On 6/1/2015 1:59 PM, g wrote: > On 06/01/2015 12:43 PM, John R Pierce wrote: >> >On 6/1/2015 10:30 AM, g wrote: >>> >>i would wipe win7, but not an option at this time. >> > >> >thats the only sane thing to do with a used computer being redeployed, >> >format it completely, and clean install your desired software. > so, just what do you think "but not an option at this time" means?;-) > it typically means you're living with self-imposed limits. I would never use an old copy of MS Windows, god knows what might be broken down in the bowels of that overly complex and opaque system. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz