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ellenfl

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78. i just got a new windows 7 computer at work and i installed wpx5.

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Sat Aug 3, 2013, 09:44 PM

Aug 2013

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works great & i can preview pdf files now!

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You realize you made a bad decision when your OS passes Vista in use after two years [View all] DainBramaged Aug 2013 OP

even the new improved 8.1 still sucks, just not quite as bad as 8. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #1

New office is breathtakingly awful and requires an internet connection DainBramaged Aug 2013 #2

I've used WordPerfect since DOS. It and OpenOffice/LibreOffice do anything I want. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #4

My God! At last I found another WordPerfect user... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #14

I've used WordPerfect since Windows 3.1 csziggy Aug 2013 #33

I think you're the one who told me about... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #35

Probably - I've haqd great service from BuyCheapSoftware for a decade csziggy Aug 2013 #37

Aye, there's the rub-- I have no idea where the X5 disk went... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #38

That's always a nuisance! csziggy Aug 2013 #42

i just got a new windows 7 computer at work and i installed wpx5. ellenfl Aug 2013 #78

I really like the publish to PDF feature csziggy Aug 2013 #100

i upgraded to cs6 over a year ago (when i bought my most recent camera). ellenfl Aug 2013 #111

Well, if Adobe wants me to subscribe, I will stick with CS6 csziggy Aug 2013 #119

upgrading is only a couple hundred dollars. or should i say 'used to be'. ellenfl Aug 2013 #120

I've used it since 1983 SteveG Aug 2013 #87

The Windows version had a DOS mode csziggy Aug 2013 #99

Not in a corporate environment DainBramaged Aug 2013 #30

I've never had a problem with WP properly opening word docs. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #66

DITTO!!!!!! eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #112

i had one short-term job that used msword and hated it. except for that short time-out, ellenfl Aug 2013 #82

"requires an internet connection"? Trillo Aug 2013 #12

OpenOffice Aerows Aug 2013 #15

Yep AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #39

Put Office 2007 in my new laptop - works great. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #34

LibreOffice is the answer NoOneMan Aug 2013 #63

Poor Linux burnodo Aug 2013 #3

Not quite ... FYI - "Chromebooks now the fastest-growing segment of PC market" ... RKP5637 Aug 2013 #6

I was just referring to the chart burnodo Aug 2013 #7

Oh! RKP5637 Aug 2013 #8

Yep, and MAC is built on it too AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #40

Just a clarification, Mac OSX is built on top of a BSD codebase... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #116

And OSX is a third kernel (or microkernel) PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #117

Yes, Darwin, the low level system, is BSD derived, MacOS X is the proprietary GUI and software... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #118

NASA and most gov run linux or a unix variant ...and me and my wife. L0oniX Aug 2013 #47

Chromebooks are fine if all you want is primarily a web browser. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #10

Recently bought a Chromebook - won't work. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #36

Couldn't Dump Vista Fast Enough... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #5

The rule of thumb used to be Gman Aug 2013 #9

My government issue work computer runs Vista with absolutely no problems... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #18

Change Is Hard... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #25

My wife has Vista on a Toshiba daleo Aug 2013 #123

Toshiba Was A Real Dud... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #124

We added more memory, which helped a bit daleo Aug 2013 #128

ran vista business 32 bit on a couple of pc okieinpain Aug 2013 #122

I wonder how that graph would change if you took out all of the pirated copies of XP in China Silent3 Aug 2013 #11

If XP supported 64 bit, I'd still be on it. X_Digger Aug 2013 #13

A kindered spirit... krispos42 Aug 2013 #16

I've got one box still on XP, and it's.. umm.. 7 years old? X_Digger Aug 2013 #22

The original hard drive finally died last spring krispos42 Aug 2013 #65

I have Win 7 on the main box and laptop Warpy Aug 2013 #62

I do the same thing. Cosmetically, I'm still back in the 90s :) Silent3 Aug 2013 #17

Funnily enough.. X_Digger Aug 2013 #20

Sorry to disagree MicaelS Aug 2013 #19

I get enough lock-ups with win7 that I'm considering a rebuild. X_Digger Aug 2013 #21

Interesting. MicaelS Aug 2013 #23

Nope, desktop that's on 24x7x365. n/t X_Digger Aug 2013 #59

Windows XP x64 here...or did you mean something else ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #52

Never got my hands on one. X_Digger Aug 2013 #61

You have an impossible time finding drivers for it. joshcryer Aug 2013 #104

+1 ...oh yea ...I'm hating IE6 code too. Garbage! L0oniX Aug 2013 #48

The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown steve2470 Aug 2013 #54

Now if we only get rid of that AOL Netscape trash. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #56

I am 100% a nerd! Other nerds answer this..... Logical Aug 2013 #24

I still prefer XP's style of file management. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #27

I see your point..... Logical Aug 2013 #29

not liking the folder setup in 7 (yet). whatever happened to 'kiss'? eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #114

I liked XP Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #26

Windows 8 is really good IMO. Have you used it? tridim Aug 2013 #84

First thing I do with Win 8 SteveG Aug 2013 #89

I see metro for two seconds at bootup and two seconds at shutdown. tridim Aug 2013 #90

it pretty much gives you the Win 7 interface from the git go. SteveG Aug 2013 #125

One of the many things I dislike about Windows is how they tie upgrading a browser to the OS justiceischeap Aug 2013 #28

NONE of General Motors online programming is certified for IE 9 or 10 use DainBramaged Aug 2013 #31

I guess I don't understand why MS can't develop a decent browser justiceischeap Aug 2013 #32

I think the stats are bogus PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #41

I think John Boehner is bogus where did they get him again? DainBramaged Aug 2013 #44

who are you? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #46

"I have seen your name before here, always appears to me that many of your posts are attack/troll" DainBramaged Aug 2013 #68

PS Holy shit you didn't click the link below EVERY graph? DainBramaged Aug 2013 #69

I rest my case. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #70

Nether I nor the 'readers' give a shit. DainBramaged Aug 2013 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #72

Vista was never bad to me but then again I've always had plenty of RAM steve2470 Aug 2013 #43

Vistas biggest problem Egnever Aug 2013 #94

yes and I read also many of the 3rd party partners didn't have drivers ready in time nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #95

Yup that as well Egnever Aug 2013 #96

Come on... Apple's OS is not that bad. n/t 1awake Aug 2013 #45

With Ubuntu I am online in 1/3 the time it takes for Winsux to connect. L0oniX Aug 2013 #49

Pure GNU/Linux here. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #50

Too many are too lazy to learn ...and with Ubuntu there isn't much to learn. L0oniX Aug 2013 #53

Is there a good tutorial anywhere? reusrename Aug 2013 #73

There's tons of Ubuntu help, blogs and manual. Go with 12.04 LTS - Long Term Support. L0oniX Aug 2013 #76

I meant that I need help with Gimp. reusrename Aug 2013 #77

Yep ..Gimp is tough but has a lot of power but Adobe also has a steep learning curve. L0oniX Aug 2013 #80

lol... we will have to agree to disagree I'm afraid. 1awake Aug 2013 #57

What does that even mean? LOL. tridim Aug 2013 #85

It means that when winsux loads up the desktop you still have to wait for the network to connect. L0oniX Aug 2013 #103

My Windows 8 machine boots in 6 seconds and the network is available immediately. tridim Aug 2013 #108

When my old Vista OS crashed in March my computer dude installed Windows 7 Ulimate Zorra Aug 2013 #51

Windows 8 is much faster than Windows 7. Your computer guy lied to you. nt tridim Aug 2013 #110

I'm switching to Linux LittleBlue Aug 2013 #55

Try Ubuntu live DVD first. I suggest you install it on a second drive. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #58

Linux Mint is a great choice. Ubuntu underneath without their unity interface. bowens43 Aug 2013 #60

OpenSuse with Cinamon GUI NoOneMan Aug 2013 #64

And I like Kubuntu d_r Aug 2013 #102

What is the best option to dual boot? LittleBlue Aug 2013 #105

I think Ubuntu d_r Aug 2013 #107

I would do a search for "Linux Users Group" in your city PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #113

I have the Mac OS. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #67

the real tragedy here is how small the Linux share is 0rganism Aug 2013 #74

With all the fixes and updates, Vista 32/64 works great. Rex Aug 2013 #75

I present to you... Lancero Aug 2013 #79

I LOVE IT I am so stealing this DainBramaged Aug 2013 #81

Windows 8 is the best OS microsoft has ever released. To each his/her own I guess. nt tridim Aug 2013 #86

Windows 8 is a bigger lemon than Vista ever was. liberal N proud Aug 2013 #83

Windows 8 is a great OS. Vista was not. tridim Aug 2013 #88

Agreed Egnever Aug 2013 #97

Not really... Lancero Aug 2013 #91

Actually... Egnever Aug 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #106

It has only been out 8 months, what are you on about? Egnever Aug 2013 #93

with 8.1 you can boot right to desktop which eliminates a lot of complaints nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #98

I have actually grown fond of the start screen Egnever Aug 2013 #101

Gee, I wonder how it can do that on another machine. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #109

yup. eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #115

Because it is tied into a microsoft account. Egnever Aug 2013 #121

Just keep telling yourself that. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #126

LOL ok Egnever Aug 2013 #127

Android, Ubuntu, Chrome OS don't count? Initech Aug 2013 #129

My laptop with 8 is the most frustrating machine I've used in years. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #130