[AT] Windows 10 OT but related

Cecil R Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Thu Jul 30 12:51:59 PDT 2015


And they said Microsoft was trying to monopolize the industry!!!

Cecil


On 7/30/2015 12:16 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> 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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