Subj : almost-new pc with win10
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Jan 10 2020 07:03:45

On 1/8/2020 9:58 AM, between "Kurt Weiske : August Abolins":

 AA>> Win7 for me purrrs and behaves quite nicely. It's an OS
 AA>> that I am familiar with and can get to a task quickly. This
 AA>> Win10 is an annoying pot-hole that introduces further delay
 AA>> before I am up and running with all my apps.

 KW> Win 7 will stop purring soon, as Microsoft drops extended
 KW> support for it this month.

Hello Kurt!

I'm a good boy and I don't venture to sites that could be risky and that
are the source of inviting problems.  ;)

Except for a third and youngest pc that runs Win7pro/64, I still use 2
XP pcs as my primary machines.


 KW>    ...............Following suit, applications will
 KW> stop supporting 7, as it'll be easier/cheaper to support
 KW> less OS versions. And, expect future hardware drivers not to
 KW> support Windows 7.

I am pretty much all set with applications.  I really don't need
anything more than what is already working well and what I'm already
familiar using.


 KW> You'll then be open to security issues that aren't patched.

See above. The simplest trick is still the most popular way people end
up with problems: phishing and fake links in email.  I can recognize
that crap immediately.

I have had the "this is your microsoft specialist.. we have detected
that your computer is running slow.." calls. The most prevalent one that
I get at least 3 times a week is "This is an important call. Do not hang
up. Your google business listing is at risk of not being found.."


 KW> Best to get familiar with Windows 10, its compatibility
 KW> mode, and if you're so inclined, there are tweaks to make it
 KW> look/feel like XP. I'm sure you could mimic the UI of 7 if
 KW> you wanted, too.

I *am* somewhat curious about Win10. It could come in handy if a friend
needs some help to work around it.  I like the idea of just making it
mimic Win7.  I guess I could temporarily boot the pc with a linux
live-CD to confirm the configuration I ordered.  But I should probably
tolerate the Win10 setup.  I just hate the idea of all the extra work
now to disable all the monitoring features before I can do some real
work on the pc.

   ../|ug

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