In a message on Monday 01-17-16 Dale Shipp said to Holger Granholm:

Hi Dale,

 DS> I have two computers that have windows 7 on them (one home , one
 DS> pro). Is there any real reason I should take the offer to upgrade
 DS> them to windows 10?

NO, at least not to the 64-bit version.

DS> My quandry is that even though Win 10 is free at the moment for both

DS> I don't see how the change would improve things -- and am worried
DS> about what might get hurt.  I have a lot of legacy software and
DS> hardware that I've managed to get working on my Win7 computer, but
DS> I'm not sure what would happen to them if I changed.

That is a problem that I'm right now banging my head against. I think
the Dell laptop that was a XMAS present has been upgraded to the 64 bit
version. I don't yet have the evidence since I've not seen any mention
of the version.

DS> Software -- a large number of 16 bit DOS applications, Argus,
DS> Maximus, fairly old versions of MS Word and other MS Office
DS> programs, Eudora, and the list goes on.

I'm in same situation, trying to install programs I have, fail to work
under Win 10 on this laptop. Acronis TI9 is one, SIW (diagnostics) is
another. Both installed without a hitch but refuse to run. TI9 tells it
is a 16-bit program, SIW that it's not supported on this computer.

I'm afraid the same will be the case for the FTP, Browser and e-mail
programs I want to install. Only time will tell.

Maybe I have to get used to the programs that are installed on that
laptop, Chrome and what the e-mail program is, I don't know yet.

After the announcement that W10 would be a free upgrade from W7,
I bought and upgraded a secondhand Dell Optiplex, but I insisted that
it should be upgraded to the 32-bit version.

I haven't yet began to use it. A new screen is required for that.
Also I have three OS/2 machines that need attention, so I'll be busy
for a while.

 DS> I'd like to hear some pros & cons for making the change or just
 DS> leaving things as they are.

DS> So far no one has given me any cons -- but I am still worried.

See above, maybe it will open some eyes.

 HG> I'm a newbie to Windows 10, and have not yet got to grips with it,
 HG> but once I'll get the Classic Shell installed, I think I'll get
 HG> accustomed to it.

DS> What do you mean by Classic Shell?

A (new) start-up screen that is similar to the XP screen.

Here are two sites where you can get it:

http://www.classicshell.net/

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Maybe it will save your day. Good luck!


Have a good night,

Holger

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