Those are totally your opinions, and are not backed up by any reputable
computer experts.
The vast majority of programs work with Windows 7 just fine; Windows 7
already has vastly improved security over XP and it will continue to get
security updates through 2020, whereas there will no longer be security
patches for Xp as of April 8, 2014. After that, XP will be increasingly
vulnerable to hacks and exploits. I don't use a ton of different programs,
but I've yet to encounter any major programs that didn't work on Windows 7
including a couple audio editors.
If you must use an XP system after that date, you will be much safer if it
is an isolated system.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew James Bontrager" <andrewbontra...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7
Below are my opinions.
Don't switch to Windows 7. It's just a big hastle. I've had a Windows 7
machine for two months, and I still don't use it regularly. Keep getting
automatic updates if you must, but I believe that the XP security risks
are hiped by Microsoft to try to push people toward more modern, bloated
operating systems.
From my experience, you will see all sorts of error messages when trying
to instal your favorite programs to Windows 7. Some programs you use every
day will no longer work, some not even in compatibility mode.
It seems to me that Windows 7 was not made for a power user but radically
simplified and coolized to simplify the computer at the expense of
efficiency.
For all around grunt work (sound management, music ripping, document
editing, PDF viewing), I'll put XP against Windows 7 any day.
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