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March 16

Update to Windows 10

I have reserved my copy of win10 2 months back but it is still not upgrading --Aryan ( है?) 03:05, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Are you leaving your computer connected to the internet long enough for it to download in the background? It's 3 GB, which can take a long time when downloaded in the background. I had to leave my computer connected to the net overnight.

If that's not the problem, try checking with Microsoft to make sure that they think that your copy of Windows is legitimate. Some dealers install bootleg copies on machines they sell.

You should also be able to manually upgrade at this website. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Adding an infobox to wikinfo.org actor article I'm making?

I'm trying to add an infobox to an actor article I'm about to create, similar to how this Wikipedia article has an infobox about the person, with name, birth date, birth place, and years active: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini%C3%B3ng_%C3%81lvarez

How do I add an infobox (like the one at the Wikipedia article I've provided above) when making a wikinfo.org article? Ebaillargeon82 (talk) 05:03, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

1) Go to that article you linked to.

2) Pick the Edit link at the very top of that page. This edits the entire article, not just one section.

3) Do a cut-and-paste of the infobox at the top of that article, into yours.

4) Be sure to change (or blank out) all the current info. StuRat (talk) 06:18, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

While StuRat's advice is fine for Wikipedia articles, I'm not sure the templates needed are available in wikinfo.org. Rojomoke (talk) 09:40, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Good point. I'd try it and if it doesn't work, ask there for how to do it (if it's even possible there). StuRat (talk) 16:38, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Wikinfo.org is a weird website. It says: "Generally, the main article on a subject should present the subject in a positive light or as a concept which makes sense. Alternative or critical perspectives should be placed in linked articles". It contains an article on Nazism. The infobox template on that website is broken. http://wikinfo.org/w/English/index.php/Template:Infobox As a workaround you can use something like http://wikinfo.org/w/English/index.php/Bushley The Quixotic Potato (talk) 15:36, 16 March 2016 (UTC)