I'm moving up in the world...
 

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/5/2013 8:42 PM, Tim wrote:
I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.



Tim, I've had an HP laptop running Windows 7 for several years now.
Nary a blip or problem.

I also have a slightly older HP laptop running Vista. Both the Windows
7 and Vista computers are of the 64K variety. The Vista is slow as
pouring cold molasses to boot up but once it loads it runs fine and I've
had no major problems.

I also have a much older computer that runs XP. I fired it up the other
day for kicks and realized that although XP was very popular and stable,
Windows 7 blows it away.

I think HP makes some decent computers.

BTW ... I never shut either of them off. I always put them in "sleep"
mode when not using them. The hard drive shuts off and it goes into a
low power consuming mode, but the CPU and electronics are still powered.
Been doing that since both were new.

Old school electronics beliefs suggested that most component failures
are the result of cold/hot, hot/cold thermal cycles. Most of the gear
I worked on in the military was left on 100 percent of the time because
of this. Old habits don't die easily.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/5/2013 9:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?


Yup, windows 7 is great. Wife hates Windows 8, we are going to revert
her new box back...

As to the phone, I don't know what one that is, but even an entry level
smart phone is useful if you start to use the stuff on it... For me,
mostly for shopping for parts, etc, and other navigation... Sometimes I
use the camera too.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 8:10:34 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:


So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

Ours was very respectable Wayne. Even though planted later in the season, it varied from 140 to over 200+. In the average it was 171 bushel per acre but was a bit high on the moisture content at 19%

There was a slight bit of dockage because of the high moisture, but the total yield was very nice for this area of Illinois, and the price was very good. No complaints!

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 8:18:32 PM UTC-6, Charlemagne wrote:

As to the phone, I don't know what one that is, but even an entry level

smart phone is useful if you start to use the stuff on it... For me,

mostly for shopping for parts, etc, and other navigation... Sometimes I

use the camera too.

This is the phone, Scott. It's one tough sucker! One Verizon store has this phone sitting in the bottom of a fish aquarium. for a demonstration. They'll pull it out, turn it on and make a call with it.Want to see how tough it is? the sales girl took the phone and threw it up aqainst a wall, and I mean 'threw' it. Worked great.

http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/19/cas...verizon-specs/

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/5/2013 9:42 PM, Tim wrote:
On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 8:18:32 PM UTC-6, Charlemagne wrote:

As to the phone, I don't know what one that is, but even an entry level

smart phone is useful if you start to use the stuff on it... For me,

mostly for shopping for parts, etc, and other navigation... Sometimes I

use the camera too.

This is the phone, Scott. It's one tough sucker! One Verizon store has this phone sitting in the bottom of a fish aquarium. for a demonstration. They'll pull it out, turn it on and make a call with it.Want to see how tough it is? the sales girl took the phone and threw it up aqainst a wall, and I mean 'threw' it. Worked great.

http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/19/cas...verizon-specs/


Nice, and it looks like it is an entry level smart phone too... Probably
comes with a bunch of trial ware stuff, but let your kids set you up
with a few useful applications from the Google store, and you might get
more than just a phone out of it, I do....

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/5/13, 9:42 PM, Tim wrote:
On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 8:18:32 PM UTC-6, Charlemagne wrote:

As to the phone, I don't know what one that is, but even an entry level

smart phone is useful if you start to use the stuff on it... For me,

mostly for shopping for parts, etc, and other navigation... Sometimes I

use the camera too.

This is the phone, Scott. It's one tough sucker! One Verizon store has this phone sitting in the bottom of a fish aquarium. for a demonstration. They'll pull it out, turn it on and make a call with it.Want to see how tough it is? the sales girl took the phone and threw it up aqainst a wall, and I mean 'threw' it. Worked great.

http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/19/cas...verizon-specs/


I'm familiar with that phone. It's a great phone, and tough as it is
advertised to be.

--
Religion: together we can find the cure.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article , says...

On 11/5/2013 9:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?


Yup, windows 7 is great. Wife hates Windows 8, we are going to revert
her new box back...

As to the phone, I don't know what one that is, but even an entry level
smart phone is useful if you start to use the stuff on it... For me,
mostly for shopping for parts, etc, and other navigation... Sometimes I
use the camera too.

What does she hate about Win 8? After I learned it, I really like it.
Boots in about a tenth of the time of Win 7, programs open better,
memory usage is much better, a lot of nice apps, less intrusive updates,
and on and on.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/6/13, 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



Gosh, I haven't even looked at Win 8. Anything really new and exciting
in it? My wife is running 7 on her home machine and so far, it has been
pretty trouble-free for her. I know that because I haven't gotten any
"Can you fix this XYZ problem on my computer?" shout outs.

--
Religion: together we can find the cure.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article , says...

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

Which ones?

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article , says...

On 11/6/13, 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



Gosh, I haven't even looked at Win 8. Anything really new and exciting
in it? My wife is running 7 on her home machine and so far, it has been
pretty trouble-free for her. I know that because I haven't gotten any
"Can you fix this XYZ problem on my computer?" shout outs.

Boots almost instantaneous, for starters. The constant Windows updates
aren't as intrusive, work in the background. And, for those of us that
have *other people* who run a computer but freeze when a problem occurs,
Win8 actually tells you there is a problem, then if you give it the go
ahead, fixes it.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/6/13, 9:01 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/6/13, 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



Gosh, I haven't even looked at Win 8. Anything really new and exciting
in it? My wife is running 7 on her home machine and so far, it has been
pretty trouble-free for her. I know that because I haven't gotten any
"Can you fix this XYZ problem on my computer?" shout outs.

Boots almost instantaneous, for starters. The constant Windows updates
aren't as intrusive, work in the background. And, for those of us that
have *other people* who run a computer but freeze when a problem occurs,
Win8 actually tells you there is a problem, then if you give it the go
ahead, fixes it.


I like that last tidbit. :)

--
Religion: together we can find the cure.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

My brothers in law could use a tough cellphone like that.
They are tough on their phones due to their construction work.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

I'm thinking of going to Windows 7. I've got XP, and yesterday went to see what changes I'd have to
make for Windows 8. Way too many. I've been pleased with XP, but I do hear good things about Win 7.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On 11/6/2013 11:51 AM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

I'm thinking of going to Windows 7. I've got XP, and yesterday went to see what changes I'd have to
make for Windows 8. Way too many. I've been pleased with XP, but I do hear good things about Win 7.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



I am very comfortable with my 7...

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

I'm thinking of going to Windows 7. I've got XP, and yesterday went to see what changes I'd have to
make for Windows 8. Way too many. I've been pleased with XP, but I do hear good things about Win 7.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

What changes would you have to make? I made none.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

Which ones?

They may not play with a 64 bit system is the problem. I kept an XP box,
which died a short time ago, just for MathLab. To much money to upgrade
for what in use it for anymore. Went to an IMac and going to see if I can
run it under an XP emulator.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:44:00 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

I still like XP. I ended up taking my IBM laptop back from 7 to XP.
The networking is easier among other things.

W7 and up has a whole lot of network security I have no interest in. I
don't use wireless for my network so hacking in is a lot tougher.

I just looked at what I'd have to do to switch from XP to Win7.

Never mind. I'll stick with XP until this machine breaks and then get whatever's on the new one.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article 1368124491405452973.602311bmckeenospam-
, says...

iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

Which ones?

They may not play with a 64 bit system is the problem. I kept an XP box,
which died a short time ago, just for MathLab. To much money to upgrade
for what in use it for anymore. Went to an IMac and going to see if I can
run it under an XP emulator.

Most software will work on 64 bit systems, it's just that with Win8, if
it's not "trusted" software, you have to specifically set up Win8 to
allow untrusted software to install. In win7 and before, you just told
it to allow it.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

iBoaterer wrote:
In article 1368124491405452973.602311bmckeenospam-
, says...

iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

Which ones?

They may not play with a 64 bit system is the problem. I kept an XP box,
which died a short time ago, just for MathLab. To much money to upgrade
for what in use it for anymore. Went to an IMac and going to see if I can
run it under an XP emulator.

Most software will work on 64 bit systems, it's just that with Win8, if
it's not "trusted" software, you have to specifically set up Win8 to
allow untrusted software to install. In win7 and before, you just told
it to allow it.

Some won't work. You could get an XP emulator from MicroSoft if you had
Win 7 professional, but not Win7 Home.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/6/13, 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003
and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows
7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



Gosh, I haven't even looked at Win 8. Anything really new and exciting
in it? My wife is running 7 on her home machine and so far, it has
been pretty trouble-free for her. I know that because I haven't gotten
any "Can you fix this XYZ problem on my computer?" shout outs.

You can still hear her from the basement?

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article 1242098367405475055.471066bmckeenospam-
, says...

iBoaterer wrote:
In article 1368124491405452973.602311bmckeenospam-
, says...

iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/6/2013 8:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2013 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and
my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7.
I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

===

I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



My buddy at the guitar shop recently purchased a new Dell laptop running
Windows 8. It looks identical to the previous Dell laptop he had
running Win 7.

I was manning the shop for him one morning while he went to a doctor's
appointment and went to use the computer, not knowing it was new. At
first I was stumped, looking for the "Start" button icon. But it only
took a minute or so for me to figure out how it worked and I am not the
brightest person with computers. It seemed to be a decent operating
system and easy to use.





At least three of the programs my wife uses don't play nice with Win 8.
One of them doesn't even have a substitute for the functions she uses.

Which ones?

They may not play with a 64 bit system is the problem. I kept an XP box,
which died a short time ago, just for MathLab. To much money to upgrade
for what in use it for anymore. Went to an IMac and going to see if I can
run it under an XP emulator.

Most software will work on 64 bit systems, it's just that with Win8, if
it's not "trusted" software, you have to specifically set up Win8 to
allow untrusted software to install. In win7 and before, you just told
it to allow it.

Some won't work. You could get an XP emulator from MicroSoft if you had
Win 7 professional, but not Win7 Home.

I've had Win8 for about 3 months now, and have had no issues. Again,
with Win7, if it's not trusted software, it will ask you if you want to
load it anyway. With Win8, it just won't install it. You have to go to
advanced startup, and change it from the default to install not trusted
software.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

In article ,
says...

On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:26:16 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

I'm thinking of going to Windows 7. I've got XP, and yesterday went to see what changes I'd have to
make for Windows 8. Way too many. I've been pleased with XP, but I do hear good things about Win 7.


What changes would you have to make? I made none.

There is software that runs on XP but won't run on 7/8.

Example?


There are threads about this on the big boat board about older Yamaha
diagnostic disks

I think there is a compatibility mode deal you can do.

It's the trusted software thing. In Win7 Professional it will ask you if
you want to install the software anyway, if it's not "trusted". In Win7
Home and Win8, you have to change the startup defaults to let untrusted
software install. Once that's done, MOST old software installs. My old
DOS format MICAS program won't, though! I have to use that in XP, and I
don't use it enough to warrant the new version.

I'm moving up in the world...
 

On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:24:22 -0500, Earl wrote:

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/6/13, 7:42 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:42:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003
and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows
7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.

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I think you'll like Win 7. For my money it is the best ever - very
fast and stable.

So how did the corn crop turn out this year?

After I got used to Win 8, I really like it. It boots SO much faster
than 7.



Gosh, I haven't even looked at Win 8. Anything really new and exciting
in it? My wife is running 7 on her home machine and so far, it has
been pretty trouble-free for her. I know that because I haven't gotten
any "Can you fix this XYZ problem on my computer?" shout outs.

You can still hear her from the basement?

Cheap shot! But funny.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!