> On 07 December 2019 at 08:42 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > > John, I'm still annoyed by the differences between 7 and XP.
So am I, which is why I installed Classic Shell as soon as I got a Win 7 computer. I'm going to stay on Win 7 on my desktop PC probably until it carks. (As an aside, my laptop still runs Vista and I've not had any security issues with it even though it's been unsupported for some time.) Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > > On 12/6/2019 4:28 PM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: > > Ann, despite all the naysayers on the internet, I moved from W7 to W10 on > > three computers, and have taken all the upgrades since, with nary a problem. > > The only issue you might have is whether your hardware can support W190, and > > checking your upgrade status may tell you that (can't remember, its several > > years since I moved on from W7). People say the do not like the interface, > > but there is an option to use the "classic" interface - how do you define > > classic, W3.1? For me, its different but it works, so I'm happy enough. > > > > HTH > > > > > > John in Brisbane > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PDML <pdml-boun...@pdml.net> On Behalf Of ann sanfedele > > Sent: Saturday, 7 December 2019 1:22 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > Subject: how afraid should I be? (windoze 10) > > > > there is still that little ghost window at the bottom of my screen - when I > > right click I get 4 choices whick include "check your upgrade status" and > > get a response that they will send email to my pc. I think I can upgrade > > free.. but I can't remember and I don't know where the "key" is, or even the > > date I got this computer.. can't find the paper work > > > > I love my HP 8000 with 4gb ram and 1 tb hd - I need to backup stuff onto an > > external drive at some point this month.. > > > > When I got the HP bus a tech help guy sang it's praises and said it would > > surely last 10 years, etcetc... > > > > now - can I stay on Win 7 a bit longer than January without living too > > dangerously? > > can I avoid getting a new or refurbished desktop that has Win 10 on it ? > > > > No snarky comments about how I shuld get a MAc puleeze :) > > > > ann > > > > -- > > ann sanfedele photography > > https://annsan.smugmug.com > > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
