wayno wrote:microsoft don't give a stuff if you're operating old hardware. In their world the only people that matter are using recent machines that are genuinely compatible with their software.
the older the device the more problems you'll have
avoid upgrading to new operating systems if you're not prepared to have it go pear shaped. Theres always the risk it won't work and you end up with a machine that doesnt work well or doesnt work at all.
Wayno, I have a machine running software and operating systems from 1980-94, very stable, never any problems, no viruses. This is the main machine that I use to generate income, and it works. Not being connected to the Internet helps. Software from the mid-90s is better in many ways than current offerings. For example, from a directory I can search within files for particular words. In the word processor, making a graphic line is one keystroke. It's all simple, less choices, very fast. I've saved a lot of aggro by not ungrading.
MS would look down on me, but I don't care. I'm in the process of setting the old machine as a virtual machine within Win 7, and maybe finding a newer separate machine with IDE drives. The SATA drives are getting a tad old.
neilmny wrote:If you have windows update set to "Check for updates but let me decide to download and install them" then review the updates before you allow an installation you will only get the nag not the update.
I have windows update set permanently to "Check for updates but let me decide to download and install them" it's the only way I could think of to stop any further attempt to stick me with W10.
Neilmy, the method you outline is good. For some time I've had automatic upgrades, and this worked well. Even upgrades for Internet explorer are necessery in case Firefox dies, and IE is needed for other programs. Never in my wildset dreams did I envisage a forced "upgrade" to Win 10. I'm now back to "Check for updates but let me decide to download and install them." Words fail me. Polite words that is. I'm thinking along the lines that their parents were not married. As far as I'm concerned, MS can put Win 10 and especially their sneaky "upgrade" where the sun does not shine, which in my online machine means a port at the back. I think that COMMS 6 is free.
Whirlpool has another link, which I have not read in detail
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/stop-wind ... r-computer