Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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From what I read, there will be no more security updates. Nothing to do before disconnecting... all that is happening is that should there be any future security issues, they will no longer be patched.
So, you're good to go to continue using your Windows 7 computer offline.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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My Win7 machine is still on-line and today I was notified by Microsoft of 3 important updates. [I have only ever downloaded "important" updates. Never bothered with the "optional" ones.]
Just thought I'd let you know ....
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Did you check to see what the updates were for? You may still get updates for things like Security Essentials. From what I understand, you just won't get any more security updates for the operating system itself.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Security updates for the Windows 7 operating system fix "holes" or security related vulnerabilities in the operating system code itself. A Security Essentials update will update that piece of software. Some software will update and some are abandoning an unsupported operating system. I had to update my Microsoft Office 2010 because it will no longer be supported shortly.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Did you check to see what the updates were for? You may still get updates for things like Security Essentials. From what I understand, you just won't get any more security updates for the operating system itself. Nio I didn't check, Draclvr. I just downloaded [And I've never knowingly used Security Essentials. I use Norton.] EDIT :These are the updates .... 2020-01 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB4535102) 2020-01 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4534310) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - January 2020 (KB890830)
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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You can always check to see what they were in your update history. You have the Enterprise version of Windows 7, right? Maybe there is more support for that version.
EDIT: Mad, I looked up the numbers and it looks like those are the last updates issued on 1/14 for Windows 7. You just didn't get them for a couple of days. I'd have to guess that will be the last of them except things like the Malicious Software Removal Tool.
oldbroad, Security Essentials is old stuff!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Well I have to admit I was surprised to get notice of a Windows Update - but maybe it was, as Jenny100 says, a staggered release. And yes, I do have Win7 Enterprise and some things have been different for that version but I doubt Microsoft care WHAT version you have now, if it isn't Win10. Pah !! I already have a "limited" version of Win10 installed, oldbroad, by the use of a caddy. And I've used it. But only a very few times. [The caddy works by allowing me to slot in either my Win7 C Drive or my Win10 C Drive.] I'm supposed to be practicing using the smaller Win10 version before my Son in Law swaps it for the full version but I have very little appetite for it as yet
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Just be glad Microsoft supports their operating systems for at least 10 years! I've talked to several Mac users who were so frustrated to have their systems only supported for 3 years! I don't know if they still do that, but just imagine having to go through this every 3 years instead of 10!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I read that too, oldbroad, but I can't remember where. Probably on ZDNet... but only for businesses to do it. Found it... From the article: "You'll also need to find a reseller that is a member of the Cloud Solution Provider program and can deliver the ESU licenses you require. As I discovered when I tried to do just that, this isn't as easy as it might sound." https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-...mp;bhid=22576036403808292765793590604365
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I already have a "limited" version of Win10 installed, oldbroad, by the use of a caddy. And I've used it. But only a very few times. How is it a "limited" version? Is it due to expire after a while? Or is it "missing features"? I'm supposed to be practicing using the smaller Win10 version before my Son in Law swaps it for the full version but I have very little appetite for it as yet. Eventually there may be a game you're interested in that only works with Windows 10 because it needs DirectX 12 or some other thing specific to Windows 10. You should probably check it out well enough to be able to use it, even if you continue to use Windows 7 for most of your games and offline stuff.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Excellent advice from Jenny.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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My current Win10 doesn't quite have ALL the features but it can be replaced with the full version which can still be used in the caddy. And no doubt I'll be nagged at until I agree to have it I just don't really WANT it. I am totally happy with my 98SE, XP and 7 !!!! 👀👀 As for games developed specificallyfor Win10, I could easily do without any. I probably already have enough games in my collection - played and not yet played - to last me until I kick the bucket
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I just don't really WANT it. I am totally happy with my 98SE, XP and 7 !!!! It's kind of a necessary evil for going online -- unless you want to switch to Linux or Mac for your online stuff. Ask your tech if he can make the Windows 10 user interface look and act like Windows 7 for you. If you really really hate Windows 10, I can't say I blame you. Even Windows 8 didn't have so much cr@pware and bloat by default as 10, and Microsoft made Windows 8 to look like a tablet. But Windows 8 isn't so bad with Classic Shell (or a similar utility) that makes it look like Windows 7. And the same is probably true of Windows 10. As for games developed specificallyfor Win10, I could easily do without any. I probably already have enough games in my collection - played and not yet played That may be. But who knows? Maybe a really good one will come along.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I just don't really WANT it. I am totally happy with my 98SE, XP and 7 !!!! It's kind of a necessary evil for going online -- unless you want to switch to Linux or Mac for your online stuff. I appreciate that but if I only go on-line to surf the net or do email I could use my iPad. Although I'm fully aware that that would be very restrictive. ...... Ask your tech if he can make the Windows 10 user interface look and act like Windows 7 for you. He's already done that - which is why I'm supposed to be "getting on with it" ...... If you really really hate Windows 10, I can't say I blame you. Even Windows 8 didn't have so much cr@pware and bloat by default as 10, and Microsoft made Windows 8 to look like a tablet. But Windows 8 isn't so bad with Classic Shell (or a similar utility) that makes it look like Windows 7. And the same is probably true of Windows 10. I think half the truth of the matter, Jenny100, is my probably unreasonable desire not to have to cope with yet another Windows system. It's the same with my mobile phone. The one I have is quite new but it's not a "Smart" phone. I didn't want the bother of having to learn how to cope with one of those, either !! ( I just put the SIM card from my old one into my new one and it serves the purposes I need ) ...... As for games developed specificallyfor Win10, I could easily do without any. I probably already have enough games in my collection - played and not yet played. That may be. But who knows? Maybe a really good one will come along. ...... Maybe indeed. But not being able to play it wouldn't be the end of my world. I'd probably compensate by firing up a Gabriel Knight
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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See, to me, that looks harder to deal with than just getting used to the Windows 10 start menu. He's showing more options than you'd need to mess with in that article. Any of the "classic" settings would be better than what Windows 10 offers. All you need to do is tick the box for the one you like best in the ***settings screen***. I appreciate that but if I only go on-line to surf the net or do email I could use my iPad. I would think trying to compose an email or forum post using an iPad would be even more maddening than using Windows 10. After all, you only need to start up a web browser (or email client if you use one), and that can be done from a desktop shortcut just like any other version of Windows. You're getting Windows 10 set up for free through your tech, aren't you? As long as he can fix the privacy settings and get rid of most of the cr@pware and ads it shouldn't be that bad. If you absolutely don't want Windows 10 on your computer, maybe you could ask your tech to set up Linux for you. Same as with Windows 10, all you'd need to do is click a desktop shortcut for your web browser. One thing about Linux is that it runs updates WAY faster than Windows. Not that great for most games, but you have Windows 7 for your games. It's not like your iPad will be compatible with future versions of IOS either. If anything, they're worse. You can't run the current IOS on "older" iPads (which aren't that old). Here are iPhone and iPad requirements : From https://www.imyfone.com/ios-data-erase/ios-12-system-requirements/ iPod Touch (6th generation) iPhone 5s, iPhone 6/6s/6 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus iPad mini 2/3/4 iPad 2017/2018 iPad Pro (12.9, 2017), iPad Pro (10.5)
It's worse with iPads and iPhones than with Macs. Where most Macs back to the Mac Mini from 2012 will work with the current Mac OS, anything older than a 3-year-old iPad won't work with the new "up-to-date-securitywise" IOS. Even if your iPad is brand spanking new and good for another three years online, what will you use after that?
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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As with Windows 10, you'd have to learn Linux. It might not be too bad as long as your SIL knows how to work on Linux. My one foray into the Linux world did not end well. As long as all you want to do is use the internet, it's fine. Anything else took twiddling in the code. And then when I took it off my machine, I couldn't get rid of the Grub Loader for love nor money. Ended up in their forums where hundreds of people were having the same issues. I'm sure it's improved a great deal since then, but your SIL would still need to know how to work with it.
I'm glad you've gotten more or less used to Windows 10, oldbroad. It will make life a lot easier down the road!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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As with Windows 10, you'd have to learn Linux. Not if all you're doing is starting a web browser or email client. You just double-click the Firefox icon (or icon of whatever web browser you're using). There's a big difference between "learning Linux" and using a preconfigured Linux desktop to start a web browser. I'm assuming Mad's tech could set it up for her. The only reason I suggested Linux was to offer an alternative to using an iPad for Internet -- since Mad seems to really be against using Windows 10.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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True if all she did was use the internet. Mad will have to correct me, but I believe she uses the BT internet service email address. But setting up a new web-based email would be easy. It would definitely be an alternative if Windows 10 was just not possible. And I assume her SIL who is an IT professional would know how to do all this. He does seem to be trying to nudge her towards Windows 10 since he is the one who will be working on it if necessary!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Sorry to be so late getting back !! Anyway, having read all through this thread again (and thank you for all your responses and suggestions) I think I'll just have to "buckle down" and get to grips with my small version of Win10 - and then eventually move on to a full version. I'm much more likely to force myself to do that than learn a completely new other system .... I am, though, absolutely going to take as much time as suits me And again, thank you
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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When you have the luxury of a perfectly good (off-line) Windows 7, you can take all the time in the world!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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That sounds very sensible to me Annoyingly for me, I've now got a Win7 problem !! Yesterday I was notified about another "important" Win7 update, so I downloaded it. But after I re-booted my machine the desktop background was completely black and I couldn't implement any wallpaper I have a folder of wallpapers in my Pictures Library and normally, to change one, I just R Click on the one I want and select "Set as desktop background" from the menu - and it's done. But now when I do that nothing happens at all. Can you offer any advice, please ??
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Did your computer create a restore point before this "update"? If so I'd recommend going back to the restore point. You really don't need the "update" if you're not going to use Windows 7 online. But after I re-booted my machine the desktop background was completely black and I couldn't implement any wallpaper There's some discussion about the problem here on sevenforums https://www.sevenforums.com/customi...es-my-desktop-background-goes-black.htmlOne person in that thread says to remove KB4534310
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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But after I re-booted my machine the desktop background was completely black and I couldn't implement any wallpaper Before I closed down my Windows 7 computer last Wednesday, I let it install the latest updates and like you it removed my desktop wall paper and the screen was black. However , after the computer rebooted, I was able to restore the background image without any problems.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I could kick myself for not asking if Mad had rebooted her computer, Winx! Over the years of working on computers I've found about 95% of problems are resolved with a reboot! Hope it works for her too!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Yes to both, Jenny100, but none worked. I've given up for now .... after spending hours messing about and getting nowhere .... so disappointing
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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I'm sorry to hear that, Mad. I guess your tech will have to fix it for you. But maybe the information on the sevenforums page will help him figure out what's causing the problem. I don't know whether your Windows 7, which is the Enterprise version, would have a custom logo or Group Policy setting that was affected by this update in a similar way as the person named Dearnoss mentioned in the sevenforums thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/news/422148-new-kb4536952-servicing-stack-update-windows-7-jan-14-a.html
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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Thanks for the birthday greetings Jenny100Thanks for that but when I did my “system restore” that particular update was removed and it didn’t make any difference. [And it’s no longer available at the Windows Update site.] WinxI use all sorts of things as “wallpaper” by having them sit in my Pictures Library. Screenshots from games, carefully vetted images I’ve simply downloaded from web sites, family photographs …. etc etc etc. Whatever I fancied and put into the folder always worked fine as wallpaper. OldbroadI know what you mean about using my own pictures with “changing the theme” but the same problem applies. The black background refuses to go away. Draclvr When my Son in Law has some spare time I'll pass the links you've provided on to him. [There's no way I want to attempt any of that fiddling myself ] It's SO ridiculous that Microsoft should take away this option. And I don't understand why they DID
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
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It's SO ridiculous that Microsoft should take away this option. And I don't understand why they DID Some of the people at sevenforums think Microsoft did it on purpose to force people onto Windows 10. I think it's more likely that Microsoft just doesn't care about proper testing. Which doesn't say much for their current level of support for any of their operating systems, including the "currently supported" Windows 10. I hope your tech is able to fix your computer back to the way it was.
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But if Microsoft did this on purpose, why didn't it affect everybody? What they did on purpose was not bother to test their update properly. And this isn't the first time their so-called updates for Windows 7 have caused problems -- both with messing up peoples' computers so they wouldn't boot and with actually compromising Windows 7 security instead of fixing it.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Jenny100]
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Hi Jenny100 and All An actual "mind boggling happening" just happened !!!! Earlier today, when I switched my Win7 computer on, I was once again looking at the horrible black desktop background. But when I switched the machine on again a few moments ago and once all had fully booted, a little spinning circle came on screen for a few seconds - immediately followed by a small message box. The box disappeared right away - before I had any chance to see whatever message might have been in it - but THEN the desktop background suddenly reverted to the picture that had been showing before it was wiped out by the Windows Update What the heck enabled that I have absolutely no idea But I'm very happy to be able to change wallpapers at will once more and wanted to share the good news right away. YAHOO !!!!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Mad]
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01/23/20 04:52 PM
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But when I switched the machine on again a few moments ago and once all had fully booted, a little spinning circle came on screen for a few seconds - immediately followed by a small message box. The box disappeared right away - before I had any chance to see whatever message might have been in it - but THEN the desktop background suddenly reverted to the picture that had been showing before it was wiped out by the Windows Update
What the heck enabled that I have absolutely no idea Maybe the box was the useless message about Windows 7 not being "supported" anymore. If you want to check if the message is listed in eventviewer, check this article: *** Error Message Screen Disappears before you can read it ***Hopefully your desktop is back for good. Don't install any more "updates" for Windows 7. Just take Windows 7 offline -- or at least disable the network card in Windows 7 through Device Manager.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/23/20 06:05 PM
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Oh, good. I see Jenny has already suggested looking in Event Viewer. But I'm she's correct it was that dumb Windows 7 not supported message.
And, indeed, get that thing offline! It's perfect as it is!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/23/20 07:27 PM
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Just my opinion but I don't think they would put that message in a small, quickly disappearing box. The day after support ended, I turned on my DIS-connected computer and received the full screen notice. HAHA! Good point. But keep in mind the update messed up Mad's desktop, so it obviously malfunctioned.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/23/20 08:34 PM
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Ha, ha! So, you're saying they got right in your face and screamed at you!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/24/20 03:33 PM
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I don't get it either? What advertisements are permanent?
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Draclvr]
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01/24/20 04:56 PM
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For months now they have been constantly pushing the sale of the "paid for" version. It's become a fixture in the bottom right hand corner of the opening screen.
And at bottom left is the now daily promotion of a version for mobiles, etc.
Aren't you seeing these ??
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/24/20 05:09 PM
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No. I turned off CCleaner running in the background entirely. I got one initially and declined it and then never saw it again. I also disabled it in the Options/Updates setting.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Draclvr]
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01/25/20 07:59 AM
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No. I turned off CCleaner running in the background entirely. I got one initially and declined it and then never saw it again. I also disabled it in the Options/Updates setting. I don't have Ccleaner running in the background. It's "installed" but I just use it as and when I wish
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/25/20 10:34 AM
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I thought you meant you were getting the popup all the time. If you don't want to see the ads, just go into Options and turn them off.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Draclvr]
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01/26/20 03:09 PM
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The advert is for an "upgrade" and appears to be a permanent fixture. I don't think it's possible to turn it off. Aggressive marketing
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/26/20 04:08 PM
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Yes, the one in the bottom right is just there. I ignore it, but was able to turn off all the others in Options. I don't think it's really aggressive unless it's flashing at me and I have to click through more than one thing to get out of it. Or if they start sending me multiple emails every day. A small button just sitting there is just there.
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: Draclvr]
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01/26/20 05:58 PM
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Well I intensely dislike things like that. When one's been there for months it's obvious that if I wanted to take advantage of it I would have done already !! So I can consider it "aggressive"
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/26/20 06:07 PM
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I do a 'GRRR..." at my banking website! EVERY time I go there, they ask me if I want to sign up for mobile banking and my choices are yes, ask me later and decline. Wouldn't you think if I select decline, it means NO!
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Re: Disconnecting Windows 7 from the internet
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/26/20 08:09 PM
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I also donated to Irfanview for the same reason some time ago. Great free software, but no nags. Many years ago I also donated to CCleaner for the same reason. But Piriform has also gone to these Pro versions which really don't provide me any value. But I can live with a quiet small box in the corner that doesn't pop up or flash or send me emails.
Once again, weeds are my life!
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