Them computer thingies

[Pegojack]

My relatively elderly (76) English neighbour is in the market for a new laptop and I have been giving her advice and ferrying her to one or two local computer stores. She's quite taken with an Acer model we saw today.

Once she gets it, she'll be relying on me to do some routine stuff like link it up to tinternet, order and download Microsoft Office package, download free security software, etc.

My question is, how different is Windows 11 from 10? The Acer comes with Home 11, my computer has 10 and that's what I'm used to. I want to know if I'll be flummoxed by 11.

 

[monmouth]

My relatively elderly (76) English neighbour is in the market for a new laptop and I have been giving her advice and ferrying her to one or two local computer stores. She's quite taken with an Acer model we saw today.

Once she gets it, she'll be relying on me to do some routine stuff like link it up to tinternet, order and download Microsoft Office package, download free security software, etc.

My question is, how different is Windows 11 from 10? The Acer comes with Home 11, my computer has 10 and that's what I'm used to. I want to know if I'll be flummoxed by 11.

No, I shouldn’t think so mate. You’ll find it very familiar. Just a few intuitive operational differences, but you can you tube a tutorial if you want to see. My old work laptop went from 10 to 11 and I can’t remember any problems at all.

But she doesn’t need an office subscription. Either just set up a free email account @outlook.com and use the free one drive online apps. If she really wants one on her c drive get one off Groupon for a few quid. I paid £11 for life and it’s been fine. It’s updated too, which I didn’t expect, as I’m happy with old word and excel for my limited use. It has all the apps, but as someone said to me, if you get the urge to use anything else when you don’t have to for work, give your head a shake.

 

[Cooperman]

My advice would be to try and steer her down the road of a tablet. I am talking from the experience of having elderly relatives wildly clicking on things they shouldn’t. Much less scope for this on an iPad.

 

[Pegojack]

No, I shouldn’t think so mate. You’ll find it very familiar. Just a few intuitive operational differences, but you can you tube a tutorial if you want to see. My old work laptop went from 10 to 11 and I can’t remember any problems at all.

But she doesn’t need an office subscription. Either just set up a free email account @outlook.com and use the free one drive online apps. If she really wants one on her c drive get one off Groupon for a few quid. I paid £11 for life and it’s been fine. It’s updated too, which I didn’t expect, as I’m happy with old word and excel for my limited use. It has all the apps, but as someone said to me, if you get the urge to use anything else when you don’t have to for work, give your head a shake.

Thanks, Mon, that's reassuring. She's not going for an office subscription, I was thinking of one of those online packages for 20€ or so.

 

[Pegojack]

My advice would be to try and steer her down the road of a tablet. I am talking from the experience of having elderly relatives wildly clicking on things they shouldn’t. Much less scope for this on an iPad.

Thanks, Coops, she's keen on a laptop. She does a lot of writing.

 

[Swanjaxs]

My advice would be to try and steer her down the road of a tablet. I am talking from the experience of having elderly relatives wildly clicking on things they shouldn’t. Much less scope for this on an iPad.

Elderly relatives #xhamster

 

[MajorR]

She needs to have some kind of decent antivirus protection, especially if she’s prone to clicking things.