In a message on Monday 01-17-16 Dale Shipp said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   Hi Dale,   
      
    DS> I have two computers that have windows 7 on them (one home , one   
    DS> pro). Is there any real reason I should take the offer to upgrade   
    DS> them to windows 10?   
      
   NO, at least not to the 64-bit version.   
      
   DS> My quandry is that even though Win 10 is free at the moment for both   
      
   DS> I don't see how the change would improve things -- and am worried   
   DS> about what might get hurt.  I have a lot of legacy software and   
   DS> hardware that I've managed to get working on my Win7 computer, but   
   DS> I'm not sure what would happen to them if I changed.   
      
   That is a problem that I'm right now banging my head against. I think   
   the Dell laptop that was a XMAS present has been upgraded to the 64 bit   
   version. I don't yet have the evidence since I've not seen any mention   
   of the version.   
      
   DS> Software -- a large number of 16 bit DOS applications, Argus,   
   DS> Maximus, fairly old versions of MS Word and other MS Office   
   DS> programs, Eudora, and the list goes on.   
      
   I'm in same situation, trying to install programs I have, fail to work   
   under Win 10 on this laptop. Acronis TI9 is one, SIW (diagnostics) is   
   another. Both installed without a hitch but refuse to run. TI9 tells it   
   is a 16-bit program, SIW that it's not supported on this computer.   
      
   I'm afraid the same will be the case for the FTP, Browser and e-mail   
   programs I want to install. Only time will tell.   
      
   Maybe I have to get used to the programs that are installed on that   
   laptop, Chrome and what the e-mail program is, I don't know yet.   
      
   After the announcement that W10 would be a free upgrade from W7,   
   I bought and upgraded a secondhand Dell Optiplex, but I insisted that   
   it should be upgraded to the 32-bit version.   
      
   I haven't yet began to use it. A new screen is required for that.   
   Also I have three OS/2 machines that need attention, so I'll be busy   
   for a while.   
      
    DS> I'd like to hear some pros & cons for making the change or just   
    DS> leaving things as they are.   
      
   DS> So far no one has given me any cons -- but I am still worried.   
      
   See above, maybe it will open some eyes.   
      
    HG> I'm a newbie to Windows 10, and have not yet got to grips with it,   
    HG> but once I'll get the Classic Shell installed, I think I'll get   
    HG> accustomed to it.   
      
   DS> What do you mean by Classic Shell?   
      
   A (new) start-up screen that is similar to the XP screen.   
      
   Here are two sites where you can get it:   
      
   http://www.classicshell.net/   
      
   http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/   
      
   Maybe it will save your day. Good luck!   
      
      
   Have a good night,   
      
   Holger   
      
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