Demoted to my laptop again

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@Asylum (47893)

Manchester, England

January 7, 2018 5:06pm CST

In days gone by I could perform a complete reinstall and load programs in a fairly short period of time, although that has changed vastly over the years. Now that I am using Windows 10 it takes longer and also utilises a greater amount of space. The same applies with the software that will need reinstalling, some of which takes up several gigabytes. Fortunately I have a laptop which will serve as a replacement until my desktop computer is back in action.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

7 Jan 18

I prefer to work on my desktop, so I do understand how you feel.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

I feel content with using a laptop, but I do prefer a desktop myself.

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@LadyDuck (471497)

• Switzerland

8 Jan 18

I also have a laptop, when I have problems and the desktop refuses to start, I use the laptop to make searches.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

My laptop gets very little use these days because I used it mainly while on holiday, which has not happened since last January. I am now contemplating changing the laptop operating system to Ubuntu, which I have not used for a while.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

@LadyDuck I believe that the latest version is Ubuntu 16, so it will be interesting to see how it has changed.

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@LadyDuck (471497)

• Switzerland

8 Jan 18

@Asylum I installed Ubuntu on my laptop, it takes less space, it boots faster and I can change/update the system without losing data.

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@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

8 Jan 18

i still have my desk top too but no room to set it up in. so i am stuck with my laptop. hope you get back your desk top soon

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Jan 18

@bunnybon7 Yea, a desktop is far more user friendly. As you say, they are also a much higher specification.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

I have finished setting up my desktop now.

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@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

8 Jan 18

@Asylum so glad. it really is nicer to work on. holds much more info and i can usually see better the things on mine

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@rebelann (112870)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Jan 18

That just sounds so odd to me, I've been using windows 10 since last year and I haven't had any issues with it. So far I haven't had to make time for instillations for updates, it simply does it automatically without disrupting my time on the PC.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

I was not having any problems with it, but I always consider it good practice to start anew periodically.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

@rebelann Yes, I wipe the drive clean and begin installing Windows, followed by software programs. I have to re enter email addresses and reconfigure the computer as I prefer it, but it does help.

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@rebelann (112870)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Jan 18

By "start anew" do you mean you uninstall then reinstall everything @Asylum ?

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

10 Jan 18

Everything is so much more complex and so much larger than in the past. I have several different laptops as well as a desktop and an iPad, I can't be offline, I'd go mad.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

It had changed vastly over the years, which really shows when I reinstall everything and use 31 Gb of hard drive space.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 18

@BelleStarr I have a 250 Gb SSD and a 2 Tb SATA drive in my desktop, plus a 2 Tb external drive.

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

10 Jan 18

@Asylum Now we are thinking in terabytes lol My new portable harddrive is 3 TB

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@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

8 Jan 18

I rarely use my laptop. I have all my teaching materials on it and only use it for work now! Its a useful standby though!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

Mine used to be primarily for holidays since it was portable. These days it simply qualifies as a reserve. When my desktop is back in action I may change my laptop to Linux for a while.

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@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

7 Jan 18

I'm more comfortable on my laptop.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

To me the laptop is more practical when travelling, but it is more than adequate as a temporary replacement.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

@toniganzon I have never used a Macintosh, despite their popularity.

@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

8 Jan 18

@Asylum Guess depends on what you do on your laptop. I love my MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. So convenient to work even in bed.

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@Jackalyn (7558)

• Oxford, England

8 Jan 18

I am not sure I even want a PC any more. I use my laptop most of the time.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

Laptop's have now become more popular than desktops, but I use them both for different reasons.

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

10 Jan 18

I only have a laptop, and you are right - some updates seem to take forever with Windows 10.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

Whenever I remove everything and start afresh, I always acquire the blastest release of Windows 10. This reduces the amount of updates required once it is loaded.

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@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

10 Jan 18

you have had endless trouble with your computer of late - I hope it gets resolved soon.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

I am not actually having trouble with it. I consider it good practice to wipe everything and start anew on a fairly frequent basis.

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

11 Jan 18

At least you have other options when updating your computer in any way. I still don't have windows ten and may not bother if I can manage it or at least until I can afford an updated quickbooks for our business.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 18

The worst part of updating the operating system is that often it will not support our software and we need to upgrade.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Jan 18

@MarshaMusselman This is not an uncommon practice.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

12 Jan 18

@Asylum in the past I've had to locate my previous versions. I'm hoping I can just buy it, when in ready and use it with my old files without having to hunt down previous versions. In fact, some years ago I had to buy a used disc on amazon and got the closest one to the last upgrade I had.

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@Shiva49 (26680)

• Singapore

9 Jan 18

I reluctantly discarded desktops as I had to lug it for any repairs to the shop. Laptop is much easier that way to transport. I have two laptops. I use the one with Windows 7, not the one with Windows 10; old is still gold for me! siva

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Jan 18

A good point, but I do not need the help of a computer repair shop and prefer my desktop. Old operation systems still work as well as they originally did, but there are problems. Microsoft no longer provides updates and newer programs and hardware will not work with Windows 7.

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@Jeanniemaries (8237)

• United States

12 Jan 18

I gave up my desktop long ago. I just replaced my Dell with a MacBook Pro last summer and love it. It's light as a feather and so easy to travel with.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Jan 18

My laptop was primarily for travel, but can be useful as a replacement.

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@Dyvette16 (4301)

• United States

10 Jan 18

Hope everything goes well ! I’m more of a phone person lol

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

The process was simple because I have been doing this for years. My desktop is now back in use and I have also reinstalled the laptop system. N fact I am now using Linux on my laptop.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

@Dyvette16 I never expected any problems because I am familiar with the process.

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@Dyvette16 (4301)

• United States

10 Jan 18

@Asylum that’s awesome ! Great to hear everything is well

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@shaggin (72131)

• United States

8 Jan 18

That's good you have a laptop you can use until the desktop is fully up and running!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

The desktop is back in action now, so I may continue by reinstalling the laptop operating system and programs.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

8 Jan 18

Demoted. lol

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

I use that term because my desktop had a 23 inch monitor and faster processor.

@NJChicaa (119610)

• United States

8 Jan 18

I have a brand new laptop and it is wonderful. I have never had a desktop computer. Laptops all the way! (and iPhones)

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

There are many benefits with a desktop. They are far easier to repair or upgrade and can support far higher resources than a laptop.

@rina110383 (24492)

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8 Jan 18

I use a desktop when I'm in the office. It's easier to navigate compared to a laptop.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

I do the same usually because desktops are far more convenient.

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@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

8 Jan 18

I hope you get your computer back quickly

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 18

It is completed now and all data restored.