[AT] Windows 10 OT but related

[Stephen Offiler]

You still run XP, Cecil ?!  I'm surprised.  My old laptop (circa 2008) ran
XP.  After Microsoft ended support (April 2014, if I remember correctly) my
web browsing experience went straight to hell.  I was (still am) a Chrome
fan, and there were a large number of little things that stopped working as
well or at all.  I tried the latest XP-compatible version of Internet
Explorer but that was many steps in the wrong direction; it barely worked
at all.  Another problem was iTunes.  I use iTunes to download a variety of
different podcasts for my iPod, as well as to back up my iPhone.  Under XP,
after April '14, iTunes got really flaky too, to the point that it crashed
during a phone backup and I lost EVERYTHING - photos and a bunch of apps I
had purchased just vanished.  Backup file corrupted, phone wiped clean.  XP
was at the heart of the matter... Apple quit making sure iTunes would work
on XP, and boy did it unravel quickly.  I rapidly got the message that
ending support for XP had deep consequences with pretty much everything,
one way or the other.

SO


On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
wrote:

> I bought a laptop from Office Depot on sale for a great price 2 years
> ago.  It had Windows 7 on it.   I cannot open it up without it taking 2
> hours to download all the upgrades from Microsoft.    When it finally
> works, it is a pile of crap.....
> I have a Windows XP system I currently use and it serves me very well.
> I wish I had my money back on that @#&* laptop.  I only wanted it for
> field use, but it is worthless.....
>
> I have a small notebook type I use for guidance in the tractor.  I need
> to get a new solid state HDD installed.  Otherwise if works fine.  My
> guidance software works on XP but no higher....
>
> Cecil
>
>
>
> On 7/30/2015 10:00 AM, Dick Day wrote:
> > I'm with David.  You can always tell the pioneers by the arrows in their
> > backs.
> >
> > I'm the same way with updates, unless it's a must have, I always wait a
> > week or so before installing
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:56 AM, David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Charlie,
> >> My choice is to sit on the sidelines for a couple months while the dust
> >> settles. All I read from the computer geeks is pretty positive but I do
> >> not want to be a beta tester. After a couple months I will most likely
> >> upgrade my Win 7 boxes.
> >>
> >> David
> >> NW NC
> >>
> >> On 7/30/2015 9:10 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> >>> This might come in handy for some folks on the list.
> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQlg03P3aU
> >>> It tells you how to find Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox on
> >>> your computer after you upgrade to Windows 10.
> >>>
> >>> I'd like to hear thoughts on switching to Windows 10 and the options
> >>> but please no Windows bashing or Microsoft bashing.  We all know that
> >>> some folks don't like Microsoft and Windows.  That is not the purpose
> >>> of this message.  It's intended to be a discussion for folks that USE
> >>> Microsoft based computers and software to support their antique tractor
> >>> hobby.
> >>>
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