Thanks for the nice compliments. I love to share my pond, as I am sure we all do. I wish that you all could come on over and see it up close and personal. I have gotten so much inspiration from all the wonderful postings on the garden web. Yes the yellow flower is a marsh marigold. It truly is at it's best right now. I have to cut it down by the end of June, by then it looks terrible.

To perform the following "trick" you will need a "channel lock" pliers and a very small socket (say around 3/16" or 4mm). Place the socket (or similar item) over the pin on either side so that the socket (or other) rests on the pin boss. Open the jaws of the pliers wide enough to span from the end of the socket all the way over to the other end of the pin. Try to adjust the jaws so that the flats of the jaws are as parallel as possible (so you are squeezing straight into the pin). Apply pressure slowly and evenly to the pin, first in one direction, and then switch the socket to the other pin boss and apply pressure to the opposite end of pin to push in the other direction. Once the pin breaks loose, you should be able to "twist it out" using needle nose pliers. Instead of using the expandable jaw pliers, you might alternatively use a small C-clamp to push against the pin. Good luck.

Indeed, this Grannie is laughing too! Grandson was here over the weekend. The update was triggered and is now a done deal. Grandson reminded me to make sure Defender was enabled, then download anti malware. I didn't want to let him to go home!!! So tomorrow it's on to the downloads. Regarding defender: do I uninstall Norton before Defender will work? I'm glad I have the iPad to continue using while I learn the new system.

When you install a new version of Windows, it will run for a given number of days before quiting. The new copy has to be registered with MicroSoft and activated. After this, updates will be sent during the support period for the product and it will run. Your porblem: You need the activation key. That should have been supplied by the seller. It could be on a sticker on the computer, or a sticker on the recovery disk. Bang the seller over the head and ask for the key or tell you where it is. If they fein no knowledge, return the unit, ask for your money back, and log a complaint with the corporate office about that store.