XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:04:49 +0200, occam  wrote:   
      
   >On 26/06/2024 18:52, 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.   
   >   
   >Just out of interest, what 8-bit programs are you still running Steve?   
      
   askSam, Inmagic, Xywrite, Family History System mostly.   
      
   askSam does have a Windows version, but in many ways it's not as   
   versatile,   
      
      
      
      
      
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