Computer problems and/or advice-2015 to 2017

[Anthony Darby]

Solved the problem. Somehow Chrome had been changed for bog-standard G^o_ogle, so we are good now. 

[mark smyth]

Outlook 2010 is being a pain in the a$$. It says either not connected or work offline. I am connected to the internet. My work offline button doesn't do anything when clicked. I've had very limited number of email coming in since Tuesday

Any ideas?

[Maggi Young]

I'm having the same problem with my email, Mark.  Not sure which version of Outlook I'm using though.  I am getting only the odd email and know that there are masses not coming through. Normally I could pick them up by logging into BT directly online but the missing ones are not showing there either.  Have heard that some being sent to me are bouncing back to the senders but what is happening to the majority I don't know. Neither can I see why one or two are coming through while the bulk are not.

[David Nicholson]

Get rid of Outlook if you can and try Thunderbird, it works a treat. I use it for both my BT mail and my GMail.

[Martinr]

I think the problems are with BT and not Outlook

[David Nicholson]

If anyone is installing windows 10 I would suggest they read this article first and use the settings shown...........

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/08/windows_10_privacy_problems_here_s_how_bad_they_are_and_how_to_plug_them.html

Thanks for posting that Graeme, it horrifies me that Microsoft is able to get away with that. If I ever do download Windows 10 I shall certainly use the settings advised in that Link.

I'm pretty certain that other than Anthony there must be other Forumists who have downloaded Windows 10? If so it would be useful to the rest of us if you would post your impressions.

[Martinr]

Good idea David. I've had W 10 for 3 days. In general I'm quite impressed but like you I will follow some of the advice in the link Graeme posted. Only drawback so far is Microsoft Money does not work in W 10! Slightly annoyed the compatibility check didn't flag this. So my laptop will not be upgraded till I've found an alternative bit of home accounting software. (my Money is 2002 after all and perhaps it's time to move on!).

[Maggi Young]

I think the problems are with BT and not Outlook

 For sure , Martin -  Ian was on the phone with BT for over an hour - no resolution of course!

[johnstephen29]

Give Microsoft office a try or if I remember correctly there is a free equivalent from the people behind Linux the free operating system.

[Martinr]

One of our neighbours had problems last week. They were receiving e-mails but their sent e-mails were disappearing without trace! I think several phone calls were required before it was resolved.

[David Nicholson]

...............................if I remember correctly there is a free equivalent from the people behind Linux the free operating system.

I had thought of possibly moving from Widows to a Linux operating system but these words from an American computer expert, Matt Fuller, made me think again.

""Enter the curve
Now, let's apply learning curves to this. To make use of a Unix system, you have to climb a steep curve. There's a fair bit of initial work and knowledge you have to put in to aquire just a basic level of proficiency in it. It takes some investment of time to get to the point that you can do more than just stare at it. So, by the time somebody has a working knowledge of Unix, they've put a fair bit of effort into it.

By contrast, the shallow learning curve of Windows allows very quick and easy integration. A person can gain a working knowledge of Windows in an hour. It doesn't require any studying, or much questioning. For all practical purposes, it's almost indistinguishable from no investment at all.""

[johnstephen29]

It doesn't sound great David, I have to admit to sticking to what I know eg windows. I'd pick Microsoft office Martin.

[mark smyth]

My sent emails are also not arriving and not showing up in the sent folder

[mark smyth]

I'm with sky but they rent the line off BT. One email address has totally stopped send and receiving

I've just created a gmail email similar to my own marksgardenplantsATgmail.com

[Martinr]

I have Office. It does not include a home accounting programme. MS Money was the Microsoft offering but they no longer do one