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adj2ent said:
Old operating systems will still run, you just want keep them off the internet . I have two desktops one with XP and win 98. The XP still runs fine but the win98 had is pretty screwed up. My Laptop with Vista just died after almost 10 years faithful service. My windows 7 machine is still holding on but needs to be replaced soon. What I Like to do is just replace a machine instead of updating operating system. As prices continue drop and each go around I end up with more for less. Most of my everyday office work is now done on IPads, so my laptops end up mainly for performing. The only issue with the IPad is my business s/w is setup using Access which doesn’t run on IOS. So for now I broke out what I use into tables in excel. But I am closer to retirement and too old learn a new database program which is runs on IOS. What had happen originally was I down loaded a DJ office program which was in dbase. At the time that what I was working with at my day job where we were working with dbase. I was like wait a minutes this looks very familiar. So I programmed system for handling music and bookings/clients tailored to my needs.

Now, I am just trying figure out exact what I want vs what I afford. Likely something light and thin with two drives. Too many nice Choice are available now.
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So...if I don't surf the internet, but only receive and send email, will my computer be safe? I will still have Norton in operation. What if I check out ODJT on the internet what are my chances of getting a virus, etc. Only go to sites where I have a log-in and password in order to access?

Would appreciate some wisdom from you people. Thanks.
 
TwinSpinDJ said:
So...if I don't surf the internet, but only receive and send email, will my computer be safe? I will still have Norton in operation. What if I check out ODJT on the internet what are my chances of getting a virus, etc. Only go to sites where I have a log-in and password in order to access?

Would appreciate some wisdom from you people. Thanks.
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Email is one of the biggest ways viruses and other bad things get around. If ODJT gets infected, so will you (unless you have protections in place - a few of them being to use an Antivirus, do not use an Admin level account). Logins and passwords do not render you safe - example, Facebook has plenty of infected pages.
 
Tig...thanks, but I'm still not sure I understand. What is considered "admin level account"? Logging into secure accounts, i.e. Banking?
 
Once they stop support windows 7 you lose the security updates which can leave your computer Vulnerable. So when I said “do not Surf” the internet I guess should have said “keep it off the internet”. What exactly are chances of being hacked?, well I can’t answer. But I keep my old laptops off the internet. Better to be safe.
 
TwinSpinDJ said:
Tig...thanks, but I'm still not sure I understand. What is considered "admin level account"? Logging into secure accounts, i.e. Banking?
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On Windows, you have 2 types of user accounts. Admin and General User. A General User has limited access to the system (damage can be contained). An Admin User has access to the full system.

Go to the Control Panel, User Accounts to see what type of account you have. Considering you don't know, I'll bet you're an Admin User. If all users converted their daily accounts to a General User account, 90% of the problems we see would disappear.

That said, it sounds like you're running an unsupported (or soon to be unsupported) version of Windows? If so, the Internet (of which your machine is a part of) is only as strong as the weakest link.
 
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In general, if you’re running a genuine copy of win7 or above you can still upgrade to win10 for free. I just did this on my backup machine and it was very easy. CNET upgrade to win10

Also, you can install win10 and not activate it. There will be a watermark on the bottom right corner of the screen reminding you to activate, but it works just the same. There are plenty of cheap keys online for windows. I did that for a home build system and it worked. It seems that MS isn’t as concerned with the individual user buying windows as before. Focus on Enterprise to make the money. Heck, since my company has Office on my machine I can get a license for home use for $19.
 
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While I don't recommend it I recently bought a grey market get off eBay for a virtual machine. It was ~$5. If it works forever or 2 months I'm not loosing sleep over it.

From what I know you can still upgrade without paying for a new license. As I understand it the best practice is to upgrade an existing system. Once you're activated with a digital license you an do a fresh install from the ISO and it will activate once online.
 
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RobDawg said:
In general, if you’re running a genuine copy of win7 or above you can still upgrade to win10 for free. I just did this on my backup machine and it was very easy. CNET upgrade to win10
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With nothing to loose, I figured I'd give this a try on a old non-gigging Toshiba Satellite C675. Intel i3 with Intel HD Graphics 3000. After installing Windows 10, it now boots up to the Windows sound (the chime) but with a black screen. I'm highly suspicious of the Graphics Driver, but in Safe Mode and using Device Manager, it says the best Driver is already installed. Thoughts anyone? IMHO, this laptop is also going to be a good candidate for Linux Mint.
 
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Handinon said:
With nothing to loose, I figured I'd give this a try on a old non-gigging Toshiba Satellite C675. Intel i3 with Intel HD Graphics 3000. After installing Windows 10, it now boots up to the Windows sound (the chime) but with a black screen. I'm highly suspicious of the Graphics Driver, but in Safe Mode and using Device Manager, it says the best Driver is already installed. Thoughts anyone? IMHO, this laptop is also going to be a good candidate for Linux Mint.
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Have you checked to see if there is a Bios upgrade for your laptop?
 
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Have you checked to see if there is a Bios upgrade for you laptop?
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I probably should have, but it's too late. I turned my back on it and the Linux Mint ISO disc flew into the DVD drive, and the rest is history! End result is two Windows gigging laptops with Cross DJ/Serato/Traktor on them and two Linux laptops with OpenKJ and Mixxx on them - and only the latter two go on the Internet. They are all 17" - I no longer have a desktop.
 
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