Weekend Open Forum: Your most outdated software?

Outdated software? Come again? You ask the unthinkable question because I absolutely have NO outdated software. It's sort of a problem with me. Plays in with my mild Over Compulsive personality. I must have the latest and greatest updates. Whether it does more bad than good, I just....have to.

I relate to that technology dualkelly - I still have cassettes of "Flight Simulation" and "3D Monster maze" for my Sinclair ZX81. You turn it up until the warbling noise is just on the edge of distortion, but not beyond (and it still doesn't load half the time!)

Some years ago, I found that most newer version of software are more bulky, space consuming, slower, packed with useless features/functions, bad interface, more bugs, etc.
So, I gave up upgrading them.

"Classic" theme on "XP SP2" in both desktop and laptop.

I'm still using Photo Studio 2000 because I have a need to do batch edits, and they eliminated that feature from later versions. Twelve years old, and still running just fine.

I'm also a desktop wallpaper addict, so I continue to use Microsoft's Wallpaper Changer Toy, made for XP, on Windows 7. It has options that Win7's wallpaper changer does not have.

I had those moments with many applications including PSP! Wow, brings back memories. Sound Forge... and other apps that I felt was not broke and did not run on later versions of Windows... it is like the developers did it on purpose... (yes talking about you Sony and Adobe)... But you know, eventually, a newer version comes down the line that has a feature you want, and the developers revitalize the app by cutting out the fat.... well or i just find a replacement...

I used to use Nero till one version messed up my video. After installing it all video would have a green tint. Uninstalling it did not correct the issue; why a burning software would interfere with my video decoding capabilities is beyond me. SO I dropped Nero and never looked back. Sometimes once bitten is enough.

I still have kept the old copy... Why? i don?t have the slightest idea.

Programming IDEs, you do need to keep that old version so you can get it to work later. If you have a case of nostalgia and want to migrate it over to another platform and still see it work... it is a lot more helpful for old forgotten projects to reacquaint yourself with code.

Outdated software for me means the video games that I played at LANs with friends in high school, and still crack out from time to time. Rune, Empire Earth, Midnight Club, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, Command and Conquer--all the oldies but goodies. I think the oldest program that I used was probably DVD decrypter/DVD shrink, back from around 2005. Unfortunately, once I installed Win7 a year ago, I never got it working again

I've yet to upgrade my trusty Adobe CS3 suite.

midnight commander for my macbook air in case i need to boot into command line mode

Of course some programs update themselves, or offer you the opportunity. As soon as you open your browser, all your softwares line up for the chance to become new creations through the magical wizard of installment. Little do they realize the intemperate state of mind we users possess when we are the butt of humour.
My latest laugh is fairly minor: the YouTube Downloader gave way to the YouTube Downloader & Converter - no biggie; but the changes in the SlimCleaner were unwanted; and the list goes on.
"Software developers have a knack for shooting themselves in the foot." Microsoft Inc is lame too....
The latest Microsoft Office has that distasteful. over-the-shoulder look I hate - as productivity gives way to Microsoft's rude mass-market theories - and suffers from a list of issues and bugs that you would swear experience would have eliminated. The 2007 or 2003 Office products were much more stable. It's not much of an "user experience" if you've got to stop and correct something every eight minutes.
Do your money a favor - Try it before you buy it.

Now take, for instance, a push broom. You can buy three kinds of push brooms. Firstly, is the kind with a very skinny handle that is also only four and a half feet long: It is impossible to use such a tool on Earth...when you have to bend quite a bit over and hold on to it with a bitterly thin grip that would perhaps apply to a child; but many businesses are stuck with such a tool. The second is a push broom.
Lastly is a mutant molded plastic push broom 'vehicle' that is used manually, until some day in the future when they will thoughtfully add the wheels and motor that such a device requires to explain the girth of molded rubber attached the handle and the broom's head which is also embedded in armorite or kevlar or something.
What TechSpot knows that I am also finding out is the importance of withstanding evolution, and holding onto the proper sort of broom.

Macromedia FreeHand 11 and Photoshop CS (8) for graphic design and Office 2007 just for compatibility issues on a Windows XP machine and running great !!!

If you don't play games and use older hardware (which usually goes hand in hand) then XP is okay. Still feels very outdated after using later versions of Windows.

waiting for someone to mention utorrent. oops, i just did!

Looks like I'm sticking to Win7 for quite a few years from now. Wake me up when Win9 is announced. :zzz:

What has utorrent got to do with running outdated apps? They are still updating utorrent. Are you using an older version for some reason?

I hear you, hopefully I am pleasantly surprised but so far from what I have read I have not been encouraged to try Windows 8.

The Windows Movie Maker that came with Vista. The new live one is more stable, but it still lacks a lot of functionality of the older versions

Well I run Windows XP Pro on my home computer, and all the PC's at work. We have a ~2005 Mac G5. Latest version of MS Office we own is 2003 (although one of our other stores has a copy of 98 ). Have to love MS Compatibility pack and OpenOffice. Have a copy of AutoCad 2004 Lite on one of the machines for converting DWG files to PDF for viewing and repeat printing. I know they have AutoDesk DWG True View 2012 for free, but I like the print dialog setup for Autocad 2004 better.

Most of my favorite emulators for NES, SNES, Game Gear, etc haven't published updates isnce '04-'05.

I don’t know about my most outdated software but my most outdated hardware is xbox360