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samsontdog wrote:Win 7 on my laptop, Win 8.1 on my desktop. Hate it!
W 7 for sure ! I had W 8 for short time and hated it !!!!
โMay-08-2015 11:05 AM
SCR wrote:
I really don't know how you would upgrade a Windows 8.1 system to Windows 7 as MS is no longer selling a license for Win 7 Premium. (Yes, I said upgrade to Win 7)
โMay-08-2015 10:50 AM
โMay-08-2015 10:31 AM
tkcas01 wrote:
I don't normally ask technology questions on here, but the good cross section of folks probably has some good insights...
My Mom is 82 years young and her computer just died. Over the years she has gone from Vista to XP to Win7. Most new computers come with Windows 8.1 and 10 will be out later this year.
Thing is, the last couple of years she has gotten increasingly less interested in learning new things. I tend to be her "tech support" remotely and also have Win7 with no plans to upgrade.
Question is, other than the Desktop layout on Windows 8, is there really that much difference once you start running familiar apps? She mainly uses Thunderbird for email, Internet Explorer, and a little Office 2010 here and there.
Wondering if we should let her give a go on Windows 8.1, or to downgrade the new system to Win7 before installing/configuring all her apps.
โMay-08-2015 10:29 AM
โMay-08-2015 10:01 AM
MNtundraRet wrote:
One more thing to worry about. Microsoft is now trying to get people to pay yearly for Word and spreadsheets.
I currently use Windows 7 which came with Windows starter and spreadsheets with adds, but no problem since they were free. I would love to upgrade to free version of Windows 10 but am afraid they will not allow it to work in Windows 10.
I am not paying the cost of new versions when I only use a few spreadsheets created over the years for monthly net worth reports listing all of our IRA's and bank accounts, etc. The current free versions are fine. I may have to stick with Windows 7 which I am used to and have overcame any bugs.
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downtheroad wrote:
I'm a computer geek top to bottom..
Windows 8 has been, is, and will always be a disaster for Microsoft.
Like they say with buying a leaking RV....run.
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