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  1. Thread: What do I needfort WSUS by vickyg
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 5 Views 1,563

    Wshowhide has been available for quite a while. ...

    Wshowhide has been available for quite a while. Install a bad update and you can uninstall and block it.


    Yes I suppose we could get another computer and leave it on all the time, so that we...
  2. Thread: What do I needfort WSUS by vickyg
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 5 Views 1,563

    Thanks Bree. I think you've helped me in the past...

    Thanks Bree. I think you've helped me in the past

    The active hours doesn't really do anything does it? I mean its still going to download those files repetitively after every reimage. . It...
  3. Thread: What do I needfort WSUS by vickyg
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 5 Views 1,563

    What do I needfort WSUS

    Hi all.

    I volunteer at a senior center computer facility. We provide 10 Windows HOME machines with access to the internet. We reimage the machines between sessions, and often between users to...
  4. Thread: Network Printers by vickyg
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 6 Views 2,675

    Add Printer in Windows 10 knew all about the...

    Add Printer in Windows 10 knew all about the printer, and provided a driver. I would think that would be a Windows problem, since it is using the Windows provided driver. The other computers...
  5. Thread: Network Printers by vickyg
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 6 Views 2,675

    Oops duplicate

    Oops duplicate
  6. Thread: Network Printers by vickyg
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 6 Views 2,675

    Oh my box says Not Connected and I thought it...

    Oh my box says Not Connected and I thought it meant off line.

    So I had a chance to take the Printer off line, but then no matter what I can't get it to say Not Connected again. I reset the...
  7. Thread: Network Printers by vickyg
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 6 Views 2,675

    Network Printers

    I have two HP network printers.
    After I install them I go to the Control Panel Devices and printers, and rename tboth of the printers so that the users will know which HP printer they should use....
  8. Thread: Disable automatic reboot for updates by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 42 Views 210,358

    Ditto that! For me that is the very definition of...

    Ditto that! For me that is the very definition of an UNSTABLE operating system. If my computer can't run unattended, and if my computer operating system takes precedence over what I, the user, am...
  9. Thread: We are verifying Windows 10 on your PC by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 1 Views 1,844

    We are validating Windows 10 on your PC

    The GetWindows Icon shows that it is validating Windows 10 on this PC. Thank you for reserving your free upgrade. I went to view confirmation and canceled the reservation. Even though the UAC...
  10. Thread: How to control updates to conserve bandwidth? by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,227

    We don't need to worry about viruses. The...

    We don't need to worry about viruses. The computers are updated with the latest virus definitions and scanned every week when we reimage. The system is static at that point for the next week.
    ...
  11. Thread: How to control updates to conserve bandwidth? by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,227

    The upgrades are going to be a problem, but they...

    The upgrades are going to be a problem, but they typically come in staggered, and you can create media.

    I'm more concerned with the regular updates. According to the usage report, the "System"...
  12. Thread: How to control updates to conserve bandwidth? by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,227

    No none of them are similar. They have the same...

    No none of them are similar. They have the same software and all have a 64 bit operating system. Beyond that the similarity ends. Different graphics catds' different optical drives' some have SD...
  13. Thread: How to control updates to conserve bandwidth? by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,227

    In my dreams. No this is not going to be...

    In my dreams. No this is not going to be straight forward at all

    Actually, I think the very casual user would find the new menu with huge icons for a handful of applications might find this...
  14. Thread: Prevent Automatic Upgrade to Windows 10 by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 5 Views 3,381

    We are talking HOME here. is...

    We are talking HOME here. is Disable_Upgrade_to_Windows_10_update.reg essentially making the PRO version group policy registry entries, and Windows Home honoring them?

    If so will Windows 10 HOME,...
  15. Thread: How to control updates to conserve bandwidth? by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,227

    How to control updates to conserve bandwidth?

    I volunteer in a senior center where we have 10 Windows Home computers connected via ethernet to provide computers with internet connectivity. We also have 4 stations where the seniors can plug in...
  16. Thread: Prevent Automatic Upgrade to Windows 10 by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 5 Views 3,381

    Thanks Brink, I read the link. When Microsoft...

    Thanks Brink, I read the link. When Microsoft refers to Core systems, does that mean Home?

    Will Microsoft continue to honor this, or is this something that they will change and overwrite your...
  17. Thread: How to get away from Auto Updates from Win10 by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,464

    You could prior to the fall update. Now it is no...

    You could prior to the fall update. Now it is no longer an option if your computer hibernates. If your computer hibernates, it will never boot. I think the OP has disabled hibernation so that...
  18. Thread: How to get away from Auto Updates from Win10 by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,464

    You will be notified by a low pitched ding. If...

    You will be notified by a low pitched ding. If you miss it, and your computer hibernates, about 10 minutes after you waken it the next morning, you will get another ding, and a big last chance...
  19. Thread: Prevent Automatic Upgrade to Windows 10 by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 5 Views 3,381

    Prevent Automatic Upgrade to Windows 10

    I support a large community of seniors. Typically I have them running Automatic Updates, because they don't want to do their own maintenance. The most common complaint they come in with is there...
  20. Thread: Windows 10 off line by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 2,047

    Oh sorry, I didn't mean to scare anybody. I'm...

    Oh sorry, I didn't mean to scare anybody. I'm just frustrated with automatic updates. I wish I was an enterprise.
  21. Thread: Windows 10 off line by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 2,047

    You are kidding right? Or maybe my name didn't...

    You are kidding right? Or maybe my name didn't convey that I'm a homemaker. I use a windows Home version because I don't need to connect to a domain, nor run VM ware. I'm connected via Ethernet. ...
  22. Thread: Windows 10 off line by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 2,047

    What I read, was probably somebody combining bits...

    What I read, was probably somebody combining bits and pieces, with insider ring updates combined with CBR updates, it did make me worry though. MS is really screwing with me, on my own machine. I...
  23. Thread: Windows 10 off line by vickyg
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 2,047

    Windows 10 off line

    Hello,
    I'm looking for some general information about required updates on Windows 10. It seems to me that I read that you are required to keep your Windows 10 machine on line, and that even if you...
  24. Thread: E:\ The directory name is invalid by vickyg
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 5 Views 80,885

    It turns out this was a driver issue. I didn't...

    It turns out this was a driver issue. I didn't realize this computer had an SD drive and it was the SD drive driver that was the wrong version. Upon researching this SD drive issue, I accidentally...
  25. Thread: E:\ The directory name is invalid by vickyg
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 5 Views 80,885

    I thought my issue was solved, as I didn't get...

    I thought my issue was solved, as I didn't get the message again during the whole time I was on, however I just woke my system up and I'm getting that message again with nearly every click.

    I...
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