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As this update has been mentioned here, (KB4497165), I wondered if anyone had noted any problems after it was installed. I have a 3tb hd in a Sharkoon dock, connected to the laptop via an eSata external port/cable. Once the update was installed Windows failed to run up fully. Uninstalling the update solved the issue. When Windows "hung" in running up whilst the dock/drive was connected, turning off power to the dock immediately resulted in Windows continuing to run up. If the dock was switched on after Windows had fully run up, it would not then recognise the drive.

We have friends who were touring in Europe in their own motorhome. They were in Spain when the infection numbers started to rise significantly. They have driven through Spain and into France in their "dash" for a Channel ferry tomorrow. They have been stopped by police several times, but one way or another they are now close to their ferry port. Stir crazy after being in the motorhome for a couple of weeks before starting for home. They've been made to feel like Bonnie and Clyde. As an aside, their 2 sons have been in lockdown in China. Now that the infections there seem to be mainly imported, people are now moving away from them no matter where they go. The sons think the government have told the people to avoid foreigners. Foreigners not allowed in shopping malls. They were in a restaurant and the next table got up mid meal and moved away from them. It is still Chinese who are bringing back the virus to China. Our friend said "You have short memories China, you guys started this." Her boys are finding it very amusing lol Colin

Thank you for the link - I did explore this a little more some time after my post, and found something similar to this elsewhere. The only additional information there was that the earlier vaccines might help if the patient were to develop an "old style" pneumonia as a secondary infection, although that was not considered to be very likely. Thanks again.

Fully agree with this, particularly as, if you think you've had the virus and you haven't, you may relax precautions a little, and then end up catching it. I can understand that testing large numbers of people will divert some effort from front-line caring, but if you don't track the situation, how do you know you're plan is working?

That is a question I asked via the BBC website a few days ago - no answer as yet. I'm sure, if in the positive, the answer would alleviate some worry for many. If negative, we're no worse off by knowing. Perhaps the simple answer is "they" don't know.

I've only just done the upgrades to 1903, as I'd read there had been a hardware issue. I was therefore interested that the newly converted Win7 system went straight to 1909. I'd also read that 1903 to 1909 was minor, but I'm nevertheless interested to see if the encryption software still causes issues.

I must admit I think Millennium Edition was the worst incarnation of Windows. 98 was much better than 95, and XP was the most versatile in regard to the wide variety of programs it could, or be made to, run. I never used Vista. I still have to retain access to DOS programs for a year or two, so unless I run a virtual machine, Win 10 would be a non-starter for that purpose. Win 7 has been my primary operating system since 2015, and it would run natively at least one of the old programs although I still have 2 XP machines for their specific purpose. I have today upgraded what was my second Win 7 machine to Win 10(1909). The upgrade went very smoothly with just a little preparation and so far all seems to be working. This on a 6 year old Dell not formally tested for Win 10. Classic Shell installed and seems happy enough. I may now try it on my wife's even older Dell, but will check the specs and the web for problems before doing so. Win 10's updating problems seem to be slowly easing and it will be interesting to see how easily my other two upgraded machines deal with the upgrade to v1909 from 1903. Up to now I've had to remove and re-install two encryption programs for any feature upgrade to complete.

From St Ives New Year a few years back .............

These update options are welcome. I've usually held off an upgrade(not normal updates) until a time that suited me and some time after the initial release so that any problems may well have been dealt with. I will carry on with this policy. The extended period is welcome, whilst always keeping an eye on the end of support date for each version. Colin

The sheet that came with my D601 - model #025 - has no Bachmann logo, just "whitespace" in that location.

Same here really. I have only once paid substantially in advance for a model, the D600, that being to lock in the cost. I did so also because I appreciated that Kernow had stuck with the project through a number of difficulties and because I believed them to be established and stable traders. I also paid a little in advance on the Bulleid diesel - to do with the manufacturer wanting payment by a certain date. When making the D600 payment I did say that I did not really like doing so and that I would not do so in future. What I was really saying was that I hoped prepayment would not become the norm. I would, I believe, never get involved in crowd funding no matter who ran it. There are just too many things that may go awry. One of my old professional contacts delighted in repeating the phrase "There's many a slip between cup and lip". Too often forgotten nowadays. Colin

If it is not DJM's money it may well not show on the balance sheet,. I have come across similar arguments with regards to the compilation of flat service accounts where frequently the service account company holds the funds of the flat leaseholders "on trust". I retired a few years ago now but the then relatively new advice I think said that some of the similar matters in those accounts should be dealt with by way of notes to the accounts and not on the face of the balance sheet. Personally I didn't agree with that approach due to the way in which flat residents tended to view the company accounts. Much, particularly timing, would depend on exactly what was defined/agreed in the funding agreement but at some point balances are likely to arise on both sides of the balance sheet as funds are spent. My gut feeling (and not a technical response) would be that I would want to track each crowdfunding project rather like a "Restricted Fund" in a charity until those funds were released into the general business in accordance with the funding agreement. Colin

The cash held would be an asset, BUT, a liability would exist, initially of an equal amount, which would be a liability to third parties shown under creditors. That liability would be released when appropriate under the terms of the crowd funding agreement.

For most practical purposes Micro accounts tell you nothing. If anyone with any sense were to want to invest in any serious way into DJ Models, they would require far more information than can be gleaned from these accounts. Nor, in my view, can the accounts form the basis for any serious comment about what might or might not be happening within the business. For example, Ravenser above says "The only other significant creditors should have been factories in China?". However, what if Dave Jones himself had lent funds to the company in order to finance it's operation? Such monies owed to Dave and not repaid would also be within creditors - how it had been spent or held could be, or have been, shown in the Profit and Loss Account(not needed for published Micro accounts) or on the Balance Sheet. I am not saying that this is the case, merely giving an example of how one might make incorrect assumptions. Speculation based on these accounts is just that, speculation, and may well be wildly misleading. You cannot infer a great deal from such abridged accounts. #Stationmaster - the prepayments in the 2016 accounts of DJ Models Ltd were assets - i.e. probably prepaid expenses(an example would be insurance paid in advance at the date of the balance sheet). #Clearwater was referring to a prepayment in respect of something to be supplied - money received in advance of supplying a product. Such funds would be shown as liabilities(deferred income). I have never had to deal with accounting for crowd funding, and a quick search suggests it can be complex, has potentially significant tax implications, depends upon the exact terms of the funding agreement, and may not be straight forward. The issues principally affect the project manager rather than the "investors" unless they also regard the investment as a business one. I'm not delving further, I've retired!!!! Colin

I can't help but feel that the law most likely to be applicable to this situation is that relating to "unintended consequences".

Just a thought, your logon issue with Flickr isn't to do with the new logon that is being rolled out? - no longer has to be the Yahoo logon details. All the problems must be very annoying, particularly as it's a fairly recent machine. Just occasionally, I've found Chrome isn't happy with a website and then I switch back to Firefox which I used to use all the time. Good luck with the new machine. Colin

Well there's nothing inherently incompatible, as I'm logged into Flickr on Chrome while I type this - Win7 but it works also on Win10. Chrome is latest version - it updates automatically. Colin

This does not sound like normal behaviour by any standard I've seen. If I had the problem you appear to have I would be researching it on the web and seeking solutions. I couldn't/wouldn't put up with it for any length of time. Some setting(s) somewhere need attention/changing, I would guess. I may have updates install after I have given the "go ahead" and this may be done on shut down so that the process is completed on the next start up. Rarely does it happen more than once and certainly I do not have updates on a daily basis. I have had short spells in the past when my desktop was re-arranged, but a little program called DesktopOK took care of that, and I have not needed to use it in a long time. For me, the Win10 update process has improved a lot over the last 12/18 months. On the general point of switching of a pc, I always normally turn mine on in the morning and turn it off at night - my practice for near enough 30 years. This reduces the number of heat cycles, and provides time for background downloading without materially affecting what I'm doing. My business partner used to turn his office's machines on and off as needed, and he had far more hardware problems than I did - just our experience. Colin

Personally, I use both Firefox and Chrome. Occasionally, I find a website which doesn't quite work as expected, and then I try the other of the 2 browsers. I used to use Firefox more, but recently I seem to have gravitated towards Chrome. Colin

That's good to know, RFS, except that my hardware and some software is getting a bit long in the tooth now. I'll see what reaction there is when the upgrade becomes common.

After following this thread, I did a quick search for the forthcoming 1903 upgrade. Much of what is planned is of no interest to me, but it does appear that users will have more control over when future updates are applied. Further, the system will perform more checks before major updates go ahead to try to ensure the machine is compatible. This could be a double-edged sword, though, I guess. Users of Win10 Home will gain more control over timing and deferral of updates. I didn't keep a note of the precise link I found but there is quite a bit of information on the net if you are interested. HTH Colin

Sorry, I doubt I know enough to be able to offer advice, but my experience of the normal security updates has improved no end, and the 1809 feature update went straight through on 2 machines which have previously given problems, and which Dell do not confirm as suitable for the upgrade. I did, however, prepare better this time:- Firstly, I deferred the update for nearly 6 months to allow the bugs to be ironed out of it. Second, I removed 2 encryption programs and my antivirus software before the upgrade and re-installed them immediately afterwards. One machine gave a little more trouble with the re-install, but the upgrades went through seemingly as they should. Thirdly, as I do as a matter of course anyway, I made sure all data was backed up. If my memory serves me correctly there was an issue when the 1809 upgrade was first issued with files being deleted, the update was withdrawn, and later re-issued. I do not keep my data in the "My Documents" structure, which is where I think the problem arose. I still don't like the way that the updates appear to occasionally "go off on their own", but the updates do appear to be becoming a little more accommodating. That said, and with Win7 going off support next January, I have started to investigate the possibility of dual booting Linux and Win7/XP systems and keeping those older systems off the web. The actual portables are still perfectly serviceable for browsing and the photography I do, and I need to keep the Win software available for a year or two yet. I hope you can get your pc sorted out and if you post anything I think I can help with, I will. Colin

Went and picked up my "Ark Royal" today. Will be a few weeks before it will be test run. It certainly looks the part, but is now packed up until we return home. Colin

We use BT Call Guardian phones which have stopped virtually all unwanted calls getting through. It's sometimes a pain for first time callers, but it works. We have, very occasionally, received calls from our credit card provider to notify us of a possible "irregularity". Even if I believe it is genuine, I call back to a publicised number on a different phone line. Colin

For anyone looking for a form of "Bridging Software" to file VAT returns from Excel, I received a promo email this morning from a software house I use for my own SA tax returns since I retired and they also will be providing a bridging solution. Absolute Accounting Software who supply software to accountants in practice or to businesses. My only link is as a satisfied customer. Hope this helps, Colin