Dale, good morning.   
      
    DS> I have a lot of legacy software and hardware that I've managed to get   
    DS> working on my Win7 computer, but I'm not sure what would happen to them   
    DS> if I changed.   
      
   	Ditto here. I run all kinds of old software.   
      
    DS> Software -- a large number of 16 bit DOS applications.   
      
   	The only problem here will be if you try running 16-bit software on a 64-bit   
   CPU, it will not. I will run on a 32-bit CPU, strange to say the least. Your   
   option is as you did before, a VM.   
      
    DS>> I'd like to hear some pros & cons for making the change or just   
    DS>> leaving things as they are.   
      
   	No con here, except the a/m bitness.   
      
    HG>> but once I'll get the Classic Shell installed, I think I'll get   
    HG>> accustomed to it.   
      
   	I can not see why Holger wants to run Classic Shell, a personal desire, I   
   presume. Let us not forget that W-10 is still a Windows and its pedigree goes   
   back 30 years, they have not made a new OS just dressed it up a trifle. All   
   CLIs are still usable. Safe mode is still with us and I use it at times.   
      
   	All best wishes.   
      
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