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From: John Corliss on 23 Mar 2010 19:59
badgolferman wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>
>> At some point, I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade to Windows 7 on
>> a new computer (I will make this current one my Linux testing bed
>> though.)
>>
>> I have all kinds of freeware installed on this current (XP) computer
>> and I know that some of it isn't going to work in Windows 7. For
>> those of you who have already gone to Windows 7 though, which
>> freeware that you were using in XP do you miss the most because it
>> won't work in Windows 7, and what were you able to find to either
>> replace it or or as a near replacement?
>>
>> TIA
>
> I wonder if those programs that may not work at first become operable
> by using the Compatibility Mode.

Well, I was thinking about that and decided that if and when I go with
Windows 7 it probably would be a good idea to avoid having to use XP
Compatibility Mode as much as possible.

I imagine it's a lot like trying to use 16 bit programs in XP. They
work, but have problems sometimes. For example, I still use WordPerfect
6.1 but it locks up all the time because it was actually written for
Windows 3.1!

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From: John Corliss on 23 Mar 2010 20:06
Thip wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> At some point, I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade to Windows 7 on
>> a new computer (I will make this current one my Linux testing bed
>> though.)
>>
>> I have all kinds of freeware installed on this current (XP) computer
>> and I know that some of it isn't going to work in Windows 7. For those
>> of you who have already gone to Windows 7 though, which freeware that
>> you were using in XP do you miss the most because it won't work in
>> Windows 7, and what were you able to find to either replace it or or
>> as a near replacement?
>>
>> TIA
>
> John, I've been running Win7 64-bit since Christmas and I am one happy
> camper. The only software that absolutely would not work was Kerio
> 2.1.5, but I suspect it would be fine on a 32-bit system. Other than
> that, Comodo FW simply didn't play nicely with others; Win7 has the
> unique "black screen" (as opposed to blue) and I had some freezing
> problems, but that stopped as soon as I switched to PC Tools Firewall Plus.

I'm really glad to hear that, because I installed PC Tools Firewall Plus
on my other computer and, IMO, it's the best candidate for a Kerio 2.1.5
replacement.

> Forget about old 16-bit games like Tetris. Somebody feel free to jump in
> and correct me, but I think they're DOA. Again, it *could* be because
> I'm running a 64-bit OS. Everything else runs absolutely flawlessly.
> Win7 has a Compatibility Mode that works very well. Except for Kerio
> (and Tetris), I didn't have to give up a single app.

Arggh! Guess I'll finally have to give up Doom, Heretic and Hexan. That
is, unless Doomsday:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/deng/

will work on 64 bit.

Oh, I probably should have mentioned that when I go with Windows 7, it
will be the 64 bit version. I'll just want to get it over with, so
there's no point in doing the 32 bit version. That's just delaying the
inevitable IMO.

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as possible due to forgeries posted through them.

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From: baynole2 on 23 Mar 2010 20:51
Really a good question!! I suppose I will have to adopt 7 when this
excellent old Acer finally dies....
From: Dewey Edwards on 24 Mar 2010 10:44

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:17:39 -0700, John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:

>At some point, I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade to Windows 7 on a
>new computer (I will make this current one my Linux testing bed though.)
>
>I have all kinds of freeware installed on this current (XP) computer and
>I know that some of it isn't going to work in Windows 7. For those of
>you who have already gone to Windows 7 though, which freeware that you
>were using in XP do you miss the most because it won't work in Windows
>7, and what were you able to find to either replace it or or as a near
>replacement?
>
>TIA

I see later down that it will be 64 win 7.

64 is a good choice. I have vista 64 at the moment BUT will change.

I am running nearly ten year old programs without a problem.

But one new one won't install. When intel and AMD went to 64 bits the
instruction set changed. The changes are to me minor, BUT microsoft
decided they weren't. 64 downloads are either generic (don't use the
enhanced instruction set and don't check cpu type), or they offer a
download for hopefully each processor. Microsoft DOES'NT. They offer
32 bit and a 64 AMD download only.

I have an intel processor,. I can't use MSE.
From: Dewey Edwards on 24 Mar 2010 10:47

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:17:39 -0700, John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:

>At some point, I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade to Windows 7 on a
>new computer (I will make this current one my Linux testing bed though.)
>
>I have all kinds of freeware installed on this current (XP) computer and
>I know that some of it isn't going to work in Windows 7. For those of
>you who have already gone to Windows 7 though, which freeware that you
>were using in XP do you miss the most because it won't work in Windows
>7, and what were you able to find to either replace it or or as a near
>replacement?
>
>TIA

Meant to add after my M$ rant. John, why not get a another disc drive
for your games and dual boot on the old timer?
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