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Blimey, I remember that mobo, it was the first “serious” mobo I bought. Probably because it was quad core ready and had a pci-e x 16. Stick rigidly to the Asus approved ram and God help you if you used all 4 slots. This upgrade blocking is going happen more and more now, at some stage older hardware has to be abandoned by any o/s. C2D is 12 years old now and the HD 4670 is ten. Boris, you don’t need to install solar panels to save money, just buy a mobo with a recent Intel Pentium SOC. The Pentium Silver J5005 does the same as the Q6600 at 10 watts vs 105 watts plus it has graphics onboard.
LOL – I keep it as a backup – it is only turned on once a month for an hour or so to update it.
I have a few old machines of the same vintage that I have built up FOC from bits and keep updated, so I can test stuff out on them/lend them out to anyone else while I fix their own kit. They all run Win 10.
My “modern” desktops for “proper” use have 1150 or 1155 mobos with Ivy Bridge/Haswell cpus.
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Just seen this :-
Note on upgrade blocks: Blocking the availability of a Windows 10 feature update to devices we know will experience issues is a key aspect of our controlled rollout approach to provide users with a great update experience. We decide what to block based on user impact from closely monitoring feedback and device diagnostics. Blocking issues are a high priority for us to address as quickly as possible. If we detect that your device may have an issue, such as an application incompatibility, we will not install the update until that issue is resolved, even if you “Check for updates”. We do this so that you avoid encountering any known problems.
on https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4464619
I see that M$ says “To ensure a seamless update experience, we are blocking devices with AMD Radeon HD2000 and HD4000 series graphics processors from being offered Window 10, version 1809.”
In spite of this I managed to install it manually (by ISO) on a rig using Dave’s ancient Asus P5B mobo with a Q6600 and 4Gb Reaper Pc8500 with an ASUS HD 4670 512MB card – no problem whatever.
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In the immortal words of Victor Meldrew – “I don’t believe it !”
The problem has disappeared and I can log in to Hotmail via browser again.
Everything seems to be normal again.
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Looking more closely at your screen shot it looks like you are using the default mail program from your browser instead of going to the web page directly. Also looks like the program is the yucky Windows mail, is that even set up ?
Nope – afraid not, that screen shot is from Comodo Dragon and accessing that link directly.
That Hotmail account is about 18 years old – so M$ may think I’ve had my ration of free access ?
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I don’t have a real problem with that, if that is what is causing the problem.
My real grouse is not being told in advance by M$ that I am going to be affected in this way, and consequently wasting 4-5 hours trying every solution that I could think of to resolve the problem.
In practical terms it’ll only mean taking my Hudl (with the Outlook app on) with me when I’m out fixing things. It was always very convenient to use a browser on someone else’s PC to check/respond to mails, as emailing using a phone is a bit fiddly.
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Thanks Dave.
Had a thought.
My wife uses Thunderbird and FossaMail to access her two Hotmail accounts on the same PC !
They still work OK – just checked.
Another thought – I am using an ad-blocker – might that have some effect on connecting ?
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From VARGTECH – Unit 2 The Idas, Pontefract Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1SP
Free UK mainland delivery (3 – 5 days) …….. but to anywhere else in the world £30)
That SSD does not appear on their own web site ?
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Well, my venerable Athlon X4 645 rig is now running the latest Win 10 Home 64bit 1809.17763.134 build with no significant problems ?.
Nothing lost as far as I can ascertain, and everything I’ve tried on it seems to work.
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Another one – with known issues November 13, 2018—KB4467702 (OS Build 17134.407) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4467702
This just installed OK for me – I now await the re-released 1809
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The file-deleting Build 1809 is now being re-released after hopefully fixing all its many bugs. I think I’ll wait for Boris!
You may have a long wait ! ?
We are taking a more measured approach with the October Update, slowing our rollout to more carefully study device health data. We will offer the October Update to users via Windows Update when data shows your device is ready and you will have a great experience. If we detect that your device may have an issue, such as an application incompatibility, we will not install the update until that issue is resolved, even if you “Check for updates,” so you avoid encountering any known problems. For those advanced users seeking to install the update early by manually using “Check for updates” in settings, know that we are slowly throttling up this availability, while we carefully monitor data and feedback.
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Another one – with known issues
November 13, 2018—KB4467702 (OS Build 17134.407)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4467702
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Dave,
The “winner” on that item has only a 1 for feedback -I surmise that he is a malicious bidder – who won’t pay up ?
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Sorry Boris I assumed that people had read the blog link in Richards post above
D’oh ! ……….. I don’t always do the blindingly obvious ! ?
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I always use KFR to create new Docs, Pics etc folders on a different drive partition so I can reinstall Windows etc
What is KFR ?
EDIT – so it is Known Folder Redirection – never heard it called that before !
Further info – Details
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I have got a 2018-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 update pending this morning, I wonder what that is about?
October 9, 2018—KB4462919 (OS Build 17134.345) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4462919
Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Peripherals, Windows Shell, Windows Kernel, Windows Datacenter Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Linux, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
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Kingston A400 SSD 2.5 Inch 240GB – £32.99 delivered
https://www.picstop.co.uk/ssd-drives/kingston-a400-ssd-25-inch-240gb.html
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A bit bored sitting on the bed in hospital after having heart attack
Wow ! – that was a shock – very sorry to hear that John.
Take care and get well soon.
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September 20, 2018—KB4458469 (OS Build 17134.319)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4458469
No known bugs – loads of small changes
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The ID5MM worked for me immediately before I made my last post.
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id5mm
Code needs to be entered as ID5MM to work ?
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