Replacing XP Desktop - Windows 7 or 8

Gavin78

You should see the IT guys lol.....They were using McAfee but noticed last week it looks like they have switched to kaspersky

Gavin78

Lum wrote: »

It's always like this in government-style IT setups. Especially if you're running third party management programs, full disk encryption and McAfee.

Yes it can be done properly, but it rarely is, and you're never going to get it down to 30s and meet the additional security requirements that somewhere like the NHS will have to meet.

If I get a chance tomorrow I'll have a look at what ram is left after it's booted up. but there does seem a lot of stuff on them that we don't use

Lum

Gavin78 wrote: »

You should see the IT guys lol.....They were using McAfee but noticed last week it looks like they have switched to kaspersky

I've done enough work on civil service sites to know exactly what it's like.

The competent ones usually fall into despair, apathy or a better paying job in the private sector, with a few notable exceptions who are an absolute joy to work with.

prowla

custardy wrote: »

really?
so right clicking in the left corner brings up what?

A menu which doesn't include Windows Update.

Lum

prowla wrote: »

A menu which doesn't include Windows Update.

It does include Control Panel though.

Ken68

Am not very techie but didn't find it hard to configure Windows 8 to XP style.
Managed to puts lots of web shortcuts onto the Smart Screen plus usual group tabs.Got rid of lots of rubbish, scrapped McCoffee.
Annoying initially now quite pleased with W8

prowla

Lum wrote: »

It does include Control Panel though.

So, the improved OS's method for you to bring up the tool to install the software updates that it mentions on the login page is to:
1. Login, which takes you to the Home page.
2. Click on the desktop link on the home page, which changes the display to the desktop.
3. Move the mouse to the bottom left corner and right-click, to bring up the menu.
4. Click on the control panel option, which brings up the control panel.
5. Click on the Software Update icon.

In Windows 7 it is:
1. Start menu.
2. All Programs.
3. Windows Update.

That's progress for you!

KxMx

Scroll to top left corner, click search, type windows update, click on appropriate result Right click on task bar icon while open and select pin to task bar.

So next time it's hit the desktop button on home screen then pinned icon.

prowla

KxMx wrote: »

Scroll to top left corner, click search, type windows update, click on appropriate result Right click on task bar icon while open and select pin to task bar.

So next time it's hit the desktop button on home screen then pinned icon.

Holy camoley, and is that progress too? (And why would you want it pinned to your taskbar?)

custardy

prowla wrote: »

So, the improved OS's method for you to bring up the tool to install the software updates that it mentions on the login page is to:
1. Login, which takes you to the Home page.
2. Click on the desktop link on the home page, which changes the display to the desktop.
3. Move the mouse to the bottom left corner and right-click, to bring up the menu.
4. Click on the control panel option, which brings up the control panel.
5. Click on the Software Update icon.

In Windows 7 it is:
1. Start menu.
2. All Programs.
3. Windows Update.

That's progress for you!

all those choices?
for me its push Windows key(remember that?)
then its pinned on my start page