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10-21-2015, 11:38 PM
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Grinding at a Poker Table
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Originally Posted by Augenj
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I have a laptop with Windows 7 and will be looking to purchase a new one in the next few days. Instead of making my head spin with Windows 10, I'm going to purchase the "downgrade" rights to have the new laptop come with Windows 7. 
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10-22-2015, 12:05 AM
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broken-down horseplayer
Join Date: Feb 2008
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If you want to run Windows anyway....
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Originally Posted by Track Collector
I have a laptop with Windows 7 and will be looking to purchase a new one in the next few days. Instead of making my head spin with Windows 10, I'm going to purchase the "downgrade" rights to have the new laptop come with Windows 7. |
TC, I'd recommend you visit one of the local retailers and test drive a bit on a W10 machine. I've found it pretty easy to use compared to Windows 8, which was a total shock to me. I've got Windows 7 on my work laptop and find it's pretty decent, and the transition to Windows 10 has been <surprisingly> easy so far - and the boot up and response time seems pretty snappy. Under the covers, it's not much different than Vista, and the look and feel of the desktop is very tablet like, if you're into that.
If you go with Windows 7, you're trading a short time of a learning curve to stick with the familiar, and for the near term, perhaps more reliable version of o/s. But keep in mind that Windows 10 will get downloaded anyway, and there's no doubt in my mind that Microsoft will turn the screws to sunset all earlier versions of Windows asap. If nothing else, I'm sure integration with newer devices will work smoothly on W10, and maybe not so smoothly on older versions.
Since the cost is the same, or even more for the older version of WinDoze, I don't see the sense in fighting City Hall.
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10-22-2015, 05:04 AM
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Top Horse Analytics
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Originally Posted by Track Collector
I have a laptop with Windows 7 and will be looking to purchase a new one in the next few days. Instead of making my head spin with Windows 10, I'm going to purchase the "downgrade" rights to have the new laptop come with Windows 7. |
There is a learning curve but it will be the last one according to Microsoft since it's "Windows 10 forever" after this and no Windows 11, etc. Also, Window 7 will become unsupported like Windows XP when Jan 14, 2020 rolls around in a little over 4 years and that will be on your relatively young computer.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle
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10-22-2015, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Track Collector
I have a laptop with Windows 7 and will be looking to purchase a new one in the next few days. Instead of making my head spin with Windows 10, I'm going to purchase the "downgrade" rights to have the new laptop come with Windows 7. |
Win 10 is much better for Win 7 fans than Win 8. For example, if you click on the Win 10 icon in the bottom left corner, you get what is essentially a Win 10 Start menu with lots of graphics and options. But if you right click on it, you get a Win 7 style Start menu.
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10-22-2015, 11:30 AM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Originally Posted by Track Collector
...I'm going to purchase the "downgrade" rights to have the new laptop come with Windows 7. |
I actually like Win10 and I never thought I would say that.
Some of the setup stuff Augenj points out is just common sense and none of it takes very long. I think staying with Win7 is a mistake.
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10-23-2015, 05:17 AM
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Racing Form Detective
Join Date: Jul 2007
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There is certainly a learning curve with windows 10. But you might as well get started on it because they are not going back to XP. Unless you are planning on dying in the next six months, the sooner, the better.
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10-23-2015, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
There is certainly a learning curve with windows 10. But you might as well get started on it because they are not going back to XP. Unless you are planning on dying in the next six months, the sooner, the better.
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Six months is not the right window. I'm 81 and plan to ride Windows7 until either it or I expire. Actually my hope is that Windows7 goes first!!
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10-23-2015, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
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The one thing missing in Windows 10 that keeps me from upgrading from my Windows 7 Pro is WinXP Mode. I still use XP mode for some old software.
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10-23-2015, 09:10 AM
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Top Horse Analytics
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Originally Posted by JimG
The one thing missing in Windows 10 that keeps me from upgrading from my Windows 7 Pro is WinXP Mode. I still use XP mode for some old software.
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You might want to check this link out and scroll down to Compatibility Modes. The image shows "Windows XP (Service Pack 2). That's still no guarantee that your old programs will work though.
http://www.howtogeek.com/219782/is-w...ting-software/
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10-23-2015, 10:06 AM
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Registered User
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Location: GA
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Originally Posted by Augenj
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I appreciate the thought, but I am referring to 16 bit programs that need a true xp Mode to run. It is a shame that Microsoft does not offer the XP mode for windows 10. But dinosaurs like me are not their target audience. To be honest, I was fine with WinXP and did not want to upgrade to Win7 but I wanted a computer that could easily handle streaming horse racing video from my computer to the big screen tv. the computer came with Win7 and fortunately I could upgrade to Win7 Pro with XP Mode. Best of both worlds.
Jim
Last edited by JimG; 10-23-2015 at 10:09 AM.
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10-23-2015, 10:25 AM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Originally Posted by JimG
The one thing missing in Windows 10 that keeps me from upgrading from my Windows 7 Pro is WinXP Mode. I still use XP mode for some old software.
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You can still run XP in a Virtual Machine. See here for 1 set of instructions --> http://www.download3k.com/articles/H...-Hyper-V-00770
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04-02-2016, 12:42 PM
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W10 32 bit
Anybody upgraded from w7 32 bit os to W10 32 bit?
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04-02-2016, 12:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Virginia
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I have not done it, but know 4 people that did the free upgrade. 3 of them went back to W 7. One liked W 10 and stayed with it. I think from my limited reading and knowledge, the success of the download "may" depend on how old your computer is. The newer the better.
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04-03-2016, 10:12 AM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Originally Posted by upthecreek
Anybody upgraded from w7 32 bit os to W10 32 bit?
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I upgraded from Win7 32 bit to Win10 64 bit with no issues.
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04-03-2016, 11:14 AM
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Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Virginia
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Originally Posted by Red Knave
I upgraded from Win7 32 bit to Win10 64 bit with no issues.
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Is it possible that some Win 7 computers have both 32 bit and 64 bit? I'm showing my ignorance here. Is there some question asked during the free download to Win 10 as to which bit number you are upgrading from?
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