Windows 7 was really good, it was the last of the DOS machines, the ones with legacy code. So smooth and lovely. I tweaked mine over the course of time until it opened and closed so fast.
Then upgraded to 10, and it beat my go-fast machine out of the box. Never looked back. The secret seems to be a clean install, but nobody want to back up. Now with GDrive and DropBox, there is no excuse not to do a clean install, just synch your data and do it clean. I've had a little trouble with two upgrades.... most went well, but, clean is better. Those bitter clingers not willing to let go of their Lotus Notes and such, well, the Model A was a good car but no one drives on cross country. YouTube has so many videos of how to install Win10, there is no excuse not to, now you don't even have to hire someone to do it.
Yup, reminds me of people who still want to stay with MS outlook for email, when web mail is easier, more reliable and mail can’t be lost when a HD crashes. Like you said, they’re just Luddites who are afraid to adapt to newer ideas and tech.
Small correction SandwichGuy. Windows ME was the last DOS based OS from Microsoft. All others are based on NT and support the NTFS File System. The progression is confusing since MS adopted Windows as the primary moniker for NT as well as the DOS Based earlier windows OS’s.
[[Those bitter clingers not willing to let go of their Lotus Notes and such, well, the Model A was a good car but no one drives on cross country.]]
True- thankfully windows 7 isn’t anywhere near as antiquated as a model A- More like a 2005 Caddie which is plenty comfortable to drive across country- Its heavily customizable, and it doesn’t force you into updates, nor does it have a bunch of crap phone home junk that you constantly have to turn off after updates-
Glad ya like windows 10- but there are some downsides compared to windows 7
Yes- i made the switch to linux as my main online OS a few years ago- but I still use windows 7 in dual boot scenario- and just don’t allow it access online- I use it mainly to work with programs that either didn’t work under windows 10 or didn’t work as well under windows 10- and to play windows only games (Linux sux for gaming)-
But the fact that i switched doesn’t negate the fact I would have switched to windows 10 happily IF they didn’t roll it out like they did and force people into updates, with no control over them- and not being able to customize it how i like to use my computer- (Yep i know you can tweak menu and stuff- but not nearly as well as windows 7- although there is a workaround with installing classic shell- but still)- and really don’t like the phone home crap they implemented- Fortunately I don’t need windows online- so my solution was to make the switch to linux-
Does everything I need it to- and is much safer (that’s another thing with windows- I was constantly getting redirected to malicious websites- and always having to guard against viruses- always having to find workarounds (like for the notorious windows 7 update scans taking hours, if not days- ugggh!)- it just got to be a constant battle keeping the machine trouble free- Yes i know linux is also vulnerable to viruses- but nowhere near to the extent of windows-
Don’t mean for this to sound like a pitch for linux- It’s not, it’s just a personal preference that I’ve been happy with- In two years of running it- I’ve never had mess with it the way i constantly had to do with windows- Computer runs a lot quieter too- But like i say- I’ll gladly go back to windows if they give control back to the user- especially if windows becomes less susceptible to viruses- and if they remove all that phone home crap-