And it's fine now. Must have been a problem with Microsoft, themselves.
Had to put something down for a solution :p
Sure hope MS gets it act together as I have zero interest in 10 at the moment. Very happy with 8.1 Pro which is good for quite some time.
Also happy with my Gen4 Echostar 17 Ultra plan service. Again, hoping it has at least 5-10 years left. Hope I have 5-10 years left also....lol.
Tell me about it. This whole idea of using us as guinea pigs for Windows 10 is really getting annoying.
I have Windows 8.1 on my notebook and it works well, and my folks have it (Pro) on their laptop. I have no plans on upgrading either to Windows 10 anytime soon.
As for Gen4 ES17 vs Gen5 ES19, to be honest, were it not for the higher speeds with Gen5 I think I would be just as happy with Gen4. And even then the speeds are that much higher as I was getting speeds in the high 20s with Gen4. One thing that has improved, though, is the Windows Update speeds (if it works :p ). For some reason, with Gen4, my Windows Update speeds were, more often than not, atrocious. Over 24 hours for a 700MB update one time. I don't know why it was like this, as the speed for everything else was fine. Now it's on par with other other updates and downloads, including 3rd party programs. I do know that not everyone was having the same Windows Update speed problems that I was with Gen4, though.
You'll be around for quite some time, I'm sure. You'll be 110 years old with no teeth, on Gen6 and watching old reruns of Peaky Blinders. :smileyvery-happy:
You'll be around for quite some time, I'm sure. You'll be 110 years old with no teeth, on Gen6 and watching old reruns of Peaky Blinders. 
You are so right there, LOVE that show. British "Godfather" series of early 20th century. Piece of art IMO.
Hey BirdDog
My better half and I watched Peaky Blinders this year based on your recommendation in the forum some time ago. All I can say is I left an 'Amanda-shaped' imprint in the couch after episode 1.
