To: Viking2002
The POS 17R5 laptop Alienware sent me when they “couldn’t fix” my 18 under warranty gives no choice but Win10, due to no Win7 drivers for the hardware.
I have disabled updates every way to Sunday and it STILL updates itself unexpectedly.
Every other old laptop is happily running 98/XP/7, depsite the frequent dire threats of “no longer supported/OMG you’re naked on the net, now!”.
Yah.
Whatever.
37 posted on
01/13/2021 9:26:41 PM PST by
Salamander
(We're All Hamlet, Now....)
To: Salamander
I’ve got an Alienware laptop I inherited that’s got a bad i7 core processor and needs some DDR4 memory. I’m about ready to put it on a tree stump and get some cowboy plinking in with it. I could buy a new laptop for the cost of what it would take just to get that POS to boot again, and I’m in no need of a gaming PC. I’m thinking a Goodwill box might be a magnanimous place to drop it, too.
52 posted on
01/13/2021 9:56:06 PM PST by
Viking2002
(The revolution won't need to be televised. It'll be on your doorstep.)
To: Salamander
I recommend you save any important personal stuff, then fresh install Win10, then immediately install
Winaero Tweaker.
Run it and change what you want (including forced updates), then back-up.
(With this, you can also get rid of all of the ads and 99% of unwanted bloatware ;^))
56 posted on
01/13/2021 10:09:11 PM PST by
Bikkuri
(Joe Biden: “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization ")
To: Salamander
You’ve hit on the reason I’m running Windows 7 and have NO plans to ever update/upgrade.
96 posted on
01/14/2021 3:44:35 AM PST by
upchuck
(The deep state swamp: You gotta be a snake killer or a snake. ~ h/t .44 Special)
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