XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:35:00 +0000, "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)   
   " wrote:   
      
   >On 26/06/2024 04:25, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >> I have exactly the same problem. My Windows 7 laptop was stolen, but I   
   >> managed to get a second-hand one where they loaded Windows 10 32-bit   
   >> -- avoid Windows 11, which doesn't have a 32-bit option, and so won't   
   >> run older programs   
      
   >Yes it does. I can run the same 32 bit programs as I run on Windows 10.   
   >I have 2 programs running here from Quarkexpress and Macromedia which   
   >are running on Windows 11. One requires administrator privileges and the   
   >other a manual install because the installer no longer works but the   
   >program works fine in compatibility mode XP. These programs are 26 and   
   >24 years old.   
      
   32-bit Windows will run 8-bit programs, Windows 11 will not.   
      
      
      
      
      
   >   
   >It's easy to verify what I have just said. Anyone with Windows 11 can   
   >run Task Manager and it will show all 32 bit programs running. It says   
   >32 bit in brackets next to the exe.   
   >   
   >I've not found anything yet that runs on Windows 10 that doesn't run on   
   >Windows 11. I'm sure there are but the issues aren't always the fault of   
   >Microsoft. For instance a previous version of VMWare Workstation won't   
   >run on my later machines because of changes to the USB Root Hub. That's   
   >a hardware and a driver issue not being updated by VMWare. Old games are   
   >notorious.   
   >   
   >> There should be a law to say that abandonware, like Windows XP and   
   >> Windows 7 (a\nd soon Windows 10) should be made public domain and open   
   >> source when they are abandoned, so that data can still be accessible.   
   >   
   >You should have bought a laptop with Windows 7 installed. Own it.   
   >   
   >> If not, Digitization = Disaster.   
   >   
   >p-0.0-h the cat, the number one influencer on the Usenet Social!   
   >Live everyday like you're a really cool cat!   
   >Sent from my iFurryUnderbelly.   
      
   --   
   Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa   
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