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[Burnie]

No need to worry until 2020. Who knows, we may have something better by then or Microsoft will extend that deadline.

Here it is from the horses mouth (so to speak)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

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Burnie

 

[Bobw1951]

No need to worry until 2020. Who knows, we may have something better by then or Microsoft will extend that deadline.
Windows 7: you can keep it until 2020 | Enterprise | News | PC Pro

I was reading about making W8 look like W7 earlier, and it's not an official fix, so unless you want to start tinkering with a brand new computer and possibly the registry, best find one that does have W7.
I don't think I'd want to do it, but I don't like messing around with a nicely optimised new computer.

Well I for one will not be upgrading unless they bring back the Aero feel of Win7, I detest those plain looking windows, reminds me of early editions of Windows or Linux, if I'm going to sit in front of my screen all day then I want it how I like it, anyway by 2020 we might have something else to play with

 

[turnippits]

I didn't like vista at all just couldn't get away with it. Found it far to troublesome and didn't like win 7. Had it on a laptop that crashed all the time kept dropping sound card driver every time I rebooted so when I changed my house pc I got one with windows 8 on hated it until I updated it to win 8.1 I wouldn't go back now best windows ever once you get used to it but it does take some time

 

[Burnie]

~Rant Begin~

Computer OS upgrades are just a way to generate MONEY. There was Nothing wrong with XP, 100's of 1000's of computers were running it just fine. Each upgrade is to get people to shell out money for something they are told is better. It will have more bells and whistles, but that does not mean it is better. Then they stop the updates, time to make a choice, update or take a chance without updates. When you do update, it is not just the OS, most have other programs they use all the time, will they work on the new OS or will they need updated, or will they not work at all, also will your current computer run the new OS, if not buy another computer.

When I upgraded my office pc to Win7 last year it took me over a month to get things running, some programs didn't have Win7 updates, so would not work. In virtual machine I could run them, but it is dirt slow. So I ended up having to buy and setup new programs that would work with Win7, what a PITA. Everything works just fine now, but they will "Drag Me Kicking and Screaming" in 2020 when I have to go through this PITA again.

~Rant Over~

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Burnie

 

[turnippits]

Agree with all of that win XP was fantastic and did everything we all wanted and needed in a ideal world no one wanted to upgrade and I don't see any benefits really no operating system since has had the following that XP had

 

[terry w]

~Rant Begin~

Computer OS upgrades are just a way to generate MONEY. There was Nothing wrong with XP, 100's of 1000's of computers were running it just fine. Each upgrade is to get people to shell out money for something they are told is better. It will have more bells and whistles, but that does not mean it is better. Then they stop the updates, time to make a choice, update or take a chance without updates. When you do update, it is not just the OS, most have other programs they use all the time, will they work on the new OS or will they need updated, or will they not work at all, also will your current computer run the new OS, if not buy another computer.

When I upgraded my office pc to Win7 last year it took me over a month to get things running, some programs didn't have Win7 updates, so would not work. In virtual machine I could run them, but it is dirt slow. So I ended up having to buy and setup new programs that would work with Win7, what a PITA. Everything works just fine now, but they will "Drag Me Kicking and Screaming" in 2020 when I have to go through this PITA again.

~Rant Over~

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Burnie

Totally agree with all of that burnie. Anyhoo this is what i ordered today NEW DELL INSPIRON 15.6" LAPTOP 4GB 500GB 1.7GHz WiFi CARD READER HDMI WINDOWS 8 | eBay

I know it is win 8, but i thought what the heck gotta move with the times. And someone posted a page or so back that you can make it behave like win 7, so why not.

 

[turnippits]

do all the updates on it Terry all of them then in the app store you can upgrade to win 8.1 for free do that and windows 8.1 is fine its what I am using

 

[trouble1000]

Terry you cheeky bugger, what's all this about me being old

My lappy has 8.1 on it, free upgrade from 8.0. To be honest I don't mind it. As soon as it boots up fully I press the tile that says "desktop" and it goes back to my usual old desktop style format, with all my icons arranged the way I want them to be The only thing I'm not keen on is if I drag the mouse too quickly to the side or the corner of the screen the power options pop up. Not a deal breaker though. The Wife keeps hers' in tile mode and she's always complaining about it

 

[terry w]

Ah i see it was trish...

I was reading about making W8 look like W7 earlier

... Question now is, How do i do it.

 

[terry w]

do all the updates on it Terry all of them then in the app store you can upgrade to win 8.1 for free do that and windows 8.1 is fine its what I am using

Cheers ronnie, i willl have a good play with it when it arrives. so is win 8.1 a lot better than win 8 ??

 

[terry w]

Terry you cheeky bugger, what's all this about me being old

My lappy has 8.1 on it, free upgrade from 8.0. To be honest I don't mind it. As soon as it boots up fully I press the tile that says "desktop" and it goes back to my usual old desktop style format, with all my icons arranged the way I want them to be The only thing I'm not keen on is if I drag the mouse too quickly to the side or the corner of the screen the power options pop up. Not a deal breaker though. The Wife keeps hers' in tile mode and she's always complaining about it

Only having a Larf mate It`s no where near as old as you. You will have to talk me through it mate, you and everyone else that is. Thats one of the things, them tiles, i just don`t like the look of it, so if a can just get the desktop format what you mention i should be ok with it.

 

[trouble1000]

Only having a Larf mate It`s no where near as old as you. You will have to talk me through it mate, you and everyone else that is. Thats one of the things, them tiles, i just don`t like the look of it, so if a can just get the desktop format what you mention i should be ok with it.

If I remember right, it was one of the options when I first set it up. You can work with the tiles, but I prefer the old desktop format.

If you're old lappy was as old as me, it would still be like a newborn baby

 

[Pictor]

Ah i see it was trish...... Question now is, How do i do it.

Glad you got one on the way!
You will need to upgrade it to 8.1 though. Update it fully before you do that and do a restore point if it doesn't do one automatically. Apparently, 8.1 had a lot of improvements over 8.

Then, talk to Ian about how he gets his desktop to look the same as before ...you should be OK with that rather than tinker around changing it to a W7 format.

 

[terry w]

If I remember right, it was one of the options when I first set it up. You can work with the tiles, but I prefer the old desktop format.

If you're old lappy was as old as me, it would still be like a newborn baby

Ok cheers Ian, i will try to remember that. As for age related issues, you just got me thinking of that film where a baby is born and is very very old, and as he grows up he gets younger. Think it may have been brad pitt.

Glad you got one on the way!
You will need to upgrade it to 8.1 though. Update it fully before you do that and do a restore point if it doesn't do one automatically. Apparently, 8.1 had a lot of improvements over 8.

Then, talk to Ian about how he gets his desktop to look the same as before ...you should be OK with that rather than tinker around changing it to a W7 format.

Thanks trish, i am sure it will be fine once worked out. It arrives on thursday so if i don`t post on here for a week or so you will all know why.

 

[Pictor]

Ah i see it was trish...... Question now is, How do i do it.

By the way - do you already have an AV programme? ...or is there one installed on the new computer?

I have Kaspersky on my desktop, but have the free Avast on my notebook - works very well.

(I also have the free versions of Malwarebytes for extra scans if needed, and Superantispyware for throwing out tracking cookies every few days - both set to only run on command not on start-up)

 

[trouble1000]

Like I said Terry. I'm pretty certain I set it up that way when I first switched it on. When you first boot it up, you'll go through a load of different info and options screens. Just read each one carefully, so you don't miss the option. It took me about 2-3 hours to set mine up when I first got it. You can remove the tiles too, so if you use the regular screen it doesn't look as cluttered. The only time I use the tile screen now, is when I first switch it on. Then when I'm logging off, I press the windows key on the keyboard, takes it back to the tile screen, so I can switch it off.

All my icons are on the desktop, including the internet explorer icon for bringing up my google home page. You really can customize it the way you want You can link in all your e-mail accounts, so you don't have to type in passwords every time too.

 

[terry w]

By the way - do you already have an AV programme? ...or is there one installed on the new computer?

I have Kaspersky on my desktop, but have the free Avast on my notebook - works very well.

(I also have the free versions of Malwarebytes for extra scans if needed, and Superantispyware for throwing out tracking cookies every few days - both set to only run on command not on start-up)

On this lappy i just use windows defender, and sometimes AVG. As for the new one i don`t know trish, but i will get avast if it has none.

 

[trouble1000]

Ok cheers Ian, i will try to remember that. As for age related issues, you just got me thinking of that film where a baby is born and is very very old, and as he grows up he gets younger. Think it may have been brad pitt.

Thanks trish, i am sure it will be fine once worked out. It arrives on thursday so if i don`t post on here for a week or so you will all know why.

Benjamin Button, that's the film. I know how he feels mate, as I get older, I get younger looking and even more handsome

By the way - do you already have an AV programme? ...or is there one installed on the new computer?

I have Kaspersky on my desktop, but have the free Avast on my notebook - works very well.

(I also have the free versions of Malwarebytes for extra scans if needed, and Superantispyware for throwing out tracking cookies every few days - both set to only run on command not on start-up)

The free Avast version is all I use Trisha. When I bought this lappy, they were trying to sell me Norton - I said no way. When I've used Norton in the past it was a pain in the bum. Constantly blocking safe pages and slowing everything down, as it was constantly scanning them. Avast, has blocked plenty of threats for me, even while I've been looking at undesirable sites Sites like pigeon fanciers weekly

 

[trouble1000]

On this lappy i just use windows defender, and sometimes AVG. As for the new one i don`t know trish, but i will get avast if it has none.

You can download it for free when you get the new lappy mate. Does it not say in the listing if it has any protection installed ??

 

[terry w]

Like I said Terry. I'm pretty certain I set it up that way when I first switched it on. When you first boot it up, you'll go through a load of different info and options screens. Just read each one carefully, so you don't miss the option. It took me about 2-3 hours to set mine up when I first got it. You can remove the tiles too, so if you use the regular screen it doesn't look as cluttered. The only time I use the tile screen now, is when I first switch it on. Then when I'm logging off, I press the windows key on the keyboard, takes it back to the tile screen, so I can switch it off.

All my icons are on the desktop, including the internet explorer icon for bringing up my google home page. You really can customize it the way you want You can link in all your e-mail accounts, so you don't have to type in passwords every time too.

Cheers Ian, It doesn`t sound too bad after all if i can customize it to my liking. And as trish said, there is enough people including yourself on this forum who can help me if i get stuck with owt.