Solved Shopping Laptops w/win11, what's popular?

glasskuter · May 17, 2022

@Bree hit the nail on the head. While all "change" is not always for the better, it IS as sure as death and taxes, especially in the computing world. I have found the most resistance to it in other folks in my age group (senior ++) my answer to them is "Will it be easier to learn and accept now or 3 years on down the road when Windows 10 is no longer supported and you are 3 years older?"

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

I'm not going to worry about tomorrow, but I can understand someone that does :wink:

Also, I need both my computers to be on the same system, I didn't think about that. It's too easy to get confused going back and forth between OS's :wink:

Bree · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
Also, I need both my computers to be on the same system, I didn't think about that. It's too easy to get confused going back and forth between OS's

I'm guessing from your username that you and I are of the same 'vintage'. I have Win7, Win10 and Win11 PCs that I use regularly. I have no trouble swapping between them and am used to it by now. I see more similarities between them than differences, particularly with Windows 10/11.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

I'm in my 60s, just barely, lol :wink:

I sent you another message and am going to try the 11 today. Right now I see it has the same long, drawn out bloatware removal and don't know of another way, yet. Maybe a 3rd party app would do it better. Right now I just found a tute and following each of it's options, I mean just trying them out removing one bloaty app :wink:

Fabler2 · May 17, 2022

@Goldengirl52 . Nice laptop. They're a lot cheaper over there. :)
Just thought you would like to bookmark this link for future use if ever you need to do a clean install.

HP PCs - No drives can be found during Windows 11 or Windows 10 installation (Intel 11th Generation processors) | HP® Customer Support

No drives can be found because the Media Creation Tool does not provide the storage drivers. Follow these steps to create installation media, locate and install the missing storage drivers, and complete the Windows 11 or Windows 10 installation.

support.hp.com

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

Fabler2 said:
@Goldengirl52 . Nice laptop. They're a lot cheaper over there. :)
Just thought you would like to bookmark this link for future use if ever you need to do a clean install.

HP PCs - No drives can be found during Windows 11 or Windows 10 installation (Intel 11th Generation processors) | HP® Customer Support

No drives can be found because the Media Creation Tool does not provide the storage drivers. Follow these steps to create installation media, locate and install the missing storage drivers, and complete the Windows 11 or Windows 10 installation.

support.hp.com

I ordered mine off Amazon, it took 5 days or more to get here. I noticed I can use my Amazon Account to buy from UK, wonder if that works in reverse. I do pay for free-shipping through my prime payment each month. I order a lot though so it's worth it :wink:

Bree · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
I'm in my 60s, just barely, lol

I'm in my (very) late 60s, but still happily adapting to new changes :wink:

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

I like learning, and I am still teachable, I just wasn't in the right mood for it this a.m. I'm setting it up with everything I like as far as themes, and I've got my Firefox on here. I have never figured out the best way to transfer my bookmarks but I need to do that if anyone can help. When I used sync on my new laptop (11) it didn't sync the bookmarks which was an option

argg

glasskuter · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
transfer my bookmarks

In Firefox settings-bookmarks--manage bookmarks-Import and backup or move your entire profile to another computer How to Transfer a Firefox Profile to a New Computer | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

Bree · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
I've got my Firefox on here. I have never figured out the best way to transfer my bookmarks but I need to do that if anyone can help.

Go to your Appdata folder on the old PC. You will find your profile folder in ...\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles.

Copy all of its contents, then on the new PC after installing Firefox replace the contents of its profile folder with you copy from the old PC.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

Bree said:
Go to your Appdata folder on the old PC. You will find your profile folder in ...\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles.

Copy all of its contents, then on the new PC after installing Firefox replace the contents of its profile folder with you copy from the old PC.

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I just need to use a flashdrive, or email right? It never seems to work on email, so I'm guessing flashdrive :wink:

Bree · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
I just need to use a flashdrive....

Yes, that's what I generally use.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

Bree said:
Yes, that's what I generally use.

Hmm, that didn't go well, lol :wink:

I got the new profile uploaded and replaced the profile on the new Firefox, and it won't open because it says "missing or unaccessable" . I did just copy the 3 folders Bree, maybe that wasn't the way to go. Maybe I need to reinstall the Firefox on the new laptop
The whole error reads "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible
I also, looking back, see that I don't have that file that's in your "snip" after Profiles>rhyt6odm.default. That may be just your computer though??

Bree · May 17, 2022

Goldengirl52 said:
mm, that didn't go well, lol I got the new profile uploaded and replaced the profile on the new Firefox, and it won't open because it says "missing or unaccessable"

For a new install of firefox there will be a couple of folders in the AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles folder, only one of them is your firefox profile. Look at the date/time to see which is in active use.

The folder name will almost certainly be different from that on your old PC. Do not change it, just replace its contents with the files and folders from the old PC's profile.

If you have already deleted the new PC's profile folder and replaced it with one of a different name (as I suspect you may have done) don't worry. Open a command prompt and start Firefox with the command:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p
Then you'll be able to choose the profile you want to use.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

Bree said:
For a new install of firefox there will be a couple of folders in the AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles folder, only one of them is your firefox profile. Look at the date/time to see which is in active use.

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The folder name will almost certainly be different from that on your old PC. Do not change it, just replace its contents with the files and folders from the old PC's profile.

If you have already deleted the new PC's profile folder and replaced it with one of a different name (as I suspect you may have done) don't worry. Open a command prompt and start Firefox with the command:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p
Then you'll be able to choose the profile you want to use.

Ok Bree, but I tried to do a fresh install of FF before I saw your reply. This doesn't seem an easy way to move one html file to another computer though, not that I don't appreciate you because I really do and will follow the steps after I've now done a reset on the Win 11. The command didn't work so I just reset the laptop. No biggie as I hadn't added any apps even, except for adding Firefox :wink:

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

I'll bbl, gonna take a break and play one of my games on my PC :wink:

Denise

Winuser · May 17, 2022

I use a program called Mozbackup.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

Winuser said:
I use a program called Mozbackup.

That sounds interesting? I'll take a look for sure!

glasskuter · May 17, 2022

I always copy the entire folder, then paste into new machine. It will ask you if you want to replace existing folder, I say yes. It's always worked for me.

Goldengirl52 · May 17, 2022

I just sent it to email, and imported into my new Laptops Firefox. I worked so I'm set, for now, til the next thing come up I can't understand. Thanks to all for the help :wink: