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   PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Win32  Jan  7 2020 MSC 1924   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Win32 r3.149 Jan  7 2020 MSC 1924   
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   August,   
      
   AA>But they sent me one with Win10pro/64   
      
   AA>I needed Win7 to avoid the risk of any incompatibility issues with   
   AA>existing software.   
      
   AA>Starting the new machine, I am already disliking the unfamiliar swirly   
   AA>dots waking process. I still have to walk through the set up, and I   
   AA>already dread all the things I will need to disable, such as Cortina.   
      
   AA>Am I doomed?   
      
     I was able to purchase a 32-bit version of Windows 10 (3 copies   
   actually) from the local Best Buy for $140 each (plus tax)...Microsoft   
   wanted $200 each. The reason was that the BBS computer, my late Mom's   
   computer, and a laptop (that originally had Vista Basic on it) were all   
   32-bit. I couldn't get the 32-bit to install on the laptop, so I gave   
   it to a fellow Sysop, who formatted it, and put Linux on it for his   
   daughter. So, I bought I Lenovo laptop with Windows 10 64-bit on it.   
      
   AA>Win7 for me purrrs and behaves quite nicely. It's an OS that I am   
   AA>familiar with and can get to a task quickly.  This Win10 is an annoying   
   AA>pot-hole that introduces further delay before I am up and running with   
   AA>all my apps.   
      
     There is a program from IObit Utilities called Start8 -- it makes the   
   Start Menu look like Windows 7. I use it, plus their IObit Malware   
   Fighter (also protects against ransomware), Driver Booster (keeps the   
   drivers current), Smart Defrag (optimizes the hard drive), Advanced   
   System Care (lots of cleaning utilities), IObit Software Updater   
   (select programs to install) and IObit Uninstaller (select programs to   
   remove). Some of their deals allow you to put it on 3 computers for a   
   year.   
      
     A fellow ham radio operator refers to Windows 10 as "Satan's Little   
   Sextoy". :P   
      
   Daryl   
      
      
    * OLX 1.53 * I watch what I eat...from the plate to the mouth.   
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