XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid   
      
   On 26/06/2024 16:01, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Well I just run a game I wrote 40 years ago in z80 asm and it runs fine   
   on the Fuse emulator but thanks for the prompt. I needed to test that   
   for the sake of humanity and just in case I meet someone someday who has   
   a fleeting interest. It's a dream I doubt will ever realise but you give   
   me hope. Does that count? I did convert it from tape to .tap probably   
   20+ years ago. Is that cheating? I'm not sure what the rules are, if   
   any, for running stuff that old. Let me know. Are you the oracle in such   
   matters? I hope so.   
      
   TBH, I prefer to run stuff that old on the original hardware for lots of   
   reasons but that's a debate for another time. I look forward to your   
   reply to occam as I am genuinely intrigued about what programs from that   
   era are so important to you that you recommend foregoing Microsoft's   
   latest and greatest. To me it's simple. It will soon be their only   
   supported OS and security updates are my utmost priority. "Avoid Windows   
   11" you say. Is that "at all costs"? Sounds a bit reckless to me in   
   exchange for a bit of nostalgia you could indulge in many other ways. No?   
      
      
   >> 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.   
   >   
      
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