Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5

Author Topic: Unacceptable updating practice  (Read 7195 times)

Offline Redroger

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 12,680
  • Dad and Fireman at Kings Cross 13.7.1951
    • View Profile
Unacceptable updating practice
« on: Thursday 13 October 11 12:40 BST (UK) »
A few minutes ago while using Rootschat I was suddenly interupted by my computer shutting down to instal updates from Microsoft, no prior indication was given, so I had no chance to save anything had I been working on other documents. My machine is set to instal updates automatically on shutdown. I find this practice completely unacceptable, and wonder if other users share this  opinion?
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)

Offline ScouseBoy

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 6,142
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 13 October 11 12:45 BST (UK) »
Change your settings to  prevent it doing automatic updates.
Nursall   ~    Buckinghamshire
Avies ~   Norwich

Offline perth tiger

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,103
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 October 11 12:46 BST (UK) »
i find the intrusion by big business and goverment is just getting worse in anything we do these days

perth
davey hodgson holliday nelson oxberry ruddock sunman Sidebottom
yorkshire
Census information is Crown copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk included on your posts.

Offline Gadget

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 57,890
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 October 11 12:57 BST (UK) »
Hi Roger

If this does happen, you usually get a warning and a little bar which indicates how long you have to override the shut down.  You must have missed it.

I've overridden my automatic settings now (and update when I want to)  but I do remember it being a nuisance.


gnu
Census &  BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and GROS - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

***Restorers - Please do not use my restores without my permission. Thanks***

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=877762.0

Offline Redroger

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 12,680
  • Dad and Fireman at Kings Cross 13.7.1951
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 October 11 13:00 BST (UK) »
Scouseboy: I intend to do so, but thought I would alert people on this site first, I have it set to do updates at closedown, but somehow this has been overridden.
Perth tiger, Very true, and as they all fight for a diminishing market share like the rats they are, it will only intensify.
Gnu: Thanks very much, I don't think I  missed the notification, but might have done.
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)

Offline Selina

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,599
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 13 October 11 13:17 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the information Roger.  Updates seem to manage to irritate one way or another!

I was cross this morning, have just got Myspace to play for me again (quite a few people have had problems) and then today when trying to access the site I find my browser is no longer supported (I am using IE7) and get a notice that have to update, or change to another, don't know if IE8 is supported and as I am on XP I can't get IE9.

Anyway I just hate to be forced to do anything so for the moment its goodbye to Myspace!

Selina
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline Redroger

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 12,680
  • Dad and Fireman at Kings Cross 13.7.1951
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 13 October 11 13:21 BST (UK) »
Selina, Why not try Firefox? I think that as Microsoft phase out XP there will be an increasing number of sites that become unusable in IE7.
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)

Offline Selina

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,599
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 13 October 11 13:26 BST (UK) »
Yes Firefox would be my choice but not sure about a few things.

Will it become the default browser and how would I switch between IE and Firefox?  Would it have any adverse effects at all? 

Selina
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline stanmapstone

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,798
    • View Profile
Re: Unacceptable updating practice
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 13 October 11 14:01 BST (UK) »
I have both Firefox and I.E. open in separate windows, because Firefox 7.0.1 does not support Ancestry's Advanced Viewer, without any problems.

Stan
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5