Posted on 11/27/2019 6:47:34 AM PST by dayglored
Windows 10 2003and think that it means a release of Windows Server made in the year "2003"?
Oh, wait.... Of course they will.
After all, that's why there was no "Windows 9", because it would get confused with "Windows 95" and "Windows 98". I remember now.
Okay, then, "Windows 10 2004" it is. Anyway, here's what it's got...
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Man, The Register can be brutal. :-)
Seriously though, Linux is no better, in fact we're worse. Every major distro has their own numbering scheme. Generally they follow the "major.minor" convention. But then you can add in all kinds of craziness with specific or special kernel versions swapped in underneath. Then for more fun you can swap window managers on top - ending up with 3 different numbers/versions before you've even touched applications...
More vaporware and now even language versions of it.
Switch to Win-10?
Not at gunpoint.
Switch to Win-10 from stable and wonderful 2009 Win-7 Pro 64x?
Not at gunpoint.
Win7 Pro x64 was the best Windows release ever. I don't think they can possibly surpass the combination of useful power, speed, ease of use, intuitive GUI, and the ability to customize the interface back to something even simpler (I personally prefer the Win2000 look+feel).
Win10 is arguably faster -- under the hood. But at the GUI level it's considerably worse, at least for the work I do.
Just remember, if you stick with Win7, security updates stop in two months, and you will be VERY VULNERABLE if you go out on the internet with it.
W7 support ends in January.
I know. I will be using updated Norton 360 and paid subs to MalwareBytes Premium, CCleaner Pro, as I use now, and whatever else I can cobble together.
Any other suggestions for protection?
"Practice safe computing. Always wear a write-protect tab."
I tried Win8 and 8.1 on my sister’s laptop; just awful. I had a local computer shop rip it out and install Win-7 Pro x64, and have it updated by that shop, every couple of months.
I tried Win-10 on a unit at Staples, and it was awful, too. I know that the Classic Win-7 Shell can be applied, but underneath the hood, it’s crappy at the GUI level.
What to do?
“...write-protect tab.”
Pray tell, what is that?
The old-fashioned way to keep your floppy from catching a virus. :-)
I found “how to install w-p tab” and “how to remove w-p tab” on Google.
I don’t have a floppy drive on this 2009 HP unit.
I found the “install/remove w-p tab” on google.
Thanks.
I have been liking Linux Mint more and more for home computing.
Mostly, I use it to check FR occasionally and to stream videos — primarily sports. There, it has problems. My ISP (COX) apparently does not like/support Linux.
ESPN sports and CBS sports streams work. NBC sports used to work but no longer. Fox and Fox sports work, but Fox sports southwest doesn’t.
COX cable has its own streaming of most cable channels, but that feature will not work on Linux.
Maybe, after Abode Flash finally dies, they — the various content providers — will settle on one delivery method and all will support it.
I still rely on Win7 laptop and desktop for most of my computing. I have a Win10 tablet, but primarily use it only to stream radio and occasional video.
I’ve got Commiecast/xfinity here, so no problems streaming or reception.
Never found anyone locally who uses Linux, so I could try it. My local computer shop doesn’t like it.
A physical indicator on a floppy disk that could change it from “read-write” access to “read-only” access. On a 5 1/4” floppy, it was a notch cut into the side of the disk in a specific location, while the 3 1/5” floppies usually had a built in toggle switch in the corner that allowed you to change modes back and forth.
VHS and audio cassettes had similar mechanisms too, two little tabs on the back of the cassettes that you could remove to stop them from being recorded over again.
[[Just remember, if you stick with Win7, security updates stop in two months, and you will be VERY VULNERABLE if you go out on the internet with it]]
Nuh Uh :_ I run a linux VM to go online (Except when i play my racing game online- that’s the only site i go online with win 7 for- of course that site could get hacked, but not likely- if it does, my Macrium Reflect backup will come to the rescue-
Not sure if running windows 7 i na sandbox would be fast enough to play the online racing multiplayer game- but if so, that would be an ideal way to do it EXCEPT that the game usually needs updates, so I’d lose the updates when i delete the online session unless there would be a way to keep he updates while deleting everything else-
Bah why are computers and online activity so confusing?
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