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[tigers_gonads]

My laptop is running Win 7 ultimate and has been running great until the last couple of updates.
Now it is running slow as hell with the start up taking 3 or 4 times longer to boot up 
Just powered it up after a day at work and i've just got a message telling me that apparently, i've pre ordered Win 10 and its going to download on the 23rd March 

The laptop is a Toshiba satellite which is the best part of 10 years old and I don't friggin want Win 10 

How do I stop it and get the laptop working back as it should be ?

[LC0112G]

May I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave a few days ago here

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=134962.0

[tigers_gonads]

Cheers for that 

I have just right clicked the win 10 icon and told it to not bother 
We will see how long that lasts 

What does windows update KB3035583 do ?

I've just been through my list and it had been installed so i've just uninstalled it 

The laptop has still not blown up so fingers crossed 

[Andy H]

Cheers for that 

I have just right clicked the win 10 icon and told it to not bother 
We will see how long that lasts 

What does windows update KB3035583 do ?

I've just been through my list and it had been installed so i've just uninstalled it 

The laptop has still not blown up so fingers crossed 

Isn't that the one that loads the Win10 installer?

[tigers_gonads]

Cheers for that 

I have just right clicked the win 10 icon and told it to not bother 
We will see how long that lasts 

What does windows update KB3035583 do ?

I've just been through my list and it had been installed so i've just uninstalled it 

The laptop has still not blown up so fingers crossed 

Isn't that the one that loads the Win10 installer?

Could be
It looks like the icon has done a runner 

[TheBoy]

MS clearly publish how to be excluded from any update. Given that you run a non-Home/Basic version of Win7, Group Policy is probably the easiest, quickest, most robust method.

[Broomies Mate]

Or, suck it up Buttercup and install the best version of Windows ever to be released. 

[LC0112G]

KB3035583 appears to have been re-released overnight as an important update. It's just appeared on all of my machines even though it's been previously hidden. That means that if you've got updates set to 'auto install' you'll be infected again by KB3035583. If I could trust M$ to honour my settings then perhaps I would use group policies. But I can't, so I don't. YMMV.

[tigers_gonads]

KB3035583 appears to have been re-released overnight as an important update. It's just appeared on all of my machines even though it's been previously hidden. That means that if you've got updates set to 'auto install' you'll be infected again by KB3035583. If I could trust M$ to honour my settings then perhaps I would use group policies. But I can't, so I don't. YMMV.

Yup, noticed the Win 10 icon has appeared again.

I'll look into what TB has said but don't hold your breath that i'll understand what he is on about 

[/Tb mutters something along the lines of gonads should work for Sony or in a Shell garage, friggin retard  i]

[zirk]

The free Win10 upgrade for 7 users expires this summer, so why not take advantage of the Freebie.

Ive got a couple of Machines that I cloned the HD and upgraded to win10 Pro to get them activated, then slapped the original win7 HD back in, so still running 7 Ultimate, but have the option of running 10 as and when. Once activated on 10 you can run both 7 and 10 legally on the same machine but not at the same. 

[tigers_gonads]

The free Win10 upgrade for 7 users expires this summer, so why not take advantage of the Freebie.

Ive got a couple of Machines that I cloned the HD and upgraded to win10 Pro to get them activated, then slapped the original win7 HD back in, so still running 7 Ultimate, but have the option of running 10 as and when. Once activated on 10 you can run both 7 and 10 legally on the same machine but not at the same. 

I've got a usb 1TB stand alone hardrive here Chris
I've backed up files and folders in the past but I have never tried to clone a running copy of Windows 
Do I need a separate piece of software to do it all in one go ?

Hopefully i'm reading this right 

[zirk]

The free Win10 upgrade for 7 users expires this summer, so why not take advantage of the Freebie.

Ive got a couple of Machines that I cloned the HD and upgraded to win10 Pro to get them activated, then slapped the original win7 HD back in, so still running 7 Ultimate, but have the option of running 10 as and when. Once activated on 10 you can run both 7 and 10 legally on the same machine but not at the same. 

I've got a usb 1TB stand alone hardrive here Chris
I've backed up files and folders in the past but I have never tried to clone a running copy of Windows 
Do I need a separate piece of software to do it all in one go ?

Hopefully i'm reading this right 

You can use windows to create a Drive Image / Restore it blah, blah, but I tend to use 3rd Party apps, theres plenty of Freebies around that do the job, HDClone, XXclone, EaseUS to name a few, there all pretty much do the same job depending how youve Partition your HD, you might even find your 1GB came with a full working copy of something.

Might seem a bit daunting at first if you not done it before, but your soon get the hang of it, just make sure you know which disk is doing what to the other one (Source, Target etc), and double check before hitting start.

Also worth checking after cloning that the Copied Disk actually Boots in your machine and works as it should before putting it in a safe place.   

Edit, also worth mentioning with cloning, any data youve got on the new Target Drive will be erased, so make sure all is backed somewhere etc, also the Target drive needs to be the same size or bigger compared to the Source rive.   

[Mr Gav]

I would check the Toshiba website for compatibility before you try Win 10, my old Toshiba wasn`t happy with it and the track pad just didn`t work properly afterwards. 

[tigers_gonads]

The free Win10 upgrade for 7 users expires this summer, so why not take advantage of the Freebie.

Ive got a couple of Machines that I cloned the HD and upgraded to win10 Pro to get them activated, then slapped the original win7 HD back in, so still running 7 Ultimate, but have the option of running 10 as and when. Once activated on 10 you can run both 7 and 10 legally on the same machine but not at the same. 

I've got a usb 1TB stand alone hardrive here Chris
I've backed up files and folders in the past but I have never tried to clone a running copy of Windows 
Do I need a separate piece of software to do it all in one go ?

Hopefully i'm reading this right 

You can use windows to create a Drive Image / Restore it blah, blah, but I tend to use 3rd Party apps, theres plenty of Freebies around that do the job, HDClone, XXclone, EaseUS to name a few, there all pretty much do the same job depending how youve Partition your HD, you might even find your 1GB came with a full working copy of something.

Might seem a bit daunting at first if you not done it before, but your soon get the hang of it, just make sure you know which disk is doing what to the other one (Source, Target etc), and double check before hitting start.

Also worth checking after cloning that the Copied Disk actually Boots in your machine and works as it should before putting it in a safe place. 

I'll have a word with the lad when he gets home Chris
He has forgotten more about this stuff then I know 
Cheers bud 

[tigers_gonads]

I would check the Toshiba website for compatibility before you try Win 10, my old Toshiba wasn`t happy with it and the track pad just didn`t work properly afterwards.

That's what scares me Gav 
If it goes tits up, how will I be able to piss you lot off with stupid questions