Help, my e-mail has been taken over by aliens....
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
September 27, 2016 7:38am CST
....or maybe by the Russians
When I get to the computer in the morning first thing I do is check email. When I did that this morning I truly thought I did something wrong, and we all know I'm never wrong LOL. I tried to 'fix' the screen back to the way it should look but to no avail.
So I did what I usually do in that type of situation - I did a system restore. Once that was done and I went back into e-mail it still looked different. I came to the conclusion that Outlook made some updates. It is too bad that when they do things like that they don't have the decency to put out an e-mail of their own stating that changes are coming. I would bet dollars to donuts that I wasn't the only one confused this morning.
Now that I've had some time to adjust - it's fine - different but fine. All is well in e-mail land and the aliens are back on their own planet - wherever that is.
Photo: pixabay.com/en/alien-unhappy-emoticon-green-303317/
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
LOL, excellent - you have a sharp mind no matter what the others say.
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@saulgoodman (2643)
• Dundee, Scotland
28 Sep 16
Great comment.
I had to read it twice.
Got it the second time
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
27 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, you can but you have to manage this through the Group Policy, it's not something quick and easy to do.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@LadyDuck What is group policy?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
I don't think there is a way to turn it off...it just is what it is.
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@celticeagle (189819)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Sep 16
Glad things are back to some semblance of normal. I'd like to have a notification too when they make changes. I guess it is a take it or leave it situation.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Sep 16
Now that I"ve used it for a day or so its actually better, has some new features I like a lot. But my issue right now is how it is on my tablet - it doesn't 'look' the same as on the computer...so it will take some juggling to get it 'fixed'.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Sep 16
Outlook did recently changed the format of how I read e-mails. At first I didn't like it, but now it doesn't really bother me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
Mine changed overnight and it was a shock. I like it now.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Sep 16
I don't mind change, but tell me it's going to change so I won't think my computer went crazy. I did a system restore which of course didn't help, but that undid all the Windows update I had installed now have to reinstall them.
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@JESSY3236 (22232)
• United States
27 Sep 16
I have outlook too, but I hardly use it. I look at my email too in the mornings.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@JESSY3236 With the problems at Yahoo - make sure to change your password.
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@JESSY3236 (22232)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill I actually have five emails accounts. But I use my AOL account the most. I have outlook, yahoo, gmail, at&t, and aol.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Sep 16
Glad the aliens left the planet!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Sep 16
yeah a simple, hey we did some updates, here is what to expect, would have been nice and saved you some time!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Sep 16
And I wouldn't have lost my adobe plug in.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Sep 16
Yeahh I love system restore ..and if that doesnt work I turn it off and walk away lol... or phone a friend..lol. glad you're up and running again...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
The computer was fine - Outlook just changed the entire look of e-mail.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill I'm with you, I don't like changes like that. It takes me too long to adjust.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@HazySue Yes, I guess I expect too much from people and corporations.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 16
I am getting used to it, but it wold have been nice to be told.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill I guess in today's world they don't take time for niceties.
@asternoel (214)
• India
28 Sep 16
that's what I was wondering, why would aliens take over your email. I hear they are telepathic and don't need any sort of email or other communication stuff
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.@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Sep 16
We never know for sure what a human will do , so how can we know that an alien won't take over my computer LOL?
@asternoel (214)
• India
28 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill alien invading your privacy, hope earth has a law drafted for such situations or else aliens cant be charged for their crimes. lol
