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I've been in IT for almost 20 years. I've used 1,000's of programs. I LOVED Windows XP.
Windows 7 is better. Period. That alone is reason to update. It's a BETTER XP! It really is.
And I am sick to damn death of everyone saying "Oh, but XYZ Program won't run on 7".
BS! BS! BS!
I have used 1,000's of software programs. 100's since 7 came out (probably close to 1,000 by now).
I have yet to find even ONE that WOULD NOT run on 7 using WINDOWS XP COMPATABILITY MODE.
Don't upgrade because MS said you should. Upgrade because XP SUCKS. Period. THis form the guy that thought XP was the best thing MS ever did. It was. It isn't now.
I've been in IT for almost 20 years. I've used 1,000's of programs. I LOVED Windows XP.
Windows 7 is better. Period. That alone is reason to update. It's a BETTER XP! It really is.
And I am sick to damn death of everyone saying "Oh, but XYZ Program won't run on 7".
BS! BS! BS!
I have used 1,000's of software programs. 100's since 7 came out (probably close to 1,000 by now).
I have yet to find even ONE that WOULD NOT run on 7 using WINDOWS XP COMPATABILITY MODE.
Don't upgrade because MS said you should. Upgrade because XP SUCKS. Period. THis form the guy that thought XP was the best thing MS ever did. It was. It isn't now.
This. With the exception of Windows ME and Windows XP, every version of Windows has been an improvement from the one preceding it.
I've been in IT for almost 20 years. I've used 1,000's of programs. I LOVED Windows XP.
Windows 7 is better. Period. That alone is reason to update. It's a BETTER XP! It really is.
And I am sick to damn death of everyone saying "Oh, but XYZ Program won't run on 7".
BS! BS! BS!
I have used 1,000's of software programs. 100's since 7 came out (probably close to 1,000 by now).
I have yet to find even ONE that WOULD NOT run on 7 using WINDOWS XP COMPATABILITY MODE.
Don't upgrade because MS said you should. Upgrade because XP SUCKS. Period. THis form the guy that thought XP was the best thing MS ever did. It was. It isn't now.
THIS.RIGHT.HERE ...
XP was awesome, the greatest thing ever .... until Vista came out.
I've been in IT for almost 20 years. I've used 1,000's of programs. I LOVED Windows XP.
Windows 7 is better. Period. That alone is reason to update. It's a BETTER XP! It really is.
And I am sick to damn death of everyone saying "Oh, but XYZ Program won't run on 7".
BS! BS! BS!
I have used 1,000's of software programs. 100's since 7 came out (probably close to 1,000 by now). I have yet to find even ONE that WOULD NOT run on 7 using WINDOWS XP COMPATABILITY MODE.
Don't upgrade because MS said you should. Upgrade because XP SUCKS. Period. THis form the guy that thought XP was the best thing MS ever did. It was. It isn't now.
By all means, if you can acquire a copy of "GetWired" electrical diagram building software program and can get it installed on Windows 7 64 bit without the use of a virtual machine, then by all means, post your findings here. Others, don't scream "BS".
By all means, if you can acquire a copy of "GetWired" electrical diagram building software program and can get it installed on Windows 7 64 bit without the use of a virtual machine, then by all means, post your findings here. Others, don't scream "BS".
Looks like it's no longer available. Find me a download for it and I'll get it working.
Maybe it's time to find a different program?
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Looks like it's no longer available. Find me a download for it and I'll get it working.
Maybe it's time to find a different program?
That doesn't fix the problem.
Also, there is no download for the program. It was a purchased copy that is no longer available. So, your solution is to spend more money on software that may or may not offer the same quality that my father found in this particular title? This is a reason why people stick with the older OS. It isn't that they are doing everything on these computers. Quite the contrary, these computers are often secondary may serve the purpose of only being the vehicle to drive that one software title.
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Also, there is no download for the program. It was a purchased copy that is no longer available. So, your solution is to spend more money on software that may or may not offer the same quality that my father found in this particular title? This is a reason why people stick with the older OS. It isn't that they are doing everything on these computers. Quite the contrary, these computers are often secondary may serve the purpose of only being the vehicle to drive that one software title.
Agree with this. Why spend hundreds of dollars when what you have works perfectly. We have an XP box kept for the same reason. It doesn't need an internet connection so we have no worries about virii or malware. It doesn't need updating either. I upgrade the computers that needed it, but this one doesn't need it.
I posted earlier (much earlier) in this thread. I stayed on XP on my main PC but switched to Chrome as my browser. I also use MSE (they will keep updating it until some time in 2015) and Malwarebytes (the premium version) and have had no problems at all. OTOH, that XP PC is NOT my main BROWSING PC -- my netbook is, and it has Windows 7. (On the XP PC, I only go to about 6 sites total, all ones I've used for years.)
I got the Windows 7 discs with my current computer, but I have no clue where they are, nor do I know where all my program discs are (and I use some OLD programs, e.g. WordPerfect 8, Adobe Acrobat 6.0). THAT is the main reason I haven't switched.
Alas, though, my main PC may be on its last legs, so I may be buying a new PC soon. It will have Windows 7 on it. I need to search for all my program discs as I will have to re-load them ...
Agree with this. Why spend hundreds of dollars when what you have works perfectly. We have an XP box kept for the same reason. It doesn't need an internet connection so we have no worries about virii or malware. It doesn't need updating either. I upgrade the computers that needed it, but this one doesn't need it.
Exactly! My dad understands that whatever computer he puts this software on is one that he doesn't use online - it's just a computer to run the wiring software. And this is something he can continue to use until he does run across another wiring software title that he likes and can easily use as much as this one.
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