Re: How To Update From XP To 10 or 11?

On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:35:00 +0000, "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)
<[email protected]>" wrote:

>On 26/06/2024 04:25, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> I have exactly the same problem. My Windows 7 laptop was stolen, but I
>> managed to get a second-hand one where they loaded Windows 10 32-bit
>> -- avoid Windows 11, which doesn't have a 32-bit option, and so won't
>> run older programs

>Yes it does. I can run the same 32 bit programs as I run on Windows 10. 
>I have 2 programs running here from Quarkexpress and Macromedia which 
>are running on Windows 11. One requires administrator privileges and the 
>other a manual install because the installer no longer works but the 
>program works fine in compatibility mode XP. These programs are 26 and 
>24 years old.

32-bit Windows will run 8-bit programs, Windows 11 will not. 





>
>It's easy to verify what I have just said. Anyone with Windows 11 can 
>run Task Manager and it will show all 32 bit programs running. It says 
>32 bit in brackets next to the exe.
>
>I've not found anything yet that runs on Windows 10 that doesn't run on 
>Windows 11. I'm sure there are but the issues aren't always the fault of 
>Microsoft. For instance a previous version of VMWare Workstation won't 
>run on my later machines because of changes to the USB Root Hub. That's 
>a hardware and a driver issue not being updated by VMWare. Old games are 
>notorious.
>
>> There should be a law to say that abandonware, like Windows XP and
>> Windows 7 (a\nd soon Windows 10) should be made public domain and open
>> source when they are abandoned, so that data can still be accessible.
>
>You should have bought a laptop with Windows 7 installed. Own it.
>
>> If not, Digitization = Disaster.
>
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