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Old January 10th 19, 10:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
MikeS[_5_]
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Default Win XP to Win 10?

On 10/01/2019 03:16, Bill in Co wrote:
Paul wrote:
David B. wrote:
On 09/01/2019 19:45, Bill in Co wrote:
Was just curious how many had taken the plunge and were happy about it.
I don't have any experience with Windows 10, but from what I can gather,
you "just" have to get used to its new interface, the use of "apps"
(which I
assume are nearly the same thing as what we used to call programs), the
forced MS updates, and that many of the older programs can't be
successfully
imported. Oh, and that you can get a classic start menu without tiles.
(I'm
not sure what the distinction is between apps and programs on Windows
10). Is all that about correct?


FWIW, Bill, after using Windows XP for many years, I skipped Vista and
bought a new laptop with Windows 7. I had no trouble using it. Back in
2008 I bought an Apple iMac and learned how to use it. I've since used
all these operating systems:-

snipped long list for brevity

I've skipped Windows 8 & 8.1 but now have Windows 10 (as well as a new
iMac - well, 12 months old now but with a magnificent 27 inch screen!)

I have a friend who I helped upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and he
manages just fine. He's just had his 91st birthday - on Christmas Eve!

If *I* can do these things, so can you! ;-)


OMG.

Well, now you've slapped down a gauntlet.

What will poor Bill do ???

Maybe Bill will humor us, with a count of
how many PCs he owns...

Paul


I just had some concerns, as echoed above, and was just looking for some
specific feedback regarding those questions or concerns. :-)

As far as "upgrading" is concerned, I think my stuff is too old for that.
I've got one desktop computer (Win XP), which I use almost all the time. And
just as a backup, I have two old used eBay laptops (one with Win XP, one
with Windows 7), which I rarely use..

If I ever went out and bought one of these nice new svelte laptops, like
I've seen on display at some stores here, I'd probably just scrap the latter
two.

I wonder if anybody gets so used to a laptop that it ends up replacing their
desktop for almost everything they need to do (for home or limited work use,
I mean).


I continued to use my Win XP PC until last year when it was clear its
days were numbered and I then bought a modestly priced laptop running
Windows 10. Windows 10 is mostly fine, it works very well and I can
easily take the laptop into any room in the house. Now taken with
reading my emails over breakfast! I kept the old PC as a backup for now.

Two things to keep in mind. I don't like the new Start Menu much so I
installed Classic Start Menu which provides an easy way to set things
the way I like them. Some old programs and hardware will no longer work
properly. It is quite easy to find (free) replacements for most of the
programs but I also installed the free VirtualBox. The laptop now runs a
Win XP virtual machine which I can use for various ancient things such
as Outlook Express or my Agfa scanner which I bought when I was running
Windows 98!

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