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#12
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
I have Windows 8. Hated it at first. It took time to get used to it, plus my dh had to figure some things out. If at all possible, get Windows 7. Windows 8 is not worth the hassle, and it will be obsolete soon anyway.
#15
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: FL
Posts: 16,574
I have vista now and I didn't have any problems adjusting from XP to it. I definately will look into windows 7 tho!!
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,679
We have Windows 8, and that has to be one of the WORST things we've ever done. Even tho we've had it for a couple of months, we are still thinking about having Windows 7 put back. First week was sheer hell. Took me 2 1/2 days to find my online banking, and that was only after being on the phone for a couple of hours with the Geek Boys. Won't even try to tell you about all the other problems. So if you have a choice, stick with Windows 7.
#18
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Seymour, Tennessee
Posts: 61
We got a new laptop about 6 months ago with Windows 8. It is too nerve wracking to use. Hubs is installing Windows 7 onto it today. Sometimes, progress for the software designers is not user friendly for the everyday leisurely computer user.
#20
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tennessee, UC area
Posts: 1,584
Mac is a good system, but has it's problems also...many software programs won't work with it---for instance my embroidery software! I'm so accustomed to XP, that I will give up computers if I have to go to "8"...after all I've heard and read about it (plus, don't think my software works on that either!)
However, that said, Microsoft has announced they will no longer support XP after April, 2014. I spoke with my computer tech about taking my XP computers off line and using them only for embroidery. Asked, "Won't that work?" He replied, "Hmm. Interesting". Well, wouldn't that work? No need for updates or concern about viruses? Maybe I will also stop buying designs also, to insure it all works. Really, it is so frustrating that they keep changing programs on us just to make another buck. I'm one of those that believes they could have done the necessary improvements to XP, and just sold the updates we need or want. Oh my, my dander is up!!!
However, that said, Microsoft has announced they will no longer support XP after April, 2014. I spoke with my computer tech about taking my XP computers off line and using them only for embroidery. Asked, "Won't that work?" He replied, "Hmm. Interesting". Well, wouldn't that work? No need for updates or concern about viruses? Maybe I will also stop buying designs also, to insure it all works. Really, it is so frustrating that they keep changing programs on us just to make another buck. I'm one of those that believes they could have done the necessary improvements to XP, and just sold the updates we need or want. Oh my, my dander is up!!!
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