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    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 7 20:49:18 2023
    I ordered iolo system mechanic in hopes of cleaning up the junk auto loading my PC. It had some decent reviews but first....
    It did help a very little bit...but didn't clean up the trash starting.
    Then they used my cc to set up a recurring payment for tech support I didn't want. It wasn't that hard to get it discontinued...I hope. They said they were charging me 19.95 and then the cancellation notice I won't be charged 49.95.

    Oh well...not half as bad as microsoft telling me the symptoms of needing a new computer and then offering to sell me one includes long boot times. They're the source of all those startup crap that is causing me long boot times.

    ScottW

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Jun 8 09:42:55 2023
    On 6/7/23 10:49 PM, ScottW wrote:
    I ordered iolo system mechanic in hopes of cleaning up the junk auto
    loading my PC. It had some decent reviews but first.... It did help
    a very little bit...but didn't clean up the trash starting. Then they
    used my cc to set up a recurring payment for tech support I didn't
    want. It wasn't that hard to get it discontinued...I hope. They
    said they were charging me 19.95 and then the cancellation notice I
    won't be charged 49.95.

    Oh well...not half as bad as microsoft telling me the symptoms of
    needing a new computer and then offering to sell me one includes long
    boot times. They're the source of all those startup crap that is
    causing me long boot times.

    Ever try open source operating systems?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 8 08:46:29 2023
    On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 7:42:58 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 6/7/23 10:49 PM, ScottW wrote:
    I ordered iolo system mechanic in hopes of cleaning up the junk auto loading my PC. It had some decent reviews but first.... It did help
    a very little bit...but didn't clean up the trash starting. Then they
    used my cc to set up a recurring payment for tech support I didn't
    want. It wasn't that hard to get it discontinued...I hope. They
    said they were charging me 19.95 and then the cancellation notice I
    won't be charged 49.95.

    Oh well...not half as bad as microsoft telling me the symptoms of
    needing a new computer and then offering to sell me one includes long
    boot times. They're the source of all those startup crap that is
    causing me long boot times.
    Ever try open source operating systems?

    No, but I know some software geeks who do and they still have a windows machine
    for work. It's not a good option for a working machine unless you enjoy spending
    hours setting up drivers etc. to make it work. It's cool for them to really know how things
    work but it's not much of an option for someone who just wants it to work.

    Hold on, Spectrum tech support is calling me again.

    ScottW

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Jun 8 11:09:28 2023
    On 6/8/23 10:46 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 7:42:58 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 6/7/23 10:49 PM, ScottW wrote:
    I ordered iolo system mechanic in hopes of cleaning up the junk auto
    loading my PC. It had some decent reviews but first.... It did help
    a very little bit...but didn't clean up the trash starting. Then they
    used my cc to set up a recurring payment for tech support I didn't
    want. It wasn't that hard to get it discontinued...I hope. They
    said they were charging me 19.95 and then the cancellation notice I
    won't be charged 49.95.

    Oh well...not half as bad as microsoft telling me the symptoms of
    needing a new computer and then offering to sell me one includes long
    boot times. They're the source of all those startup crap that is
    causing me long boot times.
    Ever try open source operating systems?

    No, but I know some software geeks who do and they still have a windows machine
    for work. It's not a good option for a working machine unless you enjoy spending
    hours setting up drivers etc. to make it work. It's cool for them to really know how things
    work but it's not much of an option for someone who just wants it to work.

    Getting things to work is a moving target. I made the mistake of
    updating my music server software, losing functionality, only to find my
    new operating system won't let me reinstall an older version that works.

    Hold on, Spectrum tech support is calling me again.

    Good luck!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)