Now the fun begins
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
October 24, 2016 2:39pm CST
My new 17 inch Dell was to arrive today. Normally UPS shows up around 5:30 or so....not today - he was here about 11 am and with my commuter in hand.
First I opened the box just to make sure it was all there and in perfect condition - it was and I put it in another room figuring I'd play on it tomorrow...
Well, that lasted ten minutes and I finally set it up and dove in. I got more accomplished than I thought I would. I did manage to get on Facebook and my e-mail. But there is so much that is different from Windows 7 to Windows 10 that it will take me time.
I have a computer guy coming one day - hopefully this week - so he can transfer all my stuff over and fine tune things for me. I've used him for several years and I trust him (more than I trust myself) to get it right.
So for now it's just an ornament - a very pretty one I might add. It is red but not showing up a true red in the photo.
Photo is mine, obviously.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
Thanks.....I think it will be fine .....but not quite yet lol
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Oct 16
That's pretty awesome :)
I like the color choice you selected! Enjoy your new laptop!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
25 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Looked orange! Is it more red in person? :)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
Thanks, I love red so it's perfect for me..they had so many colors to pick from.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby Yes, it's red - the lights in that room have a yellow cast. That's part of the laundry room
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@LadyDuck (457965)
• Switzerland
25 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill I know, but if I have to change I am going to install a Linux system, if I have to learn something new, I want to get rid of Microsoft.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Oct 16
I didn't want to change, but they will soon stop supporting 7 which will lead to issues.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill I think it's very unfair when they stop supporting the old systems.. I'm still using XP ... when this computer goes... I'm going to go to a Big android tablet... 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
It is worth it for me to pay and since I have been his customer for years I trust him.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
If it was just a new laptop and keeping Windows 7 then I would do it all myself...but the difference is huge right now to Win ten.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
27 Oct 16
they had gold and silver and a few other colors.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Oct 16
I have always considered 15 inch to be the ideal size for a laptop because larger ones are not as practical as portable devices.
I also find setting up a new laptop to be quite laborious. They always preinstall many third party utilities that I do not want, plus trial versions of Microsoft Office and antivirus.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill I usually remove all unwanted junk, install my own programs and configure the computer to my own preferences. Next I create a full hard drive backup to store externally.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
@Asylum I've removed junk, I don't keep too much junk on my computer - I'm too organized in real life to collect junk on here. The rest the guy will take care of. I sit next to him and tell him what I want and he suggest things.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
This isn't much heavier than my 15, inch actually. my computer guy will take care of those negatives u you mentioned.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Oct 16
Yes, a lot of difference. But, I now can't remember how to navigate through WIndows 7. Enjoy! I am trying to make my laptop last until 2019 and then get another new one. My anti-virus expires then.
@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill ....Yes, I do now. Didn't in the beginning though. And, I feel there are a few glitches but nothing too catastrophic.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 16
So you have win ten? and it sounds like you like it?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Oct 16
@celticeagle I am hoping lots of improvements have been made so it's better now.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
25 Oct 16
yay for a new pc, and yeah, 10 takes some time to get used too
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Oct 16
It looks nice and 17" is a nice sized screen... I hope all your installations go ok... I wouldn't have been able to wait either... lol
