Ordered a new laptop

Well, so far I give the computer 8/10. I think it will do what I need. Basically internet stuff, and the occasional print job. I will also use the CD/DVD driver often. Still have music and movies on Disc. Will be nice, especially, to be able to put in a movie my husband is not interested in watching for the 53rd time, slip on the headphones and watch away.
 

Kudos to you Marie. I'm an Apple Mac fan but also believe in choice and whatever works for you. Hope your new computer provides years of reliable service for you :). Don...
 
Macfan said:
Kudos to you Marie. I'm an Apple Mac fan but also believe in choice and whatever works for you. Hope your new computer provides years of reliable service for you :). Don...
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We had Macs at the office where I worked. I just could not get used to them and often would use my laptop for non confidential stuff. But I know people swear by them. I learned computers on Windows, so I guess change is hard for me
 
My wife and I both use desktops running Windows 7 and Office 10. Hers will need to be replaced soon and I'm dreading it. I don't think the switch to Windows 10 will be a big issue, but I really hate it that Microsoft now "rents" you MS Office for $100/yr. I guess you can buy the software, but they've said they won't support it if you do. It isn't the cost so much that bothers me as the principle. They know they have us over a barrel and they're taking advantage.

I tried Open Office a couple of years ago, but it didn't play very nicely with all of the Excel spreadsheets I use.
 
Tommy, what is Office 10? I have Office 2007, which I was presuming would work with Windows 10. Ugh.... I really hate having to repurchase software that I've already bought. It's one of the reasons that I hate upgrading computers.
 
Wow. This computer comes with a free month of MS Office. After that $99 a year. Nope. Going to go download Open Office for free. I have had it on my last two computers and it works well enough for my personal use.
 
I saw a Black Friday deal on FB for Microsoft Office for Mac 2019 for $99, one time charge, no annual fee and it included Outlook, so I bought it. Since it isn't the subscription version, it won't have the support the other versions have but I'm fine with that as alternatives on the Mac are plentiful. So far though, it's working great. Don...
 
My laptop has been acting up for months. This morning it threw me a new curve. When I typed in my password it kept telling me it was wrong. Since it was hidden I could not tell what I was typing but I could see that on two of the keys it would show 4 dots instead of one. So, no way I could log on to my computer. Then I had an idea and got out an old keyboard from an old desktop that I used to have and plugged it in and that worked. Once I got in I checked to see what the built in keyboard was doing. Just as I suspected it was generating four different characters when I typed certain keys. Other times, nothing happens when I hit a key. In other words my built in keyboard is FUBAR.

So with that, and all the other crazy stuff it's been doing I finally broke down and ordered a new laptop from Dell. Hopefully I can limp by on this one until that one gets here and I get it set up. I just went with a basic one this time. It was less that $400 inducing tax. I3 2.3 gigahetz processor, 8 gigs of ram, 1 Terrabyte HD, web cam dvd player, etc. Basically the same computer as what I have now except for a slightly slower I3 processor instead of an I5. And it cost about $300 less than my current one.
 
Trade, hope the new one works for you. The other day I tried getting into my old one, to rescue a couple of documents I had not saved to my flash drive yet. No luck. Glad the documents were not important, just a couple favorite recipes.
 
Marie5656 said:
Trade, hope the new one works for you. The other day I tried getting into my old one, to rescue a couple of documents I had not saved to my flash drive yet. No luck. Glad the documents were not important, just a couple favorite recipes.
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Sorry that happened to you. That reminds me, I need to back mine up to my eternal hard drive again. I'll do that before I turn it off again.
 
StarSong said:
Tommy, what is Office 10? I have Office 2007, which I was presuming would work with Windows 10. Ugh.... I really hate having to repurchase software that I've already bought. It's one of the reasons that I hate upgrading computers.
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Office 2007 works just fine on Windows 10, guarantee it !!
 
I have Office 2007 on a Win 10 desktop that I keep up to date. Works fine. Since I don't do any business work with the Office Suite 2007 is sufficient even if it's unsupported now.
 
Thanks for that info, guys. One of my reasons for delaying a new computer is that I've got an awful lot of programs that I bought from XP - Windows 7 years. Not interested in replacing it all - and certainly not moving to programs that I have to rent rather than purchase.

When I think about all that music our generation first bought on records, then 4 and/or 8 track tapes, then cassettes, and finally on CD. Up pops iTunes and the digital world encouraging us to buy them yet again? (No thanks.) Not interested in revisiting that experience with software if I can possibly help it. Office 2007 was already at least the third version of this software that I paid for.
 
Got my laptop from Dell yesterday. It only took two days from when I ordered it. I've got it set up for most of what I use a computer for. It's obviously made of cheaper materials than the one I have now. But then it cost $300 less. Everything on it seems to work just fine. I have McAfee security through my ISP. I forget what they charge for it. A few extra bucks a month. I'm allowed 4 devices so this new computer is only my second one. I could still add two more. I was also able to install the Microsoft Office that I bought back in 2007 when I had Windows XP. It worked fine on my windows 7 computer and seems to be doing OK on this windows 10 one too. I also had a spare wireless mouse and mouse pad so I haven't had to spend anything else to get it up and running.

I think I'll take my old one to a computer repair place and see if it's worth fixing.
 
Trade, I just ordered a year of McAfee . It was $39 for a year. A promo offer. Only problem, I went to put it on my husbands Amazon Fire tablet, and it was not supported!! But it WILL go onto my ancient old Kindle (think maybe 2nd or 3rd generation) that I do not plan on keeping too much longer.
While on the Fire tablet I asked Alexa to suggest some security programs for the tablet. Just have to take a closer look at what she suggested.

My only issue so far was a minor one, but I called Dell Tech Support for assistance. I could not get anything to open when I clicked on my taskbar. I got shuffled among 3 different support agents, and (no disrespect, but stating fact) each had more difficult to understand English. By the time I got to the last one, her English was so poor I almost swore she was speaking in her OWN language. I ended up hanging up, went to online support and figured out the problem.

A day or two later I got a survey from Dell asking for feedback on the support. I was brutally honest.
 
Marie5656 said:
Trade, I just ordered a year of McAfee . It was $39 for a year. A promo offer. Only problem, I went to put it on my husbands Amazon Fire tablet, and it was not supported!! But it WILL go onto my ancient old Kindle (think maybe 2nd or 3rd generation) that I do not plan on keeping too much longer.
While on the Fire tablet I asked Alexa to suggest some security programs for the tablet. Just have to take a closer look at what she suggested.

My only issue so far was a minor one, but I called Dell Tech Support for assistance. I could not get anything to open when I clicked on my taskbar. I got shuffled among 3 different support agents, and (no disrespect, but stating fact) each had more difficult to understand English. By the time I got to the last one, her English was so poor I almost swore she was speaking in her OWN language. I ended up hanging up, went to online support and figured out the problem.

A day or two later I got a survey from Dell asking for feedback on the support. I was brutally honest.
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Sorry you had so much trouble. So far I haven't had any with the computer. Other than having to learn how to use windows 10 which is a pain the the butt. I did have some issues downloading the McAfee from my ISP. Both dudes I talked to had heavy accents like you mentioned. Plus the first one didn't know anything about his job either and was no help whatsoever. But when I called back the second dude I talked to knew exactly what to do and was very helpful.
 
Took my old computer to a place called Computer Hospital today. They had good reviews on the web. But then those can be faked, so it's a dice roll. I'm pretty sure it needs a new keyboard and a new screen cable. Plus a good cleaning. I was pretty paranoid about taking it in. I copied everything I would need to an external hard drive and then proceeded to scrub all of my personal stuff off of it. I didn't just delete it, I used the McAfee shredder. Plus I logged out of all my sites that I use, cleared all my history, and deleted all my bookmarks. I hope I got everything, but I probably missed something. It's still a leap of faith to hand your computer over to a stranger.
 
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