On 01/09/2010 03:12 PM, John Boyle wrote: > To Users: I use WIN XP, and today at my computer club, we had a > presentation of WIN 7 and the FACT that MANY programs are NOT compatible > with it, OR , the FACT that you have to have the original installation > disks, as you have to re-install ALL programs, although you can and > must back up ALL that you have on your computer NOW! I was given a WIN 7 > Upgrade Advisor disk, to take home, this is NOT WIN 7 itself, but it > checks out what you have both in devices and in software, and gives you > a list of what will work and what won't! BEFORE, anyone upgrades, it > would behoove you to get that Advisor from MSFT! Those of you who just > got NEW computers with WIN 7 already installed, I say great, but most of > us are in deep trouble, as I see it!!! =-O You will either have to find > ALL the original installation disks, or get new versions on disks, > except for Open Office, which you will just have to download ALL OVER > AGAIN! It seems it is mandatory that you backup ALL your hard drives, > even though you still have to have the original installation disks, > anyway! Plus you may have to get NEW HARDWARE, also! How many think > WIN 7 is worth ALL this trouble? :-\
Is Open Office compatible with WIN 7? Not sure what all the above concerns are; OOo 3.2 works just fine on Win7 - tested with Win7HomePremium yesterday. Installed fine, works fine, no issues that I can detect as yet. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
