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BruceG · Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:22 am Post subject: Windows 7 End-Of-Life

Hi all,

I've been a long-time user of Windows 7 and, with the end-of-life coming soon, am torn about converting to Windows 10, notwithstanding the arguments for updates, security patches, etc.

I was wondering what Windows 7 users here were thinking about this situation. Any thoughts?
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ronharpervoice · Club 300 Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Ohio

I'm not thrilled. But I bought a Win10 laptop earlier this year. my OLD laptop is Win XP. Then a couple of weeks ago, on my Win7 desktop, I couldn't open any documents. Finally, last week, while rendering a 3 minute video, it stopped. I went that afternoon and ordered a new custom built system. Then spent four days transferring files, loading new software, etc etc. By the way, I have about 12 Tb of storage.
All is good now. The headaches are behind me - for the most part - and I have a system that's faster than a greased jackrabbit on steroids strapped to a rocket.
If you're going to stay with Win7, make sure you have a knowledgeable, friendly, IT person in your pocket.
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dwpthe3rd · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Windows 7 End-Of-Life

Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:15 am Post subject:

If it makes any difference, when I switched from Win7 to Win10, I did not have to upgrade any software. It all worked, even a couple that date back to the 20th century. The only thing I had to replace was my scanner, which I replaced with a printer/scanner because both of those devices were getting long in the tooth, anyway.
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BruceG · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:45 pm Post subject:

Thank you all for the input and feedback guys! I have an excellent antivirus program on both of my machines (tower & laptop) so it looks like staying put is the way to go for me. I've invested too much in software to switch now, though to Lee's point it's good to know that an eventual switch to Windows 10 may not be too painful.
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georgethetech · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:47 pm Post subject:

Why upgrade at all? Just be smart about your use of the Internets, make a clone/ghost of your system drive for recovery if you slip up, and keep on workin'.
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todd ellis · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:21 am Post subject:

just air-gap that dude and all is well.
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