People won't abandon Windows 7, OS still found on almost a quarter of all devices
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I believe you bro. But just to be sure, I'm gonna send you a link to a web site which can check your system. When you receive an attachment called "web-link.com" just click on it.
Bullwinkle M
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I'm Ready..........
Some of these comments...
I hope you are keeping these old unpatched machines off the internet. I'm doing IT security now to expand on my current skill set those machines would be fairly easy targets.
I hope you are keeping these old unpatched machines off the internet. I'm doing IT security now to expand on my current skill set those machines would be fairly easy targets.
Bullwinkle M
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Pride comes before a fall.
Milest
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AlphaI wonder how will they name the next generation if they are at GenZ already
cliffordcooley
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W10 screwed up 2 of my PCs; going back to W7 fixed the issue.
texasrattler
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Sounds like you bought a cheap laptop but expected it work like a high end one. It dont nor has it ever worked that way.
Also any modern laptop under $500 will be Windows 10 S not 10. So that could be a issue if the model was bought within say the last year. MS changed how cheap laptops were designed in the Spring of 2019.
Nope. I got a few new PC this year, ALL of them are now on 7. Windows 10 was deleted in the first week of ownership. Also my friends ask me to do the same on their PC. In my area no one uses windows 10 except for joking how bad software can be.
You're absolutely right, no-one who has done their research would willingly touch Windows 10 with a ten-foot pole.
You really believe that?? You ever think that Windows 7 is generally more stable than Win10?
I stuck with Windows 7 because of its ease of use and the fact that it isn't a processor pig like 10. Also software that I run no longer functions on 10, this came about after an update was rolled out early last year.
The other mentality is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Microsoft went from ain't broke to catastrophe
lazer
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MS expertise is in sales, not in tech. Look at the difference between Apple and Android vrs MS and you can see what good tech companies are like and what a sloppy mess MS is and yet keeps money coming in.
Hahaha, if you're doing "IT security", you'll quickly learn that operating systems have very little do with corporate security. Come back when you have some 10 or 15 years experience in the industry and we can have a real big boy conversation
Mister_K
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Refusal to adapt and change on a system that has been out for years is a bit backwards for folks that are into tech. Yeh well done, you're on XP you are so different.
Windows 10 is miles better than previous versions. To those worried about privacy, what on earth are you doing in Windows ecosystem then? "Privacy" LOL... cmon.
Windows 10 is miles better than previous versions. To those worried about privacy, what on earth are you doing in Windows ecosystem then? "Privacy" LOL... cmon.
Windows 10 is a sick OS (although not as sick as Windows 8). It's illness is called "multiple personality disorder". When you try to squeeze two completely different operating systems (one for tablet, one for PC) into a single one, you run into a lot of problems.
For example, System Settings. You have tons of settings windows, some are old style, some are new style. You never actually know which one to open.
Another example: Uninstalling apps. There are two uninstall windows. One for Metro apps, one for normal old-fashion apps. Chances are 90% that you're gonna open the wrong one when trying to uninstall your app.
Another example: The other day a friend of mine clicked in the bottom-right corner to see those system messages that appeared. And then he accidentally clicked the "Tablet mode" icon. Then he called me and told me his computer looks weird. I didn't know about the tablet mode button. Never used it before. Took me some time to figure out what happened.
Windows 7 not only looks better (same as Office 2007 looked better than Office 2013), but users are protected from such stupid traps. Why would they put such a sensitive function in a such an accessible place? To confuse the users? Didn't the experiment with Windows 8 teach them something?
For example, System Settings. You have tons of settings windows, some are old style, some are new style. You never actually know which one to open.
Another example: Uninstalling apps. There are two uninstall windows. One for Metro apps, one for normal old-fashion apps. Chances are 90% that you're gonna open the wrong one when trying to uninstall your app.
Another example: The other day a friend of mine clicked in the bottom-right corner to see those system messages that appeared. And then he accidentally clicked the "Tablet mode" icon. Then he called me and told me his computer looks weird. I didn't know about the tablet mode button. Never used it before. Took me some time to figure out what happened.
Windows 7 not only looks better (same as Office 2007 looked better than Office 2013), but users are protected from such stupid traps. Why would they put such a sensitive function in a such an accessible place? To confuse the users? Didn't the experiment with Windows 8 teach them something?
My point is don't use unpatched Operating systems on the internet its not secure
lol this guy is using the computer at his home. Who said anything about corporate security. Where he is not going to have a enterprise level firewall.
And no place I've ever worked allows unpatched machines to just be sitting on a corporate network accessible to the outside internet unless they don't care about security.
Nice try though boss.
And ya I'll come back to this topic in 10-15 years.
Get out of here with that nonsense.
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fadingfool
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For those on win10 who don't want to tell MS about everything you are doing on your PC I suggest using shutup10 - good little program (https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7005-oo-shutup.html)
Bullwinkle M
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Why should I listen to you when you claim to be a fool
(It says so in your name)
If I were to call you a fool, my post would be censored for making a hurtful statement
My posts were deleted yesterday for calling people Noobs
I'd like to tell the truth and call them either "Incompetent" or "Liars", but my posts would be deleted just the same
Shutup10 will not protect anyone from a backdoored operating system such as Spyware Platform 10
This is a fact!
and when some of the other pseudo experts (above) tell me that my copy of XP already has malware, and/or cannot be made secure, they are making claims without any evidence
That makes them either Incompetent, or Liars
This is a factual statement!
But, being the politically correct "Security Expert" that I am, I chose the word Noob instead so as not to offend them, and yet still my posts were deleted
Tsk Tsk
You should be able to make your statements without resorting to naming calling. Doing so would probably not get the post deleted.
Bullwinkle M
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and how can I tell you how wrong or incompetent you are without it sounding like name calling?
I'm simply stating facts, supported by over a decade of testing "ONLINE" without any Microsoft security updates in Windows XP-SP2!
Why is it so difficult for you to discuss things like an adult without throwing out insults?
Make your point keep it civil and move on.
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