New computer with Win 11: Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Who knows... Check the drivers and software compliance.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

planepics wrote:

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

"I am sorry for your loss..."

Just kidding. The only way to know the answer(s) you seek with complete certainty is to consult the web sites of the vendors of your programs for compatibility information.

New hardware and new operating systems quite often disable older software, UNLESS you download and install an update of some sort, up to and including a new version of the software. Sometimes, a new generation of computers will send a previous version of some software to that great electromagnetic beyond... (it becomes obsolete — as in ABANDONWARE). In that case, you may need some other software to replace it.

It is always a very good idea to keep your previous system intact until you replace it completely and know that all of your software AND PERIPHERALS (printers, scanners, drives, etc.) work with the new system. I have several older systems that still work, just so I can use old software that is no longer capable of running on modern operating systems or hardware.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

planepics wrote:

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

Probably. Normally one has to work through a few software issues when upgrading a PC. That is the nature of the beast.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If it ran on Win10, it's more likely than not to run on Win11. Only actual experience can confirm.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

burkphoto wrote:

"I am sorry for your loss..." br br Jus... (show quote)

I do intend to keep my laptop until I know the new one works - I still have my old old laptop with lots of pics on it. My current laptop was just so slow and ancient (probably over 5 yrs old) sometimes it wouldn't want to wake up and it took up to 10 seconds to load a photo from Photos to PSE or even to look at it in the program. My new computer has an SSD drive vs my mechanical drive and the processer has 12 cores vs 2.

kufengler Loc: Meridian, Idaho 83646

planepics wrote:

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

I updated my HP Laptop from Win 10 to Win 11 quite a while back, haven't had any issues with any of my programs that were/are on the laptop.

jcboy3

planepics wrote:

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

Windows 10 or 11?

Yes, you will have problems.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Cool, thanks. The monitor I got in addition to the computer is pretty nice. I hope it isn't too big, but it might just take me a while to get used to it...27" IPS ACER monitor vs 17" on my laptop. Both the computer and monitor were on sale plus no state tax (special for back-to-school) so I at least saved a good deal of money to massively upgrade my system. I haven't plugged in the tower (not enough space where I am) but I can't wait to experience the speed difference in a solid-state hard drive.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Cool, thanks. The monitor I got in addition to the computer is pretty nice. I hope it isn't too big, but it might just take me a while to get used to it...27" IPS ACER monitor vs 17" on my laptop. Both the computer and monitor were on sale plus no state tax (special for back-to-school) so I at least saved a good deal of money to massively upgrade my system. I haven't plugged in the tower (not enough space where I am) but I can't wait to experience the speed difference in a solid-state hard drive.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

jcboy3 wrote:

Windows 10 or 11?

Yes, you will have problems.

My old laptop is Win 10 and my new desktop is Win 11

rcarol

CHG_CANON wrote:

If it ran on Win10, it's more likely than not to run on Win11. Only actual experience can confirm.

That has not been my experience. I have converted two computers from Windows 10 to Windows 11 with no dire consequence.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

planepics wrote:

Will I have problems using my old laptop programs (PSE, printer drivers, etc) vs Win 10?

I could not get PSE 19 to load and run on my new 11 box, the only casualty so far. PSE 14 runs fine though.
WSFTP '95, Quicken 2007, Photo Impact Pro v8.5, and the other old software I installed so far seem to run fine.
We only have one printer, it works without any intervention from me. Scanners work also. No driver update was required. (I have no idea if Windows did it without my knowledge though.)

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Longshadow wrote:

I could not get PSE 19 to load and run on my new 11 box, the only casualty so far. PSE 14 runs fine though.
WSFTP '95, Quicken 2007, Photo Impact Pro v8.5, and the other old software I installed so far seem to run fine.
We only have one printer, it works without any intervention from me. Scanners work also. No driver update was required. (I have no idea if Windows did it without my knowledge though.)

Windows Plug-and-Play features work if Microsoft has a compatible driver for your device. The peripheral has a Device ID that is sensed via USB or other interface. If the device is recognized but its driver is not installed, the system will pull it from Microsoft's server (if a compatible driver is available there) and install it for you. Apple does the same thing on Macs. In some cases, you may need a third party device driver because the manufacturer no longer supports the device. This typically happens with scanners and printers (and computers) after five years from the date of last manufacture.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

burkphoto wrote:

Windows Plug-and-Play features work if Microsoft h... (show quote)

I figured as much because one time on an older system a window popped up stating that it was updating the driver for something.
No pop-ups on the 11 box though.

All transparent to the user, eh?