[dayglored]

> is there something wrong with W7?

Windows 7 is now 15 years old, and 5 years past its "End of Life". Does it still "work"? Yes, of course it does...

... with a couple of caveats and warnings.

• Newer application software, and newer releases of older software, may not run on Windows 7. Drivers for peripheral devices will probably complain or not work correctly.

• Win7 is profoundly dangerous to use on the internet, because the Bad Guys have had 5 years to figure out all the ways to get their malware into your Win7 computer and bugger it.

That said, I have a virtual machine (VM) of Win7 that I use for certain older programs. I DO NOT use it for going on the internet.

[Bob434]

[[Win7 is profoundly dangerous to use on the internet, because the Bad Guys have had 5 years to figure out all the ways to get their malware into your Win7 computer and bugger it.]]

What about running it in virtual machine only when online?

[Bob434]

[[That said, I have a virtual machine (VM) of Win7 that I use for certain older programs. I DO NOT use it for going on the internet.]]

Woops- i shoudla kept reading lol- why not use it online? The snapshots in Vm should protect it if it becomes infected- and once you disconnect, you can revert to earlier time quickly- are there more dangers liek viruses breaking through VM’s and infection the host?