On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:40:25 -0500, GS wrote:

GS on Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:56:50 -0500 typed in
alt.windows7.general the following:
GS on Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:48:04 -0500 typed in
alt.windows7.general the following:
If the new computer runs the Kaby Lake (or newer) chipset and newer
hardware, Win7 will install but finding drivers will be next to
impossible. Best approach might be to go with refurbished -OR- upgrade
your own unit. Regardless of which approach, you'll have to re-install
your apps if you want them to work properly!

Note also, if you do a clean install of Win7 keep in mind its ISO knows
nothing about USB3.0 and so you'll have to install the Root Hub and the
eXtensible Host Controller available (free) from Intel if your box has
USB3 ports.

"Oh joy."

Thanks.

I was addressing the point you mentioned about some 'front' USB ports not
working; - just an FYI!

Thanks. I wound up buying an external (and powered) hub. It does
the job, perhaps not as elegantly, but definitely less expensively.

I use an external hub myself just for convenience because USB sticks are easier
to insert/remove for me. (I have Lou Gehrig's and so using out-of-sight ports
is physically difficult.)


My computer's tower has no front USB ports, so what I do is run a "USB
extension cord" from its rear to the front of my desk where I have it
attached. Quick, easy, and very inexpensive. And (except for keyboard
and mouse, which are permanently connected) I never need more than one
USB port at a time.