Irene Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I am presently running Windows 7 on the following:Packard Bell All-in-One desk topHP Pavillion g6 LaptopSamsung NetbookiPad - IOS 7.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 W7 on my main machineW7 on a HP laptopVista on another HP laptopXP on an old machine that I use for A/V work+Kindle Fire HD I keenly installed W8 at launch. Removed it a couple of days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I am probably not what you would call a "normal" PC user and do have slightly more than the normal number of machines. As some of you know, I build up/renovate upgrade old PCs for good causes as a hobby. I managed to place another 7 XP Home machines last week.I also have another half dozen XP Home desktops in various states of assembly to eventually go to good homes.. Personally, within the household, in working order we have these :- :)Desktops :-2 x Win7 HP 64 bit1 x Vista Ultimate 32bit1 x Vista Basic 32bit2 x XP Pro2 x XP Home1 x PC Linux OS 2013.12 Mate 64bit1 x Linux Mint 16 Petra Cinnamon 64bit1 x Pinguy 12.04 LTS 32bitLaptop/Netbook2 x XP Home 3 of the XP Desktops are for lending to people while I am sorting out their own machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Boris, you are an absolute star! I take my hat off to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Win 98Win XPLinux Mint 13Android jellybean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Boris, you are an absolute star! I take my hat off to you. Careful Irene, you'll make Gandalph jealous ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Main rig dual booting Linux Mint 16 Mate and Windows 7My laptop running Windows 8.1Wifes laptop running Windows 8.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Although I dibble and dabble; my two main OSs are:Slacko 5.6.0 Puppy Linux on Dell b120 (burned-out rescue)Windows 7 on a nondecript desktop(humble sole...lol) I have several machines with various installs but they collect dust or are sold off.There is an i7 laptop that I use sometimes if higher hardware becomes necessary (booting from whatever I wish :D ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Main rig dual booting Linux Mint 16 Mate and Windows 7My laptop running Windows 8.1Wifes laptop running Windows 8.1 Alan, by the look of the results so far, you need to be our 'Windows 8 / 8.1' expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Main rig dual booting Linux Mint 16 Mate and Windows 7My laptop running Windows 8.1Wifes laptop running Windows 8.1 Alan, by the look of the results so far, you need to be our 'Windows 8 / 8.1' expert. It is not the Windows 8.1 that is the problem, it is the new EUFI BIOS with the Windows embedded activation code that causes a lot of problems.My main laptop used to run Vista, so when I was able to upgrade it for a modest outlay when they had a special offer on the OS it was a no brainer.I have had very few problems with 8.1, mainly the problems have been with persons who have purchased pre-installed versions that are locked into all the Microsoft crap and require 50 different things running at start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Main rig dual booting Linux Mint 16 Mate and Windows 7My laptop running Windows 8.1Wifes laptop running Windows 8.1Alan, by the look of the results so far, you need to be our 'Windows 8 / 8.1' expert. It is not the Windows 8.1 that is the problem, it is the new EUFI BIOS with the Windows embedded activation code that causes a lot of problems.My main laptop used to run Vista, so when I was able to upgrade it for a modest outlay when they had a special offer on the OS it was a no brainer.I have had very few problems with 8.1, mainly the problems have been with persons who have purchased pre-installed versions that are locked into all the Microsoft crap and require 50 different things running at start up. 'Things running at start-up' were a problem with a recent member problem. Boris managed to dig out the problem. ;) I am now retired from work - at long last! - so will no longer have the benefit of assisted software cost. :(Now I am simply a 'poor' pensioner... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I am now retired from work - at long last! - so will no longer have the benefit of assisted software cost. :( Now I am simply a 'poor' pensioner... :lol: Would you like me to send you a food parcel with some Oatcakes and Lobby in it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I am now retired from work - at long last! - so will no longer have the benefit of assisted software cost. :(Now I am simply a 'poor' pensioner... :lol:Would you like me to send you a food parcel with some Oatcakes and Lobby in it ? Now that would be good. I do originate from the Potteries, so they both need to meet the spec, from my era - 50's, 60's. ...Mmmm makes my mouth water thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I have had very few problems with 8.1, mainly the problems have been with persons who have purchased pre-installed versions .... I second that: Windows 8.1 installed afresh seems to please customers to no end (as opposed to the OEM install purchased). I have it running on VMs and a couple laptops. I would prefer the OS on some touch-device, but wouldn't have one because I do not touch my PC screens. Maybe just old fashioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamb Chop Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 running in Gigabyte Intel Pentium CPU G [email protected] 4GB RAM 1000GB HD. @Irene Welcome to the Pensioner Golden Years. Not so golden after GFC mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Windows 7 as far as I am concerned is the best yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I agree with that, andsome. XP did well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Windows 7 as far as I am concerned is the best yet. Andsome you are a Luddite, you need to be dragged into the future of 8.1. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I tried it on a friends computer. It may or may not be OK on touch screen, but it is not for me on my desk top thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macloid Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 windows 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrgghh12 Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Windows 10 on a Thinkpad x250, works like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanpo Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 Maybe it's worth updating the topic? Â How do you like it Windows 11? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanjokus Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Windows 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahsonroy Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 I use Ubuntu opreating system, i think it is one of the best. it has following features because of them i used it since 12 years. It supports the office suite called the LibreOffice. The desktop version supports all the standard software on Windows such as Firefox, Chrome, VLC, etc. It has an in-built software called Thunderbird that gives the user access to email like Exchange, Gmail, Hotmail, etc. There are applications to manage videos, and it also allows users to share videos. There are a lot of applications for users to view and edit photos. It is quite easy to find content on Ubuntu with the smart searching facility. The best feature is that it is a free operating system and is backed by a vast open source community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pewpewmarc Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 I currently have Windows 11 Enterprise but I prefer my previous Windows 10. It maybe just me but there are features in Windows 11 that are not as good as when I was using Windows 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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