My Lenovo netbook with the tiny 32 GB hard drive was next. It told me it had no room on the drive so I directed the download to the SD card that serves as storage. It attempted the process using this card but failed four times. I finally stuck an empty 16 GB memory stick in it and tried again last night. It downloaded but got stuck on the install process and just sat there for a couple of hours with the spinning wheel and a notice telling me it could take a while and to not turn off the power. Progress showed as 0%. Well, sit there it did! I checked it before I went to bed and it had progressed up to 2% so something was happening! When I got up this morning it had completed!
Now I have to try to update my old Toshiba laptop that started out as a Windows 7 or maybe 8.1 machine and has updated to Windows 10. But first, I need a coffee!
EDIT! The Toshiba updated with no problem and now seems even a little faster.
The final image explains everything.
ReplyDeleteI have the same frustration every time I try to update my Garmin. Seems to me the least Garmin could do is annually send out a micro card with the updated maps instead of hours trying to do an online update.
ReplyDeleteGarmin gives out it's own set of headaches! I had to call them once for help. They took over my computer and after about an hour they had it updated. And these are the experts!
DeleteBoy, do you have the patience of the Biblical Job!! Me, not so! I probably would have thrown them all on the floor by now and stomped them to death.
ReplyDeleteOne word. MAC?!
ReplyDeleteI have heard that word!
DeleteI would have given up long before that. You Canucks are a hardy bunch.
ReplyDeleteWe have to be! :)
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ReplyDeleteHi Croft:
Just a comment on the last update. I got a call from one of the ladies my wife calls my "harem", I'm no computer expert but I help these ladies who are more computer challenged. She had the same problem as you, a blue screen and a circle spinning for an hour. I asked her to hold down the start button on her laptop, the computer re-booted and the update then completed after a half hour or so.
My 8.1 update took longer as well but no "blue screen of death"
That worked for me to get the computer started but the update failed. It was then I decided to reinstall Windows 10, which gave me the 1803 update. Restart still does not work all the time, it hangs between shut down and start.
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