XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid   
      
   On 26/06/2024 04:25, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:09:50 -0500, mark@invalid.com wrote:   
   >   
   >> How To Update From XP To 10 or 11?   
   >>   
   >> My XP and my Windows 7 computers came with their OS's on them.  I have   
   >> never thought of updating because of all I've read about the problems   
   >> caused by the newer versions. Plus, they obsolete many of the   
   >> incredible useful programs I have on my older computers, especially   
   >> since some of the best of these programs are very old and have no   
   >> updated versions to run on the newer Windows.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
      
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