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Oct 26, 2021 14:18:46   #
JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ
 
XP has not had a security update in several years. If you connect it to the Internet, it WILL be hacked --- possibly within a few minutes.

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Oct 26, 2021 14:37:47   #
BBurns Loc: South Bay, California
 
burkphoto wrote:
I ran it in Parallels Desktop on my 2008 MacBook Pro, so I could use MacOS, Windows, and Linux apps on the same computer, wherever I was. THAT worked perfectly!

Win2000 was my favorite version of Windows prior to WinXP.

WinXP Service Pack 3 was very stable. Unfortunately, it became very hackable. So I haven't used it on the Internet since 2012.

WinVista and all flavors of Win8 suck. Win7 was fine. Win10 is fine. Win11 will need some work, as all operating systems do to become usable.

MacOS 11.6 is VERY stable after about a year in the market. And TODAY, 10/25/2021, here comes MacOS 12... which I will avoid until version 12.2 or 12.3 at the earliest.

I still have a shrink-wrapped copy of Windows 7 Professional around here somewhere...
I ran it in Parallels Desktop on my 2008 MacBook P... (show quote)
Completely Agree.
Win2000 was actually NT5. It was the most stable at the time.

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Oct 26, 2021 14:42:00   #
Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL
 
burkphoto wrote:
I ran it in Parallels Desktop on my 2008 MacBook Pro, so I could use MacOS, Windows, and Linux apps on the same computer, wherever I was. THAT worked perfectly!

Win2000 was my favorite version of Windows prior to WinXP.

WinXP Service Pack 3 was very stable. Unfortunately, it became very hackable. So I haven't used it on the Internet since 2012.

WinVista and all flavors of Win8 suck. Win7 was fine. Win10 is fine. Win11 will need some work, as all operating systems do to become usable.

MacOS 11.6 is VERY stable after about a year in the market. And TODAY, 10/25/2021, here comes MacOS 12... which I will avoid until version 12.2 or 12.3 at the earliest.

I still have a shrink-wrapped copy of Windows 7 Professional around here somewhere...
I ran it in Parallels Desktop on my 2008 MacBook P... (show quote)


I use Windows 7 pro. Love it and dread the day when it is no longer feasible to use. My wife has had several issues with auto upgrades for Windows 10 which apparently cannot be turned off..

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Oct 26, 2021 15:08:03   #
JustMePB Loc: Currently Indian Trail, NC.
 
Alafoto wrote:
I use Windows 7 pro. Love it and dread the day when it is no longer feasible to use. My wife has had several issues with auto upgrades for Windows 10 which apparently cannot be turned off..


Instructions on how are here:
https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-turn-off-automatic-updates-in-windows-10

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Oct 26, 2021 15:24:51   #
Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL
 


Thank you, will give it a shot.

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Nov 3, 2021 09:05:03   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
alliebess wrote:
It was easy to use, but my computer guru son said it was time to retire it.


Where do you find them????

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