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I don't own a laptop. I bought my computer in 1993, a FastData from FastMicro computers, and have upgraded parts incrementally, but never bought a new computer. Although every part has been replaced at least once, I still call it FastData. Like George Washington's axe, even though the handle has been replaced 3 times, and the head replaced twice, it's still George Washington's axe.
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11 hours ago, asdf2345 said:
Waterfox Classic is 56 with some modifications that make it more compatible with newer websites, do it's worth trying.
When I moved from Windows XP x64 to Windows 7 x64, I also moved to Waterfox Classic. It has been working well for me.
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Another minor problem with Windows 7 is that it cheats at Spider Solitaire by not properly shuffling the deck. My success rate with 2 suits went from about 50% to 7% when I changed from Window XP x64 to Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
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My biggest complaint is that the "up one level" icon is gone from Explorer. However, since I use Office 2003, when I am searching for a file in Office, that icon is still available.
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I did not realize this until you pointed it out. I was thinking the time change was next weekend, but I always get a reminder from my investment broker. It's on my calendar, too.
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I was using Windows XP x64 as my main operating system until recently, with Windows XP and Windows 7 x64 on different drives. I moved to Windows 7 x64 only because I could no longer buy things on eBay. Jitsi does not work on XP either. Now I have my operating system on 1 drive and data on another, which is a handier arrangement.
Windows 7 has moved some settings around, which I don't like. I really don't like the loss of the "up one level" icon on Explorer. These changes are like a spouse who is constantly rearranging the furniture. Change for the sake of change, not change in order to make things better. I am using Office 2003, because I detest the ribbon layout. There is an Excel 1040 spreadsheet that requires Office 2010 because the complexity of the calculations cannot be done in previous version of Excel. However, I can't use it for my taxes since it does not have the 1099-OID form. The author told me that I was the only one to ask for this form. That being the case, I do not know if the 1099-OID form will be in the 2020 version.
I am not paying for extended support. "Everything still works as required" explains my reason for not upgrading, too. There is a lot of hardware & software that requires Windows 7 or newer, but as yet, there is not much out there requiring Windows 10. I am able to use Windows Security Essentials now, but that has made no real difference so far..
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I don't know. I just installed Windows 7 x64 on my computer. After installing SP1 from DVD and installing the Update Rollup from disk, I attempted to install Nvidia 452.06. It refused to install until after I had installed the SHA-2 updates: KB4474419 & KB4490628. Nvidia was kind enough to provide direct download links in the error message.
Edit: Upon further research, it turns out I had installed the Servicing Stack April 2015 Update (KB3020369), which is required before installing the April 2016 Convenience Rollup (KB 3125574-v4).
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I run Windows XPx64 with roytam1's NM 28 64-bit browser build, and have been pleased with it. Yesterday, I purchased an item on eBay and attempted to pay with PayPal. I got an "Access Denied" error message. I ended up booting into Windows 7x64 and using Microsoft Edge to complete the transaction. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Up until yesterday, I have had no problems purchasing items online with PayPal.
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siria:
Installing the Symbola font from the waybackmachine link fixed the problem. Thank you.
The reason I do not have international language support enabled is so that my setup is as fast and responsive as possible. I have also turned off unnecessary services and only allow a bare minimum number of programs to autostart.
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Is this a browser issue or an XPx64 issue? Obviously, I can't fill out this survey, as I can't decode the symbols into English. I do not have International font support enabled. Do I need to do that? I have seen this occur from time to time in other places.
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On 3/19/2019 at 2:48 PM, dencorso said:
Install these 3 updates, if you´ve not done it already. The 1st one you will need the FRA version, but the others are multilanguage. Reboot after each one. Then try again.
WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-FRA.exe - Permanent copy of the Package Installer for Windows (KB898461);
WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe - Windows Installer 4.5 (KB942288);
WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x86.exe, using the /wuforce switch, on the command-line;
I already had Windows Installer 4.5. Windows Update Agent 7.6 with the /wuforce switch restored Microsoft Update on my English XP SP4 POS 2009 installation. Much to my surprise, there were over 80 updates.
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According to my installation log, wic_x64_enu.exe must be installed prior to .NET Framework 4.0.
I keep installation logs of my operating systems so that when I erase a hard drive and reinstall, I can get it back the way I want it. I have logs for Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP x64, none yet for Windows 7 x64 as that is relatively new.
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Moving on from XP Pro to Win 7 Pro
in Windows 7
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I had not heard of Explorer ++. If I do decide to try it, I will wait until version 1.4 is RTM.