Bud, Especially if you buy a 64-bit machine, it makes sense to just move to Windows 7. I suspect I am older than you, and I made the switch and even like some things better. Chris mentioned that you will need to get used to the new ribbon, and I admit that I've had some frustration there, but you will encounter this ribbon with newer versions of Office under XP, too. In other words, sticking with XP won't guarantee that you can avoid the ribbon. Also, I am getting used to it. Generally, it makes sense to switch in my opinion.
In case it matters, you could find that some old software and hardware are not supported under Windows 7, particularly 64-bit. This is pretty rare, though, and it is less true of 32-bit. For example, my old HP 6200C scanner does not appear to be supported, but it is probably fifteen years old. It could also be that there is a workaround I have not found. Good luck. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 10 May 2011 09:55:21 -0700, Bud Schwab wrote: >Hi Gang, >My old Dell desktop seems to be on it's last leg so I am going to >replace it with something similar. I don't know if xp is still >available, but I'm familiar with it and like it. My question is if I >do go to windows seven, how different is it from xp? At my age it's >getting more difficult to learn new things. Any suggestions? >Thanks.. >Bud Schwab >W 6 Z Y P >Malibu, California > >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to >GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
