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Later Atty.
Good to know that you can st up XP in windows 8. I knew you could do it from some version of windows 7. Still not going to upgrade until i have to though.
Good luck with the double mifi Tibs . fingers crossed.
Good to know that you can st up XP in windows 8. I knew you could do it from some version of windows 7. Still not going to upgrade until i have to though.
Good luck with the double mifi Tibs . fingers crossed.
i have a friend who got a windows 8 laptop with touchscreen....it looks ok, and not too much different from a tablet. BUT, when i want to get actual work done, i don't even try doing it from a tablet.
i'm with you, ces! i took one look at the windows 8 layout and shuddered!
Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn't happy with the "metro" style stuffis either. Isn't that bad when you get used to it. Opens up an app store. Flipping back and forth to the "desktop" vs the "start screen" is easy. Works fine with the mouse.
It's the "under the hood" improvements that are worth it. More solid OS, better hyper-v, etc.
Windows 7 had an "XP-Mode" to run programs in. Windows 8 did away with that. They run an actual copy of XP under a virtual machine instead.
Anyway...support for XP is going away. Trying to convince the GF of that too. Sigh. Some people are real die-hards. (Tibby)
It's the "under the hood" improvements that are worth it. More solid OS, better hyper-v, etc.
Windows 7 had an "XP-Mode" to run programs in. Windows 8 did away with that. They run an actual copy of XP under a virtual machine instead.
Anyway...support for XP is going away. Trying to convince the GF of that too. Sigh. Some people are real die-hards. (Tibby)
i guess only atty was brave enough to face cascading tiles! 
btw second mifi seems to be charging nicely while plugged in ........
btw second mifi seems to be charging nicely while plugged in ........
Glad the mifi is charging. whew!
Atty, it's partly about being a die-hard, but also not wanting to have to buy new copies of software that won't run on windows 7 and 8. when updates are $300-500 per program, it gets expensive rather quickly. It would come out of the work budget, but that budget is tight, and these are programs that are needed to actually get work done. thanks microsoft.
Atty, it's partly about being a die-hard, but also not wanting to have to buy new copies of software that won't run on windows 7 and 8. when updates are $300-500 per program, it gets expensive rather quickly. It would come out of the work budget, but that budget is tight, and these are programs that are needed to actually get work done. thanks microsoft.
later, frannie! stay warm
i'm getting ready to pop a pizza in the oven - getting up a 5 i'm almost ready for lunch
trying another version of the marifano concoctions - made in italy and, amazingly, sold by walmart. had the spinach and goat cheese the other day and even dh was impressed. didn't explain the toppings to him till after he ate his
i'm getting ready to pop a pizza in the oven - getting up a 5 i'm almost ready for lunch
trying another version of the marifano concoctions - made in italy and, amazingly, sold by walmart. had the spinach and goat cheese the other day and even dh was impressed. didn't explain the toppings to him till after he ate his
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* - I've tasted soap; but only when washing myself, not dogs or cats
* - I'm still puttering along here at home on m' li'l netbook with XP ; seriously have to get a new computer 
* - think FranCy may have missed your warning tibs
* - I've tasted soap; but only when washing myself, not dogs or cats
* - I'm still puttering along here at home on m' li'l netbook with XP
; seriously have to get a new computer * - think FranCy may have missed your warning tibs
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i think it's time for my nap - 4 hrs of sleep are just not sufficient, lol
i think it's time for my nap - 4 hrs of sleep are just not sufficient, lol
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