XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/10/2026 9:54 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:23:51 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/10/2026 7:24 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:02:35 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> To its detriment Windows has been the champ at backward   
   >>>> compatibility ...   
   >>>   
   >>> Microsoft do like to foster that impression. But if they were   
   >>> really any good at it, Windows updates wouldn’t be the painful   
   >>> ordeal that they have become these days.   
   >>   
   >> Thus detriment   
   >   
   > The point being that the backward compatibility is a myth, else   
   > updates would be a no-brainer.   
      
   LOL. Running W11 25H2 on a 9 year old HP laptop via FLYBY11. All works   
   just fine. Updates are current. Microsoft can easily stop that, chooses   
   to give it a pass.   
      
   I am running a password keeper that goes back to XP. Another old HP also   
   running W11 25H2 runs a program showing Windows 95 style dialog windows.   
      
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