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Win 7 to Win 10 question
I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy
software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? -dan z- -- Protect your civil rights! Let the politicians know how you feel. Join or donate to the NRA today! http://membership.nrahq.org/default....ignid=XR014887 Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars. |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
slate_leeper wrote:
I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? DOS & Win16 programs still run under 32-bit Win10. -- Great, here comes the Vagina Nazi. |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
If you've got installation disks for W 7, you can likely created a
virtual machine running W 7 on the W 10 machine, using Virtual Box by Oracle. I use it to create a virtual machine running W XP on my W 7 machine for old but essential or great apps that won't even run in W 7. On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:49:52 -0400, slate_leeper wrote: I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? -dan z- |
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slate_leeper wrote:
I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? -dan z- http://www.zdnet.com/article/microso...windows-7-pcs/ ...adding October 31, 2016 as the last date on which manufacturers can sell PCs with Windows 7 preinstalled. And if the machine is an actual OEM Win7 machine with BIOS SLIC activation, it will also have a COA sticker on the outside of the machine. You can download Win7 32-bit install media, and install that in place of the OEM version installed on the hard drive. That's the closest thing to meeting your exact requirement. You can certainly fool around with virtual machines. You can use the Compatibility setting in the Properties of executables, to "make them think they're in an older OS". But if you were trying for some sort of iron-clad guarantee, you have until OCt31, 2016 for an OEM setup. I bought a copy of Win7 Pro x64 last year, for installation on my Test Machine. And when you get a license, it covers both 32-but and 64-bit installs. The media provided only had 64 bit. But you can also download a 32-bit DVD. For the Retail Boxed software, that came with two DVDs, but you're unlikely to find copies (at a reasonable price) right now. Professional was available last year, because Home Premium was probably already cleaned out. I needed Professional anyway, to support a lot of RAM under x64. (The Win7 SKUs have memory limits of one sort or another.) The Heidoc URL generator, helps OEM customers acquire media to go with the COA sticker license key on the outside of their computer. The Microsoft download page will not accept an OEM license key (expecting Dell to cough up media instead). Well, the tool described here, will give you a URL pointing at the Microsoft site, such that you *will* receive a valid copy. You can use SHA1 or SHA256 to checksum the downloaded file, then Google using that value, to verify by consensus it is legit (and not a trick). While the microsoft.com URL should tell you that, it never hurts to double-check any download where facilities exist to do so. http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi...nt-email.me%3E That tool is a *URL generator*. It doesn't download anything. The browser is used to make the actual download, at which time you can visually examine the URL. Paul |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:49:52 -0400, slate_leeper
wrote: I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? -dan z- Seems to me, you should, Make a copy of COA number and that other number that goes with Windows. If you don't have them on stickers on your machine use BelarcAdvisor or Keyfinder to learn your OS numbers and for that matter, other software registration numbers. Get a copy of win7. Someone just posted a link with one, or they posted it a while ago and I just read it a day or two ago. You had to have a key first, but you have one. Search the last week or two of this ng for the phrase .uk. which I don't think is common, even in uk email addresses and webpages because it has a period before and after. Get a copy of double driver to make a copy of all the drivers you're using, especially for add on hardware The you can install win7 on any computer you want, with a new HDD or an old one that's been wiped or just reformatted, or even one with an empty partition (though in that case you'll have to set up multi-boot). AIUI, the most likely non-easily-replaceable part to fail on your computer is the hard drive. After that the CPU can overheat? What else can go wrong? |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:34:09 -0400, Micky
wrote: On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:49:52 -0400, slate_leeper wrote: I am currently running Win7-Pro 32. This is because I have some legacy software for my financial stuff. This software was written in FoxPro 2.6 way back in the days of Windows 98. Sooner or later this computer is going to die, and it now seems doubtful I will be able to buy a new one loaded with Win7-Pro 32 bit. So.... Is it possible to somehow run my legacy software on a Win-10 system? XP mode? Any other suggestions? -dan z- Seems to me, you should, Make a copy of COA number and that other number that goes with Windows. If you don't have them on stickers on your machine use BelarcAdvisor or Keyfinder to learn your OS numbers and for that matter, other software registration numbers. Get a copy of win7. Someone just posted a link with one, or they posted it a while ago and I just read it a day or two ago. You had to have a key first, but you have one. Search the last week or two of this ng for the phrase .uk. which I don't think is common, even in uk email addresses and webpages because it has a period before and after. Sorry, not this ng but Agent, I think. At any rate, here is win7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...nload/windows7 Oh, look at that. It doesn't include .uk. or even uk!! You need to put in the key number before you can dl, but I would think they don't insist that that OS/key not be running, for people in your situation. if not, you can buy another key on ebay for about 11 dollars, depending on the day. Get a copy of double driver to make a copy of all the drivers you're using, especially for add on hardware The you can install win7 on any computer you want, with a new HDD or an old one that's been wiped or just reformatted, or even one with an empty partition (though in that case you'll have to set up multi-boot). AIUI, the most likely non-easily-replaceable part to fail on your computer is the hard drive. After that the CPU can overheat? What else can go wrong? |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:22:05 -0400, Micky
wrote: At any rate, here is win7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...nload/windows7 This would be quite useful, except that I am on a satellite internet link. No large downloads. Even if the download limit allowed, it isn't reliable enough to complete anything of that size. Download limit is 5.5 gigabytes per month. I am online about one to two hours per day, do not look at or download videos, avoid sites with extensive images, and still use 60-70% of that... -dan z- -- Protect your civil rights! Let the politicians know how you feel. Join or donate to the NRA today! http://membership.nrahq.org/default....ignid=XR014887 Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars. |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
On Sat, 03 Sep 2016 07:34:22 -0400, slate_leeper
wrote: On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:22:05 -0400, Micky wrote: At any rate, here is win7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...nload/windows7 This would be quite useful, except that I am on a satellite internet link. No large downloads. Even if the download limit allowed, it isn't reliable enough to complete anything of that size. Download limit is 5.5 gigabytes per month. I am online about one to two hours per day, do not look at or download videos, avoid sites with extensive images, and still use 60-70% of that... -dan z- Do you have a friend who has a different connection to the net, who could dl and burn a DVD for you? You need it on a DVD anyhow, I think, in order to install it. |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:34:09 -0400, Micky
wrote: AIUI, the most likely non-easily-replaceable part to fail on your computer is the hard drive. After that the CPU can overheat? What else can go wrong? Battery, CD/DVD Drive, SSD, Power Supply, RAM, Fans, Video Card, USB Ports, MB. What did I forget and leave out? |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
slate_leeper wrote:
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:22:05 -0400, Micky wrote: At any rate, here is win7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...nload/windows7 This would be quite useful, except that I am on a satellite internet link. No large downloads. Even if the download limit allowed, it isn't reliable enough to complete anything of that size. Download limit is 5.5 gigabytes per month. I am online about one to two hours per day, do not look at or download videos, avoid sites with extensive images, and still use 60-70% of that... -dan z- Public library, Starbucks, McDonalds, or other source of free wifi ? Paul |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:34:09 -0400, Micky wrote: AIUI, the most likely non-easily-replaceable part to fail on your computer is the hard drive. After that the CPU can overheat? What else can go wrong? Battery, CD/DVD Drive, SSD, Power Supply, RAM, Fans, Video Card, USB Ports, MB. What did I forget and leave out? User's mind. -- Z |
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Win 7 to Win 10 question
Micky wrote:
After that the CPU can overheat? Actually, no. THERMTRIP (available on both AMD and Intel) will stop it. THERMTRIP is wired into the power system, to shut off the power. Eons ago, there were some designs, where if the temperature shot up too fast, the software would crash before it could shut off the power. The newer method (THERMTRIP) is pure hardware, it gives you no warning (there *will* be a dirty shutdown), and... the computer is off. It should happen very very quickly. There are things on a motherboard that can melt down. And there have been cases where some MOSFETs got so hot, the solder melted. Desktop motherboards vary in price from $65 to $650, so in some cases, a burned motherboard is more expensive than the CPU. ******* Here is an (estimated) $650 motherboard. Coming soon. http://www.anandtech.com/show/10609/...egrated-x550t2 "MSRP of $650 with select authorized resellers and distributors soon" Now, that doesn't match the color of my Lamborghini, so I cannot buy one. Paul |
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On 9/3/2016 9:29 AM, Paul wrote:
slate_leeper wrote: On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:22:05 -0400, Micky wrote: At any rate, here is win7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...nload/windows7 This would be quite useful, except that I am on a satellite internet link. No large downloads. Even if the download limit allowed, it isn't reliable enough to complete anything of that size. Download limit is 5.5 gigabytes per month. I am online about one to two hours per day, do not look at or download videos, avoid sites with extensive images, and still use 60-70% of that... -dan z- Public library, Starbucks, McDonalds, or other source of free wifi ? Paul Yep, I take a 128GB flash to the library and download what I need when my home internet is down. Lucky for me my library allows the USB ports to be used and does not disable them. I always run multiple anti-virus scans on the flash drive when returning from the library before using material from the flash drive. One never knows if the library machine has an infection or the downloaded material does. I have also been known to drag an old/slow laptop with me on occasion and do drive-by downloads at some of the already mentioned locations. Our library wireless network works in their parking lot and they don't turn it off after they close at night or for holidays. They even have an outside AC outlet available near one of their park benches should I forget my car adapter and the battery gets low. |
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On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 16:37:01 +0200, Z wrote:
Ken Blake wrote: On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:34:09 -0400, Micky wrote: AIUI, the most likely non-easily-replaceable part to fail on your computer is the hard drive. After that the CPU can overheat? What else can go wrong? Battery, CD/DVD Drive, SSD, Power Supply, RAM, Fans, Video Card, USB Ports, MB. What did I forget and leave out? User's mind. LOL! |
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