Posted on 05/06/2025 7:01:15 AM PDT by Openurmind
I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Agreed
My last non-linux system is Win7.
Still got two WinXP boxes running and a Win98 box still getting its job done fine.
I have Ubuntu 24. On a few boxes. 24 has samba issues and vnc problems with mouse.
Still need help on last two.
My Win7 shows no signs of dying. It was built in 2008.
Had Windows 7. Crap. Was glad when Windows 10 came out. Just had to non installed the updates which would screw things up.
Windows ping
There is far too much garbage included in eleven. With every update I have to
sift through and turn off the useless crap.
That said, edge, the browser that replaced internet explorer, has proven to be
inept, allowing unwanted cookies, etc, to infiltrate and slow down browsing.
This happens at the strictest setting 'allowed' in edge.
Most of my laptops and PCs are Windows 7. Love it, no complaints. I have Windows 10 and one 11 PC (all refurbs) that I use where applications won't run on 7 but really don't like the messy environments of post 7 Windows. I do have Linux and like it very much.
True. I was very happy with that.
Thank you... :)
XP FOREVER!.....................
I’ve been tinkering with Ubuntu for a few years now. When my Windows 10 laptop goes, I will convert totally to Unbuntu on a mini PC.
The only thing I can’t get working is the MRI viewing software for my wife’s imaging. I think it will work with WINE but I haven’t tried yet.
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Under the premise that increased data security is the goal, M$ is implementing a program that is really intended to boost hardware sales which have been lagging for years. Expect M$ to continue to lock down hardware requirements (newer CPUs, more RAM, etc) until any hardware built before about 2018 will not run any new Windoze OS.
If you are not running exotic apps that mandate Windoze, consider linux in the Ubuntu or Mint variants. Libre Office offers everything that M$ Office 365 does and does not ask for a yearly fee not require a M$ account. Linux based email apps are plentiful and most are far more effective that Outlook at rejecting spam, etc.
I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Yeah, we all loved 7, were familiar with how to get things done in 7. But, it was prone to having updating break, requiring subtle command line witchery to fix. Over the years there were a ton of servicing stack updates. At this point, getting 7 up to date and current is a time consuming PITA. Win 10 is much better in that regard.
I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Not on the Internet, I hope. AV support from anywhere is long gone on those.
Three letter acronyms please?
There is nothing Win11 does that cannot be done in one of several linux flavors. Ditto for W10. They are both turds.
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