I used XP until my programs no longer worked with it....about a year ago....and I make my living with computers......
I used XP until my programs no longer worked with it....about a year ago....and I make my living with computers......
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Another option to consider if you’re considering Linux is to remove your current hard drive and get a new one for the new operating system. That will preserve your old operating system and data so a rollback is as simple as swapping drives. New hard drives are pretty cheap. Don’t use an old hard drive with unknown history for anything you can’t afford to lose.
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when it comes to upgrading tech, businesses are cheap, that is the reason they didn't suddenly all go out and buy the lastest OS.
Your assumption that they Have to extend support is flawed. They do not have to. Just like Ford does not Have to keep making
1970 truck parts. With no support, business will finally get around to upgrading when they have to. Most likely when the current computer they are using dies or gets infected or something catastophic.
There are dozens of Linux distro's that run on the Raspberry Pi.....Raspbian was designed for it......Ubuntu, Arch, CentOS, Kali......dozens more. As to which is best, that's the same as which truck is best, or which gun......just too many variables.
I've had nothing to do with a Raspberry Pi, but I think installing Linux onto one might be a bit of a heavy lift for anyone without Linux experience, not something I'd suggest to a newcomer.
Businesses, especially very large ones, can't afford the losses in productivity that can be caused by jumping on a bandwagon of "latest and greatest" caused by driver incompatibilities and software conflicts. I worked for a company (I'm now retired) that had thousands of servers and over 40,000 personal computers. The software developer team would start testing a new operating system as soon as the beta versions were made available but it was typically 1-1/2 to 2 years after the first production release before the software was distributed to the employees' computers. Users of some software packages had to hold off on moving to newer operating systems until their specialty software was modified to work with the new OS. Automated or semi-automated distribution of the new OS had to be implemented because there weren't enough local techs to update every computer manually. Every piece of software already in use (numbering in the hundreds) had to be tested with the new OS to assure compatibility. Changing to a new OS is a very expensive venture for large companies and done improperly can be even more expensive. The company for which I worked had an employee at Microsoft dedicated to them. Large companies can definitely influence software producers.
A very small business might update one computer at a time as you suggest when they die or get infected. Big business can't use that model and would just repair computers that "die" or become infected. We had a compatibility list that changed with each OS change, showing which computers would not be able to run the new OS. Compatibility typically extended to computers as much as 5-7 years old.
Sometimes life taps you on the shoulder and reminds you it's a one way street. Jim Morris
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Another vote for Linux Mint. Here's a link to their forum, and detailed instructions for downloading and installation:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/index.p...15bafd12fc6e85
I also suggest purchasing a small (128 GB) SSD to use for the new operating system. As was already said, that allows reverting back to the original drive and OS if desired. I think I only paid $30 for my first SSD. You can also set up for dual booting if desired.
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I have a used laptop with Windows 10 that has an unknown password and won’t boot from USB or let me change settings on boot. Hate the stinking thing; it’s jacked up and I’ve been “forbidden” from installing Linux on it by my daughter who gifted it to me. I’d be happy with XP as that’s what all my software is for. Very stuck!
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I work for a government agency that still uses COBOL programming for several of their accounting programs and mainframe systems. COBOL has been around since 1959 and has seen upgrades all the way to 2014.
That said, they are starting to shift legacy systems like COBOL and legacy x86 programs to the Military Secure Cloud, so it could be interesting in a few years.
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If you have access to another working computer, you can download and reinstall Win 10. Once Win 10 has been installed on a computer, Microsoft has a record of that and will allow you to do a fresh install.
Take a look here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...ws10startfresh
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The never ending cycle from the "marketing corporation" Yes, Windows 7 is done with and 10 will follow in 2025. Chrome is no longer supported on a Windows 7 machine but MS Edge is. Go figure?
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