Bill M.

kick, there has been lot of discussion about this software in the US. Several of the larger banks are offering (pushing) Trusteer. Aside from the program difficulties, I see this as an attempt to push responsibility for security on to the customer rather than on the bank where, I believe, it rightly belongs. For that reason alone, I have refused to consider Trusteer for my system and have so recommended my position to friends.

Dell used proprietary PSUs for a long time, but I think I recall that changed awhile ago. This machine would be faster with an SSD for the OS. I have never been happy about shared memory with the GPU. My only other thought is that the mini design may limit choices for future upgrades.

I glad you got it worked out Mike.

I think the approach is to expand C: drive to include the now empty space. Highlight the C: drive and on the left side use "merge".

No Mike, the Recovery partition is not visible using normal means and tools. It is certainly not in the C: drive. Using the EaseUS tool combine D, E, F &G, and C:, if that is the intent. If you did an upgrade to win 10 and the laptop was originally win 7, the recovery drive is useless. The normal way look at or select is to press F9 when you boot. That should at least tell you what the recovery is lettered/called.

mike, I have successfully used EaseUS Partition Master, very easy to work with. http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/ Be careful about what you download. It allows you to specify which partitions you want to combine, and thereby avoiding the recovery partition. My recollection is that Recovery Partitions are hidden. BTW, I have been referring to the free version.

Well said!!

I can offer you one perspective and my opinion. With the advent of W10, users lost control of much of their system: downloads, updates, collection of data I might not appreciate, and so on. It isn't so much about W10 but the different stance and approach MS has taken. I have long objected to the MS attitude that we (MS) know what's best for you. Or, in other words, you do what you're told sonny, never mind about your own ideas. That has occasioned me to stick with W7, probably forever.

Sounds bit like "alarmist" rhetoric. And of course the mandatory push for W10!

Not sure how I missed this thread, but welcome Rus.

Thanks all, very appreciated.

Peter, there has to be an internet connection of some kind.

And the best part, at least for me, I don't have to cook it!!

Talk about old, You are 26645 days old.

Baked Ham with Sweet Potatoes and asparagus.