[Ham-Computers] Local Ham with computer troubles...

[Gary Pewitt]

Go to the library and take a thumb drive with you.  Use their wide band 
connection to download to the thumb drive.  Take it home and load on 
your machine.  You do have a USB port don't you.  My library only allows 
1 hour use of their computers but that was enough time to download XP 
service pack 2 for 64 bit XP.  I had tried to do it at home but it 
always failed overnight.  And Microsludge wouldn't let me buy it on a 
cd.  Said it had to be downloaded.
That's what I used to do when i had only a modem connection.  Good luck 
with it.


On 4/22/2012 12:00 PM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Hi Lauren, (and all)
>
> What anti-virus software do you use with your XP Home Edition?
>
> I was using AVG, but when I tried to update my 2008 program with the 2011
> program, it is a ten hour download with my dial-up connection.
>
> Because of the lack of standardization when it comes to program coding, my
> screen reading software will not read the screen prompts for AVG when
> downloading. But it reads the prompts just fine once it is installed.
>
> I am wondering, once I start the AVG download can I leave it alone for the
> ten hours until the download is complete? Or do I have to monitor it for
> prompts that may pop up wanting me to make a choice?
>
> I think, and I am not sure of this, that the privacey agreement comes up
> after the download is complete. Is this correct?
>
> Since I have nobody nearby to help me with the screen messages, I am going
> to have to do this installation by myself. Any suggestions or tips will be
> much appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --- Original Message -----
> From: "Loren Moline WA7SKT"<lmoline at hotmail.com>
> To:<ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Local Ham with computer troubles...
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>> Every new version of MS operating system means more programs you can't run
>> and more hard drive space consumed and more vulnerability to hackers. I
>> will stay with XP til the cows come home. The hackers don't mess with XP
>> much anymore. They have a new operating system to challenge their hacking
>> skills in Win 7.
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>> Loren   WA7SKT
>>
>> Today's technology is responsible for creating a multitude of brain dead
>> people!
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>>> From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net
>>> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:29:23 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Local Ham with computer troubles...
>>>
>>> "with the virus.... oops... Windows 7."
>>>
>>> That looks about right....
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
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Gary Pewitt   N9ZSV
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