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   On 1/8/2020 9:58 AM, between "Kurt Weiske : August Abolins":   
      
    AA>> Win7 for me purrrs and behaves quite nicely. It's an OS   
    AA>> that I am familiar with and can get to a task quickly. This   
    AA>> Win10 is an annoying pot-hole that introduces further delay   
    AA>> before I am up and running with all my apps.   
      
    KW> Win 7 will stop purring soon, as Microsoft drops extended   
    KW> support for it this month.   
      
   Hello Kurt!   
      
   I'm a good boy and I don't venture to sites that could be risky and that   
   are the source of inviting problems.  ;)   
      
   Except for a third and youngest pc that runs Win7pro/64, I still use 2   
   XP pcs as my primary machines.   
      
      
    KW>    ...............Following suit, applications will   
    KW> stop supporting 7, as it'll be easier/cheaper to support   
    KW> less OS versions. And, expect future hardware drivers not to   
    KW> support Windows 7.   
      
   I am pretty much all set with applications.  I really don't need   
   anything more than what is already working well and what I'm already   
   familiar using.   
      
      
    KW> You'll then be open to security issues that aren't patched.   
      
   See above. The simplest trick is still the most popular way people end   
   up with problems: phishing and fake links in email.  I can recognize   
   that crap immediately.   
      
   I have had the "this is your microsoft specialist.. we have detected   
   that your computer is running slow.." calls. The most prevalent one that   
   I get at least 3 times a week is "This is an important call. Do not hang   
   up. Your google business listing is at risk of not being found.."   
      
      
    KW> Best to get familiar with Windows 10, its compatibility   
    KW> mode, and if you're so inclined, there are tweaks to make it   
    KW> look/feel like XP. I'm sure you could mimic the UI of 7 if   
    KW> you wanted, too.   
      
   I *am* somewhat curious about Win10. It could come in handy if a friend   
   needs some help to work around it.  I like the idea of just making it   
   mimic Win7.  I guess I could temporarily boot the pc with a linux   
   live-CD to confirm the configuration I ordered.  But I should probably   
   tolerate the Win10 setup.  I just hate the idea of all the extra work   
   now to disable all the monitoring features before I can do some real   
   work on the pc.   
      
      ../|ug   
      
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