Seasider Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Why oh why when I turn my computer on to grab an immediately needed document - which I have come home for on a quick lunch break - does it pick NOW to tell me that there are a gazillion updates. And that "this will take a while." I am going to put everything on a flash drive once I get this stupid thing opened. Sadly now I must wait because this laptop is the only place holding that particular word document. I can feel my blood pressure rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 And then the ^#*<£}!#!~~¥** battery gives out in the middle of said stupid updates....<groan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hopefully, it will all work okay once you get the battery charged. With the most recent update, my computer somehow lost the most recent Office software package installed and only has the starter available. I can't open documents from my directory anymore; I have to open Word first and search for the documents there. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Well I got my laptop opened just long enough to grab the doc and email it to myself, then Office crashed. I pulled it up on the desktop and went from there. Made it to the important meeting with the important document with 1 minute to spare. ONE MINUTE. Pretty sure I have thirty new gray hairs tonight. Patty Joanna, you are right, the updates are for my benefit, but the timing is always just the worst. I admit that I am spoiled, though. So much tech at our fingertips, and I get frazzled when it's not perfectly available right when I need it. I have to think back to the days when I used a Radio Shack computer that used cassette tapes... I really am going to email all the important stuff to myself, though, so it's accessible from anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hopefully, it will all work okay once you get the battery charged. With the most recent update, my computer somehow lost the most recent Office software package installed and only has the starter available. I can't open documents from my directory anymore; I have to open Word first and search for the documents there. :glare: Right now the laptop is lying on the floor in my home office. You are dead to me, I told it! I had to run out and then had dinner guests. Tomorrow I will see how it boots up. I have, however, lodged a formal request with dh for an upgrade. This little laptop has always been a bit flaky. Guess I should not have been surprised it failed me today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 My ds's computer was updating earlier (even though I told it to do it later). The last I looked, it was at 25%, 2 hours into the updating. 🙄🙄🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Mine took 2 hours to update yesterday so i guess they did something major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Mine updated most of the day Saturday. Fortunately I had a laptop that didn't. I also had phone and tablet. But uuughh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Well at least I was in good company! Maybe it's a plot to up computer sales via Christmas gifts! Apple is probably behind it. 😆 Edited December 20, 2017 by Seasider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 And today, it's the desk top!!!! Grrrrr. The Apple Store is calling my name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The most recent update my computer did took forever!! I've been using Google drive for documents that I need access to from anywhere. It's been a lifesaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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