I’m going to turn in Moonie, sweet dreams abs enjoy the matches

big goodnight hugs to everyone

night yogi moonsie summer

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

How’s the football going Moonie?

Sorry Sweet I was on the phone

The football went fine fankoo

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss, Sweet and Miss Bramble 🐕🐾🐾

Good morning everyone it's going to be a wet and windy day today I hope it's better where you are.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Raining here, forecast to stop later.

No news about my computer to report.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone

Squiggle, I hope your weather isn’t as bad as anticipated

El, sorry you still haven’t heard about your computer repair yet. Very annoying

Have a lovely day everyone

@Moonie thanks

My computer people rang me to say that they've been able to install Windows 10 on my computer. So I've been to collect it. I asked them some questions, they realised that they hadn't installed their a/v s/w so there was a delay whilst they did that.

So I've set the computer up. I've got a lot of things to reinstall which will keep me occupied

Need to do a Windows update which will take up time.

@El Loro posted:

@Moonie thanks

My computer people rang me to say that they've been able to install Windows 10 on my computer. So I've been to collect it. I asked them some questions, they realised that they hadn't installed their a/v s/w so there was a delay whilst they did that.

So I've set the computer up. I've got a lot of things to reinstall which will keep me occupied

Great news about your computer El

Get installing and good luck

@El Loro posted:

Need to do a Windows update which will take up time.

Always a pain but unfortunately a necessity

@Moonie posted:

Always a pain but unfortunately a necessity

Done that Windows update. It was the same one that I did on the notebook but seems to have been done in much less time

The programs I need to install will take a lot longer.

@El Loro posted:

Done that Windows update. It was the same one that I did on the notebook but seems to have been done in much less time

The programs I need to install will take a lot longer.

Well done El

I shall have tea and biscuits ready later

@Moonie posted:

Well done El

I shall have tea and biscuits ready later

It's a slow and frustrating process.

First I tried to install the payroll software I use for a client. Won't let me saying Microsoft net framework 3.5 is required. Windows 10 seems to include the newer version 4.8. Sent email to the payroll software company about this and am waiting for a response,

Then I decided to install the tax/accounts software. No problem in doing that other than it didn't link in with the client data on my external drive. I have sorted that out after a phone call to the software people though it took time.

Taken all afternoon to do that. As I said, this would take longer. Just as well that this is the quiet time for client work though I do need to get the payroll s/w sorted out ASAP.

@El Loro posted:

It's a slow and frustrating process.

First I tried to install the payroll software I use for a client. Won't let me saying Microsoft net framework 3.5 is required. Windows 10 seems to include the newer version 4.8. Sent email to the payroll software company about this and am waiting for a response,

Then I decided to install the tax/accounts software. No problem in doing that other than it didn't link in with the client data on my external drive. I have sorted that out after a phone call to the software people though it took time.

Taken all afternoon to do that. As I said, this would take longer. Just as well that this is the quiet time for client work though I do need to get the payroll s/w sorted out ASAP.

Some good news and some not so good news there El. I’m sure you will win in the end though

@Moonie posted:

Some good news and some not so good news there El. I’m sure you will win in the end though

Thanks Moonie

Printer drivers now downloaded so can print things

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Moonie

Printer drivers now downloaded so can print things

You’re getting there El

Good evening all

Weather has been wet and windy today.

El, I’m glad you have got your computer back but sorry that it’s taking you a while to sort out everything

I hope everyone has had a good day.

@Yogi19 posted:

Good evening all

Weather has been wet and windy today.

El, I’m glad you have got your computer back but sorry that it’s taking you a while to sort out everything

I hope everyone has had a good day.

Hi Yogi

Not to bad a day here but it got quite cold late afternoon

My day was good fankoo, I hope yours was too

@Moonie posted:

Hi Yogi

Not to bad a day here but it got quite cold late afternoon

My day was good fankoo, I hope yours was too

Hi Moonie

It got pretty cold up here too.

Glad your day was good, mine was also good

@Yogi19 posted:

Hi Moonie

It got pretty cold up here too.

Glad your day was good, mine was also good

Hiya

I’ve just been out to the recycling bin and it much cold than earlier

Fankoo and that’s good too

Baby Cyril has been marauding around the garden again today 🐿

Have your blackbirds been today for their raisins?

Have you seen Cyril today?
I didn’t see my blackbird. If he had any sense, he’d have been avoiding the horrible weather.

@Moonie posted:

Hiya

I’ve just been out to the recycling bin and it much cold than earlier

Fankoo and that’s good too

Baby Cyril has been marauding around the garden again today 🐿

Have your blackbirds been today for their raisins?

lol We posted at the same time

It’s very chilly up here.

I like the idea of Cyril marauding 😂

No sign of the blackbirds today. Hopefully, they’ll be back tomorrow.

@Yogi19 posted:

Have you seen Cyril today?
I didn’t see my blackbird. If he had any sense, he’d have been avoiding the horrible weather.

He did indeed

He sounds like a sensible blackbird to me 😉 😀

@Yogi19 posted:

lol We posted at the same time

It’s very chilly up here.

I like the idea of Cyril marauding 😂

No sign of the blackbirds today. Hopefully, they’ll be back tomorrow.

He had a confrontation with a pigeon and a magpie at the same time the other day. No contest 🤣🤣🤣

I hope your blackbird does come tomorrow. It’s always nice to to see nature up close 😀

@Moonie posted:

He had a confrontation with a pigeon and a magpie at the same time the other day. No contest 🤣🤣🤣

I hope your blackbird does come tomorrow. It’s always nice to to see nature up close 😀

Cyril is a brave lad

I’m sure the blackbird will be back. I find it lifts the spirits to have wild creatures trust you....even if it’s only because you are feeding them 😂

@Yogi19 posted:

Cyril is a brave lad

I’m sure the blackbird will be back. I find it lifts the spirits to have wild creatures trust you....even if it’s only because you are feeding them 😂

Mr Dynamic is our Baby Cyril

Its lovely to be trusted, as you say, for whatever reason

@Moonie posted:

Mr Dynamic is our Baby Cyril

Its lovely to be trusted, as you say, for whatever reason

😂 Love that name for Cyril

Yes, it is lovely to be trusted 🤗

@Yogi19 posted:

😂 Love that name for Cyril

Yes, it is lovely to be trusted 🤗

🤣🤣🤣

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros

Hug for the night owls

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Rosss, Yogi and night callers

night yogi moonsiemoonsie hope you feel better tomorrow

Good morning everyone we have a weather warning in place for heavy rain today and over the weekend. Stay warm and dry people.

I'm glad you are up and running with the computer again EL. I know it's a faff but hopefully soon it will be done.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Raining here and a poor forecast throughout today and tomorrow though no warnings in place. More rain on Sunday then it seems as if the weather becomes more settled.

Moonie, I hope your migraine last evening has gone this morning

It was quite useful using that notebook for a period of time as it runs Windows 10 so the updates I did on that were the same as the ones I did on the computer yesterday. Also meant that I was able to look at Windows 10 before having that installed on the computer.

Re the payroll installation problem. I have already agreed with the client to do a nil notification to HMRC for February. The deadline for that is 19 March so I've got a month in which to get it sorted. So less of a problem than if I was running a payroll for the month which needed to be done by the end of this month. Client is the director of a company and there are no other employees. I've told him ages ago that if he did the payroll himself that he would be able to use much cheaper payroll software so save money. Those payroll s/w are for employers, I can only use s/w for agents. HMRC do not approve of agents logging in as their clients so I can't get around it that way. Some agents were logging in as a client to claim the SEISS grants for the self-employed - result was that the claim didn't succeed and the agents had to spend time trying to sort out the mess they (the agent) had created.

I hope everyone has a good day

@squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone we have a weather warning in place for heavy rain today and over the weekend. Stay warm and dry people.

I'm glad you are up and running with the computer again EL. I know it's a faff but hopefully soon it will be done.

Enjoy your day everyone

Thanks Squiggle

@Yogi19 posted:

Good evening all

Weather has been wet and windy today.

El, I’m glad you have got your computer back but sorry that it’s taking you a while to sort out everything

I hope everyone has had a good day.

Thanks Yogi

Good morning everyone

I’m feeling much better this morning fankoo

It’s cold, wet and windy here. The forecast is for light showers changing to overcast in the afternoon. A high of 10 degrees

No weather warnings, though I did notice we may get gusts of wind up to 39mph

El, good to see you have mostly sorted your computer problems out

Have a good day everyone but stay safe and warm

Moonie, I'm glad you are feeling much better today

A little bit of progress re the payroll software in that I've been able to install it once I worked out that I needed to amend one of the Windows Features.

However I have not yet been able to restore the back up file. So another email sent to the payroll people (who hadn't come back to me regarding yesterday's email).

I won't go into the technical details as this involves Microsoft SQL server which is something which only computer tech people get involved with.

The payroll software people could be criticised for developing payroll software which the installation process is too complex for anyone other than tech people.

@El Loro posted:

Moonie, I'm glad you are feeling much better today

A little bit of progress re the payroll software in that I've been able to install it once I worked out that I needed to amend one of the Windows Features.

However I have not yet been able to restore the back up file. So another email sent to the payroll people (who hadn't come back to me regarding yesterday's email).

I won't go into the technical details as this involves Microsoft SQL server which is something which only computer tech people get involved with.

The payroll software people could be criticised for developing payroll software which the installation process is too complex for anyone other than tech people.

Thanks El

Your getting there El. Slowly but surely

When I have had trouble with my computers in the past, I have a guy who does the repairs, software installations and sorts any problems I have, out

I am technically inept except for the simplest of things

@Moonie posted:

Thanks El

Your getting there El. Slowly but surely

When I have had trouble with my computers in the past, I have a guy who does the repairs, software installations and sorts any problems I have, out

I am technically inept except for the simplest of things

Thanks Moonie

Microsoft SQL server is an area I have little knowledge of It's for computer IT people. So a large business would probably have their own computer IT person/people, a small business wouldn't.