6 Responses to A Brief Delay

1. Gretchen says:

   August 20, 2015 at 8:00 am

   Ooh, I tried that too and it cost me a full half-day of productivity. I’ve been safely snuggled back up with Windows 7 since July 30. But if it works for you’ we’ll try again. Let us know!

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   • lmharnisch says:

     August 20, 2015 at 8:05 am

     I had no choice. The Daily Mirror’s new computer came with the ghastly Windows 8 and there was no getting away from it. I already installed Windows 10 on my laptop just to make sure Microsoft didn’t “break” anything and the legacy software and hardware worked OK, so I thought I would try it. Windows 8 is such an abomination I’m happy to get rid of it.

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2. Michael Ryerson says:

   August 20, 2015 at 10:05 am

   Wikipedia says you should be well served with the change.

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   • lmharnisch says:

     August 20, 2015 at 10:08 am

     Sez you. 🙂

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3. moviepas says:

   August 21, 2015 at 4:57 am

   I got a new computer set-up nearly a year ago and went from XP back to 7 which had been a failure in two machines and the guys at the shop got it right for me. They would not use my Windows Upgrade I bought. They preferred 7. I have the Windows 10 sitting there on the toolbar but I am not game to install it!!!!!

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   • lmharnisch says:

     August 21, 2015 at 8:28 am

     Windows XP has expired and although I have it on a couple of older computers, I rarely use them on the Internet. Like many businesses, we still use Windows 7 at work, but Microsoft is going to end its support eventually. Windows 8 had a steep learning curve and in comparison, Windows 10 is mild. Microsoft has eliminated some of the more annoying features of Windows 8, but you may still run into frustrations. I quit using the much-touted Edge after 5 minutes and went back to Internet Explorer because — guess what — I need a toolbar. And although I rely mainly on Firefox, it doesn’t play well with ProQuest, so I still need to use IE for that.

     Fortunately (so far) Windows 10 hasn’t broken any more legacy software or hardware, mainly my CanoScan, the only scanner under $1,000 that handles negatives and transparencies — and, of course, it isn’t made anymore and Canon stopped updating the drivers after Windows 7.

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