Re: How To Update From XP To 10 or 11?
Steve Hayes <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-xp,alt.comp.freeware |
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| Organization | Khanya Publications |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:04:49 +0200, occam <[email protected]> wrote: >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? askSam, Inmagic, Xywrite, Family History System mostly. askSam does have a Windows version, but in many ways it's not as versatile, -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk