Gerald, I wish I had your fortitude. I'm using my xp right now even after about four sessions of trying to get windows 7 working for me. I can't even close windows or shut down with seven and feel cheated by Microsoft's changing things when it was not necessary to do so. Be strong. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7
: : Hurray! At least I'm not the only one who is happy with XP and has no plans : to upgrade to Windows 7 or 8 as long as my computer still works and does : everything I need it to do. Millions of people will continue to use XP well : after support for it ends in April, despite the overblown media hype about : hacker attacks, and I intend to be one of them. I'm the kind of guy who : gets aggravated and frustrated easily, and buying a new computer with : Windows 7 or 8 sounds like a recipe for aggravation. : : Gerald : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Andrew James Bontrager" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 2:56 PM : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7 : : : > Below are my opinions. : > : > Don't switch to Windows 7. It's just a big hastle. I've had a Windows 7 : > machine for two months, and I still don't use it regularly. Keep getting : > automatic updates if you must, but I believe that the XP security risks : > are hiped by Microsoft to try to push people toward more modern, bloated : > operating systems. : > From my experience, you will see all sorts of error messages when trying : > to instal your favorite programs to Windows 7. Some programs you use every : > day will no longer work, some not even in compatibility mode. : > It seems to me that Windows 7 was not made for a power user but radically : > simplified and coolized to simplify the computer at the expense of : > efficiency. : > For all around grunt work (sound management, music ripping, document : > editing, PDF viewing), I'll put XP against Windows 7 any day. : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
