computer query

cala

I have a Lenovo T61 which i had recently updated to windows 10, and was running well, however one day it wouldn't boot up so i took it to someone to fix it which he did, but put windows 7 on and now i am getting occasional pop ups on screen telling me that im running an outdated version of windows and will not be getting updates which are important in order to keep the computer secure.
any advice on how to restore it to its status prior to it non booting up and the install of windows 7?

yeppydeppy

That all depends on what yer man did to it - he could have wiped it completely in which case there's no way back.
He should have consulted with you and told you what he was going to do. He should also have returned it to you with win 10 if that was what you had on it.
Bring it back to him and ask him to put windows 10 on it.
I will assume his greeting is along the lines of: "How'dee ma'am?" and he wears a 10 gallon hat.

mordeith

cala wrote: »

I have a Lenovo T61 which i had recently updated to windows 10, and was running well, however one day it wouldn't boot up so i took it to someone to fix it which he did, but put windows 7 on and now i am getting occasional pop ups on screen telling me that im running an outdated version of windows and will not be getting updates which are important in order to keep the computer secure.
any advice on how to restore it to its status prior to it non booting up and the install of windows 7?

Is it definitely Windows 7 he put on it? Security updates will supported for another few years at least

cala

Yeah he said that it ha lost everything

degsie

You got shafted. Take it back and insist on win 10 fully licenced. Can u share how much they charged?

cala

cost €20

degsie

If the laptop was already activated via a digital entitlement, you can do a fresh install of win 10 and it will auto activate.

cala

Thanks thats what i have been curious about, prior to installing windows 10 i had been getting pop ups telling me that my computer was suitable for an upgrade, but now i wouldn't know how to go about doing a fresh install, as i believe the free offer has ended and i'm no longer getting notifications as to the computers suitability for windows 10.

degsie

Plenty of guides out there.

Look here first and grab the media creation tool...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

ItHurtsWhenIP

cala wrote: »

Thanks thats what i have been curious about, prior to installing windows 10 i had been getting pop ups telling me that my computer was suitable for an upgrade, but now i wouldn't know how to go about doing a fresh install, as i believe the free offer has ended and i'm no longer getting notifications as to the computers suitability for windows 10.

If you had installed Win10 during the free offer period, then your entitlement will continue as soon as you install it again.

cala

degsie wrote: »

Plenty of guides out there.

Look here first and grab the media creation tool...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

Thanks i will try that.

cala

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

If you had installed Win10 during the free offer period, then your entitlement will continue as soon as you install it again.

Thank you.

cala

degsie wrote: »

Plenty of guides out there.

Look here first and grab the media creation tool...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

If you had installed Win10 during the free offer period, then your entitlement will continue as soon as you install it again.

Thanks guys, i followed your advice and i reinstalled windows 10 myself, and all is going great again

DopeTech

cala wrote: »

Thanks guys, i followed your advice and i reinstalled windows 10 myself, and all is going great again

Should go back to that "computer repair guy" and ask him to rethink his career. He was either to lazy to install win10 or didn't know how. Either way he shouldnt have charged you for what he did to your pc.

the_syco

When you gave him the laptop, did you tell him that it had W10 on it?

cala

the_syco wrote: »

When you gave him the laptop, did you tell him that it had W10 on it?

yes

the_syco

cala wrote: »

yes

Bring it back, and tell him that when you gave it to him it had W10 on it, and as it now has W7, that he didn't fix it?

riclad

I installed GWX control panel on my laptop 5 months ago,
this ensures i get no updates replease upgrade to windows 10 ,
And stops the automatic upgrade to windows 10 .
i think windows 7 is better than windows 10,
i have no wish to use metro style tablet apps on my laptop .http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

This is a free tool that can remove and disable the 'Get Windows 10' notification area icon on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Recent versions can also disable 'Upgrade to Windows 10' behavior in the Windows Update control panel and do much more

cala

riclad wrote: »

I installed GWX control panel on my laptop 5 months ago,
this ensures i get no updates replease upgrade to windows 10 ,
And stops the automatic upgrade to windows 10 .
i think windows 7 is better than windows 10,
i have no wish to use metro style tablet apps on my laptop .http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

This is a free tool that can remove and disable the 'Get Windows 10' notification area icon on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Recent versions can also disable 'Upgrade to Windows 10' behavior in the Windows Update control panel and do much more

Thanks for your post but i'm happy enough with windows 10.