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Thanks to Utilizer for the ping!!
Posted on 03/13/2016 4:50:35 PM PDT by Utilizer
I’m currently using XP for the ‘doze-specific CAD/CAM programs that will only run on it and that Wine will not work on, but I remember well how familiar all this sounds when I reflect upon the problems users encountred when attempting to Switch Up from Win2k.
Thankfully, at least then there was no mandatory or stealth “upgrades” yet produced back then.
Still forced to use ‘doze for the few programs that still do not have ports for Linux as of yet, but for pretty much everything else I have been quite satisfied with Linux for years now.
Yesterday, I noticed that no updates have occurred to my Win 7 system since last December. when I tried to do an update, it tried to install Win 10. I discovered GWX control panel, installed it, flipped one option, and my 55 critical and optional updates installed flawlessly on Win7...
Yeah, when XP came out, everyone hated it. :’) A friend had to replace his WFW box, he kept the old inkjet printer, and the XP warning was that the driver may need an update or weird errors, etc. Worked fine.
I might get a Mac one day if they go down in price. I know that Best Buy has some on sale could get one for around 800 bucks but still too expensive for my taste. They are great machines though, great for graphic design work, used them when I learned Photoshop, Illustrator, etc, took me a while to figure out where the Mac’s darn trash can icon was LOL
ATTA, it’s possible. Perhaps...
XP is still the OS necessary for much of the Manufacturing and Point Of Sale machines out there.
Why attempt to “fix” what isn’t broken?
Thanks!
Perhaps you might consider running one of the many bootable disc Linux distros out there. That way you can use it as much as you like for as long as you wish and your basic machine will still remain the same.
Some of the distributions are really quite grand, visually speaking, and there are even ones geared to certain specific useages; kiosk, multimedia players, video creation, graphics design, and desktop publishing just to name a few.
XP is still the default OS for many companies in the Manufacturing and HealthCare industries, just to name a couple.
Every time you’ve “upgraded” from 3.1, 3.11, WFW, 95a, 95b, 98, 98SE, Millenium, Win2k, Vista, XP, Win7, Win8, and Win8.1 to the next higher version you have had to re-learn the interface presented to the general user. Is it really all that difficult to imagine becoming used to a Linux distro interface at your own convenience instead of Redmonds?
You could even start with a lightweight distro specifically designed to work with older machines so that you could become familiar with how Linux works without risking your main machine, or even use a bootable CD/DVD Linux distro to play with to see if you would be willing to install and use it as so many others are opting to do.
What could it hurt? Bootable distros will not touch your machine and if you decide you like it then installing one is not only quite simple but adds a significant speed boost when running off of the local drive instead of an optical reader.
Just a thought.
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Thanks to Utilizer for the ping!!
*laugh* You could simply turn off the Network Access Unit instead (modem, cablemodem, dslmodem, router) and that will work as well. *grin*
My new laptop is a MacBook Pro.
If they succeed in forcing my desktop to Windows 10, then my next desktop will be Apple too.
Can someone explain in non-technical terms why Microsoft is pushing so hard for Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10. What’s in it for them? I must get three or four pop-up messages a week asking me to upgrade from Windows 7, but I’m not inclined to do it. Windows 7 serves me well, all my drivers work, so why fix it if it ain’t broke?
You can roll back to your previous system during the first 30 days.
Of course. Simply wipe your local HDD and reinstall your system OS using the WinXX optical Install Disk.
Clean drive, no “install” prompt, and so long as you do not allow the ‘doze OS to access the Internet you have nothing to worry about. :)
If you want to NOT download or install Windows 10,
Go to Windows Update, click on “Change Settings”, and select “Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them” from the drop down.
If you system does upgrade, your old system is still on your drive and you can roll back within the first thirty days.
Since I don’t yet run Windows 10, I can’t give you the steps for that.
He missed his chance. Should have quite rightly blamed it on the dog. *grin*
Not with the misspelling you posted.
DisableOSUpgrade
not
DisableOSUpgarde
Not necessary, you can roll back to your previous installation without wiping and re-installing.
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