'll have a sticker or similar staying the model what is it?

Edited by nice_lady at 4:11 pm, Sun 1 Aug

nice_lady - 2021-08-01 16:10:00

nice_lady wrote:

Ok it's possibly ok to upgrade to win 10.

You say it's starting to slow down. Computers don't slow down as they age like we do theres always reasons. What you have to figure out is how much are you willing to spend on it. And as I said it will not be able to use Apps from the Google Android play store.

Probably on the underneath it'll have a sticker or similar staying the model what is it?

i looked for the little sticker but theres nothing there. thats ok. i like the google play store event though im not buying anything off it. but i did download a foreign language app, so that was cool. thats why id like the apps on the laptop then i can sit in my chair with my funny back and have a pillow behind me and learn it, rather than in the chair in the computer room.

Edited by katybaty at 4:30 pm, Sun 1 Aug

katybaty - 2021-08-01 16:30:00

Windows computers CANNOT run apps from Google play store.

You might be getting mixed up with the windows app store.

Edited by nice_lady at 5:19 pm, Sun 1 Aug

nice_lady - 2021-08-01 17:18:00

nice_lady wrote:

Windows computers CANNOT run apps from Google play store.

You might be getting mixed up with the windows app store.

probably.

katybaty - 2021-08-01 17:27:00

Apptly named

gypsypom - 2021-08-01 20:54:00

katybaty wrote:

um, this is what i found. hp , windows 8. 4.00gb( 3.89gb usuable) system type, 64-bit operating system x 64.. graphics radeon hd 7670m.. intel hd graphics 40000.. hard drives 699 gb.

Missed the most important bits

CPU type & laptop model.
It's the part that is named "Processor"

What you have listed should be ok on a basic computer usage but the other part is far more important

mrfxit - 2021-08-02 08:37:00

That's why I asked for the info off the sticker. There is ALWAYS info on the back or bottom of the machine.

nice_lady - 2021-08-02 08:40:00

nice_lady wrote:

That's why I asked for the info off the sticker. There is ALWAYS info on the back or bottom of the machine.

there is NO sticker. Only a, Intel core 15 sticker and a radeon graphics sticker and a, hp support sticker.

katybaty - 2021-08-02 13:41:00

mrfxit wrote:

Missed the most important bits

CPU type & laptop model.
It's the part that is named "Processor"

What you have listed should be ok on a basic computer usage but the other part is far more important

on the winzip driver updater it says. Processor Intel core i5_3230M cpu@2.60 ghz.

Edited by katybaty at 1:49 pm, Mon 2 Aug

katybaty - 2021-08-02 13:45:00

And it's a hp pavilion g6 notebook pc.

katybaty - 2021-08-02 13:46:00

katybaty wrote:

there is NO sticker. Only a, Intel core 15 sticker and a radeon graphics sticker and a, hp support sticker.

Under the machine ?

nice_lady - 2021-08-02 14:03:00

katybaty wrote:

And it's a hp pavilion g6 notebook pc.

Well that's the model.
Good we now have useful info.

nice_lady - 2021-08-02 14:04:00

It's A an older i5 tho.
Ohh and delete that WinZip driver updater. It's junkware.

nice_lady - 2021-08-02 14:05:00

nice_lady wrote:

It's A an older i5 tho.
Ohh and delete that WinZip driver updater. It's junkware.

oh is it? i thought i was good cause everynow and then it does a scan and it tells me whether to update or not, and it updates, then it says all drivers are good.

Edited by katybaty at 2:12 pm, Mon 2 Aug

katybaty - 2021-08-02 14:11:00

nice_lady wrote:

Under the machine ?

no, nothing. and i cant even find anything actually ingrained or carved in either. it probably came off years ago.

katybaty - 2021-08-02 14:13:00

nice_lady wrote:

It's A an older i5 tho.
Ohh and delete that WinZip driver updater. It's junkware.

yeah it is old now.

katybaty - 2021-08-02 14:14:00

Your system will generally update drivers by itself if needed. But if the WinZip program seems to be working for you it's probably not doing any harm. Personally I just don't trust WinZip as for many years they sold the WinZip program to people so that the people people unzip files - they never mentioned that this function was already built in to Windows.

Edited by nice_lady at 2:23 pm, Mon 2 Aug

nice_lady - 2021-08-02 14:23:00

katybaty wrote:

no, nothing. and i cant even find anything actually ingrained or carved in either. it probably came off years ago.

Your post prompted me to check my new hp laptop and I had to look really hard to find the miniscule information on the back.. In fact, it's soooo tiny I had a to make a photo of it so I could enlarge that to read the info!

hazelnut2 - 2021-08-02 19:14:00

Hp does not support windows 10 upgrade of the g6 pavillion. Doesn't mean it can't be done though. Probably not worth spending any money on it though.

muppet_slayer - 2021-08-02 19:57:00

katybaty wrote:

on the winzip driver updater it says. Processor Intel core i5_3230M cpu@2.60 ghz.

Short term worth upgrading to win10 but only as a fresh install
Longer term usage needs an SSD hardrive swap + 8gb ram + fresh install of win10

mrfxit - 2021-08-02 23:14:00

And at the cost for a tech to do it - not worth it.

nice_lady - 2021-08-03 06:22:00