rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 7, 2014 5:55:23 GMT
Windows 7
Can any members tell me how I get Win7 to show file extensions please? OK Found.
Picasa is continually updating, and I am guessing the stupid programmers located the new updated Picasa in a differing folder.
I need to find the Picasa *.exe file so I can link the updated Picasa start button.
All I can see is Picasa located in C:\program files\google\Picasa
Thanks.
(Installing Picasa 39 build 137.141 over the top, did not solve the problem)
Solved... turned the auto updater off in Tools.
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khj
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Post by khj on Aug 7, 2014 6:46:00 GMT
Glad you were able to solve your problem so quickly.
One of the first things I do after I install something is to make sure the auto-updater is turned off. I don't mind it checking for updates, but I want to decide if and when it updates. I hate:
-- being the guinea pig for any "latest & greatest but not-ready-for-prime-time" updates
-- when it updates just as I am in a rush to get something done; the inopportune update invariably hogs my internet bandwidth, grabs all my CPU cycles and makes the HD spin endlessly
About the only thing I update regularly and fairly quickly (although still manually, not auto) are my security/anti-virus definitions.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Aug 7, 2014 8:49:07 GMT
Glad you were able to solve your problem so quickly. One of the first things I do after I install something is to make sure the auto-updater is turned off. I don't mind it checking for updates, but I want to decide if and when it updates. I hate: -- being the guinea pig for any "latest & greatest but not-ready-for-prime-time" updates -- when it updates just as I am in a rush to get something done; the inopportune update invariably hogs my internet bandwidth, grabs all my CPU cycles and makes the HD spin endlessly About the only thing I update regularly and fairly quickly (although still manually, not auto) are my security/anti-virus definitions. Hi Kim, generally speaking, Google produces some impressive software, but with Picasa that is just another clanger, I guess we can forgive them that  I recall when I first loaded Picasa a few years ago, it tried to log every image on my computer, that was a "Yikes" moment. Software is a conundrum, you can write the perfect software, but it isn't going to continually make you money, you have to "improve" it and release ever expanding "improvements" to lure consumers to "update". Picasa was the first program that would de-skew my stamp images, they get a big pat on the back for that. |
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