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

occam <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-xp,alt.comp.freeware
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 26/06/2024 18:52, Steve Hayes wrote:
> 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.

Just out of interest, what 8-bit programs are you still running Steve?
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